Clustered pathway genes in aflatoxin biosynthesis

Aflatoxins are the most toxic and carcinogenic compounds among the known mycotoxins, however only four contaminate agricultural commodities and pose a potential risk to livestock and human health. Yu, et al review the genes and their enzymes involved in the aflatoxin biosynthetic pathway and propose...

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Published in:Applied and environmental microbiology 2004-03, Vol.70 (3), p.1253-1262
Main Authors: Yu, J, Chang, P.K, Ehrlich, K.C, Cary, J.W, Bhatnagar, D, Cleveland, T.E, Payne, G.A, Linz, J.E, Woloshuk, C.P, Bennett, J.W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aflatoxins
Aflatoxins - biosynthesis
Aflatoxins - chemistry
Aflatoxins - genetics
Aspergillus
Aspergillus - genetics
Aspergillus - metabolism
Aspergillus - pathogenicity
Biological and medical sciences
biosynthesis
Carcinogens
Enzymes
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fungi
gene expression
gene expression regulation
Genes, Fungal
Genetics
literature reviews
Microbiology
Minireview
Molecular Sequence Data
Multigene Family
structural genes
Terminology as Topic
Toxins
transcription (genetics)
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Summary:Aflatoxins are the most toxic and carcinogenic compounds among the known mycotoxins, however only four contaminate agricultural commodities and pose a potential risk to livestock and human health. Yu, et al review the genes and their enzymes involved in the aflatoxin biosynthetic pathway and propose a naming scheme the follows the naming convention in Aspergillus.
ISSN:0099-2240
1098-5336
DOI:10.1128/aem.70.3.1253-1262.2004