Identification and characterization of a novel diterpene gene cluster in Aspergillus nidulans.

Fungal secondary metabolites are a rich source of medically useful compounds due to their pharmaceutical and toxic properties. Sequencing of fungal genomes has revealed numerous secondary metabolite gene clusters, yet products of many of these biosynthetic pathways are unknown since the expression o...

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Main Authors: Kirsi Bromann, Mervi Toivari, Kaarina Viljanen, Anu Vuoristo, Laura Ruohonen, Tiina Nakari-Setälä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3323652?pdf=render