Key points are not available for this paper at this time.
THE BIOSYNTHETIC ROUTW,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 51 CHARACTERIZATION OF I3-LACTAM-SPECIFIC ENZyMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 MECHANISMS CONTROLLING ONSET OF I3-LACTAM BIOSYNTHESIS . . . . . . . . . . 58 Supply of a-Aminoadipic Acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Role of Sulfur Metabolism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Cystathionine-'y-�yl!se in Actinomycetes That Produce Sulfur-Containing . AntlblOtlcs . . . . . . . , ...... , ....... ,, 62 Role of S-Sulfocysteine and Cystathionine . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 M ECHANISMS THAT AFFECT FLUX IN THE PATHWAy. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 64 Carbon and Nitrogen Catabolite Regulation . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Compartmental Localization of End Products and Intermediates in the Pathway . . . , 65 MUTASYNTHESIS AND IN VITRO SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITIES OF PURIFIED ENZYMES ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 FUTURE OUTLOOK . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Nüesch et al. (1987) studied this question.