FvVE1 regulates biosynthesis of the mycotoxins fumonisins and fusarins in fusarium verticiliioides

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 5089-5094

  Myung, Kyung ^a   Li, Shaojie ^a   Butchko, Robert A E ^b   Busman, Mark ^b   Proctor, Robert H ^b   Abbas, Hamed K ^c   Calvo, Ana M ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fumonisin; Fusarins; Fusarium verticillioides; FvVE1; Secondary metabolism; VeA

Indexed keywords

FUMONISIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MYCOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

FUMONISINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MYCOTOXINS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67149107358     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf900783u     Document Type: Article

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