Molecular insights on the biosynthesis of antitumour compounds by actinomycetes

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 144-164

  Olano, Carlos ^a   Méndez, Carmen ^a   Salas, José A ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGUCYCLINE DERIVATIVE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; BORRELIDIN; CHROMOMYCIN A3; DACTINOMYCIN; DAUNORUBICIN; DOXORUBICIN; ENEDIYNE; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL DNA; GELDANAMYCIN; MITHRAMYCIN; MITOMYCIN C; OVIEDOMYCIN; RAPAMYCIN; REBECCAMYCIN; SALINOSPORAMIDE A; STAUROSPORINE; TETRACYCLINE; THIOCORALINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOBACTERIA; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENERGY YIELD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE ISOLATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS);

EID: 79951848091     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2010.00231.x     Document Type: Review

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