Bimodular peptide synthetase side produces fumarylalanine in the human pathogen aspergillus fumigatus

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 6670-6676

  Steinchen, Wieland ^a   Lackner, Gerald ^a   Yasmin, Sabiha ^b   Schrettl, Markus ^b   Dahse, Hans Martin ^c   Haas, Hubertus ^b   Hoffmeister, Dirk ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATION DOMAINS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; HUMAN PATHOGENS; IMMUNOMODULATORY ACTIVITIES; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG INFECTION; PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS;

AMINO ACIDS; ASPERGILLUS;

PEPTIDES;

BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PATHOGEN; PEPTIDE; SUBSTRATE; VIRULENCE;

ALANINE; FUMARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VIRULENCE;

ALANINE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUMARATES; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PHYLOGENY; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84886937869     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02642-13     Document Type: Article

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