Branching and converging pathways in fungal natural product biosynthesis

Autor: Xingxing Wei, Wei-Guang Wang, Yudai Matsuda
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-24 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2054-3085
DOI: 10.1186/s40694-022-00135-w
Popis: Abstract In nature, organic molecules with great structural diversity and complexity are synthesized by utilizing a relatively small number of starting materials. A synthetic strategy adopted by nature is pathway branching, in which a common biosynthetic intermediate is transformed into different end products. A natural product can also be synthesized by the fusion of two or more precursors generated from separate metabolic pathways. This review article summarizes several representative branching and converging pathways in fungal natural product biosynthesis to illuminate how fungi are capable of synthesizing a diverse array of natural products.
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