Genomics and the ancient origins of the daptomycin biosynthetic gene cluster

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 506-511

  Baltz, Richard H ^a  

^a CognoGen Biotechnology Consulting ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

biosynthesis; daptomycin; evolution; genomics; Saccharomonospora viridis; Streptomyces roseosporus

Indexed keywords

3 METHYL GLUTAMIC ACID; AMINO ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DAPTOMYCIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; KYNURININE; ORNITHINE; PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACK; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENOME; GENOMICS; LAST COMMON ANCESTOR; LUNG DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; STREPTOMYCES;

ACTINOMYCETALES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DAPTOMYCIN; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MULTIGENE FAMILY; STREPTOMYCES;

SACCHAROMONOSPORA VIRIDIS; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES FILAMENTOSUS; STREPTOMYCES VIRIDIS;

EID: 77956252261     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ja.2010.82     Document Type: Article

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