Genome mining and biosynthesis of fumitremorgin-type alkaloids in ascomycetes

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-49

  Li, Shu Ming ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

biosynthesis; fumitremorgin type alkaloids; genome mining

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BREVIANAMIDE F; CYCLOTRYPROSTATIN; FUMITREMORGIN A; FUMITREMORGIN B; FUMITREMORGIN C; SPIROTRYPROSTATIN; TRYPROSTATIN A; TRYPROSTATIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERRUCULOGEN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ASCOMYCETES; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CYCLIZATION; DATA MINING; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME MINING; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEOSARTORYA; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ASCOMYCOTA; GENOME, FUNGAL; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCOTOXINS;

ASCOMYCOTA;

EID: 79251612101     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ja.2010.128     Document Type: Review

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