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Bioorg Med Chem Lett
; 19(3): 870-4, 2009 Feb 01.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19097780
RESUMEN
The biosynthetic gene cluster of brassicicene C was identified in Alternaria brassicicola strain ATCC 96836 from genome database search. In vivo and in vitro study clearly revealed the function of Orf8 and Orf6 as a fusicoccadiene synthase and methyltransferase, respectively. The understanding toward the biosynthetic pathway promises construction of this type of diterpene compounds with genetic engineering.