Crystal structure of isopenicillin N synthase is the first from a new structural family of enzymes.

Penicillin antibiotics are all produced from fermentation-derived penicillins because their chemical synthesis is not commercially viable. The key step in penicillin biosynthesis, in which both the beta-lactam and thiazolidine rings of the nucleus are created, is mediated by isopenicillin N synthase...

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Hauptverfasser: Roach, P, Clifton, I, Fülöp, V, Harlos, K, Barton, G, Hajdu, J, Andersson, I, Schofield, C, Baldwin, J
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1995