Natural Products and Synthetic Biology: Where We Are and Where We Need To Go

Natural Products and Synthetic Biology: Where We Are and Where We Need To Go

The biosynthetic talent of microorganisms has been harnessed for drug discovery for almost a century. Microbial metabolites not only account for the majority of antibiotics available today, but have also led to anticancer, immunosuppressant, and cholesterol-lowering drugs.The biosynthetic talent of...

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Main Authors: Sylvia Kunakom, Alessandra S. Eustáquio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-05-01
Series:mSystems
Subjects:
drug discovery
bacterial genomes
biosynthesis
metabolites
structure diversification
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00113-19

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00113-19

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