The present invention relates to an optimized metabolic pathway design in P. pastoris. In particular, to a recombinant polycistronic expression construct for stable expression of multiple genes of interest in a yeast cell, preferably in P. pastoris.

The present disclosure concerns the large-scale manufacture of pharmaceutical compounds, and novel intermediates for use in the manufacture. International Patent Application WO2011154737 discloses morpholine pyrimidines useful for treating cancer, processes for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. In particular, WO2011154737 discloses, as experimental Example 2.02 on page 60, the compound 4-{4-[(3R)-3-methylmorpholin-4-yl]-6-[1-((R)—S-methylsulfonimidoyl)cyclopropyl]pyrimidin-2-yl}-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (hereafter referred to as the compound of Formula (I)). The structure of the compound of Formula (I) is shown below. A synthetic route to the compound of Formula (I) is described at pages 51 to 57, 66 and 67 of WO2011154737, and is summarised below in Scheme 1.

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The present disclosure concerns the large-scale manufacture of pharmaceutical compounds, and novel intermediates for use in the manufacture. International Patent Application WO2011154737 discloses morpholine pyrimidines useful for treating cancer, processes for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. In particular, WO2011154737 discloses, as experimental Example 2.02 on page 60, the compound 4-{4-[(3R)-3-methylmorpholin-4-yl]-6-[1-((R)—S-methylsulfonimidoyl)cyclopropyl]pyrimidin-2-yl}-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (hereafter referred to as the compound of Formula (I)). The structure of the compound of Formula (I) is shown below. A synthetic route to the compound of Formula (I) is described at pages 51 to 57, 66 and 67 of WO2011154737, and is summarised below in Scheme 1.

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In accordance with the purpose(s) of the present disclosure, as embodied and broadly described herein, embodiments of the present disclosure, in some aspects, relate to genetically modified Streptomyces bacteria capable of increased thaxtomin production, genetically modified Streptomyces bacteria with reduced activity of a CebR protein encoded by a cebR gene and/or reduced activity of a β-glucosidase enzyme encoded by the bglC gene, genetically modified Streptomyces bacteria including a mutation of a native cebR gene and/or a native bglC gene, methods of increasing thaxtomin production in Streptomyces bacteria, methods of suppressing CebR and/or BglC activity, methods of producing thaxtomin, and thaxtomin produced by the methods of the present disclosure.

A species of Burkholderia sp with no known pathogenicity to vertebrates but with pesticidal activity (e.g., plants, insects, fungi, weeds and nematodes) is provided. Also provided are natural products derived from a culture of said species and methods of controlling pests using said natural products.

The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize chiral compounds.

A species of Burkholderia sp with no known pathogenicity to vertebrates but with pesticidal activity (e.g., plants, insects, fungi, weeds and nematodes) is provided. Also provided are natural products derived from a culture of said species and methods of controlling pests using said natural products.

A species of Burkholderia sp with no known pathogenicity to vertebrates but with pesticidal activity (e.g., plants, insects, fungi, weeds and nematodes) is provided. Also provided are natural products derived from a culture of said species and methods of controlling pests using said natural products.

The present invention relates to an FK506 derivative which has reduced immunosuppressive activity but maintains nerve regeneration activity, a preparing method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same for preventing or treating nervous system diseases. A composition comprising 9-deoxo-prolyl-FK506, 31-O-demethyl-FK506, or 9-deoxo-31-O-demethyl-FK506 can promote nerve regeneration and has reduced immunosuppressive activity, thereby reducing side effects in the treatment of nervous system diseases.

The present invention relates to an FK506 derivative which has reduced immunosuppressive activity but maintains nerve regeneration activity, a preparing method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same for preventing or treating nervous system diseases. A composition comprising 9-deoxo-prolyl-FK506, 31-O-demethyl-FK506, or 9-deoxo-31-O-demethyl-FK506 can promote nerve regeneration and has reduced immunosuppressive activity, thereby reducing side effects in the treatment of nervous system diseases.