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Antimicrobial Peptides Produced by Selective Pressure Incorporation of Non-canonical Amino Acids
Published on: May 4, 2018
Discovery of Paenibacillaceae Family Gram-Negative-Active Cationic Lipopeptide Antibiotics Using Evolution-Guided
Zongqiang Wang1, Bimal Koirala1, Yozen Hernandez1
1Laboratory of Genetically Encoded Small Molecules, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States.
Abstract:
Cationic nonribosomal lipopeptides (CNRLPs) from Paenibacillus spp. have been a rewarding source of Gram-negative-active antibiotics. Here we systematically screened sequenced bacterial genomes for CNRLP biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) that we predicted might encode additional Gram-negative-active antibiotics. Total chemical synthesis of the bioinformatically predicted products of seven such BGCs led to our identification of new laterocidine, tridecaptin, and paenibacterin-like antibiotics with potent activity against both multiple-drug-resistant Gram-negative and Gram-positive pathogens.
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