Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(34), P. 6346 - 6351
Published: Aug. 22, 2023
Tetronate
antibiotics
make
up
a
growing
family
of
natural
products
with
wide
variety
biological
activities.
Herein,
we
report
four
new
tetronates
kongjuemycins
(KJMs,
5-8)
from
coral-associated
actinomycete
Pseudonocardia
kongjuensis
SCSIO
11457,
and
the
identification
characterization
KJM
biosynthetic
gene
cluster
(kjm)
by
heterologous
expression,
comparative
genomic
analysis,
isotope
labeling,
knockout
studies.
The
biosynthesis
KJMs
is
demonstrated
to
harness
diverse
precursors
primary
metabolism
for
building
secondary
metabolites.
Natural Product Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
41(4), P. 604 - 648
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Covering:
1997
to
2023The
shikimate
pathway
is
the
metabolic
process
responsible
for
biosynthesis
of
aromatic
amino
acids
phenylalanine,
tyrosine,
and
tryptophan.
Seven
steps
convert
phosphoenolpyruvate
(PEP)
erythrose
4-phosphate
(E4P)
into
ultimately
chorismate,
which
serves
as
branch
point
dedicated
acid
biosynthesis.
Bacteria,
fungi,
algae,
plants
(yet
not
animals)
biosynthesize
chorismate
exploit
its
intermediates
in
their
specialized
metabolism.
This
review
highlights
diversity
derived
from
along
seven
PEP
E4P
well
additional
sections
on
compounds
prephenate,
anthranilate
synonymous
aminoshikimate
pathway.
We
discuss
genomic
basis
biochemical
support
leading
shikimate-derived
antibiotics,
lipids,
pigments,
cofactors,
other
metabolites
across
tree
life.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(28), P. 12954 - 12960
Published: June 30, 2022
Nitrogen–nitrogen
bond-containing
functional
groups
are
rare,
but
they
found
in
a
considerably
wide
class
of
natural
products.
Recent
clarifications
the
biosynthetic
routes
for
such
shed
light
onto
overlooked
genes
distributed
across
bacterial
kingdom,
highlighting
presence
yet-to-be
identified
products
with
peculiar
groups.
Here,
genome-mining
approach
targeting
unique
hydrazine-forming
gene
led
to
discovery
actinopyridazinones
A
(1)
and
B
(2),
first
dihydropyridazinone
rings.
The
structure
actinopyridazinone
was
unambiguously
established
by
total
synthesis.
Biosynthetic
studies
unveiled
structural
diversity
hydrazines
derived
from
this
family
N–N
bond-forming
enzymes.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(45)
Published: Sept. 17, 2022
The
diazo
group
is
an
important
functional
that
can
confer
biological
activity
to
natural
products
owing
its
high
reactivity.
Recent
studies
have
revealed
groups
are
synthesized
from
amino
using
nitrous
acid
in
secondary
metabolites
of
actinomycetes.
However,
genome
database
analysis
indicated
there
still
many
group-biosynthesizing
enzymes
for
unknown
biosynthetic
pathways.
Here,
we
discovered
avenalumic
biosynthesis
gene
cluster
Streptomyces
sp.
RI-77
by
mining
involved
formation.
Through
heterologous
expression,
the
was
direct
(AVA)
via
3-aminoavenalumic
(3-AAA).
In
vitro
enzyme
assays
showed
AvaA6
and
AvaA7
catalyzed
diazotization
3-AAA
substitution
hydride
synthesize
AVA,
respectively.
This
study
unprecedented
pathway
removal
diazotization.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(22), P. 4061 - 4065
Published: May 26, 2023
Azaserine
(1)
is
a
natural
product
and
nonproteinogenic
amino
acid
containing
diazo
group.
Here
we
report
the
biosynthetic
gene
cluster
for
1
from
Glycomyces
harbinensis.
We
then
use
isotopic
feeding,
deletion,
biochemical
experiments
to
support
pathway
whereby
hydrazinoacetic
(2)
peptidyl
carrier
protein-loaded
serine
(3)
are
intermediates
on
route
final
1.
ACS Chemical Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
18(8), P. 1821 - 1828
Published: July 27, 2023
Natural
products
containing
nitrogen-nitrogen
(N-N)
bonds
have
attracted
much
attention
because
of
their
bioactivities
and
chemical
features.
Several
recent
studies
revealed
the
nitrous
acid-dependent
N-N
bond-forming
machinery.
However,
catalytic
mechanisms
hydrazide
synthesis
using
acid
remain
unknown.
Herein,
we
focused
on
spinamycin,
a
hydrazide-containing
aryl
polyene
produced
by
Streptomyces
albospinus
JCM3399.
In
S.
genome,
discovered
putative
spinamycin
biosynthetic
gene
(spi)
cluster
genes
that
encode
type
II
polyketide
synthase
for
secondary
metabolism-specific
biosynthesis
pathway.
A
inactivation
experiment
showed
this
was
responsible
biosynthesis.
feeding
stable
isotope-labeled
sodium
nitrite
analysis
acid-synthesizing
enzymes
in
vitro
strongly
indicated
one
nitrogen
atoms
group
derived
from
acid.
substrate
specificity
SpiA3,
which
is
loading
starter
onto
synthase,
bond
formation
occurs
after
loading.
AMP-dependent
ligase
SpiA7
catalyzes
diazotization
an
amino
benzene
ring
without
hydroxy
group,
resulting
highly
reactive
diazo
intermediate,
may
be
key
step
formation.
Therefore,
propose
overall
pathway
spinamycin.
This
study
expands
our
knowledge
microbial
metabolism.