After a long journey, we are happy to share our preprint about the biosynthesis of a new peptide deformylase inhibitor in collaboration with the Groll and Mazel labs: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Please also see two related publications in bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1....
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Identification and biosynthesis of xildivaline, a novel and widespread peptide deformylase inhibitor from Gammaproteobacteria
Xenorhabdus strains, Gram-negative bacteria pathogenic to insects and symbionts to nematodes of the genus Steinernema are prolific producers of various natural products. Here we describe the xisABCDE ...