PCR cloning, heterologous expression, and characterization of isopenicillin N synthase from Streptomyces lipmanii NRRL 3584

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 166-170

  Loke, Paxton ^a   Ng, Chee Pang ^a   Sim, Tiow Suan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Consensus primers; Isopenicillin N synthase; Secondary metabolism; lactam antibiotics

Indexed keywords

ISOPENICILLIN N SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES LIPMANII;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOMYCES LIPMANII; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0033996050     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w99-127     Document Type: Article

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