The Micklefield Lab’s latest paper has just been published in Nature Catalysis. The paper describes the discovery of a new biosynthetic pathway, with a highly unusual carboxylase enzyme (MloH), producing a structurally unique antibiotic malonomycin. The new findings might lead to the discovery of new antibiotics and may also provide new ways of making antibiotics which are urgently needed to combat emerging drug-resistant pathogens.
SYNBIOCHEM – Manchester Synthetic Biology Research Centre for Fine and Speciality Chemicals
