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The biosynthetic gene cluster for the beta-lactam carbapenem thienamycin in Streptomyces cattleya.
Chemistry & biology - 1 Apr 2003
Núñez Luz Elena, Méndez Carmen, Braña Alfredo F, Blanco Gloria, Salas José A
Abstract excerpt
beta-lactam ring formation in carbapenem and clavam biosynthesis proceeds through an alternative mechanism to the biosynthetic pathway of classic beta-lactam antibiotics. This involves the participation of a beta-lactam synthetase. Using available information from beta-lactam synthetases, we generated a probe for the isolation of the thienamycin cluster from Streptomyces cattleya. Genes homologous to carbapenem...
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