Open AccessPeramine and indole-diterpene biosynthetic capability of epichloe endophytes as predicted by perA and Itm gene analysis
Author(s) -
Barry Scott,
Carolyn Young,
B.A. Tapper,
Ruth E. Wrenn,
Simon J. Foster,
Christina D. Moon,
C. L. Schardl
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
grassland research and practice series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2463-4751
pISSN - 0110-8581
DOI - 10.33584/rps.13.2006.3129
Subject(s) - neotyphodium , diterpene , biology , indole test , epichloë , gene , pera , botany , genetics , biochemistry , poaceae , symbiosis , lolium perenne , pear , bacteria
Genes for the synthesis of the bioprotective metabolites, peramine and indole-diterpenes, were recently cloned from Neotyphodium lolii and Epichloë festucae (Tanaka et al. 2005; Young et al. 2005; Young et al. 2006).