Enzyme
polyketide synthase
Definitions related to polyketide synthase:
  • Group of enzymes functionally and structurally resembling the fatty acid synthase complex of microorganisms which produce the benzoisochromane quinone moiety of some antibiotics.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Large enzyme complexes composed of a number of component enzymes that are found in STREPTOMYCES which biosynthesize MACROLIDES and other polyketides.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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