1 year ago
Scientists use E. coli to make drugs
Washington, Dec 23 - Researchers have turned to the lethal E. coli to synthesise a class of natural products known as bacterial aromatic polyketides - that include antibiotic and anti-cancer drugs. BAPs include the antibiotic tetracycline and the compound doxorubicin, used in the treatment of breast and other cancers. Many of these natural products are synthesized by organisms that are difficult ... read more

1 year ago
Scientists use E. coli to make drugs
Washington, Dec 23 - Researchers have turned to the lethal E. coli to synthesise a class of natural products known as bacterial aromatic polyketides - that include antibiotic and anti-cancer drugs. BAPs include the antibiotic tetracycline and the compound doxorubicin, used in the treatment of breast and other cancers. Many of these natural products are synthesized by organisms that are difficult ... read more