ERGOTHIONEINE IN MICROORGANISMS
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ERG is synthesised by a variety of microbes, especially fungi and actinobacteria.
“The chief organisms capable of its synthesis are fungi and certain yeasts(59,60), though actinobacteria and certain other micro-organisms(60–66), including the slime mould Physarum polycephalum (65), cyanobacteria(67–71) and methylotrophs(72) are also naturally capable of its production.”
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- Authors
- Melville, D. B., Genghof, D. S., Inamine, E., & Kovalenko, V.
- Affiliations
- Cornell University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1956-11
- Volume
- 223
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 9-17
- ISSN
- 0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1602046147
- Cited by
- 95
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Biological Chemistry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Sulfur Compounds in Biology
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Redox biology and oxidative stress
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Keywords
- ergothioneine, microorganisms, sulfur-containing amino acids, microbial sulfur metabolism
- MeSH terms
- Bacteria, Ergothioneine, Fungi
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