Applications of dimethylallyltryptophan synthases and other indole prenyltransferases for structural modification of natural products

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 631-639

  Li, Shu Ming ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Chemoenzymatic synthesis; Cyclic dipeptide; Diketopiperazine; Dimethylallyltryptophan synthase; Indole alkaloid; Indole derivatives; Neosartorya; Prenyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; CHEMOENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS; CYCLIC DIPEPTIDE; DIKETOPIPERAZINE; DIMETHYLALLYLTRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE; INDOLE ALKALOID; INDOLE DERIVATIVES; NEOSARTORYA; PRENYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; METABOLITES; METAL IONS; PROTEINS;

SUBSTRATES;

ASZONALENIN; ASZONALENIN DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINEDIONE; DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSFERASE; DIMETHYLALLYLTRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE; DIPEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; EPI ASZONALENIN C; GENE PRODUCT; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE PRENYLTRANSFERASE; NATURAL PRODUCT; SYNTHETASE; TRYPTOPHAN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENOME; PROTEIN; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DRUG CONFORMATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE CLUSTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEOSARTORYA FISCHERI; NONHUMAN; PRENYLATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION; INDOLES; NEOSARTORYA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; NEOSARTORYA; NEOSARTORYA FISCHERI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 69949164572     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2128-z     Document Type: Short Survey

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