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- noun organic chemistry Any
polymer whosemonomers is aketide . - noun biochemistry Any of many
biochemical intermediates , having such a structure, that occur inbiosynthesis andmetabolism .
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Examples
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It binds a polyketide toxin, and the consequence is an opening of the channel.
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Genetic and genomic dissection of the Cochliobolus heterostrophus Tox1 locus controlling biosynthesis of the polyketide virulence factor T-toxin Adv Genet 57, 219-261. a recent review of the synthesis of the T toxin 4. Dewey RE, Levings CS 3rd, Timothy DH.
On the evolution of Irreducible Complexity - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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With all this focus on polyketide/macrolide synthesis, I thought I’d highlight an interesting review in this week’s Angewandte; a genuine masterclass in the aldol reaction.
Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » For the love of chemical synthesis 2006
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Thus those of the emodin type (with substituents in both terminal rings A and C) are usually derived through the acetatemalonate (polyketide) pathway in both higher and lower plants, while the alizarin (without substituents in ring A) type of anthraquinones are derived through the shikimic acid pathway.
Chapter 7 1991
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The recent approval by the European Union for the use of fungal carotenoids as food colorants has strengthened the prospects for fungal synthesis of polyketide pigments, note the authors.
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The aim of the new study was to review the potential of producing polyketide pigments from fungal strains in an industrial setting.
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"It should be possible to secure efficient and controlled production of polyketide pigments in chemotaxonomically selected, potentially safe Penicillium strains using current knowledge, without genetic manipulation," stated the authors.
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The authors report "tremendous potential for the development of robust fungal production systems for polyketide pigments."
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"Fungal polyketide azaphilone pigments as future natural food colorants?"
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"The ability of the polyketide class of natural pigments from ascomycetous fungi to serve as sustainable natural food colorants has largely escaped the attention of food scientists, both in academia and in industry, despite the tremendous economic and marketing potential," wrote the researchers, led by Professor Anne Meyer from the Technical University of Denmark.
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