Chapter 1 Introduction to Polyketide Biosynthesis

Methods in Enzymology

Volumn 459, Issue B, 2009, Pages 3-16

  Weissman, Kira J ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CANDICIDIN; DOXORUBICIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LASALOCID; MAITOTOXIN; MEVINOLIN; MONENSIN; MONENSIN DERIVATIVE; MYCOLIC ACID; NANCHANGMYCIN; NIGERICIN; ORSELLINIC ACID; PEDERIN; POLYKETIDE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SALICYLIC ACID; TETRONOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZARAGOZIC ACID A; ZINOSTATIN; MACROLIDE;

DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC MANIPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM;

MACROLIDES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 64049111007     PISSN: 00766879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0076-6879(09)04601-1     Document Type: Review

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