Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1978 · 28 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBiochemistryMicrobiologyMycologyNatural Product BiosynthesisSteroid BiochemistryFungal BiochemistryFungal Natural Product BiosynthesisFungal Secondary MetabolitesMicrobial BiotransformationMicrobial Natural Product BiosynthesisSteroid BiosynthesisFungal Metabolite BiosynthesisFungal Polyketide BiosynthesisFungal Sterol BiosynthesisFungal Terpenoid Biosynthesis
14C-labeled averufin, versiconal hemiacetal acetate, and versicolorin A were efficiently converted to sterigmatocystin by Aspergillus versicolor, thus providing experimental evidence that these anthraquinones are biosynthetic precursors of sterigmatocystin, a xanthone.