Gene duplication, modularity and adaptation in the evolution of the aflatoxin gene cluster
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The biosynthesis of aflatoxin (AF) involves over 20 enzymatic reactions in a complex polyketide pathway that converts acetate and malonate to the intermediates sterigmatocystin (ST) and <it>O</it>-methylsterigmatocystin (...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/111 |