Table 3.
Percent identity of the amino acid sequence of citrinin biosynthetic genes in three Monascus species
| Protein | M. pilosus NBRC 4520 | M. ruber NBRC 4483 | M. purpureus NBRC 4478 | Reference peptide sequence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| length | (%) | length | (%) | length | (%) | length | |
| CitA (mpl1) | 249 | 79.6 | 249 | 79.6 | 312 | 99.7 | 313 |
| CitB (mpl2) | 229 | 69.6 | 229 | 69.6 | 328 | 99.7 | 329 |
| CitD (mpl4) | 458 | 91.4 | 458 | 91.4 | 500 | 99.8 | 501 |
| CitE (mpl6) | 231 | 79.1 | 231 | 79.1 | 284 | 97.3 | 292 |
| CitC (mpl7) | 532 | 85.5 | 532 | 85.5 | 618 | 99.4 | 622 |
| CitS (pksCT) | 1525 | 58.8 | 1525 | 58.8 | 2396 | 92.4 | 2593 |
Reference peptide sequence is Monascus purpureus citrinin biosynthesis gene clusters