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. 1998 Oct 13;95(21):12111–12116. doi: 10.1073/pnas.95.21.12111

Table 2.

Summary of mutational analyses of the pik cluster

Mutant Type of mutation Target gene Antibiotic production/intermediate accumulation
Methymycin and neomethymycin Pikromycin
AX903 Insertion pikAI No/no No/no
LZ3001 Deletion/replacement desVI No/10-deoxymethynolide No/narbonolide
LZ4001 Deletion/replacement desV No/10-deoxymethynolide No/narbonolide
AX905 Deletion/replacement pikAV <5%/no <5%/no
AX906 Insertion pikC No/YC-17 No/narbomycin