Researchers from Bochum and Leipzig have successfully used a soil bacterium to specifically produce prodrugs. The key to this step was a detailed understanding of the metabolization of indole. The natural compound is first activated in microorganisms. To do this, they need a monooxygenase, the molecular structure of which has been clarified for the first time.
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Source: Phys.org