AknT is an activating protein for the glycosyltransferase AknS in L-aminodeoxysugar transfer to the aglycone of aclacinomycin A

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 527-534

  Lu, Wei ^a   Leimkuhler, Catherine ^b   Gatto Jr , Gregory J ^a   Kruger, Ryan G ^a   Oberthür, Markus ^a,b   Kahne, Daniel ^a,b   Walsh, Christopher T ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACLARUBICIN; AKLAVINONE; ANTHRACYCLINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DISACCHARIDE; GLYCOSIDE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; NAPHTHACENE DERIVATIVE; NUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE SUGAR; THYMIDINE DIPHOSPHATE SUGARS;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; GLYCOSYLATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING; STREPTOMYCES;

ACLARUBICIN; ANTHRACYCLINES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DISACCHARIDES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VECTORS; GLYCOSIDES; GLYCOSYLATION; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; NAPHTHACENES; NUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE SUGARS; PROTEIN BINDING; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 19544377358     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2005.02.016     Document Type: Article

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