Biosynthesis and function of gliotoxin in Aspergillus fumigatus

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 467-472

  Scharf, Daniel H ^a,b   Heinekamp, Thorsten ^a   Remme, Nicole ^a,b   Hortschansky, Peter ^a   Brakhage, Axel A ^a,b   Hertweck, Christian ^a,b  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; ETP toxins; Gliotoxin; Non ribosomal peptide biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY; CELL TYPES; DISULFIDE BRIDGE; ETP TOXINS; FUNCTIONAL MOTIFS; FUNGAL METABOLITES; FUNGAL TOXINS; GLIOTOXIN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PATHOBIOLOGY; RECENT PROGRESS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DEATH; COVALENT BONDS; METABOLITES;

ASPERGILLUS;

CYTOCHROME P450; DEPSIPEPTIDE; EPICOCCIN A; GLIOTOXIN; GLIOVIRIN; NONRIBOSOMAL PEPTIDE SYNTHETASE; OXYGEN; PIPERAZINEDIONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SIRODESMIN A; SPORIDESMIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYSIS; FUNGUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; METABOLITE; PEPTIDE; TOXIN; VIRULENCE;

ADENYLATION; APOPTOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; GENE CLUSTER; LEPTOSPHAERIA MACULANS; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; MOTH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STREPTOMYCES CLAVULIGERUS; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; GLIOTOXIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 84856299226     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3689-1     Document Type: Review

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