| Literature DB >> 26323613 |
Mark C Walker1, Wilfred A van der Donk2.
Abstract
The amino acid glutamate is a major metabolic hub in many organisms and as such is involved in diverse processes in addition to its role in protein synthesis. Nitrogen assimilation, nucleotide, amino acid, and cofactor biosynthesis, as well as secondary natural product formation all utilize glutamate in some manner. Glutamate also plays a role in the catabolism of certain amines. Understanding glutamate's role in these various processes can aid in genome mining for novel metabolic pathways or the engineering of pathways for bioremediation or chemical production of valuable compounds.Entities:
Keywords: Lanthipeptides; Lantibiotics; Natural products; Non-ribosomal peptide synthetase; Thiopeptides
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26323613 PMCID: PMC4753154 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-015-1665-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol ISSN: 1367-5435 Impact factor: 3.346