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Yu LM, Chen H, Fang W, Cai R, Tao Y, Li Y, Dong H. Recent advances in oxidative dearomatization involving C-H bonds for constructing value-added oxindoles. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:7074-7091. [PMID: 39157861 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00766b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
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Exploring three-dimensional chemical space is an important research objective of organic synthetic chemistry. Oxidative dearomatization (ODA) is one of the most important and powerful tools for realizing this goal, because it changes and removes aromatic structures from aromatic compounds to increase levels of saturation and stereoisomerism by direct addition reactions between functional groups with aromatic cores under oxidative conditions. As a hot topic in indole chemistry, the synthetic value of the oxidative dearomatization of indoles has been well recognized and has witnessed rapid development recently, since it could provide convenient and unprecedented access to fabricate high-value-added three-dimensional oxindole skeletons, such as C-quaternary indolones, polycycloindolones and spiroindolones, and be widely applied to the total synthesis of these oxindole alkaloids. Therefore, this article provides a review of recent developments in oxidative dearomatization involving the C-H bonds of indoles. In this article, the features and mechanisms of different types of ODA reactions of indoles are summarized and represented, and asymmetric synthesis methods and their applications are illustrated with examples, and future development trends in this field are predicted at the end.
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- Le-Mao Yu
- College of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
- Green Pharmaceuticals and Processes Research Centre, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- Green Pharmaceuticals and Processes Research Centre, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, China
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Jenkinson CB, Lin SY, Villarreal M, Oakley CE, Sherman DH, Lee CK, Wang CCC, Oakley BR. Discovery of Uncommon Tryptophan-Containing Diketopiperazines from Aspergillus homomorphus CBS 101889 Using an Aspergillus nidulans Heterologous Expression System. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2024; 87:1704-1713. [PMID: 38990199 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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Fungal secondary metabolite (SM) biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) containing dimethylallyltryptophan synthases (DMATSs) produce structurally diverse prenylated indole alkaloids with wide-ranging activities that have vast potential as human therapeutics. To discover new natural products produced by DMATSs, we mined the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute's MycoCosm database for DMATS-containing BGCs. We found a DMATS BGC in Aspergillus homomorphus CBS 101889, which also contains a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS). This BGC appeared to have a previously unreported combination of genes, which suggested the cluster might make novel SMs. We refactored this BGC with highly inducible promoters into the model fungus Aspergillus nidulans. The expression of this refactored BGC in A. nidulans resulted in the production of eight tryptophan-containing diketopiperazines, six of which are new to science. We have named them homomorphins A-F (2, 4-8). Perhaps even more intriguingly, to our knowledge, this is the first discovery of C4-prenylated tryptophan-containing diketopiperazines and their derivatives. In addition, the NRPS from this BGC is the first described that has the ability to promiscuously combine tryptophan with either of two different amino acids, in this case, l-valine or l-allo-isoleucine.
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- Cory B Jenkinson
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, 11490, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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Wu M, Janzen DJ, Guan Z, Ye Y, Zhang Y, Li SM. The Promiscuous Flavin-Dependent Monooxygenase PboD from Aspergillus ustus Increases the Structural Diversity of Hydroxylated Pyrroloindoline Diketopiperazines. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2024; 87:1171-1178. [PMID: 38557026 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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The potential of natural products as pharmaceutical and agricultural agents is based on their large structural diversity, resulting in part from modifications of the backbone structure by tailoring enzymes during biosynthesis. Flavin-dependent monooxygenases (FMOs), as one such group of enzymes, play an important role in the biosynthesis of diverse natural products, including cyclodipeptide (CDP) derivatives. The FMO PboD was shown to catalyze C-3 hydroxylation at the indole ring of cyclo-l-Trp-l-Leu in the biosynthesis of protubonines, accompanied by pyrrolidine ring formation. PboD substrate promiscuity was investigated in this study by testing its catalytic activity toward additional tryptophan-containing CDPs in vitro and biotransformation in Aspergillus nidulans transformants bearing a truncated protubonine gene cluster with pboD and two acetyltransferase genes. High acceptance of five CDPs was detected for PboD, especially of those with a second aromatic moiety. Isolation and structure elucidation of five pyrrolidine diketopiperazine products, with two new structures, proved the expected stereospecific hydroxylation and pyrrolidine ring formation. Determination of kinetic parameters revealed higher catalytic efficiency of PboD toward three CDPs consisting of aromatic amino acids than of its natural substrate cyclo-l-Trp-l-Leu. In the biotransformation experiments with the A. nidulans transformant, modest formation of hydroxylated and acetylated products was also detected.
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- Meiting Wu
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Strasse 4, Marburg 35037, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Strasse 4, Marburg 35037, Germany
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Strasse 4, Marburg 35037, Germany
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Champagne SE, Chiang CH, Gemmel PM, Brooks CL, Narayan ARH. Biocatalytic Stereoselective Oxidation of 2-Arylindoles. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:2728-2735. [PMID: 38237569 PMCID: PMC11214688 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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3-Hydroxyindolenines can be used to access several structural motifs that are featured in natural products and pharmaceutical compounds, yet the chemical synthesis of 3-hydroxyindolenines is complicated by overoxidation, rearrangements, and complex product mixtures. The selectivity possible in enzymatic reactions can overcome these challenges and deliver enantioenriched products. Herein, we present the development of an asymmetric biocatalytic oxidation of 2-arylindole substrates aided by a curated library of flavin-dependent monooxygenases (FDMOs) sampled from an ancestral sequence space, a sequence similarity network, and a deep-learning-based latent space model. From this library of FDMOs, a previously uncharacterized enzyme, Champase, from the Valley fever fungus, Coccidioides immitis strain RS, was found to stereoselectively catalyze the oxidation of a variety of substituted indole substrates. The promiscuity of this enzyme is showcased by the oxidation of a wide variety of substituted 2-arylindoles to afford the respective 3-hydroxyindolenine products in moderate to excellent yields and up to 95:5 er.
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- Sarah E. Champagne
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Enhanced Program in Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Program in Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Program in Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Walter A, Eisenreich W, Storch G. Photochemical Desaturation and Epoxidation with Oxygen by Sequential Flavin Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202310634. [PMID: 37635656 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310634] [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: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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Catalytic desaturations are important strategies for the functionalization of organic molecules. In nature, flavoenzymes mediate the formation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds by concomitant cofactor reduction. Contrary to many laboratory methods for these reactions, such as the Saegusa-Ito oxidation, no transition metal reagents or catalysts are required. However, a molecular flavin-mediated variant has not been reported so far. We disclose a photochemical approach for silyl enol ether oxidation, which leads to α,β-unsaturated ketones (13 examples) in very good yields. The flavin catalysts are stable throughout the desaturation reaction, and we successfully applied them in a subsequent aerobic epoxidation by simply changing the reaction conditions. This protocol allowed us to directly convert silyl enol ethers into α,β-epoxyketones in a one-pot fashion (12 examples). Sequential flavin catalysis is not limited to one specific reactivity combination and can, inter alia, couple the photochemical oxidation with radical additions. We anticipate that flavin-catalyzed desaturation will be applicable to other substrate classes and that its sequential catalytic activity will enable rapid substrate diversification.
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- Alexandra Walter
- School of Natural Sciences and Catalysis Research Center (CRC), Technical University of Munich (TUM), Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85747, Garching, Germany
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- School of Natural Sciences and Catalysis Research Center (CRC), Technical University of Munich (TUM), Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85747, Garching, Germany
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- School of Natural Sciences and Catalysis Research Center (CRC), Technical University of Munich (TUM), Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85747, Garching, Germany
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Liu S, Nie Q, Liu Z, Patil S, Gao X. Fungal P450 Deconstructs the 2,5-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane Ring En Route to the Complete Biosynthesis of 21 R-Citrinadin A. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:14251-14259. [PMID: 37352463 PMCID: PMC11025717 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c02109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Prenylated indole alkaloids (PIAs) possess great structural diversity and show biological activities. Despite significant efforts in investigating the biosynthetic mechanism, the key step in the transformation of 2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-containing PIAs into a distinct class of pentacyclic compounds remains unknown. Here, using a combination of gene deletion, heterologous expression, and biochemical characterization, we show that a unique fungal P450 enzyme CtdY catalyzes the cleavage of the amide bond in the 2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane system, followed by a decarboxylation step to form the 6/5/5/6/6 pentacyclic ring in 21R-citrinadin A. We also demonstrate the function of a subsequent cascade of stereospecific oxygenases to further modify the 6/5/5/6/6 pentacyclic intermediate en route to the complete 21R-citrinadin A biosynthesis. Our findings reveal a key enzyme CtdY for the pathway divergence in the biosynthesis of PIAs and uncover the complex late-stage post-translational modifications in 21R-citrinadin A biosynthesis.
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- Shuai Liu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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Hu JS, He YP, Zhou FG, Wu PP, Chen LY, Ni C, Zhang ZK, Xiao XJ, An LK, He XX, Zhang CX. New Indole Diketopiperazine Alkaloids from Soft Coral-Associated Epiphytic Fungus Aspergillus versicolor CGF 9-1-2. Chem Biodivers 2023; 20:e202300301. [PMID: 37097072 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202300301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
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Two new indole diketopiperazine alkaloids (IDAs), (+)19-epi-sclerotiamide (1) and (-)19-epi-sclerotiamide (2), along with 13 known analogs (3-15), were isolated from a soft coral-associated epiphytic fungus Aspergillus versicolor CGF 9-1-2. The structures of two new compounds were established based on the combination of HR-ESI-MS, 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy, optical rotation measurements and quantum chemical 13 C-NMR, the absolute configurations were determined by experimental and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations. The results of molecular docking showed that all the compounds had a good binding with TDP1, TDP2, TOP1, TOP2, Ache, NLRP3, EGFR, EGFR L858R, EGFR T790M and EGFR T790/L858. Biological evaluation of compounds 3, 6, 8, 11 showed that 3 exerted a strong inhibitory effect on TDP2 with a rate of 81.72 %.
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- Jin-Shan Hu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- The First Compulsory Isolated Detoxification Center of Shenzhen, Municipal Bureau of Justice, Shenzhen, 518024, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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Shende VV, Harris NR, Sanders JN, Newmister SA, Khatri Y, Movassaghi M, Houk KN, Sherman DH. Molecular Dynamics Simulations Guide Chimeragenesis and Engineered Control of Chemoselectivity in Diketopiperazine Dimerases. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202210254. [PMID: 36610039 PMCID: PMC10159983 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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In the biosynthesis of the tryptophan-linked dimeric diketopiperazines (DKPs), cytochromes P450 selectively couple DKP monomers to generate a variety of intricate and isomeric frameworks. To determine the molecular basis for selectivity of these biocatalysts we obtained a high-resolution crystal structure of selective Csp2 -N bond forming dimerase, AspB. Overlay of the AspB structure onto C-C and C-N bond forming homolog NzeB revealed no significant structural variance to explain their divergent chemoselectivities. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations identified a region of NzeB with increased conformational flexibility relative to AspB, and interchange of this region along with a single active site mutation led to a variant that catalyzes exclusive C-N bond formation. MD simulations also suggest that intermolecular C-C or C-N bond formation results from a change in mechanism, supported experimentally through use of a substrate mimic.
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- Vikram V Shende
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MÌ 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MÌ 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MÌ 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MÌ 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MÌ 48109, USA
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Permana D, Kitaoka T, Ichinose H. Conversion and synthesis of chemicals catalyzed by fungal cytochrome P450 monooxygenases: A review. Biotechnol Bioeng 2023. [PMID: 37139574 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28411] [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: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Cytochrome P450s (also called CYPs or P450s) are a superfamily of heme-containing monooxygenases. They are distributed in all biological kingdoms. Most fungi have at least two P450-encoding genes, CYP51 and CYP61, which are housekeeping genes that play important roles in the synthesis of sterols. However, the kingdom fungi is an interesting source of numerous P450s. Here, we review reports on fungal P450s and their applications in the bioconversion and biosynthesis of chemicals. We highlight their history, availability, and versatility. We describe their involvement in hydroxylation, dealkylation, oxygenation, C═C epoxidation, C-C cleavage, C-C ring formation and expansion, C-C ring contraction, and uncommon reactions in bioconversion and/or biosynthesis pathways. The ability of P450s to catalyze these reactions makes them promising enzymes for many applications. Thus, we also discuss future prospects in this field. We hope that this review will stimulate further study and exploitation of fungal P450s for specific reactions and applications.
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- Dani Permana
- Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Research Center for Environmental and Clean Technology, The National Research and Innovation Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN)), Bandung Advanced Science and Creative Engineering Space (BASICS), Kawasan Sains dan Teknologi (KST) Prof. Dr. Samaun Samadikun, Bandung, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Yee DA, Niwa K, Perlatti B, Chen M, Li Y, Tang Y. Genome mining for unknown-unknown natural products. Nat Chem Biol 2023; 19:633-640. [PMID: 36702957 PMCID: PMC10159913 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-022-01246-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Genome mining of biosynthetic pathways with no identifiable core enzymes can lead to discovery of the so-called unknown (biosynthetic route)-unknown (molecular structure) natural products. Here we focused on a conserved fungal biosynthetic pathway that lacks a canonical core enzyme and used heterologous expression to identify the associated natural product, a highly modified cyclo-arginine-tyrosine dipeptide. Biochemical characterization of the pathway led to identification of a new arginine-containing cyclodipeptide synthase (RCDPS), which was previously annotated as a hypothetical protein and has no sequence homology to non-ribosomal peptide synthetase or bacterial cyclodipeptide synthase. RCDPS homologs are widely encoded in fungal genomes; other members of this family can synthesize diverse cyclo-arginine-Xaa dipeptides, and characterization of a cyclo-arginine-tryptophan RCDPS showed that the enzyme is aminoacyl-tRNA dependent. Further characterization of the biosynthetic pathway led to discovery of new compounds whose structures would not have been predicted without knowledge of RCDPS function.
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- Danielle A Yee
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Hexagon Bio, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Hexagon Bio, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Vinylogous Michael addition of nitroalkylideneoxindoles to isatylidene-malononitriles in the regio- and diastereoselective synthesis of dispirocyclopentylbisoxindoles. J CHEM SCI 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s12039-022-02122-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Sun C, Tian W, Lin Z, Qu X. Biosynthesis of pyrroloindoline-containing natural products. Nat Prod Rep 2022; 39:1721-1765. [PMID: 35762180 DOI: 10.1039/d2np00030j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Covering: up to 2022Pyrroloindoline is a privileged tricyclic indoline motif widely present in many biologically active and medicinally valuable natural products. Thus, understanding the biosynthesis of this molecule is critical for developing convenient synthetic routes, which is highly challenging for its chemical synthesis due to the presence of rich chiral centers in this molecule, especially the fully substituted chiral carbon center at the C3-position of its rigid tricyclic structure. In recent years, progress has been made in elucidating the biosynthetic pathways and enzymatic mechanisms of pyrroloindoline-containing natural products (PiNPs). This article reviews the main advances in the past few decades based on the different substitutions on the C3 position of PiNPs, especially the various key enzymatic mechanisms involved in the biosynthesis of different types of PiNPs.
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- Chenghai Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China. .,Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China. .,Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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Biosynthesis of Fungal Natural Products Involving Two Separate Pathway Crosstalk. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8030320. [PMID: 35330322 PMCID: PMC8948627 DOI: 10.3390/jof8030320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Fungal natural products (NPs) usually possess complicated structures, exhibit satisfactory bioactivities, and are an outstanding source of drug leads, such as the cholesterol-lowering drug lovastatin and the immunosuppressive drug mycophenolic acid. The fungal NPs biosynthetic genes are always arranged within one single biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC). However, a rare but fascinating phenomenon that a crosstalk between two separate BGCs is indispensable to some fungal dimeric NPs biosynthesis has attracted increasing attention. The hybridization of two separate BGCs not only increases the structural complexity and chemical diversity of fungal NPs, but also expands the scope of bioactivities. More importantly, the underlying mechanism for this hybridization process is poorly understood and needs further exploration, especially the determination of BGCs for each building block construction and the identification of enzyme(s) catalyzing the two biosynthetic precursors coupling processes such as Diels–Alder cycloaddition and Michael addition. In this review, we summarized the fungal NPs produced by functional crosstalk of two discrete BGCs, and highlighted their biosynthetic processes, which might shed new light on genome mining for fungal NPs with unprecedented frameworks, and provide valuable insights into the investigation of mysterious biosynthetic mechanisms of fungal dimeric NPs which are constructed by collaboration of two separate BGCs.
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Cheng W, Chen M, Ohashi M, Tang Y. Biosynthesis of Terpenoid-Pyrrolobenzoxazine Hybrid Natural Product CJ-12662. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202116928. [PMID: 35075754 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202116928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The fungal natural product CJ-12662 is a structurally complex terpene-amino acid hybrid, and is a potent anthelmintic compound. The biosynthetic pathway of CJ-12662 is elucidated based on metabolite analysis from heterologous expression. We demonstrate the terpene portion is derived from successive P450-catalyzed oxidations of amorpha-4,11-diene, while three flavin-dependent enzymes are involved in morphing the esterified tryptophan into a chlorinated pyrrolobenzoxazine, utilizing a cascaded [1,2]-Meisenheimer rearrangement.
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- Wei Cheng
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.,State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.,Present address: Merck & Co, Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Xiong B, Si L, Liu Y, Xu W, Jiang T, Cao F, Tang KW, Wong WY. Metal-free, Phosphoric Acid-catalyzed Regioselective 1,6-Hydroarylation of para-Quinone Methides with Indoles in Water. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200042. [PMID: 35246930 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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An efficient, cheap and green protocol for the highly regioselective 1,6-hydroarylation of para -quinone methides ( p -QMs) with indoles at the C-3 position has been established by phosphoric acid catalysis in water under the transition-metal-free reaction conditions. A wide range of indole derivatives and para -quinone methides ( p -QMs) are compatible for the reaction, affording the corresponding 1,6-hydroarylation products with good to excellent yields. The possible mechanism of the reaction has been explored by step-by-step control experiments. The protocol is convenient for practical application, leading a safe, green and feasible way for the formation of C-3 diarylmethyl functionalized indole derivatives.
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- Biquan Xiong
- Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xueyuan Road, 414006, Yueyang, CHINA
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- Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xueyuan Road, 414006, Yueyang, CHINA
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- Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xueyuan Road, 414006, Yueyang, CHINA
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- Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xueyuan Road, 414006, Yueyang, CHINA
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- Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xueyuan Road, 414006, Yueyang, CHINA
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- Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xueyuan Road, 414006, Yueyang, CHINA
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- Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xueyuan Road, 414006, Yueyang, CHINA
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- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, HONG KONG
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Biosynthesis of Terpenoid‐Pyrrolobenzoxazine Hybrid Natural Product CJ‐12662. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202116928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cao F, Tao WT, Yu Q, Xu CX, Cheng JT, Liu RX, Zhao QW, Jiang XH, Liu Y, Li YQ, Zhan ZJ, Shi T, Mao XM. Discovery of Semi-Pinacolases from the Epoxide Hydrolase Family during Efficient Assembly of a Fungal Polyketide. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Fei Cao
- Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital & Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Clinical Research Center, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital & Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital & Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital & Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Equipment and Technology Service Platform, College of Life Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Equipment and Technology Service Platform, College of Life Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital & Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital & Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Liu Z, Zhao F, Zhao B, Yang J, Ferrara J, Sankaran B, Venkataram Prasad BV, Kundu BB, Phillips GN, Gao Y, Hu L, Zhu T, Gao X. Structural basis of the stereoselective formation of the spirooxindole ring in the biosynthesis of citrinadins. Nat Commun 2021; 12:4158. [PMID: 34230497 PMCID: PMC8260726 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24421-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Prenylated indole alkaloids featuring spirooxindole rings possess a 3R or 3S carbon stereocenter, which determines the bioactivities of these compounds. Despite the stereoselective advantages of spirooxindole biosynthesis compared with those of organic synthesis, the biocatalytic mechanism for controlling the 3R or 3S-spirooxindole formation has been elusive. Here, we report an oxygenase/semipinacolase CtdE that specifies the 3S-spirooxindole construction in the biosynthesis of 21R-citrinadin A. High-resolution X-ray crystal structures of CtdE with the substrate and cofactor, together with site-directed mutagenesis and computational studies, illustrate the catalytic mechanisms for the possible β-face epoxidation followed by a regioselective collapse of the epoxide intermediate, which triggers semipinacol rearrangement to form the 3S-spirooxindole. Comparing CtdE with PhqK, which catalyzes the formation of the 3R-spirooxindole, we reveal an evolutionary branch of CtdE in specific 3S spirocyclization. Our study provides deeper insights into the stereoselective catalytic machinery, which is important for the biocatalysis design to synthesize spirooxindole pharmaceuticals.
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- Zhiwen Liu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Berkeley Center for Structural Biology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- PhD Program in Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics & New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
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Wang ML, Chen R, Sun FJ, Cao PR, Chen XR, Yang MH. Three alkaloids and one polyketide from Aspergillus cristatus harbored in Pinellia ternate tubers. Tetrahedron Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2021.152914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Genomics-directed activation of cryptic natural product pathways deciphers codes for biosynthesis and molecular function. J Nat Med 2020; 75:261-274. [PMID: 33274411 PMCID: PMC7902601 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-020-01466-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Natural products, which can be isolated from living organisms worldwide, have played a pivotal role in drug discovery since ancient times. However, it has become more challenging to identify a structurally novel molecule with promising biological activity for pharmaceutical development, mainly due to the limited methodologies for their acquisition. In this review, we summarize our recent studies that activate the biosynthetic potential of filamentous fungi by genetic engineering to harness the metabolic flow for the efficient production of unprecedented natural products. The recent revolution in genome sequencing technology enables the accumulation of vast amounts of information on biosynthetic genes, the blueprint of the molecular construction. Utilizing the established heterologous expression system, activation of the pathway-specific transcription factor coupled with a knockout strategy, and manipulating the global regulatory gene, the biosynthetic genes were exploited to activate biosynthetic pathways and decipher the encoded enzyme functions. We show that this methodology was beneficial for acquiring fungal treasures for drug discovery. These studies also enabled the investigation of the molecular function of natural products in fungal development.
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Zhang Z, Qiao T, Watanabe K, Tang Y. Concise Biosynthesis of Phenylfuropyridones in Fungi. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202008321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Zhuan Zhang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Shizuoka Shizuoka Japan
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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Di X, Wang S, Oskarsson JT, Rouger C, Tasdemir D, Hardardottir I, Freysdottir J, Wang X, Molinski TF, Omarsdottir S. Bromotryptamine and Imidazole Alkaloids with Anti-inflammatory Activity from the Bryozoan Flustra foliacea. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2020; 83:2854-2866. [PMID: 33016699 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Chemical investigation of the marine bryozoan Flustra foliacea collected in Iceland resulted in isolation of 13 new bromotryptamine alkaloids, flustramines Q-W (1-7) and flustraminols C-H (8-13), and two new imidazole alkaloids, flustrimidazoles A and B (14 and 15), together with 12 previously described compounds (16-27). Their structures were established by detailed spectroscopic analysis using 1D and 2D NMR and HRESIMS. Structure 2 was verified by calculations of the 13C and 1H NMR chemical shifts using density functional theory. The relative and absolute configurations of the new compounds were elucidated on the basis of coupling constant analysis, NOESY, [α]D, and ECD spectroscopic data, in addition to chemical derivatization. The compounds were tested for in vitro anti-inflammatory activity using a dendritic cell model. Eight compounds (1, 3, 5, 13, 16, 18, 26, and 27) decreased dendritic cell secretion of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-12p40, and two compounds (4 and 14) increased secretion of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10. Deformylflustrabromine B (27) showed the most potent anti-inflammatory effect (IC50 2.9 μM). These results demonstrate that F. foliacea from Iceland expresses a broad range of brominated alkaloids, many without structural precedents. The potent anti-inflammatory activity in vitro of metabolite 27 warrants further investigations into its potential as a lead for inflammation-related diseases.
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- Xiaxia Di
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iceland, IS-107 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Shandong University, 250012 Jinan, China
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- Department of Immunology, Landspitali-The National University Hospital of Iceland, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- GEOMAR Centre for Marine Biotechnology (GEOMAR-Biotech), Marine Natural Products Chemistry Research Unit, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, 24106 Kiel, Germany
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- GEOMAR Centre for Marine Biotechnology (GEOMAR-Biotech), Marine Natural Products Chemistry Research Unit, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, 24106 Kiel, Germany
- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Kiel University, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Immunology, Landspitali-The National University Hospital of Iceland, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland
- Faculty of Medicine, Biomedical Center, University of Iceland, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Department of Immunology, Landspitali-The National University Hospital of Iceland, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland
- Faculty of Medicine, Biomedical Center, University of Iceland, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Analytical Research & Development, Merck & Co. Inc, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iceland, IS-107 Reykjavik, Iceland
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Concise Biosynthesis of Phenylfuropyridones in Fungi. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:19889-19893. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Fraley AE, Tran HT, Kelly SP, Newmister SA, Tripathi A, Kato H, Tsukamoto S, Du L, Li S, Williams RM, Sherman DH. Flavin-Dependent Monooxygenases NotI and NotI' Mediate Spiro-Oxindole Formation in Biosynthesis of the Notoamides. Chembiochem 2020; 21:2449-2454. [PMID: 32246875 PMCID: PMC7483341 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2020] [Revised: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The fungal indole alkaloids are a unique class of complex molecules that have a characteristic bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane ring and frequently contain a spiro-oxindole moiety. While various strains produce these compounds, an intriguing case involves the formation of individual antipodes by two unique species of fungi in the generation of the potent anticancer agents (+)- and (-)-notoamide A. NotI and NotI' have been characterized as flavin-dependent monooxygenases that catalyze epoxidation and semi-pinacol rearrangement to form the spiro-oxindole center within these molecules. This work elucidates a key step in the biosynthesis of the notoamides and provides an evolutionary hypothesis regarding a common ancestor for production of enantiopure notoamides.
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- Amy E Fraley
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 28104, USA
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, 428 Church St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 28104, USA
- Program in Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 28104, USA
- Program in Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 28104, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 28104, USA
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, 428 Church St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, 1301 Center Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 28104, USA
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, 428 Church St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1150W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Zhu Y, Zhang Q, Fang C, Zhang Y, Ma L, Liu Z, Zhai S, Peng J, Zhang L, Zhu W, Zhang C. Refactoring the Concise Biosynthetic Pathway of Cyanogramide Unveils Spirooxindole Formation Catalyzed by a P450 Enzyme. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202004978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Yiguang Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering South China Sea Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences 164 West Xingang Road Guangzhou 510301 China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) 1119 Haibin Rd. Nansha District Guangzhou 511458 China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering South China Sea Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences 164 West Xingang Road Guangzhou 510301 China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) 1119 Haibin Rd. Nansha District Guangzhou 511458 China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering South China Sea Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences 164 West Xingang Road Guangzhou 510301 China
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- College of Life Sciences Hebei Normal University Shijiazhuang 050024 China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering South China Sea Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences 164 West Xingang Road Guangzhou 510301 China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) 1119 Haibin Rd. Nansha District Guangzhou 511458 China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering South China Sea Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences 164 West Xingang Road Guangzhou 510301 China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering South China Sea Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences 164 West Xingang Road Guangzhou 510301 China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering South China Sea Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences 164 West Xingang Road Guangzhou 510301 China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering South China Sea Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences 164 West Xingang Road Guangzhou 510301 China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) 1119 Haibin Rd. Nansha District Guangzhou 511458 China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs Chinese Ministry of Education School of Medicine and Pharmacy Ocean University of China Qingdao 266003 China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering South China Sea Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences 164 West Xingang Road Guangzhou 510301 China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) 1119 Haibin Rd. Nansha District Guangzhou 511458 China
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Zhu Y, Zhang Q, Fang C, Zhang Y, Ma L, Liu Z, Zhai S, Peng J, Zhang L, Zhu W, Zhang C. Refactoring the Concise Biosynthetic Pathway of Cyanogramide Unveils Spirooxindole Formation Catalyzed by a P450 Enzyme. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:14065-14069. [PMID: 32329169 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cyanogramide (1) from the marine actinomycete Actinoalloteichus cyanogriseus WH1-2216-6 features a unique spirooxindole skeleton and exhibits significant bioactivity to efficiently reverse drug resistance in tumor cells. The biosynthetic gene cluster of 1 in A. cyanogriseus WH1-2216-6 was identified and refactored by promoter engineering for heterologous expression in Streptomyces coelicolor YF11, thereby enabling the production of 1 and five new derivatives. Interesting, four of them, including 1, were identified as enantiomeric mixtures in different ratios. The functions of tailoring enzymes, including two methyltransferases (CyaEF), and three cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (CyaGHI) were confirmed by gene inactivation and feeding experiments, leading to the elucidation of a concise biosynthetic pathway for 1. Notably, CyaH was biochemically verified to catalyze the formation of the spirooxindole skeleton in 1 through an unusual carbocation-mediated semipinacol-type rearrangement reaction.
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- Yiguang Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou, 510301, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), 1119 Haibin Rd. Nansha District, Guangzhou, 511458, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou, 510301, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), 1119 Haibin Rd. Nansha District, Guangzhou, 511458, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou, 510301, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), 1119 Haibin Rd. Nansha District, Guangzhou, 511458, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou, 510301, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), 1119 Haibin Rd. Nansha District, Guangzhou, 511458, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou, 510301, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), 1119 Haibin Rd. Nansha District, Guangzhou, 511458, China
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Fungal bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane indole alkaloids represent an important family of natural products with a wide-spectrum of biological activities. Although biomimetic total syntheses of representative compounds have been reported, the details of their biogenesis, especially the mechanisms for assembly of diastereomerically distinct and enantiomerically antipodal metabolites, have remained largely uncharacterized. Brevianamide A represents a basic form of the sub-family bearing a dioxopiperazine core and a rare 3-spiro-ψ-indoxyl skeleton. Here, we identified the Brevianamide A biosynthetic gene cluster from Penicillium brevicompactum NRRL 864 and elucidated the metabolic pathway. BvnE was revealed to be an essential isomerase/semi-pinacolase that specifies selective production of the natural product. Structural elucidation, molecular modeling, and mutational analysis of BvnE, and quantum chemical calculations provided mechanistic insights into the diastereoselective formation of the 3-spiro-ψ-indoxyl moiety in Brevianamide A. This occurs through a BvnE-controlled semi-pinacol rearrangement and a subsequent spontaneous intramolecular [4+2] hetero-Diels-Alder cycloaddition.
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Fraley AE, Sherman DH. Enzyme evolution in fungal indole alkaloid biosynthesis. FEBS J 2020; 287:1381-1402. [PMID: 32118354 PMCID: PMC7317620 DOI: 10.1111/febs.15270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 11/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The class of fungal indole alkaloids containing the bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane ring is comprised of diverse molecules that display a range of biological activities. While much interest has been garnered due to their therapeutic potential, this class of molecules also displays unique chemical functionality, making them intriguing synthetic targets. Many elegant and intricate total syntheses have been developed to generate these alkaloids, but the selectivity required to produce them in high yield presents great barriers. Alternatively, if we can understand the molecular mechanisms behind how fungi make these complex molecules, we can leverage the power of nature to perform these chemical transformations. Here, we describe the various studies regarding the evolutionary development of enzymes involved in fungal indole alkaloid biosynthesis.
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- Amy E. Fraley
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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Wei Y, Lu C, Jiang S, Zhang Y, Li Q, Bai W, Wang X. Directed Evolution of a Tryptophan 2,3‐Dioxygenase for the Diastereoselective Monooxygenation of Tryptophans. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:3043-3047. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yanxin Wei
- College of Bioscience and BiotechnologyYangzhou University Yangzhou Jiangsu 225009 China
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- College of Bioscience and BiotechnologyYangzhou University Yangzhou Jiangsu 225009 China
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- College of Bioscience and BiotechnologyYangzhou University Yangzhou Jiangsu 225009 China
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- Testing CenterYangzhou University Yangzhou Jiangsu 225009 China
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- College of Bioscience and BiotechnologyYangzhou University Yangzhou Jiangsu 225009 China
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- Department of ChemistryStanford University Stanford California 94305 USA
- Present address: Amgen Inc. 1 Amgen Center Drive Thousand Oaks CA 91320 USA
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- College of Bioscience and BiotechnologyYangzhou University Yangzhou Jiangsu 225009 China
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Kahlert L, Bassiony EF, Cox RJ, Skellam EJ. Diels–Alder Reactions During the Biosynthesis of Sorbicillinoids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201915486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Lukas Kahlert
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and BMWZ Leibniz University of Hannover Schneiderberg 38 30167 Hannover Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and BMWZ Leibniz University of Hannover Schneiderberg 38 30167 Hannover Germany
- Biochemistry Department Faculty of Science Zagazig University Zagazig Ash Sharqia Governorate 44519 Egypt
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and BMWZ Leibniz University of Hannover Schneiderberg 38 30167 Hannover Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and BMWZ Leibniz University of Hannover Schneiderberg 38 30167 Hannover Germany
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Kahlert L, Bassiony EF, Cox RJ, Skellam EJ. Diels-Alder Reactions During the Biosynthesis of Sorbicillinoids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:5816-5822. [PMID: 31943627 PMCID: PMC7154774 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201915486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The sorbicillinoids are a class of biologically active and structurally diverse fungal polyketides arising from sorbicillin. Through co‐expression of sorA, sorB, sorC, and sorD from Trichoderma reesei QM6a, the biosynthetic pathway to epoxysorbicillinol and dimeric sorbicillinoids, which resemble Diels–Alder‐like and Michael‐addition‐like products, was reconstituted in Aspergillus oryzae NSAR1. Expression and feeding experiments demonstrated the crucial requirement of the flavin‐dependent monooxygenase SorD for the formation of dimeric sorbicillinoids, hybrid sorbicillinoids, and epoxysorbicillinol in vivo. In contrast to prior reports, SorD catalyses neither the oxidation of 2′,3′‐dihydrosorbicillin to sorbicillin nor the oxidation of sorbicillinol to oxosorbicillinol. This is the first report that both the intermolecular Diels–Alder and Michael dimerization reactions, as well as the epoxidation of sorbicillinol are catalysed in vivo by SorD.
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- Lukas Kahlert
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and BMWZ, Leibniz University of Hannover, Schneiderberg 38, 30167, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and BMWZ, Leibniz University of Hannover, Schneiderberg 38, 30167, Hannover, Germany.,Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Ash Sharqia Governorate, 44519, Egypt
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and BMWZ, Leibniz University of Hannover, Schneiderberg 38, 30167, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and BMWZ, Leibniz University of Hannover, Schneiderberg 38, 30167, Hannover, Germany
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Wei Y, Lu C, Jiang S, Zhang Y, Li Q, Bai W, Wang X. Directed Evolution of a Tryptophan 2,3‐Dioxygenase for the Diastereoselective Monooxygenation of Tryptophans. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201911825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yanxin Wei
- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology Yangzhou University Yangzhou Jiangsu 225009 China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology Yangzhou University Yangzhou Jiangsu 225009 China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology Yangzhou University Yangzhou Jiangsu 225009 China
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- Testing Center Yangzhou University Yangzhou Jiangsu 225009 China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology Yangzhou University Yangzhou Jiangsu 225009 China
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- Department of Chemistry Stanford University Stanford California 94305 USA
- Present address: Amgen Inc. 1 Amgen Center Drive Thousand Oaks CA 91320 USA
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology Yangzhou University Yangzhou Jiangsu 225009 China
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Fraley AE, Caddell Haatveit K, Ye Y, Kelly SP, Newmister SA, Yu F, Williams RM, Smith JL, Houk KN, Sherman DH. Molecular Basis for Spirocycle Formation in the Paraherquamide Biosynthetic Pathway. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:2244-2252. [PMID: 31904957 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The paraherquamides are potent anthelmintic natural products with complex heptacyclic scaffolds. One key feature of these molecules is the spiro-oxindole moiety that lends a strained three-dimensional architecture to these structures. The flavin monooxygenase PhqK was found to catalyze spirocycle formation through two parallel pathways in the biosynthesis of paraherquamides A and G. Two new paraherquamides (K and L) were isolated from a ΔphqK strain of Penicillium simplicissimum, and subsequent enzymatic reactions with these compounds generated two additional metabolites, paraherquamides M and N. Crystal structures of PhqK in complex with various substrates provided a foundation for mechanistic analyses and computational studies. While it is evident that PhqK can react with various substrates, reaction kinetics and molecular dynamics simulations indicated that the dioxepin-containing paraherquamide L is the favored substrate. Through this effort, we have elucidated a key step in the biosynthesis of the paraherquamides and provided a rationale for the selective spirocyclization of these powerful anthelmintic agents.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , United States.,University of Colorado Cancer Center , Aurora , Colorado 80045 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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Li H, Xu D, Sun W, Yang B, Li F, Liu M, Wang J, Xue Y, Hu Z, Zhang Y. HPLC-DAD-Directed Isolation of Linearly Fused Prenylated Indole Alkaloids from a Soil-Derived Aspergillus versicolor. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2019; 82:2181-2188. [PMID: 31390200 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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An HPLC-DAD-directed chemical investigation of the soil-derived fungus Aspergillus versicolor QC812 resulted in the isolation and identification of eight new linearly fused prenylated indole alkaloids, asperversiamides I-P (1-8), along with a congener, asperversiamide H (9). Their structures and absolute configurations were determined by spectroscopic analysis including HRESIMS and 1D and 2D NMR, electronic circular dichroism analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Asperversiamide I (1), the first diketopiperazine derived from d-proline and l-tryptophan, possesses an unprecedented C-11-spiro-fused 6/6/5/5/6/5 hexacyclic ring system. Asperversiamide J (2) is the first linearly fused 6/6/5 tricyclic prenylated indole alkaloid to be reported. 1 and 2 showed moderate inhibitory activities against HeLa cells with IC50 values of 7.3 and 6.4 μM, respectively.
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- Huaqiang Li
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430030 , People's Republic of China
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Li J, Hu Y, Hao X, Tan J, Li F, Qiao X, Chen S, Xiao C, Chen M, Peng Z, Gan M. Raistrickindole A, an Anti-HCV Oxazinoindole Alkaloid from Penicillium raistrickii IMB17-034. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2019; 82:1391-1395. [PMID: 31013089 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Raistrickindole A (1), a new indole diketopiperazine alkaloid containing an unusual pyrazino[1',2':2,3][1,2]oxazino[6,5- b]indole tetraheterocyclic ring system, a new benzodiazepine derivative, raistrickin (2), and the known haenamindole (3) and sclerotigenin (4) were isolated from the marine-derived fungus Penicillium raistrickii IMB17-034. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses and TDDFT calculations of the NMR and ECD data. Compounds 1 and 2 showed inhibitory activities against the hepatitis C virus.
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- Jiao Li
- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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Klas KR, Kato H, Frisvad JC, Yu F, Newmister SA, Fraley AE, Sherman DH, Tsukamoto S, Williams RM. Structural and stereochemical diversity in prenylated indole alkaloids containing the bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane ring system from marine and terrestrial fungi. Nat Prod Rep 2019; 35:532-558. [PMID: 29632911 DOI: 10.1039/c7np00042a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Covering: up to February 2017 Various fungi of the genera Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Malbranchea produce prenylated indole alkaloids possessing a bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane ring system. After the discovery of distinct enantiomers of the natural alkaloids stephacidin A and notoamide B, from A. protuberus MF297-2 and A. amoenus NRRL 35660, another fungi, A. taichungensis, was found to produce their diastereomers, 6-epi-stephacidin A and versicolamide B, as major metabolites. Distinct enantiomers of stephacidin A and 6-epi-stephacidin A may be derived from a common precursor, notoamide S, by enzymes that form a bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane core via a putative intramolecular hetero-Diels-Alder cycloaddition. This review provides our current understanding of the structural and stereochemical homologies and disparities of these alkaloids. Through the deployment of biomimetic syntheses, whole-genome sequencing, and biochemical studies, a unified biogenesis of both the dioxopiperazine and the monooxopiperazine families of prenylated indole alkaloids constituted of bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane ring systems is presented.
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- Kimberly R Klas
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, 1301 Center Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
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Blanc A, Perrin DM. Synthesis of 3a-hydroxyhexahydropyrrolo[2,3-B]Indole-2-carboxamide, an oxidation product of tryptophan present in natural products. Pept Sci (Hoboken) 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pep2.24082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Antoine Blanc
- Department of Chemistry; University of British Columbia; Vancouver V6T 1Z1 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry; University of British Columbia; Vancouver V6T 1Z1 Canada
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Li H, Sun W, Deng M, Zhou Q, Wang J, Liu J, Chen C, Qi C, Luo Z, Xue Y, Zhu H, Zhang Y. Asperversiamides, Linearly Fused Prenylated Indole Alkaloids from the Marine-Derived Fungus Aspergillus versicolor. J Org Chem 2018; 83:8483-8492. [PMID: 30016097 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Asperversiamides A-H (1-8), eight linearly fused prenylated indole alkaloids featuring an unusual pyrano[3,2- f]indole unit, were isolated from the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus versicolor. The structures and absolute configurations of these compounds were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations, and optical rotation (OR) calculations. The relative configuration of C-21 of iso-notoamide B was herein revised, and a new methodology for preliminarily determining if the relative configuration of the bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane moiety of a spiro-bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane-type indole alkaloid is syn or anti was developed. The anti-inflammatory activities of the isolated compounds were all tested, and of these compounds, 7 exhibited a potent inhibitory effect against iNOS with an IC50 value of 5.39 μM.
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- Huaqiang Li
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030 , China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030 , China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030 , China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030 , China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030 , China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030 , China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030 , China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030 , China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030 , China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030 , China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030 , China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030 , China
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Guengerich FP, Yoshimoto FK. Formation and Cleavage of C-C Bonds by Enzymatic Oxidation-Reduction Reactions. Chem Rev 2018; 118:6573-6655. [PMID: 29932643 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Many oxidation-reduction (redox) enzymes, particularly oxygenases, have roles in reactions that make and break C-C bonds. The list includes cytochrome P450 and other heme-based monooxygenases, heme-based dioxygenases, nonheme iron mono- and dioxygenases, flavoproteins, radical S-adenosylmethionine enzymes, copper enzymes, and peroxidases. Reactions involve steroids, intermediary metabolism, secondary natural products, drugs, and industrial and agricultural chemicals. Many C-C bonds are formed via either (i) coupling of diradicals or (ii) generation of unstable products that rearrange. C-C cleavage reactions involve several themes: (i) rearrangement of unstable oxidized products produced by the enzymes, (ii) oxidation and collapse of radicals or cations via rearrangement, (iii) oxygenation to yield products that are readily hydrolyzed by other enzymes, and (iv) activation of O2 in systems in which the binding of a substrate facilitates O2 activation. Many of the enzymes involve metals, but of these, iron is clearly predominant.
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- F Peter Guengerich
- Department of Biochemistry , Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , Nashville , Tennessee 37232-0146 , United States.,Department of Chemistry , University of Texas-San Antonio , San Antonio , Texas 78249-0698 , United States
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- Department of Biochemistry , Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , Nashville , Tennessee 37232-0146 , United States.,Department of Chemistry , University of Texas-San Antonio , San Antonio , Texas 78249-0698 , United States
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Kato H. Search for New Prenylated Indole Alkaloids Inspired by their Biosynthetic Pathway. J SYN ORG CHEM JPN 2018. [DOI: 10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.76.438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Hikaru Kato
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, Kumamoto University
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Wang KB, Hu X, Li SG, Li XY, Li DH, Bai J, Pei YH, Li ZL, Hua HM. Racemic indole alkaloids from the seeds of Peganum harmala. Fitoterapia 2018; 125:155-160. [PMID: 29355750 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2018.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 01/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Five pairs of new 2-oxoindole alkaloids, (±)-peganumalines A-E (1-5), and a new indole alkaloid, peganumaline F (6), along with two known analogues, were isolated from the seeds of Peganum harmala. Their structures and absolute configurations were elucidated through spectroscopic analyses and quantum chemistry calculations. Notably, (±)-peganumalines A (1) represent a pair of rare 2-oxoindole dimeric alkaloid enantiomer with the hitherto unknown carbon skeleton. All isolates were tested for antiproliferative and antibacterial activities.
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- Kai-Bo Wang
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China; Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, PR China.
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Zhou P, Hu B, Yang J, Li L, Rao K, Zhu D, Yu F. Two Complementary Cyclization Reactions for the Chemoselective Synthesis of Spirooxindoles. European J Org Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201701413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Pan Zhou
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology; Kunming University of Science and Technology; 650504 Kunming P. R. China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology; Kunming University of Science and Technology; 650504 Kunming P. R. China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology; Kunming University of Science and Technology; 650504 Kunming P. R. China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology; Kunming University of Science and Technology; 650504 Kunming P. R. China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology; Kunming University of Science and Technology; 650504 Kunming P. R. China
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- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering; Kunming University of Science and Technology; 650500 Kunming P. R. China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology; Kunming University of Science and Technology; 650504 Kunming P. R. China
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Perkins JC, Wang X, Pike RD, Scheerer JR. Further Investigation of the Intermolecular Diels-Alder Cycloaddition for the Synthesis of Bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane Alkaloids. J Org Chem 2017; 82:13656-13662. [PMID: 29172511 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The convergent synthesis of bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane structures using an intermolecular Diels-Alder cycloaddition between a pyrazinone and commercially available fumarate or maleate precursors is reported. High reactivity and stereoselection is observed with both dienophile substrates. Structure validation was achieved by conversion of cycloadducts into known [2.2.2]diazabicyclic compounds or into crystalline derivatives suitable for X-ray analysis. The cycloadduct derived from reaction of pyrazinone and maleic anhydride underwent selective anhydride ring opening and intersected an established precursor in the synthesis of brevianamide B.
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- Jonathan C Perkins
- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary , P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary , P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary , P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary , P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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Flavin-catalyzed redox tailoring reactions in natural product biosynthesis. Arch Biochem Biophys 2017; 632:20-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2017.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2017] [Revised: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zhang Y, Zou Y, Brock NL, Huang T, Lan Y, Wang X, Deng Z, Tang Y, Lin S. Characterization of 2-Oxindole Forming Heme Enzyme MarE, Expanding the Functional Diversity of the Tryptophan Dioxygenase Superfamily. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:11887-11894. [PMID: 28809552 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b05517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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3-Substituted 2-oxindoles are important structural motifs found in many biologically active natural products and pharmaceutical lead compounds. Here, we report an enzymatic formation of the 3-substituted 2-oxindoles catalyzed by MarE in the maremycin biosynthetic pathway in Streptomyces sp. B9173. MarE is a homologue of FeII/heme-dependent tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenases (TDOs). Typical TDOs usually catalyze the insertion of two oxygen atoms from O2 into an indole ring to generate N-formylkynurenine (NFK)-like products. In contrast, MarE catalyzes the insertion of a single oxygen atom from O2 into an indole ring, to probably generate an epoxyindole intermediate that undergoes an unprecedented 2,3-hydride migration to form 2-oxindole structure. MarE shows substrate robustness to catalyze the conversion of a series of 3-substituted indoles into their corresponding 3-substituted 2-oxindoles. Although containing most key amino acid residues conserved in well-known TDO homologues, MarE falls into a separate new subgroup in the phylogenetic tree. The characterization of MarE and its homologue enriches the functional diversities of TDO superfamily and provides a new strategy for discovering novel natural products containing 3-substituted 2-oxindole pharmacophores by genome mining.
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- Yuyang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Laboratory on Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Laboratory on Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles , 5531 Boelter Hall, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Laboratory on Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Laboratory on Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Laboratory on Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Laboratory on Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Laboratory on Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles , 5531 Boelter Hall, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Laboratory on Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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Lai CY, Lo IW, Hewage RT, Chen YC, Chen CT, Lee CF, Lin S, Tang MC, Lin HC. Biosynthesis of Complex Indole Alkaloids: Elucidation of the Concise Pathway of Okaramines. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [PMID: 28631282 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201705501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The okaramines are a class of complex indole alkaloids isolated from Penicillium and Aspergillus species. Their potent insecticidal activity arises from selectively activating glutamate-gated chloride channels (GluCls) in invertebrates, not affecting human ligand-gated anion channels. Okaramines B (1) and D (2) contain a polycyclic skeleton, including an azocine ring and an unprecedented 2-dimethyl-3-methyl-azetidine ring. Owing to their complex scaffold, okaramines have inspired many total synthesis efforts, but the enzymology of the okaramine biosynthetic pathway remains unexplored. Here, we identified and characterized the biosynthetic gene cluster (oka) of 1 and 2, then elucidated the pathway with target gene inactivation, heterologous reconstitution, and biochemical characterization. Notably, we characterized an α-ketoglutarate-dependent non-heme FeII dioxygenase that forged the azetidine ring on the okaramine skeleton.
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- Chen-Yu Lai
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei115, Taiwan R.O.C
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei115, Taiwan R.O.C
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei115, Taiwan R.O.C
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei115, Taiwan R.O.C
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei115, Taiwan R.O.C
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei115, Taiwan R.O.C
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei115, Taiwan R.O.C
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei115, Taiwan R.O.C
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Lai CY, Lo IW, Hewage RT, Chen YC, Chen CT, Lee CF, Lin S, Tang MC, Lin HC. Biosynthesis of Complex Indole Alkaloids: Elucidation of the Concise Pathway of Okaramines. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201705501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Chen-Yu Lai
- Institute of Biological Chemistry; Academia Sinica; Taipei115 Taiwan R.O.C
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry; Academia Sinica; Taipei115 Taiwan R.O.C
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry; Academia Sinica; Taipei115 Taiwan R.O.C
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry; Academia Sinica; Taipei115 Taiwan R.O.C
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry; Academia Sinica; Taipei115 Taiwan R.O.C
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry; Academia Sinica; Taipei115 Taiwan R.O.C
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry; Academia Sinica; Taipei115 Taiwan R.O.C
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; University of California, Los Angeles; Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry; Academia Sinica; Taipei115 Taiwan R.O.C
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Covering: 2015. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2016, 33, 382-431This review covers the literature published in 2015 for marine natural products (MNPs), with 1220 citations (792 for the period January to December 2015) referring to compounds isolated from marine microorganisms and phytoplankton, green, brown and red algae, sponges, cnidarians, bryozoans, molluscs, tunicates, echinoderms, mangroves and other intertidal plants and microorganisms. The emphasis is on new compounds (1340 in 429 papers for 2015), together with the relevant biological activities, source organisms and country of origin. Reviews, biosynthetic studies, first syntheses, and syntheses that lead to the revision of structures or stereochemistries, have been included.
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- John W Blunt
- Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Biodiscovery, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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- Chemistry, School of Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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Sugimoto K, Sadahiro Y, Kagiyama I, Kato H, Sherman DH, Williams RM, Tsukamoto S. Isolation of amoenamide A and five antipodal prenylated alkaloids from Aspergillus amoenus NRRL 35600. Tetrahedron Lett 2017; 58:2797-2800. [PMID: 29622844 DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.05.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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A new prenylated alkaloid, Amoenamide A (6), was isolated from the fungus Aspergillus amoenus NRRL 35600. Previously, 6 was postulated to be a precursor of Notoamide E4 (21) converted from Notoamide E (16), which was a key precursor of the prenylated indole alkaloids in the fungi of the genus Aspergillus. We previously succeeded in the isolation of two pairs of antipodes, Stephacidin A (1) and Notoamide B (2), from A. amoenus and A. protuberus MF297-2 and expected the presence of other antipodes in the culture of A. amoenus. We here report five new antipodes (7-11) along with a new metabolite (12), which was isolated as a natural compound for the first time, from A. amoenus.
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- Kayo Sugimoto
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Oe-honmachi 5-1, Kumamoto 862-0973, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Oe-honmachi 5-1, Kumamoto 862-0973, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Oe-honmachi 5-1, Kumamoto 862-0973, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Oe-honmachi 5-1, Kumamoto 862-0973, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Life Sciences Institute and Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, The University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2216, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, 1301 Center Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States.,University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Oe-honmachi 5-1, Kumamoto 862-0973, Kumamoto, Japan
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Oxidative cyclizations are important transformations that occur widely during natural product biosynthesis. The transformations from acyclic precursors to cyclized products can afford morphed scaffolds, structural rigidity, and biological activities. Some of the most dramatic structural alterations in natural product biosynthesis occur through oxidative cyclization. In this Review, we examine the different strategies used by nature to create new intra(inter)molecular bonds via redox chemistry. This Review will cover both oxidation- and reduction-enabled cyclization mechanisms, with an emphasis on the former. Radical cyclizations catalyzed by P450, nonheme iron, α-KG-dependent oxygenases, and radical SAM enzymes are discussed to illustrate the use of molecular oxygen and S-adenosylmethionine to forge new bonds at unactivated sites via one-electron manifolds. Nonradical cyclizations catalyzed by flavin-dependent monooxygenases and NAD(P)H-dependent reductases are covered to show the use of two-electron manifolds in initiating cyclization reactions. The oxidative installations of epoxides and halogens into acyclic scaffolds to drive subsequent cyclizations are separately discussed as examples of "disappearing" reactive handles. Last, oxidative rearrangement of rings systems, including contractions and expansions, will be covered.
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- Man-Cheng Tang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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- Stanford University Chemistry, Engineering, and Medicine for Human Health (ChEM-H), Stanford University, 443 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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