Characterization of the cefF gene of Nocardia lactamdurans encoding a 3′-methylcephem hydroxylase different from the 7-cephem hydroxylase

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 605-609

  Coque, J J R ^a   Enguita, F J ^a   Cardoza, R E ^a   Martin J F ^a   Liras, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYCOLATOPSIS LACTAMDURANS; NOCARDIA; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS;

3' METHYLCEPHEM HYDROXYLASE; CEPHAMYCIN C; OXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CEPHAMYCINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENES, BACTERIAL; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; NOCARDIA; OXYGENASES;

EID: 0030019447     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00172492     Document Type: Article

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