Studies on the later stage of the biosynthesis of pleuromutilin

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3116-3121

  Tsukagoshi, Tae ^a   Tokiwano, Tetsuo ^a   Oikawa, Hideaki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diterpene biosynthesis; Microbial conversion; Pleuromutilin; Synthesis of 2H labeled precursor

Indexed keywords

DEOXYGENATION; MICROBIAL CONVERSION; PLEUROMUTILIN;

HYDROXYLATION; MICROORGANISMS; OXYGENATION;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DEUTERIUM; DITERPENE; KETONE; MUTILIN; PLEUROMUTILIN; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGARICALES; ARTICLE; METABOLISM;

AGARICALES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEUTERIUM; DITERPENES; KETONES; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 37649009757     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70547     Document Type: Article

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