Aflatoxin biosynthesis

Journal of the Food Hygienic Society of Japan

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 135-147

  Yabe, Kimiko ^a   Nakajima, Hiromitsu ^b  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

EID: 79960178204     PISSN: 00156426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3358/shokueishi.52.135     Document Type: Article

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