Characterization of Streptomyces nogalater genes encoding enzymes involved in glycosylation steps in nogalamycin biosynthesis

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 203-209

  Torkkell, S ^a   Ylihonko, K ^a   Hakala, J ^b   Skurnik, M ^c   Mantsala P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Galilaeus Oy   (Finland)

^c TURKU CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

3,5 Epimerase; 4 Epimerase; Anthracycline; Nogalamycin; Streptomyces nogalater

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; DAUNORUBICIN; EPIMERASE; NOGALAMYCIN; RHAMNOSE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GALACTOSE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 4 EPIMERASE;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GLYCOSYLATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOMYCES;

ACLARUBICIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DAUNORUBICIN; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NOGALAMYCIN; OPEN READING FRAMES; PLASMIDS; RACEMASES AND EPIMERASES; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RHAMNOSE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STREPTOMYCES; UDPGLUCOSE 4-EPIMERASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALE; STREPTOMYCES GALILAEUS; STREPTOMYCES NOGALATER;

EID: 0030658115     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050562     Document Type: Article

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