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Investigating Structure And Protein-Protein Interactions Of Key Post-Type Ii Pks Tailoring Enzymes, Theresa E. Downey
Investigating Structure And Protein-Protein Interactions Of Key Post-Type Ii Pks Tailoring Enzymes, Theresa E. Downey
Theses and Dissertations--Pharmacy
Type II polyketide synthase (PKS) produced natural products have proven to be an excellent source of pharmacologically relevant molecules due to their rich biological activities and chemical scaffolds. Type II-PKS manufactured polyketides share similar polycyclic aromatic backbones leaving their diversity to stem from various chemical additions and alterations facilitated by post-PKS tailoring enzymes. Evidence suggests that post-PKS tailoring enzymes form complexes in order to facilitate the highly orchestrated process of biosynthesis. Thus, protein-protein interactions between these enzymes must play crucial roles in their structures and functions. Despite the importance of these interactions little has been done to study them. In …