... similar to that of the type I (single multifunctional enzymes) and type II (multienzymesystems) polyketide synthetases (PKS; data not shown)[33,34]. In contrast, its similarity to type III ... antifungal(blasticidin S, mildiomycin), antiviral (oxetanocin, Ara-A),antitumoral (oxanosine, neplanocin A), herbicidal (poly-oxins), insecticidal (nikkomycins), inmunostimulative and inmunosuppressive ... implicated in thebiosynthesis of the aminonucleoside moiety of puromycin[6–8]. Interestingly, their organization is identical to that of the pur cluster, with the exception of pur6, which is...