Genetic analysis of the peptide synthetase genes for a cyclic heptapeptide microcystin in Microcystis spp.

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 520-529

  Nishizawa, Tomoyasu ^a   Asayama, Munehiko ^a   Fujii, Kiyonaga ^b   Harada, Ken Ichi ^b   Shirai, Makoto ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Microcystin; Microcystis; Multifunctional enzyme complex; Peptide synthetase gene

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CYANOGINOSIN; CYCLOPEPTIDE; HEPTAPEPTIDE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING SITE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE ISOLATION; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032873121     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022481     Document Type: Article

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