An in vitro assay to explore condensation domain specificity from non-ribosomal peptide synthesis.

Methods Enzymol

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; EMBL Australia, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science. Electronic address:

Published: August 2024

AI Article Synopsis

  • Non-ribosomal peptide synthesis generates various bioactive peptides through a modular system of catalytic domains that create diverse sequences.
  • The chapter describes an in vitro biochemical assay designed to investigate the substrate specificity of condensation domains, which are crucial for elongating peptides.
  • This assay simplifies the process by eliminating the need for adjacent adenylation domains and permits the testing of many synthetic substrates.

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