49 results about "Nonribosomal peptide" patented technology

The present invention includes compositions comprising a synergistic fungicidal combination of a polyene fungicide and at least one lipopeptide and methods for using such compositions in controlling fungal pathogens.

The present invention provides a method producing a modified assembly line, such as those that produce non-ribosomal peptides and polyketides. The modified assembly lines of the invention can be used to produce novel compounds with therapeutic activities. The invention also provides organisms containing modified assembly lines and libraries of modified assembly lines.

Method for the detection of glutamine and its analogs are provided by the present disclosure. Also provided are methods for measuring the levels of glutamine and its analogs, including diagnostic methods. Further provided are methods that utilize glutamine analogs for the synthesis of colored pigments and other useful agents. The methods comprise the use of a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) under conditions to produce an indigoidine or indigoidine-related pigment.

The present invention is directed to the biosynthetic pathway for a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) derived drug and analogs thereof. The invention also discloses polynucleotide sequences useful for heterologous expression in a convenient microbial host for the synthesis of the NRPS derived drug.

Pharmacological compositions comprising a cationic nonribosomal peptide (CNRP) or a salt thereof are described. Further, methods of treating a bacterial infection in a subject by administering to the subject a CNRP or a salt thereof are provided.

A polyketide synthase complex composed of polyketide synthase with 15 total modules, a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase with I module, and a cytochrome P450 hydroxylase is described. Also provided are novel Streptomyces species and methods of modified Streptomyces species. Further described are novel compounds, 36-ketomeridamycin, C9-deoxomeridamycin, and C9-deoxoprolylmeridamcyin and uses thereof.

The invention relates to a recombinant cell screening system and a building method thereof. The recombinant cell screening system comprises the receptor cells of constitutive expression non-ribosomal peptide synthetase encoding genes and plasmids containing phosphopantetheine transferase encoding genes. The recombinant cell screening system has the advantages that exogenous substrate needs not to be added, special detecting equipment is not needed, and a screening process can be completed fast, simply, economically and efficiently. The application example, namely clone screening of gene segments, of the system is specifically elaborated in the embodiment of the invention, and the application example proves that the system can be effectively used for screening recombinant cells.

The present invention describes a process for the production of an N-α-amino-hydroxyphenylacetyl or an N-α-aminophenylacetyl β-lactam antibiotic comprising an IPNS-catalysed conversion of a precursor tripeptide hydroxyphenylglycyl-cysteinyl-valine (HpgCV) or phenylglycyl-cysteinyl-valine (PgCV), respectively, to the N-hydroxyphenylglycyl or the N-phenylglycyl β-lactam antibiotic, respectively. The tripeptide HpgCV or the tripeptide PgCV may further be prepared by contacting the amino acids hydroxyphenylglycine (Hpg) or phenylglycine (Pg), cystein (C) and valine (V) with a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) to effect formation of the tripeptide HpgCV or the tripeptide PgCV, the NRPS comprising a first module M1 specific for Hpg or Pg, a second module M2 specific for C and a third module M3 specific for V An IPNS is further provided having an improved activity in this conversion, as well as an NRPS catalysing the formation of the tripeptides. Also a host cell is provided capable of fermentatively producing β-lactam antibiotics with N-α-amino-hydroxyphenylacetyl or an N-α-aminophenylacetyl side chains.

The present disclosure provides methods of utilizing chaperone proteins for the production of active protein such as those encoded by the genes of natural biosynthetic clusters. The methods provided herein have applicability for a wide variety of genes ranging from small fatty acid biosynthetic genes to large non-ribosomal peptide synthetase genes.

An object of the present invention is to identify an enzyme having activity of synthesizing dihydrotentoxin that is a tentoxin precursor and an enzyme having activity of synthesizing tentoxin using dihydrotentoxin as a substrate. The present invention concerns a tentoxin synthesis-related gene encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16 and having activity of nonribosomal peptide synthesis of dihydrotentoxin and a tentoxin synthesis-related gene encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18 and having activity of converting dihydrotentoxin to tentoxin.

The invention provides a construction method and use of Streptomyces roseosporus gene engineering bacteria. The construction method comprises: cloning upstream and downstream accessory key genes dptE, dptF, dptG, dptH, dptI and dptJ of a nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPS) gene in a daptomycin gene cluster; and constructing recombinant plasmids by using an Escherichia coli-Streptomyces shuttle expression vector. The recombinant plasmids are transferred into Escherichia coli ET12567 to culture the ET12567 and the Streptomyces roseosporus together, the Streptomyces roseosporus is transformed by a combined transfer method, a transformant is screened by brulamycin resistance and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is performed for further confirmation. The Streptomyces roseosporus gene engineering bacteria constructed by the invention can be directly used in the industrial production of daptomycin and can improve yield and reduce cost.

The present invention concerns a novel method for the modification and / or custom-made design of artificial non-ribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) from naturally available NRPSs. The artificial NRPSs are of predetermined length and amino acid composition and sequence. Via fusion of well-defined NRPS units (so-called “exchange units”) in a certain manner, using a specific sequence motif in the linker areas it is possible to construct artificial and / or modified NRPS assembly lines, which have the ability of synthesizing peptides of a desired structure.

The present invention concerns a novel method for the modification and / or custom-made design of artificial non-ribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) from naturally available NRPSs. The artificial NRPSs are of predetermined length and amino acid composition and sequence. Via fusion of well-defined NRPS units (so-called "exchange units") in a certain manner, using a specific sequence motif in the linker areas it is possible to construct artificial and / or modified NRPS assembly lines, which have the ability of synthesizing peptides of a desired structure.

Provided herein are synthetic pathways from Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae genes for the production of new, synthetic nonribosomal peptides, and methods and compositions comprising the same. Some aspects of the present disclosure are directed to modified bacterial cells comprising a compressed biosynthetic pathway that comprises (a) biosynthetic genes obtained from one species encoding enzymes active in the bioassembly of a nonribosomal molecule, (b) biosynthetic genes obtained from another species encoding enzymes active in the bioassembly of a nonribosomal molecule that is different from the nonribosomal molecule of (a). In some embodiments, the biosynthetic genes of (a) are Escherichia coli biosynthetic genes and may include entD gene, an entC gene, an entE gene, an entB gene and an entA gene. In some embodiments, the biosynthetic genes of (b) are Vibrio cholera biosynthetic genes and may include a vibH gene and a vibF gene.