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dpsG

Gene
dpsG
Protein
Anthracycline acyl carrier protein DpsG
Organism
Streptomyces peucetius
Length
84 amino acids
Function
Involved in the biosynthesis of aklanonate which is an important precursor common to the formation of the clinically significant anthracyclines such as carminomycin, daunorubicin (daunomycin), rhodomycin, aclacinomycin T (aklavin) and aclacinomycin A (aclarubicin). These compounds are aromatic polyketide antibiotics that exhibit high cytotoxicity and are widely applied in the chemotherapy of a variety of cancers.
Mass
9.395 kDa
Sequence
MAELSLAELREIMRQSLGEDEVPDLADADTVTFEDLGLDSLAVLETVNHIERTYGVKLPEEELAEVRTPHSMLIFVNERLRAAA