Article
Activation of the dormant secondary metabolite production by introducing gentamicin-resistance in a marine-derived Penicillium purpurogenum G59.
Marine drugs - 1 Mar 2012
Chai Yun-Jing, Cui Cheng-Bin, Li Chang-Wei, Wu Chang-Jing, Tian Cong-Kui, Hua Wei
Abstract excerpt
A new approach to activate silent gene clusters for dormant secondary metabolite production has been developed by introducing gentamicin-resistance to an originally inactive, marine-derived fungal strain Penicillium purpurogenum G59. Upon treatment of the G59 spores with a high concentration of gentamicin in aqueous DMSO, a total of 181 mutants were obtained by single colony isolation. In contrast to the strain...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
