Genomics Reveals Traces of Fungal Phenylpropanoid-flavonoid Metabolic Pathway in the Filamentous Fungus Aspergillus oryzae

Fungal secondary metabolites constitute a wide variety of compounds which either play a vital role in agricultural, pharmaceutical and industrial contexts, or have devastating effects on agriculture, animal and human affairs by virtue of their toxigenicity. Owing to their beneficial and deleterious...

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Published inThe journal of microbiology Vol. 43; no. 6
Main Authors Juvvadi, Praveen Rao (The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan), Seshime, Yasuyo (The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan), Kitamoto, Katsuhiko (The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan), E-mail: akitamo@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.2005
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ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE
chalcone synthase
FLAVONOIDE
FLAVONOIDES
FLAVONOIDS
fungal secondary metabolism
phenylpropanoids
type Ⅲ polyketide synthase
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Summary:Fungal secondary metabolites constitute a wide variety of compounds which either play a vital role in agricultural, pharmaceutical and industrial contexts, or have devastating effects on agriculture, animal and human affairs by virtue of their toxigenicity. Owing to their beneficial and deleterious characteristics, these complex compounds and the genes responsible for their synthesis have been the subjects of extensive investigation by microbiologists and pharmacologists. A majority of the fungal secondary metabolic genes are classified as type I polyketide synthases (PKS) which are often clustered with other secondary metabolism related genes.
Bibliography:A50
2006016089
ISSN:1225-8873