Characterisation of a sugar epimerase enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of a vancomycin-group antibiotic

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作者
Kirkpatrick, PN
Scaife, W
Hallis, TM
Liu, H
Spencer, JB
Williams, DH
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[1] Univ Cambridge, Cambridge Ctr Mol Recognit, Dept Chem, Cambridge CB2 1EW, England
[2] Univ Minnesota, Dept Chem, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
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10.1039/b004463f
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
An enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of the 4-epi-vancosamine substituents of a vancomycin group antibiotic has been expressed and its role as a TDP-4-keto-6-deoxyglucose-3,5-epimerase demonstrated.
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页码:1565 / 1566
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