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Integrated Metabolomic-Genomic Workflows Accelerate Microbial Natural Product Discovery.

Nicole E Avalon¹, Alison E Murray², Bill J Baker¹

¹Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States.

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|August 22, 2022

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Genomic analysis combined with analytical chemistry accelerates natural product drug discovery. New tools and computational methods are crucial for identifying valuable compounds from microbial genomes, overcoming previous bottlenecks.

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Area of Science:

Natural Product Chemistry
Genomics
Drug Discovery

Background:

Microbial genomes offer vast potential for discovering valuable secondary metabolites.
Interrogating biosynthetic capabilities requires robust, high-throughput tools.
Current methods face bottlenecks in linking metabolic potential to compound isolation.

Purpose of the Study:

To review innovative approaches in microbial genome-informed drug discovery.
To discuss strategies for prioritizing strain targets and reducing rediscovery.
To highlight advances accelerating omic-informed natural product discovery.

Main Methods:

Integration of comparative evolutionary studies and retrobiosynthetic predictions.
Application of engineering, chemistry, and molecular networking.
Utilizing cutting-edge omics, chemical characterization, and computational technologies.

Main Results:

Prioritization of microbial strain targets for drug discovery.
Mitigation of natural product rediscovery rates.
Acceleration of progress in identifying novel pharmaceutical compounds.

Conclusions:

Synergy between omics, chemistry, and computation is key.
Advances are poised to rapidly advance natural product drug discovery.
This integrated approach enhances the discovery of compounds with pharmaceutical applications.