Biosynthesis of fragin is controlled by a novel quorum sensing signal
oleh: Christian Jenul, Simon Sieber, Christophe Daeppen, Anugraha Mathew, Martina Lardi, Gabriella Pessi, Dominic Hoepfner, Markus Neuburger, Anthony Linden, Karl Gademann, Leo Eberl
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2018-03-01 |
Deskripsi
Fragin is a diazeniumdiolate metabolite with antifungal activity, produced by some bacteria. Here, Jenul et al. show that metal chelation is the molecular basis of fragin’s antifungal activity, and that a gene cluster directing fragin biosynthesis is also involved in the synthesis of a signal molecule.