Nitrogen regulation of fungal secondary metabolism in fungi

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue NOV, 2014, Pages

  Tudzynski, Bettina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

AreA; AreB; GS; MeaB; Nitrogen regulation; Nmr1; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; ALTERNARIOL; APICIDIN; BEAUVERICIN; CAROTENOID; CEPHALOSPORIN; FUMONISIN; FUSAFUNGINE; FUSARIC ACID; GIBBERELLIN; GLUTAMINE; HISTONE H3; NITROGEN; NONRIBOSOMAL PEPTIDE SYNTHETASE; OCHRATOXIN; PATULIN; RAPAMYCIN; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA; TRICHOTHECENE; ZEARALENONE;

ACREMONIUM CHRYSOGENUM; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM FUJIKUROI; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; FUSARIUM VERTICILLIOIDES; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH REGULATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; NITROGEN REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PENICILLIUM GRISEOFULVUM; PENICILLIUM VERRUCOSUM; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84920587964     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00656     Document Type: Review

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