The radical SAM enzyme AlbA catalyzes thioether bond formation in subtilosin A

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 350-357

  Flühe, Leif ^a   Knappe, Thomas A ^a   Gattner, Michael J ^a,b   Schäfer, Antje ^a   Burghaus, Olaf ^a   Linne, Uwe ^a   Marahiel, Mohamed A ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBA ENZYME; BACTERIOCIN; ENZYME; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SUBTILOSIN A; SULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84858701614     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.798     Document Type: Article

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