The StrQ protein encoded in the gene cluster for 5'-hydroxystreptomycin of Streptomyces glaucescens GLA.0 is a α-D-glucose-1-phosphate cytidylyltransferase (CDP-D-glucose synthase)

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1059-1067

  Beyer, Stefan ^a   Mayer, Gerd ^a   Piepersberg, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aminoglycoside biosynthesis; CDP D glucose synthase; Streptomyces glaucescens; Streptomycin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; STREPTOMYCIN DERIVATIVE; TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOMYCES;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; GENETTA; MYXOGASTRIA; STREPTOMYCES GLAUCESCENS; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

EID: 0032535353     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2581059.x     Document Type: Article

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