Molecular cloning of the actinomycin synthetase gene cluster from Streptomyces chrysomallus and functional heterologous expression of the gene encoding actinomycin synthetase II

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2468-2474

  Schauwecker, Florian ^a   Pfennig, Frank ^a   Schröder, Werner ^b   Keller, Ullrich ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DACTINOMYCIN; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; COSMID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LIBRARY; GENE MAPPING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STREPTOMYCES;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; STREPTOMYCES CHRYSOMALLUS; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0031958021     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.9.2468-2474.1998     Document Type: Article

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