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022 0 _a1087-1845
040 _aMX-TxCIM
041 0 _aEn
100 1 _aGuzman de Peña, D.
245 0 0 _aRelationship between Aflatoxin Biosynthesis and Sporulation in Aspergillus parasiticus
260 _c1997
520 _aRegulation of aflatoxin biosynthesis during differentiation ofAspergillus parasiticuswas analyzed by using a drug that inhibits the development of the fungus and mutants affected in sporulation. Diaminobutanone, a competitive inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase, repressed spore germination. If added after spore germination had occurred, it blocked sporulation completely and suppressed aflatoxin biosynthesis, but was only partially inhibitory of mycelial growth. Putrescine partially counteracted the inhibitory effect of the drug on both sporulation and aflatoxin biosynthesis. Analysis of mutants affected in sporulation confirmed the existence of a relationship between sporulation and aflatoxin formation. A nonsporulating mutant was unable to synthesize aflatoxins. In a sectorial mutant, the sporulating sector synthesized aflatoxins normally, whereas the asporogenous sector was unable to do so. It is suggested that regulation of aflatoxin biosynthesis is correlated with the sporulation process.
546 _aEnglish
593 _aCarelia Juarez
595 _aRPC
650 1 0 _aAflatoxins
650 1 0 _aAspergillus parasiticus
650 1 0 _aAsporogenous mutants
650 1 0 _aDiaminobutanone
650 1 0 _aSporulation
700 1 _aRuiz-Herrera, J.,
_ecoaut.
_9283
773 0 _tFungal Genetics and Biology
_gv. 21, no. 2, p. 198-205
942 _cJA
999 _c30185
_d30185