The biosynthetic gene cluster for the β-lactam carbapenem thienamycin in Streptomyces cattleya

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 301-311

  Núñez, Luz Elena ^a   Méndez, Carmen ^a   Braña, Alfredo F ^a   Blanco, Gloria ^a   Salas, José A ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATTLEYA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOMYCES CATTLEYA;

EID: 0037398367     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(03)00069-3     Document Type: Article

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