Biosynthesis of Lovastatin Analogs with a Broadly Specific Acyltransferase

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1161-1169

  Xie, Xinkai ^a   Watanabe, Kenji ^b   Wojcicki, Wladyslaw A ^a   Wang, Clay C C ^b   Tang, Yi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CHEMBIOL; MICROBIO

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A; ACYLTRANSFERASE; BUTYRYL COENZYME A; BUTYRYL-COENZYME A; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; MEVINOLIN; SIMVASTATIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; SYNTHESIS;

ACYL COENZYME A; ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS; CATALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL PROTEINS; LOVASTATIN; MUTATION; SIMVASTATIN; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33751092257     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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