Biosynthesis of terpenoid natural products in fungi

Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology

Volumn 148, Issue , 2015, Pages 19-61

  Schmidt Dannert, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascomycota Basidiomycota Isoprenoid Terpene synthase Natural products Terpenoids Prenyl transferase Terpene cyclase Sesquiterpenoids Diterpenoids Biosynthesis Pathways Gene cluster

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; ENZYME; TERPENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; FUNGUS; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PROCEDURES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; ENZYMES; FUNGI; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TERPENES;

EID: 84930199213     PISSN: 07246145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/10_2014_283     Document Type: Article

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