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Exploring The Capacity Of Bacteria For Natural Product Biosynthesis, Ozkan Fidan
Exploring The Capacity Of Bacteria For Natural Product Biosynthesis, Ozkan Fidan
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
This dissertation is focused on exploring the potential of bacteria for the biosynthesis of natural products with the purposes of generating novel natural product derivatives and of improving the titer of pharmaceutically important natural products.
A wide variety of compounds from various sources have been historically used in the treatment and prevention of diseases. Natural products as a major source of new drugs are extensively explored due to their huge structural diversity and promising biological activities such as antimicrobial, anticancer, antifungal, antiviral and antioxidant properties. For instance, penicillin as an early-discovered antimicrobial agent has saved millions of lives, indicating the …