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Talaromyces flavus and its metabolites

Bohumil Proksa

Zentiva, Nitrianska 100, 920 27 Hlohovec, Slovakia

E-mail: Bohumil.Proksa@zentiva.sk

Abstract: This manuscript presents an overview of the research performed on Talaromyces flavus, a microorganism remarkable for its secondary metabolites with unique biological activities, enzymes applicable in the synthesis of saccharides, preparation of chiral building blocks or biotransformations, and for its application in pest biocontrol.

Keywords: Talaromyces flavus - occurrence - taxonomy - secondary metabolites - enzymes - biocontrol

Full paper is available at www.springerlink.com.

DOI: 10.2478/s11696-010-0073-z

Chemical Papers 64 (6) 696–714 (2010)