Improved production of class I lanthipeptides in <i>Escherichia coli</i>
Hyunji Lee, Chunyu Wu, Emily K. Desormeaux, Raymond Sarksian, Wilfred A. van der Donk
Abstract
-glutathionylated peptides with dl- or ll-lanthionine stereochemistry. These two advances will aid synthetic biology-driven genome mining efforts to discover new lanthipeptides.
Topics & Concepts
LanthionineLantibioticsEscherichia coliBiochemistryGlutathioneEnzymeChemistryBiologyPeptideNisinBacteriaGeneGeneticsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsCarbohydrate Chemistry and SynthesisAmino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism