Mechanism of action of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides

C Ongpipattanakul, EK Desormeaux… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) are a natural
product class that has undergone significant expansion due to the rapid growth in genome …

Ruminococcus gnavus: friend or foe for human health

EH Crost, E Coletto, A Bell… - FEMS microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Ruminococcus gnavus was first identified in 1974 as a strict anaerobe in the gut of healthy
individuals, and for several decades, its study has been limited to specific enzymes or …

Ribosomally synthesized peptides, foreground players in microbial interactions: recent developments and unanswered questions

S Rebuffat - Natural Product Reports, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
It is currently well established that multicellular organisms live in tight association with
complex communities of microorganisms including a large number of bacteria. These are …

Recent advances in discovery, bioengineering, and bioactivity-evaluation of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides

G Zhong, ZJ Wang, F Yan, Y Zhang… - ACS bio & med Chem …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) are of
increasing interest in natural products as well as drug discovery. This empowers not only the …

New Insights into the Physiology of the Propionate Producers Anaerotignum propionicum and Anaerotignum neopropionicum (Formerly Clostridium propionicum and …

T Baur, P Dürre - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Propionate is an important platform chemical that is available through petrochemical
synthesis. Bacterial propionate formation is considered an alternative, as bacteria can …

Natural and engineered precision antibiotics in the context of resistance

CW Johnston, AH Badran - Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are essential weapons in our fight against infectious disease, yet the
consequences of broad-spectrum antibiotic use on microbiome stability and pathogen …

Evaluation of the efficiency of random and diblock methacrylate-based amphiphilic cationic polymers against major bacterial pathogens associated with cystic fibrosis

M Casanova, H Olleik, S Hdiouech, C Roblin… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is associated with repeated lung bacterial infection, mainly by
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Mycobacterium abscessus, all …

[PDF][PDF] Mechanistic and functional aspects of the Ruminococcin C sactipeptide isoforms

L Shamseddine, C Roblin, I Veyrier, C Basset… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
In a scenario where the discovery of new molecules to fight antibiotic resistance is a public
health concern, ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides …

Synthesis of Amino Acid α-Thioethers and Late-Stage Incorporation into Peptides

KD Milewska, LR Malins - Organic Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
The accelerating discovery of structurally distinct peptide natural products bearing α-
thioether cross-links, such as the family of sactipeptide natural products, highlights the need …

Biosynthetic potential of the sediment microbial subcommunities of an unexplored karst ecosystem and its ecological implications

P Suárez‐Moo, A Prieto‐Davó - MicrobiologyOpen, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial communities from various environments have been studied in the quest for new
natural products with a broad range of applications in medicine and biotechnology. We …