Chapter 3 Fungal Type I Polyketide Synthases

Methods in Enzymology

Volumn 459, Issue B, 2009, Pages 49-78

  Cox, Russell J ^a   Simpson, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 METHYLSALICYLATE SYNTHASE; AFLATOXIN; BIKAVERIN NONAKETIDE SYNTHASE; FUSAFUNGINE; MEVINOLIN; NORSOLORINIC ACID SYNTHASE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; STROBILURIN; TENELLIN SYNTHETASE; TETRAHYDROXYNAPHTHALENE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEARALENONE; 6 METHYLSALICYLIC ACID SYNTHETASE; 6-METHYLSALICYLIC ACID SYNTHETASE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; LIGASE; MACROLIDE; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FUNGUS; GENETIC MANIPULATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

FUNGI; MAMMALIA;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; LIGASES; MACROLIDES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; OXIDOREDUCTASES; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES;

EID: 64049094079     PISSN: 00766879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0076-6879(09)04603-5     Document Type: Review

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