A ketosynthase homolog uses malonyl units to form esters in cervimycin biosynthesis

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 154-161

  Bretschneider, Tom ^a   Zocher, Georg ^b   Unger, Michelle ^a   Scherlach, Kirstin ^a   Stehle, Thilo ^b,c   Hertweck, Christian ^a,d  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CERVIMYCIN; PROTEIN CERJ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CLAISEN CONDENSATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOMYCES TENDAE;

EID: 84856111131     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.746     Document Type: Article

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