title: Proteins of the penicillin biosynthesis pathway.
abstract: Two sequential steps are common to the biosynthesis of all penicillin-derived antibiotics: the reaction of three L-amino acids to give L-delta-(alpha-aminoadipoyl)-L-cysteinyl-D-valine, and the oxidation of this tripeptide to give isopenicillin N. Recent studies on the peptide synthetase and oxidase enzymes responsible for these steps have implications for the mechanisms and structures of related enzymes involved in a range of metabolic processes.
authors.affiliation: Dyson Perrins Laboratory, Oxford, UK. christopher.schofield@chem.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Schofield
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Byford
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Clifton
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hajdu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hensgens
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roach
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D010406:Penicillins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000201:enzymology*; D010453:Peptide Synthases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins; D007501:Iron; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C038370:isopenicillin N synthetase; D010453:Peptide Synthases; C095368:alpha-aminoadipyl-cysteinyl-valine synthetase; C006414:penicillin N