Engineering of polyketide synthases: How close are we to the reality?

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 493-500

  Petkovic, H ^a   Hunter, I S ^b   Raspor, P ^c  

^a BIOTICA TECHNOLOGY LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTIENZYME COMPLEX;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DESIGN; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; REVIEW; STREPTOMYCES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG DESIGN; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 0038750685     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AMicr.49.2002.4.7     Document Type: Article

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