Assembly line enzymology by multimodular nonribosomal peptide synthetases: The thioesterase domain of E. coil EntF catalyzes both elongation and cyclolactonization

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 385-400

  Shaw Reid, Cathryn A ^a   Kelleher, Neil L ^a   Losey, Heather C ^a   Gehring, Amy M ^a   Berg, Christian ^b   Walsh, Christopher T ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRUKER DALTONIK GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrospray ionization; Enterobactin; Fourier transform mass spectrometry; Siderophore; Thioesterase

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS; ILEX COOKII;

EID: 0033150199     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(99)80050-7     Document Type: Article

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