The glycopeptide antibiotic producer Streptomyces toyocaensis NRRL 15009 has both D-alanyl-D-alanine and D-alanyl-D-lactate ligases

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 295-299

  Marshall, C Gary ^a   Wright, Gerard D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

D Alanyl D alanine ligase; Glycopeptide antibiotic; Streptomyces

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO ALANINE DEXTRO ALANINE LIGASE; GLYCOPEPTIDE; LIGASE;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOMYCES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-OXYGEN LIGASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; STREPTOMYCES; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0031573771     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00449-7     Document Type: Article

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