Deciphering the late steps of rifamycin biosynthesis

The enzymes Rif15 and Rif16 are involved in the late steps of the biosynthesis of rifamycins, a group of antibiotics. Here, the authors characterized these two proteins and found that they catalyse unusual biochemical reactions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Feifei Qi, Chao Lei, Fengwei Li, Xingwang Zhang, Jin Wang, Wei Zhang, Zhen Fan, Weichao Li, Gong-Li Tang, Youli Xiao, Guoping Zhao, Shengying Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04772-x