Chapter 6. Glycosylated Antibiotics: Studies on Genes Involved in Deoxysugar Formation, Modification and Attachment, and their Use in Combinatorial Biosynthesis

  1. Volkmar Braun2,
  2. Friedrich Götz3
  1. Andreas Bechthold

Published Online: 28 JAN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/3527602720.ch6

Microbial Fundamentals of Biotechnology

Microbial Fundamentals of Biotechnology

How to Cite

Bechthold, A. (2005) Glycosylated Antibiotics: Studies on Genes Involved in Deoxysugar Formation, Modification and Attachment, and their Use in Combinatorial Biosynthesis, in Microbial Fundamentals of Biotechnology (eds V. Braun and F. Götz), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527602720.ch6

Editor Information

  1. 2

    Mikrobiologie/Membranphysiologie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany

  2. 3

    Mikrobielle Genetik, Universität Tübingen, Waldhäuser Str. 70/8, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany

Author Information

  1. Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Str. 9, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 28 JAN 2005
  2. Published Print: 29 NOV 2001

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527306152

Online ISBN: 9783527602728

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Keywords:

  • glycosylated antibiotics;
  • genes;
  • cloning;
  • avilamycin;
  • landomycin;
  • urdamycin;
  • granaticin;
  • gene clusters

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Cloning of the avilamycin, landomycin, urdamycin, and granaticin biosynthetic gene clusters

  • Organization of avilamycin, landomycin, urdamycin, and granaticin biosynthetic genes

  • New genetically engineered natural compounds

  • References