Recent Advances in Strategies for Activation and Discovery/Characterization of Cryptic Biosynthetic Gene Clusters in Streptomyces

CT Nguyen, D Dhakal, VTT Pham, HT Nguyen… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Streptomyces spp. are prolific sources of valuable natural products (NPs) that are of great
interest in pharmaceutical industries such as antibiotics, anticancer chemotherapeutics …

Recent Advances in Exploration and Biotechnological Production of Bioactive Compounds in Three Cyanobacterial Genera: Nostoc, Lyngbya, and Microcystis

NH Thuan, TT An, A Shrestha, NX Canh… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cyanobacteria, are only Gram-negative bacteria with the capacity of oxygenic
photosynthesis, so termed as “Cyanophyta” or “blue-green algae.” Their habitat is …

Insights into Streptomyces spp. isolated from the rhizospheric soil of Panax notoginseng: isolation, antimicrobial activity and biosynthetic potential for polyketides and …

F Peng, MY Zhang, SY Hou, J Chen, YY Wu… - BMC microbiology, 2020 - Springer
Background Streptomycetes from the rhizospheric soils are a rich resource of novel
secondary metabolites with various biological activities. However, there is still little …

Bioactive molecules from Nocardia: diversity, bioactivities and biosynthesis

D Dhakal, V Rayamajhi, R Mishra… - Journal of Industrial …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Nocardia spp. are catalase positive, aerobic, and non-motile Gram-positive filamentous
bacteria. Many Nocarida spp. have been reported as unusual causes of diverse clinical …

Indispensable role of microbes in anticancer drugs and discovery trends

R Kapoor, A Saini, D Sharma - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2022 - Springer
Recent years have seen an increased focus on the advancement of naturally derived
products for the treatment of cancer. Since the beginning of recorded history, nature has …

Identification and enhancing production of a novel macrolide compound in engineered Streptomyces peucetius

HT Nguyen, CT Nguyen, YS Choi, D Dhakal, TS Kim… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Streptomyces peucetius produces doxorubicin and daunorubicin, which are important
anticancer drugs. In this study, we activate peucemycin, a new antibacterial compound …

Biosynthetic pathway of peucemycin and identification of its derivative from Streptomyces peucetius

RT Magar, VTT Pham, PB Poudel, HT Nguyen… - Applied Microbiology …, 2023 - Springer
Streptomyces peucetius ATCC 27952 is a well-known producer of important anticancer
compounds, daunorubicin and doxorubicin. In this study, we successfully identified a new …

Production of a Novel Tetrahydroxynaphthalene (THN) Derivative from Nocardia sp. CS682 by Metabolic Engineering and Its Bioactivities

R Mishra, D Dhakal, JM Han, HN Lim, HJ Jung… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nargenicin A1 is major secondary metabolite produced by Nocardia sp. CS682, with an
effective antibacterial activity against various Gram-positive bacteria. Most Nocardia spp …

Genome mining of Streptomyces xinghaiensis NRRL B-24674T for the discovery of the gene cluster involved in anticomplement activities and detection of novel …

LY Chen, XQ Wang, YM Wang, X Geng, XN Xu… - Applied microbiology …, 2018 - Springer
Marine actinobacterium Streptomyces xinghaiensis NRRL B-24674 T has been
characterized as a novel species, but thus far, its biosynthetic potential remains unexplored …

Genomic and Metabolite Profiling Reveal a Novel Streptomyces Strain, QHH-9511, from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

XL Feng, RQ Zhang, DC Wang, WG Dong… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The prevalence of superbugs, represented by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA), has become a serious clinical and public safety concern with rising incidence in …