Synthetic studies relating to the biosynthesis of erthyromycin
Erythromycin A (1) is a macrolide antibiotic produced by the soil bacterium, <I>Saccharopolyspora erythraea</I>. It has been shown that erythromycin is biosynthesised from the sequential condensation of one propionyl and six methylmalonyl units on the polyketide synthase (PKS), to give t...
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University of Cambridge
1997
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