# Regulation to function: A computational approach to specialized metabolism

## TL;DR

A new computational method reveals unknown functions of a compound from Streptomyces coelicolor, highlighting ongoing discoveries in specialized metabolism.

## Contribution

A novel computational approach is introduced to uncover new functions in specialized metabolism.

## Key findings

- A compound from Streptomyces coelicolor has previously unknown functions.
- The computational approach reveals new insights into specialized metabolism.

## Abstract

Despite a century of use in drug discovery, specialized metabolism continues to churn out astonishing discoveries. A new study in PLOS Biology uses a novel computational approach to uncover previously unknown functions of a compound produced by Streptomyces coelicolor.

Despite a century of use in drug discovery, specialized metabolism continues to churn out astonishing discoveries. This primer explores a new study in PLOS Biology that uses a novel computational approach to uncover previously unknown functions of a compound produced by Streptomyces coelicolor.