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  • Microbial biotechnology
  • Synthetic biology
  • Chemical synthesis

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  • Microbial metabolism offers sustainable synthetic reagents, but its direct application in chemical synthesis is limited.
  • Existing synthetic biology tools focus on controlling metabolic chemistry, not metabolite utilization for synthesis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate microbial phosphorus-sulfur (P=S) bond formation via central sulfur metabolism.
  • To explore the application of microbial metabolites for phosphorus-selenium (P=Se) bond formation in chemical synthesis.

Main Methods:

  • Investigated P=S bond formation in diverse bacteria using central sulfur metabolism and nonenzymatic chemistry in vivo.
  • Applied microbial metabolites for P=Se bond formation in chemical synthesis.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated that diverse bacteria can perform P=S bond formation (Ph3P to Ph3PS) through their central sulfur metabolism.
  • Successfully applied this microbial process for P=Se bond formation (Ph3PSe) in chemical synthesis.
  • This represents the first biochemical and genetic study of microbial P=S bond formation.

Conclusions:

  • Microbial sulfur metabolism can be harnessed for P=S and P=Se bond formation.
  • This work expands the utility of microbial metabolites in chemical synthesis and synthetic biology.