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| | United States Patent Application: 0030175888 |
 | | [0037] A "nonribosomal peptide synthase" (NRPS) refers to an enzymatic complex of eukaryotic or prokaryotic origin, that is responsible for the synthesis of peptides by a nonribosomal mechanism, often known as thiotemplate synthesis (Kleinkauf and von Doehren (1987) Ann. |
 | | Such peptides, which can be up to 20 or more amino acids in length, can have a linear, cyclic (cyclosporin, tyrocidine, mycobacilline, surfactin and others) or branched cyclic structure (polymyxin, bacitracin and others) and often contain amino acids not present in proteins or modified amino acids through methylation or epimerization. |
 | | Leinamycin is a macrolactam of hybrid polyketide and nonribosomal peptide origin with an unprecedented 1,3-dioxo-1,2-dithiolane structure. |
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