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Cryptic starter amidation in antibiotic biosynthesis by trans-acyltransferase polyketide synthases
Y N Zhang, Marianne Costa, James A. Duncan…·Gregory L. Challis
The paper reveals a cryptic amidation mechanism in gladiolin biosynthesis involving a trans-acyltransferase, ACP, and asparagine synthetase homolog.
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.24.720606