Surveys of non-ribosomal peptide and polyketide assembly lines in fungi and prospects for their analysis in vitro and in vivo

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-61

  Evans, Bradley S ^a   Robinson, Sarah J ^b   Kelleher, Neil L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fourier Transform mass spectrometry; Fungal metabolism; Mass spectrometry; Non ribosomal peptide synthetases; Polyketide synthases; Proteomics; Secondary metabolism; Thiotemplate biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COMPACTIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; GLIOTOXIN; MEVINOLIN; MYCOSUBTILIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; NON RIBOSOMAL PEPTIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PIKROMYCIN; POLYKETIDE; SURFACTIN; TYROCIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASPERGILLUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CYTOLYSIS; EXTRACTION; FUNGAL METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RECOMBINANT GENE; REVIEW;

FUNGI; MACROLIDES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PEPTIDE BIOSYNTHESIS, NUCLEIC ACID-INDEPENDENT; PEPTIDES; PROTEOMICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 78650200742     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.06.012     Document Type: Review

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