New aspects of genes and enzymes for β-lactam antibiotic biosynthesis

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-15

  Martin J F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC Parque Científico de León   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CEPHAMYCIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CROSS LINKING; CYCLIZATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GENE CLUSTER; HYDROXYLATION; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; PRECURSOR; REVIEW; STREPTOMYCES CLAVULIGERUS;

2-AMINOADIPIC ACID; ACREMONIUM; ACTINOMYCETALES; ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEPHALOSPORINS; CEPHAMYCINS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NOCARDIA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXYGENASES; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PENICILLINS; PENICILLIUM; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; STREPTOMYCES;

AMYCOLATOPSIS LACTAMDURANS; NEGIBACTERIA; NOCARDIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOMYCES CLAVULIGERUS;

EID: 0031873963     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051249     Document Type: Review

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