title: A homologue of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis PapA5 protein, rif-orf20, is an acetyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of antitubercular drug rifamycin B by Amycolatopsis mediterranei S699.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-3507, USA.
authors.forename: Yeping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Xiumei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Taifo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mahmud
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000201:enzymology*; D012294:Rifamycins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
chemical_list: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D012294:Rifamycins; C033974:rifamycin B; D000217:Acyltransferases; C487811:PapA5 protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis