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LAntibiotic Production: Technology, Optimization and improved Process

ReferenceBBS/E/J/000CA423
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Mervyn Bibb
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution John Innes Centre
DepartmentJohn Innes Centre Department
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 159,979
StatusCompleted
TypeInstitute Project
Start date 01/07/2010
End date 30/06/2013
Duration36 months

Abstract

The aim of this project is to analyse the regulation of lantibiotic biosynthesis in actinomycetes. Lantibiotics are ribosomally synthesised peptide antibiotics that undergo a variety of post-translational modifications. The project will focus on NAI-107 (also known as microbisporicin) produced by Microbispora sp. The aim is to understand how the production of this compound is activated, and to dissect the roles, and relationships between, both pathway-specific and global regulatory genes. The interaction between lantibiotic biosynthesis and self-resistance will also be analysed.

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Committee Not funded via Committee
Research TopicsIndustrial Biotechnology, Microbiology
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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