# Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/microbial-natural-products-and-biosynthesis-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 1,695,039 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the exploration of natural products, particularly from microbial sources, as potential sources of new drugs. It covers various aspects such as genome sequencing, biosynthetic gene clusters, secondary metabolites, and their role in drug discovery. The cluster also emphasizes the significance of marine natural products and the potential of endophytic fungi in providing bioactive compounds for pharmaceutical applications. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T10252 |
| Works | 430,815 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Rob Knight](https://scholariq.org/researchers/rob-knight/)
- [Peer Bork](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peer-bork/)
- [Jun Wang](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jun-wang-11/)
- [Matthias Mann](https://scholariq.org/researchers/matthias-mann/)
- [Chris Sander](https://scholariq.org/researchers/chris-sander/)
- [Marco A. Marra](https://scholariq.org/researchers/marco-a-marra/)
- [Jill P. Mesirov](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jill-p-mesirov/)
- [M Snyder](https://scholariq.org/researchers/m-snyder/)
- [Lewis C. Cantley](https://scholariq.org/researchers/lewis-c-cantley/)
- [Steven J.M. Jones](https://scholariq.org/researchers/steven-j-m-jones/)
- [Nikolaus Schultz](https://scholariq.org/researchers/nikolaus-schultz/)
- [Bruce L. Miller](https://scholariq.org/researchers/bruce-l-miller/)

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