Exploiting the biosynthetic potential of type III polyketide synthases

Molecules

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Lim, Yan Ping ^a,b   Go, Maybelle K ^a,b   Yew, Wen Shan ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chalcone synthase; Polyketide; Precursor directed combinatorial biosynthesis; Stilbene synthase; Synthetic enzymology

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A; ACYLTRANSFERASE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; ENZYME;

BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS; METABOLISM;

ACYL COENZYME A; ACYLTRANSFERASES; BACTERIA; ENZYMES; FUNGI;

EID: 84976385234     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules21060806     Document Type: Review

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