| Literature DB >> 18529057 |
Rong Kong1, Lan Pei Goh, Chong Wai Liew, Qin Shi Ho, Elavazhagan Murugan, Bin Li, Kai Tang, Zhao-Xun Liang.
Abstract
We have characterized a linear carbonyl-conjugated polyene generated by the iterative polyketide synthase (CalE8) involved in the biosynthesis of the 10-membered enediyne core of calicheamicin. The results provide insight into the mysterious biosynthetic mechanism of the unique enediyne. The carbonyl-conjugated polyene differs from the precursor for 9-membered enediyne, suggesting that the divergence of enediyne biosynthesis starts at the PKS stage.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18529057 DOI: 10.1021/ja8019643
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419