Genetic evidence for a role of thioesterase domains, integrated in or associated with peptide synthetases, in non-ribosomal peptide biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 404-410

  Schneider, Axel ^a   Marahiel, Mohamed A ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacilllls subtilis; Nonribosomal peptide biosynthesis; Surfactin; Thioesterase domain; Thioesterase like protein

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LIPOPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; SURFACTIN; THIOL ESTER HYDROLASE;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BINDING; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; OPERON; PEPTIDE BIOSYNTHESIS; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE DELETION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; THIOLESTER HYDROLASES; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ILEX COOKII; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031943369     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050590     Document Type: Article

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