Biosynthesis of Cyclic Peptides and Depsipeptides in NOSTOC SP ATCC 53789

The cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. ATCC53789 produces two interesting families of natural products: the cryptophycins and the nostocyclopeptides. The structures of the cryptophycins, a class of tumor-selective cytotoxins, suggest the involvement of both peptide synthetases and polyketide synthases in the...

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Main Author: Becker, Julia E
Other Authors: Moore, Richard E
Published: University of Hawaii at Manoa 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10125/6940

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