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Reprogramming the biosynthesis of natural products

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By gjwillia | Published September 14, 2013 | Full size is 2306 × 3069 pixels

Accessing non-natural small molecules via synthetic biology

The Williams Lab uses a combination of enzyme engineering, metabolic engineering, microbiology, synthetic biology, and organic chemistry, to access various non-natural small molecules and natural products for drug discovery and chemical biology.

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Prof. Williams is a member of the Comparative Medicine Institute at NC State, the BIT Program Training Faculty, the Microbiology Training Faculty, and the Genomic Sciences Initiative Training Faculty.

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We are always looking for talented undergraduates, graduates, and postdocs to join the group! Please contact Gavin Williams for more details. Review our group brochure Williams Lab Brochure 2020

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Recent Publications

Engineering the Specificity of Acetyl-CoA Synthetase for Diverse Acyl-CoA Thioester Generation
Promiscuity of an Alcohol-Dependent Hemiterpene Pathway for the In Vivo Production of a Non-Natural Alkylated Tryptophan Derivative
Directed Evolution of a Macrolide-Sensing Transcription Factor Biosensor for the Detection of Macrolactone Aglycones via "Effector Walking" and Efflux Pump Deletion
Engineering of a Malonyl-CoA Ligase for Production of Fluorinated Polyketide Extender Units
Targeted Enzyme Modifications Enable Regioselective Biosynthesis of Fluorinated Polyketides

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