title: The hidden diversity of ribosomal peptide natural products.
abstract: A recent report in BMC Biology on the discovery and analysis of biosynthetic genes for ribosomal peptide natural products confirms that these pathways are much more common and diverse than previously suspected, contributing substantially to the chemical arsenal employed by bacteria. See research article http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/70.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA. ews1@utah.edu
authors.forename: Eric W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001688:Biological Products / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004798:Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D014644:Genetic Variation; D010455:Peptides / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D004798:Enzymes; D010455:Peptides