Folding of the polyketide chain is not dictated by minimal polyketide synthase in the biosynthesis of mithramycin and anthracycline

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 751-755

  Kantola, Jaana ^a   Blanco, Gloria ^b   Hautala, Anne ^c   Kunnari, Tero ^c   Hakala, Juha ^c   Mendez, Carmen ^b   Ylihonko, Kristiina ^a,c   Mäntsälä, Pekka ^a   Salas, Jose ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

^c Galilaeus Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anthracyclines; Anticancer agents; Aromatic polyketides; Mithramycin; Polyketide synthesis

Indexed keywords

STREPTOMYCES ARGILLACEUS; STREPTOMYCES GALILAEUS;

EID: 0031260180     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(97)90313-6     Document Type: Article

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