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Princeton University

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Bacterial genes kgrA-E, shown as arrows at the top, encode for the enteropeptin precursor peptide and four tailoring enzymes. These enzymes modify the core and remove the leader and follower segments of the precursor to produce enteropeptin A.

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Nature Chemistry

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