C-C bond cleavage in biosynthesis of 4-alkyl-L-proline precursors of lincomycin and anthramycin cannot precede C-methylation.
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SUBMITTER: Kamenik Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6085390 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
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C-C bond cleavage in biosynthesis of 4-alkyl-L-proline precursors of lincomycin and anthramycin cannot precede C-methylation.
Kamenik Zdenek Z Gazak Radek R Kadlcik Stanislav S Steiningerova Lucie L Rynd Vit V Janata Jiri J
Nature communications 20180809 1
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