Biosynthesis of the antimicrobial peptide epilancin 15X and its N-terminal lactate

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 857-867

  Velásquez, Juan E ^a   Zhang, Xingang ^a   Van Der Donk, Wilfred A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOCIN; EPILANCIN 15X; LACTIC ACID; PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; LACTIC ACID; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PEPTIDES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 79960963680     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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