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Tandem Enzymatic Oxygenations in Biosynthesis of Epoxyquinone Pharmacophore of Manumycin-type Metabolites.
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Chemistry & Biology . Jul2013, Vol. 20 Issue 7, p879-887. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Summary: Many natural products contain epoxyquinone pharmacophore with unknown biosynthetic mechanisms. Recent genetic analysis of the asukamycin biosynthetic gene cluster proposed enzyme candidates related to epoxyquinone formation for manumycin-type metabolites. Our biochemical studies reveal that 3-amino-4-hydroxyl benzoic acid (3,4-AHBA) precursor is activated and loaded on aryl carrier protein (AsuC12) by ATP-dependent adenylase (AsuA2). AsuE1 and AsuE3, both single-component flavin-dependent monooxygenases, catalyze the exquisite regio- and enantiospecific postpolyketide synthase (PKS) assembly oxygenations. AsuE1 installs a hydroxyl group on the 3,4-AHB ring to form a 4-hydroxyquinone moiety, which is epoxidized by AsuE3 to yield the epoxyquinone functionality. Despite being a single-component monooxygenase, AsuE1 activity is elicited by AsuE2, a pathway-specific flavin reductase. We further demonstrate that the epoxyquinone moiety is critical for anti-MRSA activity by analyzing the bioactivity of various manumycin-type metabolites produced through mutasynthesis. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10745521
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Chemistry & Biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 89351322
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2013.05.006