RECENT ADVANCES IN THE ELUCIDATION OF ENZYMATIC FUNCTION IN NATURAL PRODUCT BIOSYNTHESIS [VERSION 2; REFEREES: 2 APPROVED]

With the successful production of artemisinic animed all pro acid in yeast, the promising potential of synthetic biology for natural product biosynthesis is now being realized.The recent total biosynthesis of opioids in microbes is considered to be another landmark in this field.The importance and significance of enzymes in natural product biosynth

In late 2020, dried wood ear mushrooms, a low-moisture food ingredient that had been imported and sold to restaurants, were linked to a foodborne outbreak of Salmonella Stanley, which sickened 55 individuals across the United States.These mushrooms are commonly used in Asian cuisine.It is unclear if the contaminated dried wood ear mushrooms that ca