Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Reference module in chemistry, molecular sciences and chemical engineering |
Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
ISBN (Print) | 9780124095472 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 20 Feb 2020 |
Abstract
The uridyl peptide antibiotics are a class of structurally and biologically diverse series of pyrimidine containing natural products, that have attracted considerable interest due to their powerful and varied bioactivities; and potential for exploitation in human medicine as well as agriculture.
This article overviews the varied structures of the pyrimidine nucleoside-based antibiotics, their natural origins and their bioactivities. Current understanding of the enzyme mediated assemblies (biosynthesis) of these structurally intriguing compounds is overviewed.
Keywords
- Anti-microbial
- Anti-tubercular
- Anti-viral
- Biosynthesis of UPAs
- MraY
- NRPS
- Nucleoside antibiotics
- Pyrimidine nucleosides
- Uridyl peptide antibiotics (UPAs)