Biosynthesis, biotechnological production, and application of teicoplanin: Current state and perspectives

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 417-428

  Jung, Hyung Moo ^a   Jeya, Marimuthu ^b   Kim, Sang Yong ^a   Moon, Hee Jung ^b   Kumar Singh, Raushan ^b   Zhang, Ye Wang ^b   Lee, Jung Kul ^b  

^a BioNgene Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Actinoplanes teichomyceticus; Gene cluster; Modification; Production; Teicoplanin

Indexed keywords

ACTINOPLANES TEICHOMYCETICUS; ACTION MECHANISMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BULK PRODUCTION; CLINICAL USE; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS; FERMENTATION BROTHS; GENE CLUSTER; GLYCOPEPTIDES; MODIFICATION; NATURAL PRODUCTS; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RESISTANCE MECHANISMS; STRAIN IMPROVEMENT; STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY; TEICOPLANIN; TIME FRAME; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

AMIDES; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY;

ANTIBIOTICS;

A 40926; A 49934; A47934; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BALHIMYCIN; BETA LACTAM; CHLOROEREMOMYCIN; COMPLESTATIN; DALBAVANCIN; FLUOROBALHIMYCIN; ORITAVANCIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TEICOPLANIN; TELAVANCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; DISEASE CONTROL; PEPTIDE;

ACTINOBACILLUS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BROTH DILUTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS LINKING; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; FERMENTATION OPTIMIZATION; GENE CLUSTER; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HALOGENATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRODUCTIVITY; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROMONOSPORACEAE; TEICOPLANIN;

ACTINOPLANES TEICHOMYCETICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 69249210987     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2107-4     Document Type: Short Survey

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