Expressed protein ligation to probe regiospecificity of heterocyclization in the peptide antibiotic microcin B17

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 789-799

  Roy, Ranabir Sinha ^a,b   Allen, Owen ^a   Walsh, Christopher T ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterocycles; Intein; Ligation; Microcin B17; Protein splicing

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033229860     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(99)80126-4     Document Type: Article

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