Biosynthetic gene clusters for relevant secondary metabolites produced by Penicillium roqueforti in blue cheeses

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 100, Issue 19, 2016, Pages 8303-8313

  García Estrada, Carlos ^a   Martín, Juan Francisco ^b  

^a Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC Parque Científico de León   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blue cheese; Mycophenolic acid; Penicillium roqueforti; PR toxin; Roquefortine

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENES; METABOLISM; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BIOSYNTHETIC GENE CLUSTER; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES; FILAMENTOUS FUNGI; MYCOPHENOLIC ACIDS; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTI; ROQUEFORTINE; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SECONDARY METABOLITES;

METABOLITES;

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANDRASTIN DERIVATIVE; ARISTOLOCHENE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; ISOFUMIGACLAVINE A; ISOFUMIGACLAVINE B; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PR TOXIN; ROQUEFORTINE C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; ROQUEFORTINE;

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MILK PRODUCTION; ORGANIC ACID; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TOXIN;

AROMA; BACTERIOSTASIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEESE RIPENING; DAIRY PRODUCT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD TEXTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE CLUSTER; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTI; REVIEW; SECONDARY METABOLISM; CHEESE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PENICILLIUM;

FUNGI; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTII;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CHEESE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 4 OR MORE RINGS; INDOLES; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; NAPHTHOLS; PENICILLIUM; PIPERAZINES; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

EID: 84983461727     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7788-x     Document Type: Review

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