Influence of tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates and related metabolites on the biosynthesis of aflatoxin by resting cells of Aspergillus flavus.

Shantha, T. and Sreenivasa Murthy, V. (1981) Influence of tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates and related metabolites on the biosynthesis of aflatoxin by resting cells of Aspergillus flavus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 42 (5). 758-761, 13 ref..

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Abstract

Resting cells of Aspergillus flavus synthesized aflatoxin from acetate as the sole carbon source after 36 h of incubation. Addition of pyruvate (5.5 mg/ml) as cosubstrate to [1--1-4C]acetate and unlabelled acetate considerably reduced toxin production but increased the radioactivity of the tricarboxylic acid intermediates. This suggests that high tricarboxylic acid activity drastically affected toxin synthesis.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	AFLATOXINS-; Aspergillus flavus resting cells, acetate & aflatoxins biosynthesis by; ACETIC-ACID; ASPERGILLUS-; acetate & aflatoxins biosynthesis by Aspergillus flavus resting cells
Subjects:	600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 09 Food Microbiology
Divisions:	Food Microbiology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	24 Nov 2016 06:20
Last Modified:	24 Nov 2016 06:20
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/6821

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