Genetics and biochemistry of antibiotic production /
* Emphasizes the molecular genetics of antibiotic production * Provides the latest information on the organization of genes encoding the biosynthetic pathway * Explores the mechanisms governing their expression and regulation * Examines the role of resistance genes in protecting organisms from their...
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Butterworth-Heinemann,
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Publisher Address: | Boston : |
Publication Dates: | 1995. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Biotechnology series ;
28 |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780750690959 |
Summary: |
* Emphasizes the molecular genetics of antibiotic production * Provides the latest information on the organization of genes encoding the biosynthetic pathway * Explores the mechanisms governing their expression and regulation * Examines the role of resistance genes in protecting organisms from their own lethal products. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxii, 679 pages) : illustrations. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781483295077 1483295079 |
Index Number: | TP248 |
CLC: | TQ465 |
Contents: | Sect. A. Genetic and Environmental Control of Antibiotic Production. 1. Global Physiological Controls / Janice L. Doull and Leo C. Vining. 2. Genetics of Antibiotic Production in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), a Model Streptomycete / David A. Hopwood, Keith F. Chater and Mervyn J. Bibb. 3. Autoregulators / Sueharu Horinouchi and Teruhiko Beppu -- Sect. B. Peptide and Peptide-Derived Antibiotics. 4. Peptides / Hans von Dohren. 5. Peptidolactones / Ullrich Keller. 6. Bialaphos / Charles J. Thompson and Haruo Seto. 7. Thiopeptides / William R. Strohl and Heinz-Gunter Floss. 8. Beta-Lactams / Susan E. Jensen and Arnold L. Demain. 9. Glycopeptides / Milton J. Zmijewski, Jr. and Jeffrey T. Fayerman. 10. Lantibiotics / Michael J. Gasson. 11. Microcins / Felipe Moreno, Jose Luis San Millan, Concepcion Hernandez-Chico and Roberto Kolter -- Sect. C. Polyketide-Derived Antibiotics. 12. Anthracyclines / C. Richard Hutchinson. 13. Tetracyclines / Vladislav Behal and Iain S. Hunter. |