The gene stlA encodes a phenylalanine ammonia-lyase that is involved in the production of a stilbene antibiotic in Photorhabdus luminescens TT01

Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2543-2550

  Williams, Jane S ^a   Thomas, Marie ^a   Clarke, David J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,5 DIHYDROXY 4 ISOPROPYLSTILBENE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE; STILBENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GENES, BACTERIAL; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA-LYASE; PHOTORHABDUS;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HETERORHABDITIDAE; INSECTA; NEGIBACTERIA; NEMATODA; PHOTORHABDUS; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS SUBSP. LAUMONDII; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 23844490046     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.28136-0     Document Type: Article

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