Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to inhibitors of MHC-I downmodulation, and methods of treating or preventing an HIV infection by administering the inhibitors to a patient in need of treatment thereof.

Abstract: The disclosure provides biocatalysts that halogenate complex chemical compounds in specific and predictable ways. Also disclosed are halogenated complex organic compounds. The disclosure further provides methods for the halogenation of complex chemical compounds and methods of inhibiting the contraction of smooth muscle in mammals.

Abstract: The disclosure provides biocatalysts that halogenate complex chemical compounds in specific and predictable ways. Also disclosed are halogenated complex organic compounds. The disclosure further provides methods for the halogenation of complex chemical compounds and methods of inhibiting the contraction of smooth muscle in mammals.

Abstract: Provided herein are compounds that can inhibit MHC-I downmodulation, and treat HIV infection in a patient in need of treatment thereof.

Abstract: The disclosure provides cryptophycin intermediates, cryptophycin analogs, and cryptophycin chimeric molecules useful in treating cancer, as well as methods of producing these compounds and methods of treating cancer.

Abstract: The disclosure provides biocatalysts that halogenate complex chemical compounds in specific and predictable ways. Also disclosed are halogenated complex organic compounds. The disclosure further provides methods for the halogenation of complex chemical compounds and methods of inhibiting the contraction of smooth muscle in mammals.

Abstract: The disclosure provides biocatalysts that halogenate complex chemical compounds in specific and predictable ways. Also disclosed are halogenated complex organic compounds. The disclosure further provides methods for the halogenation of complex chemical compounds and methods of inhibiting the contraction of smooth muscle in mammals.

Abstract: The disclosure provides cryptophycin intermediates, cryptophycin analogs, and cryptophycin chimeric molecules useful in treating cancer, as well as methods of producing these compounds and methods of treating cancer.

Abstract: The disclosure provides biocatalysts that halogenate complex chemical compounds in specific and predictable ways. Also disclosed are halogenated complex organic compounds. The disclosure further provides methods for the halogenation of complex chemical compounds and methods of inhibiting the contraction of smooth muscle in mammals.

Abstract: Provided herein are biofilm inhibitors obtained from marine microbial derived natural product extracts from Streptomyces gandocaensis, resulting in biofilm inhibitors, cahuitamycins. Also provided are mutant S. gandocaensis, methods of inhibiting biofilm formation, methods of producing, or increasing the production of, cahuitamycins, methods for synthesizing cahuitamycins, and methods of purifying cahuitamycins.

Abstract: Provided herein are biofilm inhibitors obtained from marine microbial derived natural product extracts from Streptomyces gandocaensis, resulting in biofilm inhibitors, cahuitamycins. Also provided are mutant S. gandocaensis, methods of inhibiting biofilm formation, methods of producing, or increasing the production of, cahuitamycins, methods for synthesizing cahuitamycins, and methods of purifying cahuitamycins.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to the biosynthetic pathway for a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) derived drug and analogs thereof. The invention provides polynucleotide sequences useful for heterologous expression in a convenient microbial host for the synthesis of the NRPS-derived drug, the polypeptides encoded by such polynucleotides, expression vectors comprising the polynucleotides, host cells comprising the polynucleotides or expression vectors, and kits comprising a host cell. Also provided is a method for the production of ET-743, the NRPS-derived drug.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions of compounds of formula (I), methods of inhibiting a bacterial infection by contacting a cell with a composition comprising a compound of formula (I), and methods of isolating compounds of formula (I) from an extract of Streptomyces tempisquensis.

Abstract: The biosynthesis of fungal bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane indole alkaloids with a wide spectrum of biological activities have attracted increasing interest. Their intriguing mode of assembly has long been proposed to feature a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase, a presumed intramolecular Diels-Alderase, a variant number of prenyltransferases, and a series of oxidases responsible for the diverse tailoring modifications of their cyclodipeptide-based structural core. Until recently, the details of these biosynthetic pathways have remained largely unknown due to lack of information on the fungal derived biosynthetic gene clusters. Herein, we report a comparative analysis of four natural product metabolic systems of a select group of bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane indole alkaloids including (+)/(?)-notoamide, paraherquamide and malbrancheamide, in which we propose an enzyme for each step in the biosynthetic pathway based on deep annotation and on-going biochemical studies.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the biosynthetic pathway for a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) derived drug and analogs thereof. The invention also discloses polynucleotide sequences useful for heterologous expression in a convenient microbial host for the synthesis of the NRPS derived drug.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel polyene compound similar to nystatin, a method for preparing the same, and an antifungal drug comprising the novel polyene compound as an active ingredient. Compared to nystatin comprising one sugar, NNP, which is the polyene compound similar to nystatin, displays 300 times higher solubility and ten times lower cytotoxicity while maintaining antifungal activity, and thus can be useful in developing a novel polyene antifungal agent having improved solubility and less toxicity in terms of pharmacokinetics.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to the biosynthetic pathway for a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) derived drug and analogs thereof. The invention provides polynucleotide sequences useful for heterologous expression in a convenient microbial host for the synthesis of the NRPS-derived drug, the polypeptides encoded by such polynucleotides, expression vectors comprising the polynucleotides, host cells comprising the polynucleotides or expression vectors, and kits comprising a host cell. Also provided is a method for the production of ET-743, the NRPS-derived drug.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to the biosynthetic pathway for a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS)-derived drug and analogs thereof. The invention provides polynucleotide sequences useful for heterologous expression in a convenient microbial host for the synthesis of the NRPS-derived drug, the polypeptides encoded by such polynucleotides, expression vectors comprising the polynucleotides, host cells comprising the polynucleotides or expression vectors, and kits comprising a host cell. Also provided is a method for the production of ET-743, the NRPS-derived drug.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to the biosynthetic pathway for a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS)-derived drug and analogs thereof. The invention provides polynucleotide sequences useful for heterologous expression in a convenient microbial host for the synthesis of the NRPS-derived drug, the polypeptides encoded by such polynucleotides, expression vectors comprising the polynucleotides, host cells comprising the polynucleotides or expression vectors, and kits comprising a host cell. Also provided is a method for the production of ET-743, the NRPS-derived drug.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions of compounds of formula (I), methods of inhibiting a bacterial infection by contacting a cell with a composition comprising a compound of formula (I), and methods of isolating compounds of formula (I) from an extract of Streptomyces tempisquensis.