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Coumarins and their derivatives possess diverse bioactivities and broad applications in pharmaceuticals, food additives, and materials science. For example, amino-functionalized coumarin derivatives hold significant promise for the development of novel functional materials and drug discovery. However, the microbial bio...

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Widespread Biosynthesis of Thiohistidine Dipeptides in Bacteria

Natural products have been paramount in inspiring novel chemistry as well as providing therapeutic agents and chemical tools for biological applications. A recently emerging class of natural products, the thio/seleno-imidazoles (TSIs), contains C–S or C–Se bonds that are installed by nonheme iron sulfoxide and seleno...

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Enzyme engineering serves as a powerful tool in biocatalysis, enabling the development of enzymes with improved stability, activity, and specificity for a range of academic, industrial, and pharmaceutical applications. However, a limited understanding of sequence–structure–function relationships in terpene synthases, t...

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Development of a genetic toolkit for Sphingomonas and its application in tailored welan gum fermentation from bagasse hydrolysate.

Sphingomonas represent a significant microbial resource with considerable industrial applicability. However, non-model microorganisms often lack efficient genetic modification tools, which hinders the development of microbial cell factories. In this study, using the welan gum-producing strain Sphingomonas sp. HT-1 as a...

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Efficient Production of Vanillyl Alcohol in Escherichia coli via Protein and Pathway Engineering

Vanillyl alcohol (VNA) is a high-value compound used in the pharmaceutical industry and other fields. Its microbial de novo biosynthesis is severely limited by the low catalytic efficiency of O-methyltransferase. Here, we constructed a V314I mutant of caffeate O-methyltransferase via structure-guided protein engineer...

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Cordycepin is a high-value bioactive compound with significant therapeutic potential. In this study, we report a transposon-based genome engineering strategy for establishing an allantoin-inducible cordycepin production platform in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We first optimized the allantoin-inducible system by refining...

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