Methyltransferases: functions and applications

E Abdelraheem, B Thair, RF Varela… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this review the current state‐of‐the‐art of S‐adenosylmethionine (SAM)‐dependent
methyltransferases and SAM are evaluated. Their structural classification and diversity is …

Microbiome—microbial metabolome—cancer cell interactions in breast cancer—familiar, but unexplored

E Mikó, T Kovács, É Sebő, J Tóth, T Csonka, G Ujlaki… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is a leading cause of death among women worldwide. Dysbiosis, an aberrant
composition of the microbiome, characterizes breast cancer. In this review we discuss the …

Naturally occurring flavonoids and isoflavonoids and their microbial transformation: A review

JF Wang, SS Liu, ZQ Song, TC Xu, CS Liu, YG Hou… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Flavonoids and isoflavonoids are polyphenolic secondary metabolites usually produced by
plants adapting to changing ecological environments over a long period of time. Therefore …

The role of the microbiome in ovarian cancer: mechanistic insights into oncobiosis and to bacterial metabolite signaling

A Sipos, G Ujlaki, E Mikó, E Maka, J Szabó, K Uray… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Ovarian cancer is characterized by dysbiosis, referred to as oncobiosis in neoplastic
diseases. In ovarian cancer, oncobiosis was identified in numerous compartments, including …

Engineering of flavonoid 3′-O-methyltransferase for improved biosynthesis of chrysoeriol in Escherichia coli

X Wu, M Yuwen, Z Pu, Z Zhao, H Yu, J Zha - Applied Microbiology and …, 2023 - Springer
O-Methylation catalyzed by O-methyltransferases (OMTs) is an important modification of
flavonoids for improving the transport efficiency across membranes and metabolic stability in …

Streptomyces spp. in the biocatalysis toolbox

J Spasic, M Mandic, L Djokic… - Applied microbiology and …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract About 20,100 research publications dated 2000–2017 were recovered searching
the PubMed and Web of Science databases for Streptomyces, which are the richest known …

Cytostatic Bacterial Metabolites Interfere with 5-Fluorouracil, Doxorubicin and Paclitaxel Efficiency in 4T1 Breast Cancer Cells

S Schwarcz, P Nyerges, TI Bíró, E Janka, P Bai, E Mikó - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
The microbiome is capable of modulating the bioavailability of chemotherapy drugs, mainly
due to metabolizing these agents. Multiple cytostatic bacterial metabolites were recently …

Biosynthetic Pathway and Bioactivity of Vanillin, a Highly Abundant Metabolite Distributed in the Root Cortex of Tea Plants (Camellia sinensis)

Y Huang, Y Yang, J Xue, Y Liao, X Fu… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Volatiles are important for plant root stress resistance. The diseases in tea root are serious,
causing major losses. The volatile composition in tea root and whether it can resist diseases …

Complete genome sequence of Streptomyces peucetius ATCC 27952, the producer of anticancer anthracyclines and diverse secondary metabolites

D Dhakal, SK Lim, DH Kim, BG Kim, T Yamaguchi… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Streptomyces peucetius ATCC 27952 is a filamentous soil bacterium with potential to
produce anthracyclines such as doxorubicin (DXR) and daunorubicin (DNR), which are …

Substrate promiscuity of a paralytic shellfish toxin amidinotransferase

AL Lukowski, L Mallik, ME Hinze, BM Carlson… - ACS chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Secondary metabolites are assembled by enzymes that often perform reactions with high
selectivity and specificity. Many of these enzymes also tolerate variations in substrate …