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Schlüter L, Busche T, Bondzio L, Hütten A, Niehaus K, Schneiker-Bekel S, Pühler A, Kalinowski J. Sigma Factor Engineering in Actinoplanes sp. SE50/110: Expression of the Alternative Sigma Factor Gene ACSP50_0507 (σH As) Enhances Acarbose Yield and Alters Cell Morphology. Microorganisms 2024; 12:1241. [PMID: 38930623 PMCID: PMC11205660 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12061241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Revised: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Sigma factors are transcriptional regulators that are part of complex regulatory networks for major cellular processes, as well as for growth phase-dependent regulation and stress response. Actinoplanes sp. SE50/110 is the natural producer of acarbose, an α-glucosidase inhibitor that is used in diabetes type 2 treatment. Acarbose biosynthesis is dependent on growth, making sigma factor engineering a promising tool for metabolic engineering. ACSP50_0507 is a homolog of the developmental and osmotic-stress-regulating Streptomyces coelicolor σHSc. Therefore, the protein encoded by ACSP50_0507 was named σHAs. Here, an Actinoplanes sp. SE50/110 expression strain for the alternative sigma factor gene ACSP50_0507 (sigHAs) achieved a two-fold increased acarbose yield with acarbose production extending into the stationary growth phase. Transcriptome sequencing revealed upregulation of acarbose biosynthesis genes during growth and at the late stationary growth phase. Genes that are transcriptionally activated by σHAs frequently code for secreted or membrane-associated proteins. This is also mirrored by the severely affected cell morphology, with hyperbranching, deformed and compartmentalized hyphae. The dehydrated cell morphology and upregulation of further genes point to a putative involvement in osmotic stress response, similar to its S. coelicolor homolog. The DNA-binding motif of σHAs was determined based on transcriptome sequencing data and shows high motif similarity to that of its homolog. The motif was confirmed by in vitro binding of recombinantly expressed σHAs to the upstream sequence of a strongly upregulated gene. Autoregulation of σHAs was observed, and binding to its own gene promoter region was also confirmed.
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- Laura Schlüter
- Microbial Genomics and Biotechnology, Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, 33594 Bielefeld, Germany; (L.S.); (S.S.-B.)
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- Technology Platform Genomics, Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, 33594 Bielefeld, Germany;
- Medical School East Westphalia-Lippe, Bielefeld University, 33594 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Faculty of Physics, Bielefeld University, 33594 Bielefeld, Germany; (L.B.); (A.H.)
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- Faculty of Physics, Bielefeld University, 33594 Bielefeld, Germany; (L.B.); (A.H.)
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- Proteome and Metabolome Research, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, 33594 Bielefeld, Germany;
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- Microbial Genomics and Biotechnology, Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, 33594 Bielefeld, Germany; (L.S.); (S.S.-B.)
- Genome Research of Industrial Microorganisms, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, 33594 Bielefeld, Germany;
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- Genome Research of Industrial Microorganisms, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, 33594 Bielefeld, Germany;
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- Microbial Genomics and Biotechnology, Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, 33594 Bielefeld, Germany; (L.S.); (S.S.-B.)
- Technology Platform Genomics, Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, 33594 Bielefeld, Germany;
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Nölting S, März C, Jacob L, Persicke M, Schneiker-Bekel S, Kalinowski J. The 4-α-Glucanotransferase AcbQ Is Involved in Acarbose Modification in Actinoplanes sp. SE50/110. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11040848. [PMID: 37110271 PMCID: PMC10146171 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11040848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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The pseudo-tetrasaccharide acarbose, produced by Actinoplanes sp. SE50/110, is a α-glucosidase inhibitor used for treatment of type 2 diabetes patients. In industrial production of acarbose, by-products play a relevant role that complicates the purification of the product and reduce yields. Here, we report that the acarbose 4-α-glucanotransferase AcbQ modifies acarbose and the phosphorylated version acarbose 7-phosphate. Elongated acarviosyl metabolites (α-acarviosyl-(1,4)-maltooligosaccharides) with one to four additional glucose molecules were identified performing in vitro assays with acarbose or acarbose 7-phosphate and short α-1,4-glucans (maltose, maltotriose and maltotetraose). High functional similarities to the 4-α-glucanotransferase MalQ, which is essential in the maltodextrin pathway, are revealed. However, maltotriose is a preferred donor and acarbose and acarbose 7-phosphate, respectively, serve as specific acceptors for AcbQ. This study displays the specific intracellular assembly of longer acarviosyl metabolites catalyzed by AcbQ, indicating that AcbQ is directly involved in the formation of acarbose by-products of Actinoplanes sp. SE50/110.
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Tsunoda T, Samadi A, Burade S, Mahmud T. Complete biosynthetic pathway to the antidiabetic drug acarbose. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3455. [PMID: 35705566 PMCID: PMC9200736 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31232-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Acarbose is a bacterial-derived α-glucosidase inhibitor clinically used to treat patients with type 2 diabetes. As type 2 diabetes is on the rise worldwide, the market demand for acarbose has also increased. Despite its significant therapeutic importance, how it is made in nature is not completely understood. Here, we report the complete biosynthetic pathway to acarbose and its structural components, GDP-valienol and O-4-amino-(4,6-dideoxy-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1→4)-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-D-glucopyranose. GDP-valienol is derived from valienol 7-phosphate, catalyzed by three cyclitol modifying enzymes, whereas O-4-amino-(4,6-dideoxy-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1→4)-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-D-glucopyranose is produced from dTDP-4-amino-4,6-dideoxy-D-glucose and maltose by the glycosyltransferase AcbI. The final assembly process is catalyzed by a pseudoglycosyltransferase enzyme, AcbS, which is a homologue of AcbI but catalyzes the formation of a non-glycosidic C-N bond. This study clarifies all previously unknown steps in acarbose biosynthesis and establishes a complete pathway to this high value pharmaceutical. The market demand for acarbose, a drug used for treatment of patients affected by type-2 diabetes, has increased. In this article, the authors report the acarbose complete biosynthetic pathway, clarifying previously unknown steps and identifying a pseudoglycosyltransferase enzyme, AcbS, a homologue of AcbI that catalyzes the formation of a non-glycosidic C-N bond.
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- Takeshi Tsunoda
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331-3507, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331-3507, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331-3507, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331-3507, USA.
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Zhu XL, Luo YQ, Wang L, Huang YK, He YG, Xie WJ, Liu SL, Shi XX. Novel Stereoselective Syntheses of (+)-Streptol and (-)-1 -epi-Streptol Starting from Naturally Abundant (-)-Shikimic Acid. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:17103-17112. [PMID: 34250367 PMCID: PMC8264934 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Novel highly stereoselective syntheses of (+)-streptol and (-)-1-epi-streptol starting from naturally abundant (-)-shikimic acid were described in this article. (-)-Shikimic acid was first converted to the common key intermediate by 11 steps in 40% yield. It was then converted to (+)-streptol by three steps in 72% yield, and it was also converted to (-)-1-epi-streptol by one step in 90% yield. In summary, (+)-streptol and (-)-1-epi-streptol were synthesized from (-)-shikimic acid by 14 and 12 steps in 29 and 36% overall yields, respectively.
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- Xing-Liang Zhu
- Engineering
Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry of the Ministry
of Education, School of Pharmacy, East China
University of Science and Technology, 130 Mei-Long Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Engineering
Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry of the Ministry
of Education, School of Pharmacy, East China
University of Science and Technology, 130 Mei-Long Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Engineering
Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry of the Ministry
of Education, School of Pharmacy, East China
University of Science and Technology, 130 Mei-Long Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Engineering
Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry of the Ministry
of Education, School of Pharmacy, East China
University of Science and Technology, 130 Mei-Long Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Engineering
Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry of the Ministry
of Education, School of Pharmacy, East China
University of Science and Technology, 130 Mei-Long Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Engineering
Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry of the Ministry
of Education, School of Pharmacy, East China
University of Science and Technology, 130 Mei-Long Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Zhejiang
Arthur Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 3556 Linggongtang Road, Jiake Life Science Park Building 3, Daqiao Town, Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314000, P. R. China
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- Engineering
Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry of the Ministry
of Education, School of Pharmacy, East China
University of Science and Technology, 130 Mei-Long Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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A severe leakage of intermediates to shunt products in acarbose biosynthesis. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1468. [PMID: 32193369 PMCID: PMC7081202 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15234-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The α-glucosidase inhibitor acarbose, produced by Actinoplanes sp. SE50/110, is a well-known drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, the largely unexplored biosynthetic mechanism of this compound has impeded further titer improvement. Herein, we uncover that 1-epi-valienol and valienol, accumulated in the fermentation broth at a strikingly high molar ratio to acarbose, are shunt products that are not directly involved in acarbose biosynthesis. Additionally, we find that inefficient biosynthesis of the amino-deoxyhexose moiety plays a role in the formation of these shunt products. Therefore, strategies to minimize the flux to the shunt products and to maximize the supply of the amino-deoxyhexose moiety are implemented, which increase the acarbose titer by 1.2-fold to 7.4 g L−1. This work provides insights into the biosynthesis of the C7-cyclitol moiety and highlights the importance of assessing shunt product accumulation when seeking to improve the titer of microbial pharmaceutical products. Biosynthetic mechanism for the type 2 diabetes treatment drug acarbose is not fully revealed. Here, the authors show that shunt pathways and inefficient amino-deoxyhexose biosynthesis lead to 1-epi-valienol and valienol accumulation, and minimizing the flux to these shunt products can increase acarbose titer in Actinoplanes species.
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Pseudo-oligosaccharides are microbial-derived secondary metabolites whose chemical structures contain pseudosugars (glycomimetics). Due to their high resemblance to the molecules of life (carbohydrates), most pseudo-oligosaccharides show significant biological activities. Some of them have been used as drugs to treat human and plant diseases. Because of their significant economic value, efforts have been put into understanding their biosynthesis, optimizing their fermentation conditions, and engineering their metabolic pathways to obtain better production yields. A number of unusual enzymes participating in diverse biosynthetic pathways to pseudo-oligosaccharides have been reported. Various methods and conditions to improve the production yields of the target compounds and eliminate byproducts have also been developed. This review article describes recent studies on the biosynthesis, fermentation optimization, and metabolic engineering of high-value pseudo-oligosaccharides.
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The first synthesis of carbasugars, compounds in which the ring oxygen of a monosaccharide had been replaced by a methylene moiety, was described in 1966 by Professor G. E. McCasland’s group. Seven years later, the first true natural carbasugar (5a-carba-R-D-galactopyranose) was isolated from a fermentation broth of Streptomyces sp. MA-4145. In the following decades, the chemistry and biology of carbasugars have been extensively studied. Most of these compounds show interesting biological properties, especially enzymatic inhibitory activities, and, in consequence, an important number of analogues have also been prepared in the search for improved biological activities. The aim of this review is to give coverage on the progress made in two important aspects of these compounds: the elucidation of their biosynthesis and the consideration of their biological properties, including the extensively studied carbapyranoses as well as the much less studied carbafuranoses.
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Wendler S, Otto A, Ortseifen V, Bonn F, Neshat A, Schneiker-Bekel S, Walter F, Wolf T, Zemke T, Wehmeier UF, Hecker M, Kalinowski J, Becher D, Pühler A. Comprehensive proteome analysis of Actinoplanes sp. SE50/110 highlighting the location of proteins encoded by the acarbose and the pyochelin biosynthesis gene cluster. J Proteomics 2015; 125:1-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2015.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Revised: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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PRIMANITA MONA, TRI WAHYUDI ARIS, LESTARI YULIN. 16S rRNA-based Metagenomic Analysis of Endophytic Actinomycetes Diversity from Tinospora crispa L. Miers. MICROBIOLOGY INDONESIA 2015. [DOI: 10.5454/mi.9.1.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Usami Y, Mizuki K. Stereostructure reassignment and determination of the absolute configuration of pericosine D(o) by a synthetic approach. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2011; 74:877-81. [PMID: 21391658 DOI: 10.1021/np100843j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A combination of chemical synthesis and NMR methods was used to reassign the structure of pericosine D(o) (8), a cytotoxic marine natural product produced by the fungus Periconia byssoides OUPS-N133 that was originally derived from the sea hare Aplysia kurodai. Chemical synthesis was used to prepare pericoisne D(o) (8) from a known chlorohydrin that was in turn derived from (-)-quinic acid. The absolute configuration of natural pericosine D(o) (8) was determined to be methyl (3R,4S,5S,6S)-6-chloro-3,4,5-trihydroxy-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylate. HPLC analyses using a chiral-phase column indicated that pericosine D(o) (8) exists in an enantiomerically pure form in nature.
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- Yoshihide Usami
- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 4-20-1 Nasahara, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-1094, Japan.
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Wehmeier UF. The Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Acarbose inActinoplanes sp.SE 50/110: A Progress Report. BIOCATAL BIOTRANSFOR 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/10242420310001614388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Bedekar A, Shah K, Koffas M. Natural Products for Type II Diabetes Treatment. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2010; 71:21-73. [DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2164(10)71002-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Sedmera P, Halada P, Pospísil S. New carbasugars from Streptomyces lincolnensis. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2009; 47:519-522. [PMID: 19224545 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.2408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Two new carbasugars (9 and 10) were isolated from Streptomyces lincolnensis DSM 40355 along with streptol (valienol, 8), gabosine I (valienone, 14), and glucosylglycerate. The reported (1)H and (13)C assignments are based on 1D ((1)H, (13)C, 1D-TOCSY, homodecoupling) and 2D (gCOSY, J-resolved, TOCSY, ROESY, gHSQC, gHMBC) NMR techniques and electrospray ionization FT mass spectrometry (ESI FTMS).
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- Petr Sedmera
- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Vídenská 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic.
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The gac-gene cluster for the production of acarbose from Streptomyces glaucescens GLA.O: identification, isolation and characterization. J Biotechnol 2008; 140:114-23. [PMID: 19059289 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2008] [Revised: 10/07/2008] [Accepted: 10/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The C7N-cyclitol containing alpha-glucosidase inhibitor acarbose is commercially produced using developed strains of Actinoplanes and is used in the treatment of patients suffering from diabetes type II. We have identified a second acarbose production cluster using a genomic cosmid gene bank from Streptomyces glaucescens GLA.O and sequenced a region (42658bp; accession AM409314) which clearly contained a gene cluster (gac-cluster) for the synthesis of acarbose or acarbose related endproducts. The gac-cluster exhibited large similarities to the acb-gene cluster from Actinoplanes. However, remarkable differences are found in the biosynthesis of the C7N-cyclitol in the two acarbose biosynthesis pathways. We show the expression of selected genes using RT-PCR approaches, we were able to detect small amounts of acarbose or acarbose related metabolites and we have characterized the GacK protein, an acarbose kinase, which specifically phosphorylates acarbose and acarbose homologs. All these data in combination with the postulated functions of the encoded Gac proteins clearly indicate that also in S. glaucescens a recycling mechanism for acarbose ("carbophor") which had been described for the first time for acarbose cluster from Actinoplanes, is also realised.
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