Synthetic BiologybioRxiv
Biosynthesis of the Antibiotic Nonribosomal Peptide Penicillin in Baker’s Yeast
Ali R Awan, Benjamin A Blount, David J Bell…·Tom Ellis
This paper engineers baker's yeast to produce penicillin, achieving 50-fold increased productivity and antibacterial activity against Streptococcus.
DOI 10.1038/ncomms15202