Phylogenetic study of polyketide synthases and nonribosomal peptide synthetases involved in the biosynthesis of mycotoxins

Toxins

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 717-742

  Gallo, Antonia ^a   Ferrara, Massimo ^a   Perrone, Giancarlo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

ketosynthase; Acyl transferase; Adenylation; Condensation; Non ribosomal peptide synthetase; Phylogenies; Polyketide synthase; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; BETA KETOSYNTHASE; MYCOTOXIN; NONRIBOSOMAL PEPTIDE SYNTHETASE; OCHRATOXIN; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENYLATION; ARTICLE; ENZYMATIC DOMAIN; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FUNGAL GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERIZATION; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DATABASES, PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGI; GENES, FUNGAL; MYCOTOXINS; OCHRATOXINS; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PHYLOGENY; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 84877308775     PISSN: 20726651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxins5040717     Document Type: Article

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