Identification of mokB involved in monacolin K biosynthesis in Monascus pilosus

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1911-1916

  Sakai, Kanae ^a   Kinoshita, Hiroshi ^a   Nihira, Takuya ^a,b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Gene cluster; Monacolin K; Monascus pilosus; Polyketide synthase (PKS)

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHETIC GENE CLUSTER; GENE CLUSTERS; MONASCUS PILOSUS; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; POLYKETIDES; PUTATIVE GENES; SECONDARY METABOLITES; SIDE-CHAIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; METABOLITES;

GENE ENCODING;

MONASCUS; MONASCUS PILOSUS;

FUNGAL PROTEIN; MEVINOLIN; MONACOLIN J; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGAL GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MONASCUS; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENES, FUNGAL; LOVASTATIN; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MONASCUS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NAPHTHALENES; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES;

EID: 73949088012     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-009-0093-3     Document Type: Article

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