ChMCO1 of cochliobolus heterostrophus is a new class of metallo-oxidase, playing an important role in DHN-melanization

Mycoscience

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 327-336

  Saitoh, Yoshimoto ^a   Izumitsu, Kosuke ^a   Morita, Atsushi ^a   Shimizu, Kiminori ^b   Tanaka, Chihiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Filamentous fungi; Laccase; Mco1; Melanin

Indexed keywords

COCHLIOBOLUS HETEROSTROPHUS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 77955093805     PISSN: 13403540     EISSN: 16182545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10267-010-0043-x     Document Type: Article

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