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Characterization of a phenylacetate-CoA ligase from Penicillium chrysogenum.
The Biochemical journal - 15 Jan 2009
Koetsier Martijn J, Jekel Peter A, van den Berg Marco A, Bovenberg Roel A L, Janssen Dick B
Abstract excerpt
Enzymatic activation of PAA (phenylacetic acid) to phenylacetyl-CoA is an important step in the biosynthesis of the beta-lactam antibiotic penicillin G by the fungus Penicillium chrysogenum. CoA esters of PAA and POA (phenoxyacetic acid) act as acyl donors in the exchange of the aminoadipyl side chain of isopenicillin N to produce penicillin G or penicillin V. The phl gene, encoding a PCL (phenylacetate-CoA...
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