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Abstract

Abyssomicin C is a polyketide antibiotic produced by AB-18-032. Previous work on abyssomicin C indicated that it inhibits growth of infectious pathogens such as Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant (VRSA). It does this by suppressing para-aminobenzoic acid (pABA) synthesis, which is required for folic acid biosynthesis in bacteria. This makes abyssomicin C an appealing antibiotic drug, as it is specific only to bacteria. However, its yield in chemical synthesis (4 %) and biosynthesis (60.0 mg/L) are low. Ribosome engineering, through the selection of streptomycin-resistant and rifampin-resistant mutants, of may result in strains with a higher titer of production. After screening by bioassay and sequencing, the mutant genes in six Ochi mutants were identified. Of these mutants, four of them are able to produce a higher titer of abyssomicin C. The other two strains were detected to produce the other secondary metabolite.

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2020-07-10
2024-11-14
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