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Diversity between PKS and FAS

Modular polyketide synthases are intensively studied as exquisite synthetic machines generating bioactive natural products. The enoylreductase, a common component of these machines, has been structurally and functionally characterized, revealing a new complex architecture.

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Figure 1: Structure of modular PKS and FAS.

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Arakawa, K. Diversity between PKS and FAS. Nat Chem Biol 8, 604–605 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.1007

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