Trends in the biosynthesis and production of the immunosuppressant tacrolimus (FK506)

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 497-507

  Barreiro, Carlos ^a   Martínez Castro, Miriam ^b  

^a Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC Parque Científico de León   (Spain)

^b Department of Biotechnology   (Spain)

Author keywords

FK506; Immunosuppressant; Secondary metabolite; Streptomyces; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; STREPTOMYCES; TACROLIMUS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 84895067162     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5362-3     Document Type: Review

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