Heterologous expression of lysergic acid and novel ergot alkaloids in Aspergillus fumigatus

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 6465-6472

  Robinson, Sarah L ^a   Panaccione, Daniel G ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ERGOT ALKALOIDS; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; LYSERGIC ACID;

ALKALOID; ALLELE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; REACTION KINETICS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

AGROCLAVINE; ERGOLINE DERIVATIVE; ERGOT ALKALOID; FUNGAL PROTEIN; LYSERGIC ACID; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; EPICHLOE; GENETICS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PROCEDURES;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; EPICHLOE; ERGOLINES; ERGOT ALKALOIDS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; LYSERGIC ACID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUTATION;

EID: 84907270592     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02137-14     Document Type: Article

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