- HypC, the anthrone oxidase involved in aflatoxin biosynthesis.
HypC, the anthrone oxidase involved in aflatoxin biosynthesis.
Applied and environmental microbiology (2010-03-30)
Kenneth C Ehrlich, Ping Li, Leslie Scharfenstein, Perng-Kuang Chang
PMID20348292
ABSTRACT
On the basis of gene disruption and enzyme activity, hypC, an open reading frame in the region between the pksA (aflC) and nor-1 (aflD) genes in the aflatoxin biosynthesis gene cluster, encodes a 17-kDa oxidase that converts norsolorinic acid anthrone to norsolorinic acid.
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