Characterization of two glycosyltransferases involved in early glycosylation steps during biosynthesis of the antitumor polyketide mithramycin by Streptomyces argillaceus

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 262, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 991-1000

  Blanco, G ^a   Fernandez E ^a   Fernandez M J ^a   Brana A F ^a   Weissbach, U ^b   Kunzel E ^b   Rohr, J ^b   Mendez C ^a   Salas, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antitumor; Aureolic acid; Polyketides; Streptomycetes

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; MITHRAMYCIN; POLYKETIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; GLYCOSYLATION; MODEL; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOMYCES;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES ARGILLACEUS; STREPTOMYCINEAE; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0033984935     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00008667     Document Type: Article

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