Identification and characterization of lbpA, an indigoidine biosynthetic gene in the γ-butyrolactone signaling system of Streptomyces lavendulae FRI-5

• Main Authors: Ivy Grace Umadhay Pait, Shigeru Kitani, Yohanes Novi Kurniawan, Maeda Asa, Takashi Iwai, Haruo Ikeda, Takuya Nihira
• Other Authors: Osaka University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemical Engineering; Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/41773
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2017 The Society for Biotechnology, Japan Streptomyces lavendulae FRI-5 produces the blue pigment indigoidine and other secondary metabolites (D-cycloserine and nucleoside antibiotics). The production of these useful compounds is controlled by a signaling cascade mediated by the γ-butyrolactone au...