The structure of ActVA-Orf6, a novel type of monooxygenase involved in actinorhodin biosynthesis

EMBO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-215

  Sciara, Giuliano ^a   Kendrew, Steven G ^a,d   Miele, Adriana E ^a   Marsh, Neil G ^e   Federici, Luca ^a   Malatesta, Francesco ^b   Schimperna, Giuliana ^c   Savino, Carmelinda ^a   Vallone, Beatrice ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c Istituto Guido Donegani SpA   (Italy)

^d BIOTICA TECHNOLOGY LTD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinorhodin; Monooxygenase; Polyketide; Protein structure; Streptomyces coelicolor

Indexed keywords

ACTINORHODINE; FERREDOXIN; POLYKETIDE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN ACTVA ORF6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE CLUSTER; GEOMETRY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTHRAQUINONES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXYGEN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STREPTOMYCES;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0037439266     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg031     Document Type: Article

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