Natural functions of mycotoxins and control of their biosynthesis in fungi

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 899-911

  Reverberi, Massimo ^a   Ricelli, Alessandra ^a   Zjalic, Slaven ^a   Fabbri, Anna A ^a   Fanelli, Corrado ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecological role; Mycotoxins; Oxidative stress; Oxylipins; Signal perception

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; FUNGI; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN; TOXIC MATERIALS; TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

COMMON FACTORS; ECOLOGICAL ROLE; EXTERNAL STIMULUS; FUSARIUM; GENE CLUSTERS; GENE REGULATORS; MYCOTOXINS; NATURAL FUNCTIONS; OXYLIPINS; PATULIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SECONDARY METABOLITES; SIGNAL CASCADES; SIGNAL PERCEPTION; TRICHOTHECENES;

METABOLITES;

AFLATOXIN; FUMONISIN; MYCOTOXIN; OXYLIPIN; PATULIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRICHOTHECENE;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TOXIN;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MYCOTOXINS; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 77955637339     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2657-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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