Biosynthesis and Engineering of Natural Products
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 278
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Natural products are biosynthesized compounds, usually of complex chemical structure, produced by living organisms in multistep, enzyme-catalyzed processes. Approximately 40% of all current drugs are natural products or natural product-derived chemical entities. The chemical complexity renders these molecules uniquely bioactive; therefore, elucidation of the biosynthesis and biological activities of these compounds is essential for developing natural products into new efficacious and safe therapeutics.
This Special Issue is focused on the structure, biosynthesis, and engineering of natural products. Important insights in these studies may guide new generations of drugs and other bioactive agents.
Prof. Dr. Oleg Tsodikov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- natural product
- enzymes
- secondary metabolism
- semisynthetic methods
- gene cluster
- nonribosomal peptide
- polyketide
