Structural organization of a multifunctional polyketide synthase involved in the biosynthesis of the macrolide immunosuppressant FK506

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 244, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 74-80

  Motamedi, Haideh ^a   Cai, Sheng Jian ^a   Shafiee, Ali ^a   Elliston, Keith O ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

FK506 gene cluster; Gene disruption; Polycistronic message; Rapamycin

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; MACROLIDE; SYNTHETASE; TACROLIMUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 0031043482     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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