title: Don't classify polyketide synthases.
abstract: Polyketide synthases are intensively studied as metabolite factories generating diverse biologically active natural products. Contrary to their current classification as different "types," there is now a growing body of evidence illustrating that nature realized limitless transitional stages during evolution.
authors.affiliation: Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung mbH, Institut für Pharmazeutische Biotechnologie, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification
chemical_list: D009097:Multienzyme Complexes