Functional characterization of a veA-dependent polyketide synthase gene in Aspergillus flavus necessary for the synthesis of asparasone, a sclerotium-specific pigment

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 25-35

  Cary, Jeffrey W ^a   Harris Coward, Pamela Y ^a   Ehrlich, Kenneth C ^a   Di Mavungu, José Diana ^b   Malysheva, Svetlana V ^b   De Saeger, Sarah ^b   Dowd, Patrick F ^c   Shantappa, Sourabha ^d   Martens, Stacey L ^d   Calvo, Ana M ^d  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asparasone; Aspergillus flavus; Pigment; Sclerotium; Secondary metabolism; VeA

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ASPARASONE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PIGMENT; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION;

ANTHRAQUINONES; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MUTATION; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES;

EID: 84893784023     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2014.01.001     Document Type: Article

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