Type III polyketide synthases in natural product biosynthesis

IUBMB Life

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 285-295

  Yu, Dayu ^a   Xu, Fuchao ^a   Zeng, Jia ^b   Zhan, Jixun ^b  

^a NORTHEAST ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Utah State University   (United States)

Author keywords

bacteria; fungi; natural product biosynthesis; plants; type III polyketide synthase

Indexed keywords

3,5 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETYL COENZYME A; 4 COUMAROYL COENZYME A; 4 COUMAROYLTRIACETIC ACID SYNTHASE; ACYL COENZYME A; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BENZALACETONE SYNTHASE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; CINNAMOYL COENZYME A; CURCUMIN; CURCUMIN SYNTHASE; CURCUMINOID; DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN; DIKETIDE COENZYME A SYNTHASE; FERULOYL COENZYME A; FERULOYLDIKETIDE COENZYME A ESTER; FUNGAL ENZYME; MALONYL COENZYME A; METHYLMALONYLCOENZYME A; NATURAL PRODUCT; OCTAKETIDE SYNTHASE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE TYPE 3; PYRONE DERIVATIVE; PYRONE SYNTHASE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; RESORCINOL SYNTHASE; STILBENE SYNTHASE; STYRYLPYRONE SYNTHASE; SUCCINYL COENZYME A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FUNGAL METABOLISM; GENE SEQUENCE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; STREPTOMYCES;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGI; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MUTAGENESIS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 84859083398     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: 15216551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iub.1005     Document Type: Review

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