Based on the combined biosynthesis platform, the we in-depth study the microbial synthesis mechanism of candidate compounds with potential druggability, design the molecular structure of drugs, and directionally transform the microbial metabolite synthesis process to obtain target compounds with industrialization potential.
Combinatorial biosynthesis is the directional transformation and arrangement of biosynthetic gene clusters of microbial secondary metabolites through modern biological and chemical technologies, and produce a series of novel metabolites in homologous or heterologous host systems, followed by optimizing these metabolites through modification outside the host system to obtain more active compounds with special functions. The main steps include: 1) to study the biosynthesis mechanism of the target compound; 2) to design the molecular structure of the target drug with high druggability; 3) directionally transformation of gene clusters and host systems related to biosynthesis.
This technology has many advantages, such as: 1) it can improve the structure of the target compound to lower the toxicity, improve the pharmacokinetic properties, enhance the biological activity, and increase the druggability; 2) it can obtain efficient genetically modified engineered strains, and achieve large-scale production of target products.