Biosynthesis and characterization of violacein, deoxyviolacein and oxyviolacein in heterologous host, and their antimicrobial activities

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 67, Issue , 2012, Pages 148-155

  Wang, Haisheng ^a   Wang, Fengzhong ^a   Zhu, Xiaofei ^a   Yan, Yanchun ^a   Yu, Xianghong ^a   Jiang, Peixia ^b,c   Xing, Xin Hui ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activities; Biological control; Biosynthesis; Pathogenic fungi; Violacein derivatives

Indexed keywords

ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-TUMORS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; BIOACTIVE PROPERTIES; BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUMS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HIGH ACTIVITY; HPLC-MS; HYDROXYL GROUPS; L-TRYPTOPHAN; NMR ANALYSIS; PATHOGENIC FUNGI; PHYTOPATHOGENIC FUNGI; PHYTOPHTHORA CAPSICI; RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI; VEGETABLE CROPS; VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE; VIOLACEIN;

AGRICULTURE; AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; FUNGI; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DEOXYVIOLACEIN; FUNGICIDE; HYDROXYL GROUP; OXYVIOLACEIN; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIOLACEIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOST; HYPHOMYCETES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHYTOPHTHORA CAPSICI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VEGETABLE; VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; PHYTOPHTHORA CAPSICI; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS SP.; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE;

EID: 84863470108     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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