Triggering cryptic natural product biosynthesis in microorganisms.

Scherlach K, Hertweck C (2009) Triggering cryptic natural product biosynthesis in microorganisms. Org Biomol Chem 7(9), 1753-1760.

Abstract

Natural products from microorganisms are a crucial source for novel therapeutics. Even so, it seems that many valuable compounds are overlooked when culturing microbes under standardized laboratory conditions. Many biosynthesis genes remain silent and such

Leibniz-HKI-Authors

Christian Hertweck
Kirstin Scherlach

Identifier

doi: 10.1039/b821578b

PMID: 19590766