Eric W. Schmidt

This study identifies and characterizes a nonribosomal pathway in molluscs for producing bursatellin analogs, showing these compounds are synthesized by the animals themselves, not their microbial symbionts.

The paper presents structures of AFPKs from Elysia chlorotica, revealing the ACP linker's role in regulating substrate and product selectivity during polyketide and fatty acid synthesis.

This study identifies DIMTA, a marine tunicate metabolite, as a selective inhibitor of cold thermosensors in mice, increasing cold sensation threshold by >3°C.

The paper identifies molleamine C as a partial antagonist of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors with potential for neuroactive drug development.