Identification and preliminary characterization of the 2,5-diphenyloxazole biosynthetic pathway in streptomyces polyantibioticus SPRT

An antibacterial compound produced by the actinomycete, Streptomyces polyantibioticus SPRT, exhibited antibiosis against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37RvT (the causative agent of tuberculosis), which prompted interest in its biosynthesis. The antibacterial compound was isolated in a previous study a...

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Main Author: Kemp, Ian Kyle
Other Authors: Meyers, Paul
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19967