Selectively improving nikkomycin Z production by blocking the imidazolone biosynthetic pathway of nikkomycin X and uracil feeding in <it>Streptomyces ansochromogenes</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nikkomycins are a group of peptidyl nucleoside antibiotics and act as potent inhibitors of chitin synthases in fungi and insects. Nikkomycin X and Z are the main components produced by <it>Streptomyces ansochromogenes</it>...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Microbial Cell Factories |
| Online Access: | http://www.microbialcellfactories.com/content/8/1/61 |