Genetics and Biochemistry of Antibiotic Production
- 1st Edition - November 1, 1994
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Authors: Colin Stuttard, L. Vining
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 9 3 3 - 0 7 5 3 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 9 5 0 7 - 7
* Emphasizes the molecular genetics of antibiotic production * Provides the latest information on the organization of genes encoding the biosynthetic pathway * Explores the… Read more
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Request a sales quote* 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 productsGenetics and Biochemistry of Antibiotic Production brings together the most up-to-date information on the genetic and biochemical mechanisms involved in antibiotic production. A collection of internationally recognized authors provide the latest information on the organization, function and regulation of genes responsible for antibiotic synthesis in a range of bacteria. This unique book groups antibiotics according to their biosynthetic affiliation, providing a background into evolutionaryrelationships while raising intriguing questions about the raison d'etre of antibiotics in nature.
Global physiological controls; Genetics of antibiotic productio in Streptomyces Coelicolor A3(2), a model streptomycete; Autoregulators; Peptides; Peptidolactones; Bialaphos; Thiopeptides; Beta-lactams; Blycopeptides; Lantibiotics; Microcins; Anthracyclines; Tetracyclines; Macrolides; Avermectins; Polyethers; Ansamycins; Chloramphenicol; Streptomycin and related aminoglycosides; Aminoglycosides and aminocyclitols; Polyoxins and related nucleosides; Agrocins; Isoprenoid antibiotics.
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 1994
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- No. of pages: 679
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781493307531
- eBook ISBN: 9781483295077
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Colin Stuttard
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Professor, Dalhousie UniversityLV
L. Vining
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