Characterization of biosynthetic genes of ascamycin/dealanylascamycin featuring a 5'-O-sulfonamide moiety in Streptomyces sp. JCM9888.

Ascamycin (ACM) and dealanylascamycin (DACM) are nucleoside antibiotics elaborated by Streptomyces sp. JCM9888. The later shows broad spectrum inhibition activity to various gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, eukaryotic Trypanosoma and is also toxic to mice, while ascamycin is active against...

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Main Authors: Chunhua Zhao, Jianzhao Qi, Weixing Tao, Lei He, Wei Xu, Jason Chan, Zixin Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4257720?pdf=render