Biochemistry of Peptide Antibiotics : Recent Advances in the Biotechnology of ss-Lactams and Microbial Bioactive Peptides

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Bioactive Peptides - Recent Advances and Trends / Kleinkauf, Horst / Döhren, Hans von -- Chapter 2. Gramicidin S Synthetase / Vater, Joachim -- Chapter 3. Formation of TV-methylated Peptide Bonds in Peptides and Peptidols / Billich, Andreas / Zocher, Rainer -- Chapter 4. Peptide Bond Synthesis by Enzyme-Catalyzed Acyl-Transfer / Kasche, Volker / Michaelis, Günther -- Chapter 5. Genetics of Siderophore Biosynthesis and Transport / Braun, Volkmar -- Chapter 6. Discovery of new ß-Lactam and ß-Lactam like Antibiotics from Bacteria / Ono, Hideo / Harada, Setsuo -- Chapter 7. Glycopeptide Antibiotics of the Vancomycin Group / Lancini, G. C. / Cavalieri, B. -- Chapter 8. Peptide Phytotoxins from Plant Pathogenic Fungi / Walton, Jonathan D. -- Chapter 9. Chemical Synthesis and Bioactivity of Gramicidin S and Related Reptides / Waki, Michinori / Izumiya, Nobuo -- Chapter 10. Cyclosporine: Synthetic Studies, Structure- Activity Relationships, Biosynthesis and Mode of Action / Fliri, Hans G. / Wenger, Roland M. -- Chapter 11. Biosynthesis and Chemical Synthesis of Bleomycin / Takita, Tomohisa / Muraoka, Yasuhiko -- Chapter 12. Small Molecular Protease Inhibitors and Their Biological Effects / Aoyagi, Takaaki -- Chapter 13. Directed Biosynthesis of Neoviridogriseins / Okumura, Yasushi -- Chapter 14. Biochemical, Genetical and Biotechnical Aspects of Antibiotic Production via Immobilised Biocatalysis / Vandamme, Erick J. -- Chapter 15. Compilation of Peptide Structures - A Biogenetic Approach / Döhren, Hans von -- List of Contributors -- Index -- Backmatter