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Enzymatic one-step ring contraction for quinolone biosynthesis

Authors :
Shinji Kishimoto
Kodai Hara
Hiroshi Hashimoto
Yuichiro Hirayama
Pier Alexandre Champagne
Kendall N. Houk
Yi Tang
Kenji Watanabe
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2018.

Abstract

Viridicatin is a fungal alkaloid. Here, the authors identify and characterize the cyclopenase that catalyzes the last step of its biosynthesis in Aspergillus nidulans, the conversion of cyclopenin to viridicatin, and find that the reaction proceeds via an unusual elimination mechanism.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.314b137eb8e447180aa93d7b1b86b62
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05221-5