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Activating the hidden pharmaceutical potential of bacteria

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Researchers at Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland develop a new genetic method for the production of new active ingredients in bacteria.

The method leverages a natural bacterial mechanism for the transfer of genetic material and uses it to produce new active ingredient.

Researchers discovered 39 new natural products from four previously unknown natural product classes.

Story Source: Journal Reference: - Feng Xie , Haowen Zhao , Jiaqi Liu , Xiaoli Yang , Markus Neuber , Amay Ajaykumar Agrawal , Amninder Kaur , Jennifer Herrmann , Olga V. Kalinina , Xiaoyi Wei , Rolf Müller , Chengzhang Fu . Autologous DNA mobilization and multiplication expedite natural products discovery from bacteria. Science, 2024 ; 386 ( 6727 ) DOI: 10.1126 /science.abq7333 Cite This Page:.

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