Doull JL, Vining LC. Physiology of antibiotic production in actinomycetes and some underlying control mechanisms.
Biotechnol Adv 2003;
8:141-58. [PMID:
14545908 DOI:
10.1016/0734-9750(90)90010-9]
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Abstract
Some of the accumulated information on the physiology and nutritional control of antibiotic production in actinomycetes can now be related to recent discoveries in the field of actinomycete molecular biology. This review focuses on aspects of genetic and metabolic control of antibiotic biosynthesis. It surveys some well established principles in the relationship between primary and secondary metabolism, and summarizes briefly the areas where progress is being made in elucidating the molecular organization of regulatory systems underlying this relationship.
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