A role for pabAB, a p-aminobenzoate synthase gene of Streptomyces venezuelae ISP5230, in chloramphenicol biosynthesis

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1345-1355

  Brown, Michael P ^a   Aidoo, Kwamena A ^a   Vining, Leo C ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chloramphenicol; p aminobenzoate synthase gene; Streptomyces venezuelae

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID; APRAMYCIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DNA FRAGMENT; SYNTHETASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CODON; HUMAN; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOMYCES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS; STREPTOMYCES VENEZUELAE;

EID: 0029974924     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-6-1345     Document Type: Article

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