Complete genome sequence of Janthinobacterium sp. B9-8, a violacein-producing bacterium isolated from low-temperature sewage.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.01.003
Abstract: Janthinobacterium sp. B9-8, isolated from low temperature-sewage in Xinjiang, China, is capable of producing violacein, a promising antibiotic. Here we report the genome sequence of B9-8, which consist of 4,726,850 bp with a G + C content… read more here.
Keywords: genome sequence; isolated low; low temperature; violacein ... See more keywords
Deciphering flux adjustments of engineered E. coli cells during fermentation with changing growth conditions.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2016.12.008
Abstract: Microbial fermentation conditions are dynamic, due to transcriptional induction, nutrient consumption, or changes to incubation conditions. In this study, 13C-metabolic flux analysis was used to characterize two violacein-producing E. coli strains with vastly different productivities,… read more here.
Keywords: growth; violacein; producer; flux ... See more keywords
Consumption of Oleic Acid During Matriphagy in Free-Living Nematodes Alleviates the Toxic Effects of the Bacterial Metabolite Violacein
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64953-x
Abstract: Maternal behaviors benefit the survival of young, contributing directly to the mother’s reproductive fitness. An extreme form of this is seen in matriphagy, when a mother performs the ultimate sacrifice and offers her body as… read more here.
Keywords: violacein; oleic acid; consumption oleic; matriphagy ... See more keywords
Janthinobacterium kumbetense sp. nov., a violacein producing bacterium isolated from spring water in Turkey, and investigation of antimicrobial activity of violacein.
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DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnac119
Abstract: Strain GKT was isolated from the Kumbet plateu of Giresun in Turkey. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain GKT belonged to genus Janthinobacterium and 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities with… read more here.
Keywords: violacein; janthinobacterium kumbetense; strain gkt; janthinobacterium ... See more keywords
A Biosynthetic Platform for Antimalarial Drug Discovery
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DOI: 10.1128/aac.02129-19
Abstract: Advances in synthetic biology have enabled the production of a variety of compounds using bacteria as a vehicle for complex compound biosynthesis. Violacein, a naturally occurring indole pigment with antibiotic properties, can be biosynthetically engineered… read more here.
Keywords: drug; violacein; biology; biosynthesis ... See more keywords
The Kiss of Death: Serratia marcescens Antibacterial Activities against Staphylococcus aureus Requires Both de novo Prodigiosin Synthesis and Direct Contact
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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00607-22
Abstract: The antibacterial activities of prodigiosin are well-established but, as a hydrophobic molecule, the mechanisms used to introduce it to susceptible microbes has never been studied. We found here, in contrast to violacein, another hydrophobic antibiotic… read more here.
Keywords: serratia marcescens; antibacterial activities; contact; synthesis ... See more keywords
Characterization of Anti-Cancer Activities of Violacein: Actions on Tumor Cells and the Tumor Microenvironment
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DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.872223
Abstract: Natural products have been shown to serve as promising starting points for novel anti-cancer drugs. In this study, the anti-cancer activities of the purple compound violacein, initially isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum, were investigated. To highlight… read more here.
Keywords: cancer activities; cell; anti cancer; violacein ... See more keywords