Streptomyces rimosus
Streptomyces rimosus is a bacterium species in the genus Streptomyces.
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S. rimosus paromomycinus | |
Uses
The antibiotic oxytetracycline and tetracycline are produced in cultures of S. rimosus.
Polyketide synthesis
S. rimosus's oxytetracycline polyketide synthase acyl carrier protein differs from most ACPs by having a C-terminus extension.[1]
References
- White, Stephen W.; Zheng, Jie; Zhang, Yong-Mei; Rock, Charles O.; (ORCID 0000-0001-8648-4189) (2005). "The Structural Biology of Type II Fatty Acid Biosynthesis". Annual Review of Biochemistry. Annual Reviews. 74 (1): 791–831. doi:10.1146/annurev.biochem.74.082803.133524. ISSN 0066-4154.
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