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Biosynthesis of the aminocyclitol subunit of hygromycin A in Streptomyces hygroscopicus NRRL 2388.
Chemistry & biology - 25 Nov 2009
Palaniappan Nadaraj, Dhote Vidya, Ayers Sloan, Starosta Agata L, Wilson Daniel N, Reynolds Kevin A
Abstract excerpt
The antibacterial activity of hygromycin A (HA) arises from protein synthesis inhibition and is dependent upon a methylenedioxy bridged-aminocyclitol moiety. Selective gene deletions and chemical complementation in Streptomyces hygroscopicus NRRL 2388 showed that the hyg18 and hyg25 gene products, proposed to generate a myo-inositol intermediate, are dispensable for HA biosynthesis but contribute to antibiotic...
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