The present invention provides engineered uridine phosphorylase (UP) enzymes, polypeptides having UP activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, as well as vectors and host cells comprising these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Methods for producing UP enzymes are also provided. The present invention further provides compositions comprising the UP enzymes and methods of using the engineered UP enzymes. The present invention finds particular use in the production of pharmaceutical compounds.

The present disclosure relates to a genetically engineered strain with high production of uridine and its construction method and application. The strain was constructed as follows: heterologously expressing pyrimidine nucleoside operon sequence pyrBCAKDFE (SEQ ID NO:1) on the genome of E coli prompted by strong promoter P.sub.trc to reconstruct the pathway of uridine synthesis; overexpressing the autologous prsA gene coding PRPP synthase by integration of another copy of prsA gene promoted by strong promoter P.sub.trc on the genome; deficiency of uridine kinase, uridine phosphorylase, ribonucleoside hydrolase, homoserine dehydrogenase I and ornithine carbamoyltransferase. When the bacteria was used for producing uridine, 40-67 g/L uridine could be obtained in a 5 L fermentor after fermentation for 40-70 h using the technical scheme provided by the disclosure with the maximum productivity of 0.15-0.25 g uridine/g glucose and 1.5 g/L/h respectively which is the highest level of fermentative producing uridine reported at present.

The present invention relates to compositions, formulations, and methods for treating drug-induced ILF/IPF disorders by administration of a UPase inhibitor, with or without supplemental uridine, a uridine prodrug or a uridine mimetic to a subject in need thereof. Candidate drugs for the treatment include bleomycin and analogs, methotrexate and analogs, and amiodarone and analogs.

The present invention provides engineered uridine phosphorylase (UP) enzymes, polypeptides having UP activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, as well as vectors and host cells comprising these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Methods for producing UP enzymes are also provided. The present invention further provides compositions comprising the UP enzymes and methods of using the engineered UP enzymes. The present invention finds particular use in the production of pharmaceutical compounds.

The present invention provides engineered uridine phosphorylase (UP) enzymes, polypeptides having UP activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, as well as vectors and host cells comprising these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Methods for producing UP enzymes are also provided. The present invention further provides compositions comprising the UP enzymes and methods of using the engineered UP enzymes. The present invention finds particular use in the production of pharmaceutical compounds.

The present disclosure relates to a genetically engineered strain with high production of uridine and its construction method and application. The strain was constructed as follows: heterologously expressing pyrimidine nucleoside operon sequence pyrBCAKDFE (SEQ ID NO:1) on the genome of E coli prompted by strong promoter P.sub.trc to reconstruct the pathway of uridine synthesis; overexpressing the autologous prsA gene coding PRPP synthase by integration of another copy of prsA gene promoted by strong promoter P.sub.trc on the genome; deficiency of uridine kinase, uridine phosphorylase, ribonucleoside hydrolase, homoserine dehydrogenase I and ornithine carbamoyltransferase. When the bacteria was used for producing uridine, 40-67 g/L uridine could be obtained in a 5 L fermentator after fermentation for 40-70 h using the technical scheme provided by the discloure with the maximum productivity of 0.15-0.25 g uridine/g glucose and 1.5 g/L/h respectively which is the highest level of fermentative producing uridine reported at present.

Provided herein is a one-pot method of synthesising a C-nucleoside-5-monophosphate such as pseudouridine-5-monophosphate, from an N-nucleoside using a multi-step enzymatic pathway. The method comprises reacting the N-nucleoside with a phosphate source and nucleoside phosphorylase to form a pentose-1-phosphate intermediate, reacting the pentose-1-phosphate intermediate with a phosphomutase to form pentose-5-phosphate intermediate, and reacting the pentose-5-phosphate intermediate with a nucleoside-5-phosphate C-glycosidase to form the C-nucleoside-5-monophosphate.

The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for producing transgenic plants and other organisms that exhibit increased production of mogroside compounds, in particular mogroside V, and the mogroside compounds, plants and plant parts so produced.

The present invention provides engineered uridine phosphorylase (UP) enzymes, polypeptides having UP activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, as well as vectors and host cells comprising these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Methods for producing UP enzymes are also provided. The present invention further provides compositions comprising the UP enzymes and methods of using the engineered UP enzymes. The present invention finds particular use in the production of pharmaceutical compounds.