Research Articles
Structural Insights into Thioether Bond Formation in the Biosynthesis of Sactipeptides
Explore the groundbreaking structural insights into thioether bond formation in sactipeptides and how this knowledge might help combat drug-resistant infections.
Unlocking Nature's Treasure Chest: The Genome of a Desert Bacterium
Discover how scientists sequenced the complete genome of Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii, a remarkable bacterium from Chile's Atacama Desert, revealing its potential for novel antibiotic discovery.
Nature's Secret Weapon: The Extraordinary World of Phosphoglycolipid Antibiotics
Explore the fascinating science behind phosphoglycolipid antibiotics, their mechanism of action, biosynthesis, and potential for combating antimicrobial resistance.
The Unlikely Heroes of Medicine: Phenylglycines and Their Hidden World
Explore the fascinating world of phenylglycines - unique amino acids that play crucial roles in last-resort antibiotics and other therapeutic compounds.
The Moenomycin Mystery: Nature's Blueprint for a Next-Generation Antibiotic
Exploring the fascinating chemistry, biosynthesis, and biological activity of moenomycin antibiotics - nature's blueprint for next-generation antibiotics.
Nature's Mix-and-Match: Rewriting the Recipes of Life for New Medicines
How scientists are hacking microbial factories to create the next generation of drugs through combinatorial biosynthesis.
Molecular Maestros: How Chemical Biologists are Conducting Nature's Biosynthetic Orchestra
Explore how chemical biologists are redirecting natural biosynthetic pathways to create novel medicines, materials, and fuels through precursor-directed biosynthesis.
The Muraymycin Marvel: Nature's Blueprint for Next-Generation Antibiotics
Explore the fascinating science behind muraymycins, how chemists recreate nature's designs in the laboratory, and develop them into potential medicines against drug-resistant pathogens.
Nature's Molecular Assembly Lines: The Fascinating Machinery Behind Polyketide Antibiotics
Explore the fascinating biosynthesis of polyketide antibiotics, nature's molecular assembly lines that produce life-saving medicines.
Nature's Chemists: How Heinz Floss and Christopher Walsh Decoded Life's Molecular Mysteries
Explore the groundbreaking work of Heinz Floss and Christopher Walsh in natural product chemical biology and their contributions to understanding antibiotic resistance.