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Ruskin J, Sachs RK, Wang M, Dekeyser R, Lew Z, Williams P, Hwang H, Majumdar A, Dudding T, Lectka T. Metal Ion-Induced Large Fragment Deactivation: A Different Strategy for Site-Selectivity in a Complex Molecule. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202317070. [PMID: 38063469 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317070] [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: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Complex natural product functionalizations generally involve the use of highly engineered reagents, catalysts, or enzymes to react exclusively at a desired site through lowering of a select transition state energy. In this communication, we report a new, complementary strategy in which all transition states representing undesirable sites in a complex ionophore substrate are simultaneously energetically increased through the chelation of a metal ion to the large fragment we wish to neutralize. In the case of an electrophilic, radical based fluorination reaction, charge repulsion (electric field effects), induced steric effects, and electron withdrawal provide the necessary deactivation and proof of principle to afford a highly desirable natural product derivative. We envisage that many other electrophilic or charge based synthetic methods may be amenable to this approach as well.
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- Jonah Ruskin
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Messiah University, One University Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2S3A1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2S3A1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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Yang X, Ma Y, Di H, Wang X, Jin H, Ryu DH, Zhang L. A Mild Method for Access to α‐Substituted Dithiomalonates through C‐Thiocarbonylation of Thioester: Synthesis of Mesoionic Insecticides. Adv Synth Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202100369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Xinyue Yang
- Institute of Functional Molecules Shenyang University of Chemical Technology National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Development of Boron and Magnesium Resources and Fine Chemical Technology Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Green Functional Molecular Design and Development Shenyang 110142 People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Molecules Shenyang University of Chemical Technology National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Development of Boron and Magnesium Resources and Fine Chemical Technology Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Green Functional Molecular Design and Development Shenyang 110142 People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Molecules Shenyang University of Chemical Technology National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Development of Boron and Magnesium Resources and Fine Chemical Technology Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Green Functional Molecular Design and Development Shenyang 110142 People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Molecules Shenyang University of Chemical Technology National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Development of Boron and Magnesium Resources and Fine Chemical Technology Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Green Functional Molecular Design and Development Shenyang 110142 People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Molecules Shenyang University of Chemical Technology National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Development of Boron and Magnesium Resources and Fine Chemical Technology Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Green Functional Molecular Design and Development Shenyang 110142 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry Sungkyunkwan University Suwon 440-746 Korea
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- Institute of Functional Molecules Shenyang University of Chemical Technology National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Development of Boron and Magnesium Resources and Fine Chemical Technology Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Green Functional Molecular Design and Development Shenyang 110142 People's Republic of China
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Quantitative Proteomics Analysis Reveals the Function of the Putative Ester Cyclase UvEC1 in the Pathogenicity of the Rice False Smut Fungus Ustilaginoidea virens. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22084069. [PMID: 33920773 PMCID: PMC8071170 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22084069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Rice false smut is a fungal disease distributed worldwide and caused by Ustilaginoidea virens. In this study, we identified a putative ester cyclase (named as UvEC1) as being significantly upregulated during U. virens infection. UvEC1 contained a SnoaL-like polyketide cyclase domain, but the functions of ketone cyclases such as SnoaL in plant fungal pathogens remain unclear. Deletion of UvEC1 caused defects in vegetative growth and conidiation. UvEC1 was also required for response to hyperosmotic and oxidative stresses and for maintenance of cell wall integrity. Importantly, ΔUvEC1 mutants exhibited reduced virulence. We performed a tandem mass tag (TMT)-based quantitative proteomic analysis to identify differentially accumulating proteins (DAPs) between the ΔUvEC1-1 mutant and the wild-type isolate HWD-2. Proteomics data revealed that UvEC1 has a variety of effects on metabolism, protein localization, catalytic activity, binding, toxin biosynthesis and the spliceosome. Taken together, our findings suggest that UvEC1 is critical for the development and virulence of U. virens.
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Yi X, Wang M, Zhou Z. The potential impact of naturally produced antibiotics, environmental factors, and anthropogenic pressure on the occurrence of erm genes in urban soils. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 245:282-289. [PMID: 30445415 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The occurrence of environmental antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are often attributed to selective pressure from antibiotics from point source pollution. However, the potential effects of natural production of antibiotics, environmental factors, and anthropogenic pressure on the development and spread of ARGs have not been fully investigated. This study evaluated the occurrence and distribution of erythromycin resistance methylase (erm) genes in urban soils. The ermA, ermB, ermC, ermD, ermF, ermG, ermT, and ermY genes were detected with detection frequencies ranging from 20% to 80% and abundances ranging between 5.95 × 101 and 6.94 × 106 copies g-1 dw soil. Both polyketide synthase (PKS) type I and type II biosynthesis genes-which are responsible for biosynthesis of polyketides, such as erythromycin-were detected in all soil samples with a range between 5.77 × 102 and 9.39 × 106 copies g-1 dw soil. The abundances of PKS genes were significantly correlated with 16S rRNA genes (r = 0.487 to 0.741, p < 0.001) and absolute abundances of ermB, ermC, ermD, ermG, and ermY (r = 0.302-0.490, p < 0.05), suggesting that the wide occurrence of ARGs in soils could be potentially driven by naturally produced antibiotics. Erythromycin was strongly correlated with ermB, ermC, ermF and ermY genes (r = 0.462 to 0.667, p < 0.05), but no significant correlation was observed between macrolides and PKS genes, suggesting other environmental factors may have contributed to detected macrolides. The fact that erm gene presented higher extent of variability than PKS genes in different land use types suggests that anthropogenic activity might also influence the occurrence of erm genes in urban soils.
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- Xinzhu Yi
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117411, Singapore; School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510631, China
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- Lyles School of Civil Engineering and Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States
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- Lyles School of Civil Engineering and Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States.
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Olishevska S, Nickzad A, Déziel E. Bacillus and Paenibacillus secreted polyketides and peptides involved in controlling human and plant pathogens. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:1189-1215. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9541-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Revised: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Rishirilide B was isolated from Streptomyces rishiriensis and Streptomyces bottropensis on the basis of its inhibitory activity towards alpha-2-macroglobulin. The biosynthesis of rishirilide B was investigated by feeding experiments with different 13C labelled precursors using the heterologous host Streptomyces albus J1074::cos4 containing a cosmid encoding of the gene cluster responsible for rishirilide B production. NMR spectroscopic analysis of labelled compounds demonstrate that the tricyclic backbone of rishirilide B is a polyketide synthesized from nine acetate units. One of the acetate units is decarboxylated to give a methyl group. The origin of the starter unit was determined to be isobutyrate.
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Fluvirucin B6, a new macrolactam isolated from a marine-derived actinomycete of the genus Nocardiopsis. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2018; 71:609-612. [DOI: 10.1038/s41429-018-0033-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Revised: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Fouillaud M, Venkatachalam M, Girard-Valenciennes E, Caro Y, Dufossé L. Anthraquinones and Derivatives from Marine-Derived Fungi: Structural Diversity and Selected Biological Activities. Mar Drugs 2016; 14:E64. [PMID: 27023571 PMCID: PMC4849068 DOI: 10.3390/md14040064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Revised: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Anthraquinones and their derivatives constitute a large group of quinoid compounds with about 700 molecules described. They are widespread in fungi and their chemical diversity and biological activities recently attracted attention of industries in such fields as pharmaceuticals, clothes dyeing, and food colorants. Their positive and/or negative effect(s) due to the 9,10-anthracenedione structure and its substituents are still not clearly understood and their potential roles or effects on human health are today strongly discussed among scientists. As marine microorganisms recently appeared as producers of an astonishing variety of structurally unique secondary metabolites, they may represent a promising resource for identifying new candidates for therapeutic drugs or daily additives. Within this review, we investigate the present knowledge about the anthraquinones and derivatives listed to date from marine-derived filamentous fungi's productions. This overview highlights the molecules which have been identified in microorganisms for the first time. The structures and colors of the anthraquinoid compounds come along with the known roles of some molecules in the life of the organisms. Some specific biological activities are also described. This may help to open doors towards innovative natural substances.
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- Mireille Fouillaud
- Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles et des Sciences des Aliments-LCSNSA EA 2212, Université de la Réunion, 15 Avenue René Cassin, CS 92003, F-97744 Saint-Denis Cedex 9, Ile de la Réunion, France.
- Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Réunion Océan Indien-ESIROI, 2 Rue Joseph Wetzell, F-97490 Sainte-Clotilde, Ile de la Réunion, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles et des Sciences des Aliments-LCSNSA EA 2212, Université de la Réunion, 15 Avenue René Cassin, CS 92003, F-97744 Saint-Denis Cedex 9, Ile de la Réunion, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles et des Sciences des Aliments-LCSNSA EA 2212, Université de la Réunion, 15 Avenue René Cassin, CS 92003, F-97744 Saint-Denis Cedex 9, Ile de la Réunion, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles et des Sciences des Aliments-LCSNSA EA 2212, Université de la Réunion, 15 Avenue René Cassin, CS 92003, F-97744 Saint-Denis Cedex 9, Ile de la Réunion, France.
- Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Réunion Océan Indien-ESIROI, 2 Rue Joseph Wetzell, F-97490 Sainte-Clotilde, Ile de la Réunion, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles et des Sciences des Aliments-LCSNSA EA 2212, Université de la Réunion, 15 Avenue René Cassin, CS 92003, F-97744 Saint-Denis Cedex 9, Ile de la Réunion, France.
- Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Réunion Océan Indien-ESIROI, 2 Rue Joseph Wetzell, F-97490 Sainte-Clotilde, Ile de la Réunion, France.
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Godin F, Mochirian P, St-Pierre G, Guindon Y. Total synthesis of zincophorin methyl ester. Stereocontrol of 1,2-induction using sterically hindered enoxysilanes. Tetrahedron 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2014.11.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Hussain H, Al-Harrasi A, Green IR, Abbas G, Ahmed I. Recent Advances in the Chemistry and Biology of Natural Dimeric Quinones. STUDIES IN NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-63462-7.00010-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Godin F, Duplessis M, Buonomano C, Trinh T, Houde K, Chapdelaine D, Rodrigue J, Boutros A, Guindon Y. Stereocontrolled synthesis of propionate motifs froml-lactic andl-alanine aldehydes. A DFT study of the hydrogen transfer under endocyclic control. Org Chem Front 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4qo00142g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Neupane P, Xia L, Lee YR. One-Pot Synthesis of Multi-Substituted 4-Pyrones by a Gold- Catalyzed Cascade of Wolff Rearrangement/[4+2] Cycloaddition/ Elimination Reactions. Adv Synth Catal 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201301086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Wang X, Zhang C, Wang M, Lu W. Genome-scale metabolic network reconstruction of Saccharopolyspora spinosa for spinosad production improvement. Microb Cell Fact 2014; 13:41. [PMID: 24628959 PMCID: PMC4003821 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-13-41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Spinosad is a macrolide antibiotic produced by Saccharopolyspora spinosa with aerobic fermentation. However, the wild strain has a low productivity. In this article, a computational guided engineering approach was adopted in order to improve the yield of spinosad in S. spinosa. RESULTS Firstly, a genome-scale metabolic network reconstruction (GSMR) for S.spinosa based on its genome information, literature data and experimental data was established. The model was consists of 1,577 reactions, 1,726 metabolites, and 733 enzymes after manually refined. Then, amino acids supplying experiments were performed in order to test the capabilities of the model, and the results showed a high consistency. Subsequently, transhydrogenase (PntAB, EC 1.6.1.2) was chosen as the potential target for spinosad yield improvement based on the in silico metabolic network models. Furthermore, the target gene was manipulated in the parent strain in order to validate the model predictions. At last, shake flask fermentation was carried out which led to spinosad production of 75.32 mg/L, 86.5% higher than the parent strain (40.39 mg/L). CONCLUSIONS Results confirmed the model had a high potential in engineering S. spinosa for spinosad production. It is the first GSMM for S.spinosa, it has significance for a better understanding of the comprehensive metabolism and guiding strain designing of Saccharopolyspora spinosa in the future.
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- Department of Biological Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China.
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Mohanty D, Sankaranarayanan R, Gokhale RS. Fatty acyl-AMP ligases and polyketide synthases are unique enzymes of lipid biosynthetic machinery in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2011; 91:448-55. [PMID: 21601529 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2011.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2011] [Accepted: 04/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The cell envelope of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) possesses a repertoire of unusual lipids that are believed to play an important role in pathogenesis. In this review, we specifically focus on computational, biochemical and structural studies in lipid biosynthesis that have established functional role of polyketide synthases (PKSs) and fatty acyl-AMP ligases (FAALs). Mechanistic and structural studies with FAALs suggest that this group of proteins may have evolved from omnipresent fatty acyl-CoA ligases (FACLs). FAALs activate fatty acids as acyl-adenylates and transfer them on to the PKSs which then produce unusual acyl chains that are the components of mycobacterial lipids. FAALs are a newly discovered family of enzymes; whereas involvement of PKSs in lipid metabolism was not known prior to their discovery in Mtb. Since Mtb genome contains multiple homologs of FAALs and PKSs and owing to the conserved reaction mechanism and overlapping substrate specificity; there is tempting opportunity to develop 'systemic drugs' against these enzymes as anti-tuberculosis agents.
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- Debasisa Mohanty
- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110 067, India.
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The years 2000 through mid-2010 marked a transformational period in understanding of the biosynthesis of marine natural products. During this decade the field emerged from one largely dominated by chemical approaches to understanding biosynthetic pathways to one incorporating the full force of modern molecular biology and bioinformatics. Fusion of chemical and biological approaches yielded great advances in understanding the genetic and enzymatic basis for marine natural product biosynthesis. Progress was particularly pronounced for marine microbes, especially actinomycetes and cyanobacteria. During this single decade, both the first complete marine microbial natural product biosynthetic gene cluster sequence was released as well as the first entire genome sequence for a secondary metabolite-rich marine microbe. The decade also saw tremendous progress in recognizing the key role of marine microbial symbionts of invertebrates in natural product biosynthesis. Application of genetic and enzymatic knowledge led to genetic engineering of novel “unnatural” natural products during this time, as well as opportunities for discovery of novel natural products through genome mining. The current review highlights selected seminal studies from 2000 through to June 2010 that illustrate breakthroughs in understanding of marine natural product biosynthesis at the genetic, enzymatic, and small-molecule natural product levels. A total of 154 references are cited.
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- Amy L. Lane
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA.
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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Enhanced FK506 production in Streptomyces clavuligerus CKD1119 by engineering the supply of methylmalonyl-CoA precursor. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 36:1473-82. [PMID: 19756799 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-009-0635-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2009] [Accepted: 08/21/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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FK506 is a 23-membered polyketide macrolide with immunosuppressant activity produced by Streptomyces species. The production of FK506 in S. clavuligerus CKD1119 (KCTC 10561BP) was improved by enhancing the supply of biosynthetic precursors. This improvement was approximately 2.5-fold (15 mg/l) with the supplementation of 10 mM methyl oleate, which is the probable source of acyl-CoAs, to R2YE medium. When the level of FK506 production reached its maximum, the intracellular concentration of methylmalonyl-CoA in S. clavuligerus CKD1119 supplemented with methyl oleate was 12.5-fold higher than that of the unsupplemented strain, suggesting that an increased methylmalonyl-CoA level caused the high-level production of FK506. The following three pathways for the production of (2S)-methylmalonyl-CoA were evaluated to identify the effective precursor supply pathway that can support the high production of FK506 in S. clavuligerus CKD1119: propionyl-CoA carboxylase, methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MCM), and malonyl/methylmalonyl-CoA ligase. Of the three pathways examined, the MCM pathway supported the highest levels of FK506 production. The expression of MCM in S. clavuligerus CKD1119 led to a threefold and 1.5-fold increase in the methylmalonyl-CoA pool and FK506 production, respectively. Supplementing the culture broth of S. clavuligerus CKD1119 expressing MCM with methyl oleate resulted in an additional twofold increase in the FK506 titer (17.8 mg/l). Overall, these results show that the methylmalonyl-CoA supply is a limiting factor for FK506 biosynthesis and that among the three pathways analyzed, the MCM pathway is the most effective precursor supply pathway supporting the highest titer of FK506 in S. clavuligerus CKD1119.
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Singh B, Behera B. Regulation of tacrolimus production by altering primary source of carbons and amino acids. Lett Appl Microbiol 2009; 49:254-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2009.02652.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wilk W, Waldmann H, Kaiser M. γ-Pyrone natural products—A privileged compound class provided by nature. Bioorg Med Chem 2009; 17:2304-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2008] [Revised: 11/01/2008] [Accepted: 11/04/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Chopra T, Gokhale RS. Chapter 12 Polyketide Versatility in the Biosynthesis of Complex Mycobacterial Cell Wall Lipids. Methods Enzymol 2009; 459:259-94. [DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(09)04612-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Zhou G, Lim D, Coltart DM. Direct Carbon−Carbon Bond Formation via Chemoselective Soft Enolization of Thioesters: A Remarkably Simple and Versatile Crossed-Claisen Reaction Applied to the Synthesis of LY294002. Org Lett 2008; 10:3809-12. [DOI: 10.1021/ol801498u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Guoqiang Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708
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Pankewitz F, Hilker M. Polyketides in insects: ecological role of these widespread chemicals and evolutionary aspects of their biogenesis. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2008; 83:209-26. [PMID: 18410406 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185x.2008.00040.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Polyketides are known to be used by insects for pheromone communication and defence against enemies. Although in microorganisms (fungi, bacteria) and plants polyketide biogenesis is known to be catalysed by polyketide synthases (PKS), no insect PKS involved in biosynthesis of pheromones or defensive compounds have yet been found. Polyketides detected in insects may also be biosynthesized by endosymbionts. From a chemical perspective, polyketide biogenesis involves the formation of a polyketide chain using carboxylic acids as precursors. Fatty acid biosynthesis also requires carboxylic acids as precursors, but utilizes fatty acid synthases (FAS) to catalyse this process. In the present review, studies of the biosynthesis of insect polyketides applying labelled carboxylic acids as precursors are outlined to exemplify chemical approaches used to elucidate insect polyketide formation. However, since compounds biosynthesised by FAS may use the same precursors, it still remains unclear whether the structures that are formed from e.g. acetate chains (acetogenins) or propanoate chains (propanogenins) are PKS or FAS products. A critical comparison of PKS and FAS architectures and activities supports the hypothesis of a common evolutionary origin of these enzyme complexes and highlights why PKS can catalyse the biosynthesis of much more complex products than can FAS. Finally, we summarise knowledge which might assist researchers in designing approaches for the detection of insect PKS genes.
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- Florian Pankewitz
- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Biology, Haderslebener Str. 9, D-12163 Berlin, Germany
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This review chronicles the synergistic growth of the fields of fatty acid and polyketide synthesis over the last century. In both animal fatty acid synthases and modular polyketide synthases, similar catalytic elements are covalently linked in the same order in megasynthases. Whereas in fatty acid synthases the basic elements of the design remain immutable, guaranteeing the faithful production of saturated fatty acids, in the modular polyketide synthases, the potential of the basic design has been exploited to the full for the elaboration of a wide range of secondary metabolites of extraordinary structural diversity.
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- Stuart Smith
- Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, 5700 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland, California 94609, USA.
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Gokhale RS, Saxena P, Chopra T, Mohanty D. Versatile polyketide enzymatic machinery for the biosynthesis of complex mycobacterial lipids. Nat Prod Rep 2007; 24:267-77. [PMID: 17389997 DOI: 10.1039/b616817p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The cell envelope of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a treasure house of a variety of biologically active molecules with fascinating architectures. The decoding of the genetic blueprint of Mtb in recent years has provided the impetus for dissecting the metabolic pathways involved in the biosynthesis of lipidic metabolites. The focus of the Highlight is to emphasize the functional role of polyketide synthase (PKS) proteins in the biosynthesis of complex mycobacterial lipids. The catalytic as well as mechanistic versatility of PKS. in generating metabolic diversity and the significance of recently discovered fatty acyl-AMP ligases in establishing "biochemical crosstalk" between fatty acid synthases (FASs) and PKSs is described. The phenotypic heterogeneity and remodeling of the mycobacterial cell wall in its aetiopathogenesis is discussed.
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- Rajesh S Gokhale
- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110 067, India.
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Thines E, Aguirre J, Foster AJ, Deising HB. Genetics of phytopathology: Secondary metabolites as virulence determinants of fungal plant pathogens. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/3-540-27998-9_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Sankaranarayanan R, Saxena P, Marathe UB, Gokhale RS, Shanmugam VM, Rukmini R. A novel tunnel in mycobacterial type III polyketide synthase reveals the structural basis for generating diverse metabolites. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2004; 11:894-900. [PMID: 15286723 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2004] [Accepted: 06/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The superfamily of plant and bacterial type III polyketide synthases (PKSs) produces diverse metabolites with distinct biological functions. PKS18, a type III PKS from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, displays an unusual broad specificity for aliphatic long-chain acyl-coenzyme A (acyl-CoA) starter units (C(6)-C(20)) to produce tri- and tetraketide pyrones. The crystal structure of PKS18 reveals a 20 A substrate binding tunnel, hitherto unidentified in this superfamily of enzymes. This remarkable tunnel extends from the active site to the surface of the protein and is primarily generated by subtle changes of backbone dihedral angles in the core of the protein. Mutagenic studies combined with structure determination provide molecular insights into the structural elements that contribute to the chain length specificity of the enzyme. This first bacterial type III PKS structure underlines a fascinating example of the way in which subtle changes in protein architecture can generate metabolite diversity in nature.
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Habib ES, Yokomizo K, Suzuki K, Uyeda M. Biosynthesis of fattiviracin FV-8, an antiviral agent. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2001; 65:861-4. [PMID: 11388465 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Streptomyces microflavus strain No. 2445 produces many derivatives of fattiviracin antibiotics. The major product of these derivatives is fattiviracin FV-8, which consists of four glucose and two trihydroxy fatty acid residues. We found that this strain has the ability to convert several sugars in the culture medium to glucose, and the glucose added to the medium is directly incorporated into the FV-8 molecule. Two trihydroxy fatty acid residues in the FV-8 molecule are derived from acetic acid, and production of FV-8 is inhibited by the addition of cerulenin, which is an inhibitor of fatty acid biosynthesis.
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- E S Habib
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Japan
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In a new golden age, polyketides are investigated and manipulated with the tools of molecular biology and genetics; hybrid polyketides can be produced. Pharmaceutical companies hope to find new and useful polyketide products, including antibiotics, anthelminthics, and immunosuppressants. This review describes the past developments (largely chemical) on which the present investigations are based, attempts to make sense of the expanding scope of polyketides, looks at the shifting research focus around polyketides, presents a working definition in biosynthetic terms, and takes note of recent work in combinatorial biosynthesis. Also discussed is the failure of the classical enzymological approach to polyketide biosynthesis.
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- R Bentley
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA.
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Tsai HF, Chang YC, Washburn RG, Wheeler MH, Kwon-Chung KJ. The developmentally regulated alb1 gene of Aspergillus fumigatus: its role in modulation of conidial morphology and virulence. J Bacteriol 1998; 180:3031-8. [PMID: 9620950 PMCID: PMC107801 DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.12.3031-3038.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Aspergillus fumigatus, an important opportunistic pathogen which commonly affects neutropenic patients, produces conidia with a bluish-green color. We identified a gene, alb1, which is required for conidial pigmentation. The alb1 gene encodes a putative polyketide synthase, and disruption of alb1 resulted in an albino conidial phenotype. Expression of alb1 is developmentally regulated, and the 7-kb transcript is detected only during the conidiation stage. The alb1 mutation was found to block 1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxynaphthalene production, indicating that alb1 is involved in dihydroxynaphthalene-melanin biosynthesis. Scanning electron microscopy studies showed that the alb1 disruptant exhibited a smooth conidial surface, whereas complementation of the alb1 deletion restored the echinulate wild-type surface. Disruption of alb1 resulted in a significant increase in C3 binding on conidial surfaces, and the conidia of the alb1 disruptant were ingested by human neutrophils at a higher rate than were those of the wild type. The alb1-complemented strain producing bluish-green conidia exhibited inefficient C3 binding and neutrophil-mediated phagocytosis quantitatively similar to those of the wild type. Importantly, the alb1 disruptant had a statistically significant loss of virulence compared to the wild-type and alb1-complemented strains in a murine model. These results suggest that disruption of alb1 causes pleiotropic effects on conidial morphology and fungal virulence.
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- H F Tsai
- Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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- David A. Hopwood
- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- B J Rawlings
- Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester, UK.
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- B J Rawlings
- Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester, UK.
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Carreras CW, Pieper R, Khosla C. The chemistry and biology of fatty acid, polyketide, and nonribosomal peptide biosynthesis. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 1997. [DOI: 10.1007/bfb0119235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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- P J Kramer
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, California 94305-5025, USA
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Nicolaisen M, Sandal T, Frisvad JC, Rossen L. 2D-PAGE examination of mRNA populations from Penicillium freii mutants deficient in xanthomegnin biosynthesis. Microbiol Res 1996; 151:285-90. [PMID: 8817920 DOI: 10.1016/s0944-5013(96)80026-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Penicillium freii (Lund and Frisvad 1994) mutants deficient in the synthesis of xanthomegnin were isolated. In vitro translated mRNA populations from selected radiation induced mutants and naturally occurring P. freii strains not able to produce xanthomegnin were examined by 2-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D-PAGE). Specific translation products were absent in mutants and natural isolates unable to produce xanthomegnin metabolites. One mutant (TSM 73) did not produce several of these translation products, indicating that a mutation in a regulatory gene involved in xanthomegnin production had occurred.
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- M Nicolaisen
- Biotechnological Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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Fu H, Hopwood DA, Khosla C. Engineered biosynthesis of novel polyketides: evidence for temporal, but not regiospecific, control of cyclization of an aromatic polyketide precursor. CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY 1994; 1:205-10. [PMID: 9383392 DOI: 10.1016/1074-5521(94)90012-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Aromatic polyketide synthases (PKSs) catalyze the formation and cyclization of polyketide chains of variable lengths, generating a family of compounds of proven medical significance. Initial control over the regiospecificity of cyclization is believed to be exercised by the minimal PKS, composed of the three essential components for polyketide biosynthesis, which catalyzes an intramolecular aldol condensation towards the middle of the chain. Subsequent cyclization reactions are either catalyzed by additional components of the PKS, or occur in the absence of specific catalysts. RESULTS Structural and biosynthetic studies on SEK4b, a novel octaketide product of a minimal PKS, revealed an unusual cyclization pattern. The first cyclization (an aldol condensation) occurs at the methyl end of the unreduced polyketide backbone precursor. This is followed by hemiketal formation and lactonization. The overall structure of SEK4b is similar to that of SEK4, a previously-identified product of the same genetically-engineered strain, differing only in the positions of a methyl and a pyrone group around a common fused-ring system. The biosynthetic pathways of the two molecules are quite different, however. The yield of SEK4b relative to SEK4 is much higher in the absence of PKS components (aromatases and cyclases) acting later in the pathway. CONCLUSIONS In this cyclization pathway, the regiospecificity of cyclization is not directly controlled by the minimal PKS. Instead, we propose that the enzyme influences cyclization by controlling the timing of chain release. Chain release and cyclization may be concurrent with synthesis. Other PKS subunits appear to stabilize the complex of the PKS with the nascent chain, preventing premature release.
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- H Fu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, CA 94305-5025, USA
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Shafiee A, Motamedi H, Chen T. Enzymology of FK-506 biosynthesis. Purification and characterization of 31-O-desmethylFK-506 O:methyltransferase from Streptomyces sp. MA6858. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1994; 225:755-64. [PMID: 7525282 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1994.00755.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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FK-506 is a macrolide antibiotic with immunosuppressant activity. Structurally, this compound contains three methylated hydroxyl groups at C13, C15 and C31. Previous biosynthetic studies using stable isotope-feeding experiments have established methionine as the source of the methyl for these methylated hydroxyl groups. Based on this information and also the availability of the 31-O-desmethylFK-506, a metabolic precursor for the biosynthesis of FK-506, a S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent enzyme assay was developed and the enzyme 31-O-desmethylFK-506 O:methyl-transferase was isolated from an extract of Streptomyces sp. MA 6858 and purified to near homogeneity. 31-O-DesmethylFK-506 O:methyltransferase is a monomeric protein with an apparent molecular mass of 30,000 Da and a pI of 4.4. The first 38 N-terminal amino acids have been sequenced and are H2N-SDVVETLRLPNGATVAHVNAGEAQFLYREIFTDRXYLRH. Functionally, This enzyme has a requirement for Mg2+ with an optimum temperature of 34 degrees C and a pH of 7.4 for full activity. Moreover, it catalyses the methylation of 31-O-desmethylimmunomycin as efficiently as its own natural substrate, 31-O-desmethylFK-506. Additionally, FKMT catalyzes the C31 transmethylation reaction of 13,31-O-bis-desmethyl-, 15,31-O-bisdesmethyl-, 13,15,31-O-trisdesmethyl- and 31-O-19,22-cyclic-hemiketalimmunomycins, which are all structural analogues of FK-506. The reaction is, however, completely blocked if the vicinal hydroxyl which is present at the C-32 position of the 31-O-desmethylFK-506 structure is replaced with azide, phosphate or other substituents. Finally, evidence is presented indicating the close similarity of FKMT and DIMT, a 31-O-desmethyl-immunomycin: O methyltransferase, previously isolated from a cell-free extract of Streptomyces hygroscopicus var ascomyceticus, an immunomycin (ascomycin/FK-520) producer.
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- A Shafiee
- Department of Microbial Therapeutics and Molecular Genetics, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ 07065
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Bindseil KU, Zeeck A. The chemistry of unusual macrolides, 2. Spectroscopic and biosynthetic investigations of the V-type ATPase inhibitor concanamycin A. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1994. [DOI: 10.1002/jlac.199419940313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- D E Cane
- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912
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Kirst HA. Semi-synthetic derivatives of 16-membered macrolide antibiotics. PROGRESS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 1994; 31:265-95. [PMID: 8029476 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6468(08)70022-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The fermentation-derived 16-membered and 14-membered macrolides have been equally productive sources of semi-synthetic derivatives which have significantly extended the utility of the macrolide class as important antibiotics. New derivatives, prepared by both chemical and biochemical methods, have exhibited a variety of improved features, such as an expanded antimicrobial spectrum, increased potency, greater efficacy, better oral bioavailability, extended chemical and metabolic stability, higher and more prolonged concentrations in tissues and fluids, lower and less frequent dosing, and/or diminished side-effects [302]. However, even more improvements are both achievable and necessary if problems such as resistance to existing antibiotics continue to rise [303, 304]. Newer semi-synthetic macrolides which satisfy these important needs should be anticipated as the contributions from new fields such as genetic engineering of macrolide-producing organisms and more powerful computational chemistry are combined with the more traditional disciplines of chemical synthesis, bioconversions, and screening fermentation broths.
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- H A Kirst
- Natural Products Research Division, Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285
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Shen B, Hutchinson CR. Tetracenomycin F1 monooxygenase: oxidation of a naphthacenone to a naphthacenequinone in the biosynthesis of tetracenomycin C in Streptomyces glaucescens. Biochemistry 1993; 32:6656-63. [PMID: 8329392 DOI: 10.1021/bi00077a019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Tetracenomycin (Tcm) F1 monooxygenase, which catalyzes the oxidation of the naphthacenone Tcm F1 to the 5,12-naphthacenequinone Tcm D3 in the biosynthesis of the anthracycline antibiotic Tcm C in Streptomyces glaucescens, has been purified to homogeneity and characterized. Gel filtration chromatography yields a molecular weight of 37,500 whereas SDS-PAGE gives a single band with a molecular weight of 12,500, indicating that the Tcm F1 monooxygenase is a homotrimer in solution. The N-terminal sequence of the enzyme establishes that it is encoded by the tcmH gene. The monooxygenase displays an optimal pH of 7.5 and has a Km of 7.47 +/- 0.67 microM and Vmax of 473 +/- 10 nmol.min-1.mg-1. Formally, the Tcm F1 monooxygenase can be classified as an internal monooxygenase that requires only O2 for the enzymatic oxidation. Yet, it apparently does not possess any of the prosthetic groups of known monooxygenases, such as flavin or heme groups, nor does it utilize metal ions. It is inactivated by p-chloromercuribenzoic acid, N-ethylmaleimide, and diethyl pyrocarbonate, suggesting that sulfhydryl groups and histidine residues are essential for the enzyme activity.
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- B Shen
- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706
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