Identification and characterization of the niddamycin polyketide synthase genes from Streptomyces caelestis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 7515-7522

  Kakavas, Stephan J ^a   Katz, Leonard ^a   Stassi, Diane ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NIDDAMYCIN; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE CLUSTER; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES CAELESTIS;

EID: 0030693291     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.23.7515-7522.1997     Document Type: Article

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