Characterization and disruption of the cipC gene in the ochratoxigenic fungus Aspergillus carbonarius

Food Research International

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 697-705

  Crespo Sempere, A ^a,b,c   Selma Lazaro C ^a,b   Martinez Culebras P V ^a,b   Gonzalez Candelas L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspergillus carbonarius; CipC; Grapes; Ochratoxin production; Oxidative stress; Wine

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS-MEDIATED TRANSFORMATION; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; CIPC; DETOXIFICATION PROCESS; GRAPES; PUTATIVE BINDING SITES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRESS RESPONSE PROTEINS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; DETOXIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEINS; WINE;

ASPERGILLUS;

EID: 84883649751     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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