Recent highlights of biosynthetic studies on marine natural products
Jamshid Amiri Moghaddam, Theresa Jautzus, Mohammad Alanjary, Christine Beemelmanns
Abstract
Marine bacteria are excellent yet often underexplored sources of structurally unique bioactive natural products. In this review we cover the diversity of marine bacterial biomolecules and highlight recent studies on structurally novel natural products. We include different compound classes and discuss the latest progress related to their biosynthetic pathway analysis and engineering: examples range from fatty acids over terpenes to PKS, NRPS and hybrid PKS-NRPS biomolecules.
Topics & Concepts
BiomoleculeComputational biologyNatural (archaeology)BiologyBiochemistryPaleontologyMicrobial Natural Products and BiosynthesisMarine Sponges and Natural ProductsGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies