Subject: Fatty acid synthesis in fungi?

From: "Weiss" <[email-masked]>
Date: 14 Dec 1994 17:07:31 -0000

Hello molecular mycologists out there!

I've been told to find some information about fatty acid synthesis in 
filamentous fungi. My special interest is in the molecular biology of fatty 
acid synthetase complex.
Are there some enzymes cloned and sequenced? (I'm only aware of a 
Penicillium sequence) 
Are there mutants which are completely deficient in fatty acid synthesis? 
If so, how do they survive?
Does anyone know if the enzymes are sequenced in Neurospora?
And quite a lot more questions....

Who can point me to some literature or tell me who and where the experts 
are? Any help is greatly welcomed!

Thank you!    Christoph Kruell

Christoph Kruell
Institut fuer Biochemie
Universitaet Duesseldorf
Universitaetsstr. 1
40225 Duesseldorf
Germany

Phone: 49-211-311-5156
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