Streptogramin B biosynthesis in Streptomyces pristinaespiralis and Streptomyces virginiae: Molecular characterization of the last structural peptide synthetase gene

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1904-1909

  De Crécy Lagard, Valérie ^a,b   Saurin, William ^b   Thibaut, Denis ^a   Gil, Patricia ^a   Naudin, Laurent ^a   Crouzet, Joel ^a   Blanc, Véronique ^a  

^a SANOFI   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIKAMYCIN B; SYNTHETASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOMYCES; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0039194307     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.9.1904     Document Type: Article

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