A hybrid modular polyketide synthase obtained by domain swapping

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 833-839

  Oliynyk, Markiyan ^a   Brown, Murray J B ^a   Cortes, Jesus ^a   Staunton, James ^a   Leadlay, Peter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acyltransferase; erythromycin; polyketide synthase; rapamycin; Saccharopolyspora erythraea

Indexed keywords

ILEX COOKII; SACCHAROPOLYSPORA ERYTHRAEA;

EID: 0030266007     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(96)90069-1     Document Type: Article

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