Rethinking 'secondary' metabolism: Physiological roles for phenazine antibiotics

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 71-78

  Price Whelan, Alexa ^a   Dietrich, Lars E P ^b   Newman, Dianne K ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; PHENAZINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IRON;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL DENSITY; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; REVIEW; SECONDARY METABOLITE; ANIMAL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHANOSARCINA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; IRON; METHANOSARCINA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENAZINES; PSEUDOMONAS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33644907519     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio764     Document Type: Review

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