Biosynthesis and molecular genetics of clavulanic acid

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 125-133

  Jensen, Susan E ^a   Paradkar, Ashish S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

lactam; lactamase; Clavam; Clavulanic acid; Enzyme inhibitor; Streptomyces clavuligerus

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLAVULANIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; GENE CLUSTER; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STREPTOMYCES CLAVULIGERUS; STRUCTURAL GENE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CLAVULANIC ACID; GENES, BACTERIAL; STREPTOMYCES;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); PROKARYOTA; STREPTOMYCES CLAVULIGERUS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0032980244     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001755724055     Document Type: Article

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