Production of a hypothetical polyene substance by activating a cryptic fungal PKS-NRPS hybrid gene in Monascus purpureus
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Suh, Jae-Won
(Department of Biosciences and Bioinformatics, Myongji University)
Balakrishnan, Bijinu (Department of Biosciences and Bioinformatics, Myongji University) Lim, Yoon Ji (Department of Biosciences and Bioinformatics, Myongji University) Lee, Doh Won (Department of Biosciences and Bioinformatics, Myongji University) Choi, Jeong Ju (Department of Biosciences and Bioinformatics, Myongji University) Park, Si-Hyung (Department of Oriental Medicine Resources and Institute for Traditional Korean Medicine Industry, Mokpo National University) Kwon, Hyung-Jin (Department of Biosciences and Bioinformatics, Myongji University) |
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