Functional expression and sub-cellular localization of the early aflatoxin pathway enzyme Nor-1 in Aspergillus parasiticus

Mycological Research

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 591-601

  Hong, Sung Yong ^a   Linz, John E ^a,b,c  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mycotoxins; Vacuole

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NORSOLORINIC ACID DEHYDROGENASE;

CYTOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; PLASMID; PROTEIN; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL VACUOLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLASMID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ASPERGILLUS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PLASMIDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; VACUOLES;

ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUNGI;

EID: 67349123336     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2009.01.013     Document Type: Article

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