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ArticleBiotechnology and bioengineering2018

Broadened glycosylation patterning of heterologously produced erythromycin.

Lei Fang, Guojian Zhang, Omar El-Halfawy, Max Simon, Eric D Brown, Blaine A Pfeifer

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Article in Biotechnology and bioengineering, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Complex natural product production methods and options.Synthetic and systems biotechnology · 2021
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  7. Synthetic biology enabling access to designer polyketides.Current opinion in chemical biology · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Lei FangDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York.
Guojian ZhangDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York.
Omar El-HalfawyDepartment of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Max SimonDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York.
Eric D BrownDepartment of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Blaine A PfeiferDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-9338-2794
Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology · CNAlexandria University · EGMcMaster University · CAUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New York · USZero to Three · US

Funding

An in vitro Microscale Platform for Antibiotic Biosynthesis and DiscoveryR21AI126367 · NIAID · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI PFEIFER, BLAINE A., SHERMAN, DAVID H · 2017 to 2018
$445k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI126367
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The biosynthetic flexibility associated with the antibiotic natural product erythromycin is both remarkable and utilitarian. Product formation is marked by a modular nature where directing compound variation increasingly spans both the secondary metabolite core scaffold and adorning functionalization patterns. The resulting molecular diversity allows for chemical expansion of the native compound structural space. Accordingly, associated antibiotic bioactivity is expected to expand infectious disease treatment applications. In the enclosed work, new glycosylation patterns spanning the deoxysugars d-forosamine, d-allose, l-noviose, and d-vicenisamine were engineered within the erythromycin biosynthetic system established through an Escherichia coli heterologous production platform. The resulting analogs highlight the expanded flexibility of the erythromycin biosynthetic process. In addition, the new compounds demonstrated bioactivity against multiple Gram-positive tester strains, including erythromycin-resistant Bacillus subtilis, and limited activity against a Gram-negative bacterial target.

Indexed as

Metabolic EngineeringAnti-Bacterial AgentsErythromycinEscherichia coliGlucoseGlycosylationGram-Negative BacteriaGram-Positive BacteriaHexosaminesMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMonosaccharidesalloseAnti-Bacterial AgentsErythromycinforosamineGlucoseHexosaminesMonosaccharidesnovioseanalogantibioticE. colierythromycinglycosylationpolyketide

Identifiers

PMID29873068
PMCPMC6202191
OpenAlexW2806582652

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