This entry represents a member of a biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC). This BGC (BGC0000100) is described by MIBiG as an example of the following biosynthetic class, polyketide. This family includes a protein from monensin biosynthetic gene cluster from Streptomyces cinnamonensis [1].

1: Analysis of the biosynthetic gene cluster for the polyether antibiotic monensin in Streptomyces cinnamonensis and evidence for the role of monB and monC genes in oxidative cyclization. Oliynyk M, Stark CB, Bhatt A, Jones MA, Hughes-Thomas ZA, Wilkinson C, Oliynyk Z, Demydchuk Y, Staunton J, Leadlay PF; Mol Microbiol. 2003;49:1179-1190. PMID:12940979