Patent ID: 7195907

Claim:
An isolated nucleic acid having a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4; (b) a nucleic acid sequence that hybridizes to a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, said hybridization being performed under the following stringent conditions: 68° C. in 0.2×SSC; or 42° C. in 50% formamide; wherein the nucleotide sequence encodes an MppB protein capable of forming an NRPS complex with the MppA protein of SEQ ID NO:2; and (c) an isolated nucleic acid fragment having a nucleotide sequence complementary to the full length of nucleotide sequence of (a), or (b).