| Literature DB >> 3178213 |
K Yabe1, H Nakamura, Y Ando, N Terakado, H Nakajima, T Hamasaki.
Abstract
A convenient procedure consisting of UV photography (K. Yabe, Y. Ando, M. Ito, and N. Terakado, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 53:230-234, 1987) and a tip culture method has been devised for the isolation and characterization of Aspergillus parasiticus mutants relating to aflatoxin production. With the latter procedure, the production of aflatoxins excreted into the culture medium and precursors in the mycelium were easily measured quantitatively or semiquantitatively. A total of 38 mutants in which the aflatoxigenicity was decreased or lost were obtained by UV radiation; 3 were found to be blocked mutants, which accumulated the aflatoxin precursors versicolorin A or averantin.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3178213 PMCID: PMC202809 DOI: 10.1128/aem.54.8.2096-2100.1988
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792