YcaO domains utilize ATP to activate amide backbones during peptide cyclodehydrations

Thiazole/oxazole-modified microcins (TOMMs) encompass a recently defined class of ribosomally synthesized natural products with a diverse set of biological activities. Although TOMM biosynthesis has been investigated for over a decade, the mechanism of heterocycle formation by the synthetase enzymes...

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Main Authors: Dunbar, Kyle L, Melby, Joel O, Mitchell, Douglas A
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3428213/