New insights into the isopenicillin N transport in Penicillium chrysogenum

Metabolic Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue , 2014, Pages 89-103

  Fernandez Aguado M ^b   Martin J F ^b   Rodriguez Castro R ^a   Garcia Estrada C ^a   Albillos, S M ^a,c   Teijeira, F ^a   Ullan R V ^a  

^a Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC Parque Científico de León   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Isopenicillin N; Major facilitator transporter; Penicillin biosynthetic pathway; Penicillium chrysogenum; Peroxisomal membrane protein

Indexed keywords

ADICILLIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CARRIER PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; PENICILLINS; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 84893849506     PISSN: 10967176     EISSN: 10967184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2014.01.004     Document Type: Article

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