The use of cell free extracts derived from fungal protoplasts in the study of aflatoxin biosynthesis.
A supernatant fraction derived from protoplasts of Aspergillus flavus was shown to be capable of converting both sterigmatocystin and versiconal hemiacetal acetate to aflatoxin B1. Versicolorin A was not converted under the same conditions.
D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D001231:Aspergillus flavus / Q000378:metabolism; D002474:Cell-Free System; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism
D000348:Aflatoxins