Insights into Monascus biology at the genetic level

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 3911-3922

  Shao, Yanchun ^a   Lei, Ming ^a   Mao, Zejing ^a   Zhou, Youxiang ^b   Chen, Fusheng ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

DNA markers; G protein signaling pathway; Monascus genome; Monascus spp.; Secondary metabolism

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOPHYSICS;

AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS; DNA MARKERS; FOOD COLORANTS; FOOD SUPPLEMENTS; FUNCTIONAL COMPOUNDS; G PROTEIN; MONASCUS; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

BIOMOLECULES;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CHOLESTIN; CITRININ; COMPACTIN; FUNGAL DNA; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MEVINOLIN; MONACOLIN J; MONACOLIN L; MONACOLIN X; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PIGMENT;

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FERMENTATION; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL GENOME; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; METABOLITE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MONASCUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RICE; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

MONASCUS;

CITRININ; LOVASTATIN; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MONASCUS; ORYZA SATIVA; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

EID: 84899967175     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5608-8     Document Type: Review

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