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. 1993 Jan;175(1):182-9.
doi: 10.1128/jb.175.1.182-189.1993.

Identification of a Saccharopolyspora erythraea gene required for the final hydroxylation step in erythromycin biosynthesis

D Stassi  1 , S Donadio, M J Staver, L Katz
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Identification of a Saccharopolyspora erythraea gene required for the final hydroxylation step in erythromycin biosynthesis

D Stassi et al. J Bacteriol. 1993 Jan.

Abstract

In analyzing the region of the Saccharopolyspora erythraea chromosome responsible for the biosynthesis of the macrolide antibiotic erythromycin, we identified a gene, designated eryK, located about 50 kb downstream of the erythromycin resistance gene, ermE. eryK encodes a 44-kDa protein which, on the basis of comparative analysis, belongs to the P450 monooxygenase family. An S. erythraea strain disrupted in eryK no longer produced erythromycin A but accumulated the B and D forms of the antibiotic, indicating that eryK is responsible for the C-12 hydroxylation of the macrolactone ring, one of the last steps in erythromycin biosynthesis.

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