Cloning of the gene cluster responsible for biosynthesis of KS-505a (Longestin), a unique tetraterpenoid

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3072-3081

  Hayashi, Yutaka ^a   Onaka, Hiroyasu ^a   Itoh, Nobuya ^a   Seto, Haruo ^b   Dairi, Tohru ^a  

^a TOYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Isoprenoid cyclase; KS 505a (longestin); Octaprenyl diphosphate synthase; Streptomyces; Tetraterpene

Indexed keywords

GENE CLUSTERS; ISOPRENOID CYCLASE; METHYLGLUCURONIC ACID;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CLONING; DRUG PRODUCTS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PHOSPHATES;

BACTERIA;

CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASE 1; HEPTAPRENYLTRANSFERASE; KS 505A; METHYLGLUCOSIDE; TERPENE; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPEN READING FRAME; STREPTOMYCES;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASES, TYPE 1; METHYLGLUCOSIDES; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPEN READING FRAMES; STREPTOMYCES; TERPENES;

STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES ARGENTEOLUS;

EID: 37649008750     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70477     Document Type: Article

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