Blockage of the pyrimidine biosynthetic pathway affects riboflavin production in Ashbya gossypii

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 193, Issue , 2015, Pages 37-40

  Silva, Rui ^a   Aguiar, Tatiana Q ^a   Domingues, Lucília ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ashbya gossypii; Nutritional stress; Pyrimidine pathway; Riboflavin production; Uridine uracil auxotrophy

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS;

ASHBYA GOSSYPII; AUXOTROPHIC STRAINS; AUXOTROPHY; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY; GENETIC ALTERATIONS; NUTRITIONAL STRESS; PYRIMIDINE PATHWAY; RIBOFLAVIN BIOSYNTHESIS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

PYRIMIDINE; RIBOFLAVIN DERIVATIVE; URACIL; CULTURE MEDIUM; RIBOFLAVIN; URIDINE;

ARTICLE; ASHBYA GOSSYPII; AUXOTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; EREMOTHECIUM; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYPOCREA LIXII; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; PURINE SYNTHESIS; PYRIMIDINE SYNTHESIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

EREMOTHECIUM GOSSYPII;

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CULTURE MEDIA; EREMOTHECIUM; RIBOFLAVIN; URACIL; URIDINE;

EID: 84913568807     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.11.009     Document Type: Article

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