title: Engineering natural products using combinatorial biosynthesis and biocatalysis.
abstract: Many biologically active natural products are produced by the host organisms using dedicated biosynthetic pathways. The programming rules of these pathways may be rationally manipulated through combinatorial biosynthesis to produce natural products that contain structural variations or enhanced pharmacological properties. Furthermore, these pathways contain enzymes that can be harvested as powerful biocatalysts for the synthesis of both new drugs and existing blockbuster therapeutics. This review will highlight recent advances in exploring natural product biosynthetic pathways for new compounds, novel enzymes and useful biocatalysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Xinkai
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D055162:Biocatalysis; D001688:Biological Products / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D020650:Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations