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Brandon Morinaka

Principal Investigator

National University of Singapore

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Natural products, peptide biosynthesis, analytical chemistry

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Brandon Morinaka investigates microbial natural product pathways and peptide macrocyclization to create modular libraries for drug discovery. His group integrates enzymology with LC–MS, HPLC and NMR to discover, characterize and optimize bioactive scaffolds.

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National University of Singapore

Cyclophane-containing RiPPs targeting BamA for antibacterial applications

Novel ribosomally synthesized peptides with three-residue cyclophane rings that lock into a beta-strand conformation to bind BamA, an essential outer membrane protein in Gram-negative bacteria. Offers a potential new mod...

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Brandon Morinaka

Principal Investigator

National University of Singapore

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National University of Singapore

Principal Investigator

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