Construction and in vitro analysis of a new bi-modular polypeptide synthetase for synthesis of N-methylated acyl peptides

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 287-297

  Schauwecker, Florian ^a   Pfennig, Frank ^a   Grammel, Nicolas ^a   Keller, Ullrich ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Modular enzymes; N methylation; Nonribosomal peptide synthesis; Nonribosomal peptide synthetases

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 0034176433     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(00)00103-4     Document Type: Review

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