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Maurer SJ, Petrarca de Albuquerque JL, McCallum ME. Recent Developments in the Biosynthesis of Aziridines. Chembiochem 2024; 25:e202400295. [PMID: 38830838 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202400295] [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] [Received: 03/31/2024] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Only 0.016 % of all known natural products contain an aziridine ring, but this unique structural feature imparts high reactivity and cytotoxicity to the compounds in which it is found. Until 2021, no naturally occurring aziridine-forming enzymes had been identified. Since 2021, the biosynthetic enzymes for ~10 % of known aziridine containing natural products have been identified and characterized. This article describes the recent advances in our understanding of enzyme-catalyzed aziridine formation in the context of historical methods for aziridine formation through synthetic chemistry.
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- Sabina J Maurer
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 S. 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 S. 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Huang Y, Zhu SY, He G, Chen G, Wang H. Synthesis of N-H Aziridines from Unactivated Olefins Using Hydroxylamine- O-Sulfonic Acids as Aminating Agent. J Org Chem 2024; 89:6263-6273. [PMID: 38652889 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Herein, we presented a practical methodology for the intermolecular aziridination of alkenes, using HOSA as the aminating agent, alongside pyridine or piperidine as the base, within HFIP solvent system. Notably, this approach showcases excellent reactivity, especially with nonactivated alkenes, and facilitates the transformation of various alkenes substrates, including mono-, di-, tri, and tetra-substituted alkenes, into aziridines with moderate to excellent yield. This method presents a promising avenue for synthesizing aziridines from a wide range of alkenes, featuring the benefits of straightforward operation, mild reaction conditions, extensive substrate compatibility, and scalability.
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- Yi Huang
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Tao H, Ushimaru R, Awakawa T, Mori T, Uchiyama M, Abe I. Stereoselectivity and Substrate Specificity of the Fe(II)/α-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Oxygenase TqaL. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:21512-21520. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Hui Tao
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- ACT-X, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials (RISM), Shinshu University, Ueda 386-8567, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Collaborative Research Institute for Innovative Microbiology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Fujita K, Miura M, Funahashi Y, Hatanaka T, Nakamura S. Enantioselective Reaction of 2 H-Azirines with Oxazol-5-(4 H)-ones Catalyzed by Cinchona Alkaloid Sulfonamide Catalysts. Org Lett 2021; 23:2104-2108. [PMID: 33650878 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c00259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The enantioselective reaction of 2H-azirines with oxazol-5-(4H)-ones (oxazolones) using a cinchona alkaloid sulfonamide catalyst has been developed. The reaction proceeded at the C-2 position of oxazolones to afford products with consecutive tetrasubstituted stereogenic centers in high yield with high diastereo- and enantioselectivity. The obtained aziridines were converted into various chiral compounds without loss of enantiopurity.
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- Kazuki Fujita
- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan.,Frontier Research Institute for Material Science, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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Yue R, Li M, Wang Y, Guan Y, Zhang J, Yan Z, Liu F, Lu F, Zhang H. Insight into enzyme-catalyzed aziridine formation mechanism in ficellomycin biosynthesis. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 204:112639. [PMID: 32712437 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ficellomycin is an aziridine-containing antibiotic, produced by Streptomyces ficellus. Based on the newly identified ficellomycin gene cluster and the assigned functions of its genes, a possible pathway for aziridine ring formation in ficellomycin was proposed, which is a complex process involving at least 3 enzymatic steps. To obtain support for the proposed mechanism, the targeted genes encoding sulfate adenylyltransferase, adenylsulfate kinase, and a putative sulfotransferase were respectively disrupted and the subsequent analysis of their fermentation products revealed that all the three genes were involved in aziridine formation. To further confirm the mechanism, the key gene encoding a putative sulfotransferase was over expressed in Escherichia coli Rosseta (DE3). Enzyme assays indicated that the expressed sulfotransferase could specifically transfer a sulfo group from 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate (PAPS) onto the hydroxyl group of (R)-(-)-2-pyrrolidinemethanol. This introduces a good leaving group in the form of the sulfated hydroxyl moiety, which is then converted into an aziridine ring through an intramolecular nucleophilic attack by the adjacent secondary amine. The sulfation/intramolecular cyclization reaction sequence maybe a general strategy for aziridine biosynthesis in microorganisms. Discovery of this mechanism revealed an enzyme-catalyzed route for the synthesis of aziridine-containing reagents and provided an important insight into the functional diversity of sulfotransferases.
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- Rong Yue
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, College of Bioengineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, College of Bioengineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, College of Bioengineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, College of Bioengineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, College of Bioengineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, College of Bioengineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, College of Bioengineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, College of Bioengineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, College of Bioengineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457, PR China.
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Mukherjee A, Ghosal NC, Zyryanov GV, Majee A, Santra S. An Updated Library on the Synthesis of Aziridines. CURRENT GREEN CHEMISTRY 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/2213346106666191024123452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Aziridines are highly versatile intermediates in organic synthesis due to their easy access
and their susceptibility to ring-opening by facile C-N bond cleavage. They are synthetically very important
as they are valuable precursors of amino sugars, β-lactam antibiotics and alkaloids or present
in various natural products that exhibit potent biological activities. The synthesis of this moiety from
the easily available chemicals is desirable due to its tremendous use in the various branches of chemistry.
Here, a short review has been reported on the synthesis of this scaffold employing different strategies
under different greener conditions. Various methods have been developed in the presence of
green catalysts and solvents.
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- Anindita Mukherjee
- Department of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Institute, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira Str., K-2, Yekaterinburg, 620002, Russian Federation
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, Sir Rashbehari Shiksha Prangan, 92, A.P.C. Road, Kolkata-700 009, India
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- Department of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Institute, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira Str., K-2, Yekaterinburg, 620002, Russian Federation
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- Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati (A Central University), Santiniketan-731235, India
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- Department of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Institute, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira Str., K-2, Yekaterinburg, 620002, Russian Federation
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Carramiñana V, Ochoa de Retana AM, de Los Santos JM, Palacios F. First synthesis of merged hybrids phosphorylated azirino[2,1-b]benzo[e][1,3]oxazine derivatives as anticancer agents. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 185:111771. [PMID: 31671309 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.111771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This work describes a straightforward diastereoselective synthetic access to azirino[2,1-b]benzo[e][1,3]oxazines containing phosphorus substituents such as phosphonate or phosphine oxide, by means of nucleophilic addition of functionalized phenols to the C-N double bond of 2H-azirine derivatives. In addition, the cytotoxic effect on cell lines derived from human lung adenocarcinoma (A549) and human embryonic kidney (HEK293) was also screened. Some azirino[2,1-b]benzo[e][1,3]oxazines 4 and 6 exhibited very good activity against the A549 cell line in vitro. Furthermore, selectivity towards cancer cell (A549) over (HEK293), and non-malignant cells (MCR-5) has been detected.
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- Victor Carramiñana
- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Pharmacy and Lascaray Research Center, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006, Vitoria, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Pharmacy and Lascaray Research Center, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006, Vitoria, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Pharmacy and Lascaray Research Center, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006, Vitoria, Spain.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Pharmacy and Lascaray Research Center, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006, Vitoria, Spain.
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Nakamura S. Enantioselective Reaction of 2H-Azirines. Chem Asian J 2019; 14:1323-1330. [PMID: 30861307 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201900107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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2H-Azirines are useful precursors for the synthesis of a variety of chiral aziridine and amine derivatives with a range of biological activities. Owing to the ring strain and the presence of a C=N double bond, 2H-azirines are more reactive than other types of ketimine, and undergo a range of enantioselective reactions, including reduction and Diels-Alder reactions, as well as nucleophilic addition to the C=N double bond. Therefore, the enantioselective reactions of 2H-azirines has become a hot topic, in particular within the last few years. In this Minireview, we focus on the enantioselective reactions of 2H-azirines by using catalytic or stoichiometric amounts of chiral additives, the reaction mechanisms, and the applications of these reactions of 2H-azirines and related compounds in organic synthesis.
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- Shuichi Nakamura
- Frontier Research Institute for Material Science, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8555, Japan
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Nakamura S, Hayama D, Miura M, Hatanaka T, Funahashi Y. Catalytic Enantioselective Reaction of 2H-Azirines with Thiols Using Cinchona Alkaloid Sulfonamide Catalysts. Org Lett 2018; 20:856-859. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b04022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shuichi Nakamura
- Department
of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
- Frontier
Research Institute for Material Science, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- Department
of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- Department
of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University 1-1
Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University 1-1
Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Nakamura S, Hayama D. Enantioselective Reaction of 2H-Azirines with Phosphite Using Chiral Bis(imidazoline)/Zinc(II) Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:8785-8789. [PMID: 28557241 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201704133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Revised: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The first highly enantioselective nucleophilic addition reaction of phosphites with 2H-azirines has been developed. The reaction was applied to various 3-substituted 2H-azirines using novel chiral bis(imidazoline)/ZnII catalysts to afford products in good yield with high enantioselectivity. The transformation of the obtained optically active aziridines showed that 2H-azirines act as either α,β- or β,β-dicarbocationic amine synthons.
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- Shuichi Nakamura
- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8555, Japan.,Frontier Research Institute for Material Science, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8555, Japan
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Nakamura S, Hayama D. Enantioselective Reaction of 2H
-Azirines with Phosphite Using Chiral Bis(imidazoline)/Zinc(II) Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201704133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Shuichi Nakamura
- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Nagoya Institute of Technology; Gokiso, Showa-ku Nagoya 466-8555 Japan
- Frontier Research Institute for Material Science; Nagoya Institute of Technology, Showa-ku; Nagoya 466-8555 Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Nagoya Institute of Technology; Gokiso, Showa-ku Nagoya 466-8555 Japan
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Choi E, Nam SJ, Paul L, Beatty D, Kauffman C, Jensen P, Fenical W. Previously Uncultured Marine Bacteria Linked to Novel Alkaloid Production. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 22:1270-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2015.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Revised: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 07/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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High-Quality Draft Genome Sequence of Actinobacterium Kibdelosporangium sp. MJ126-NF4, Producer of Type II Polyketide Azicemicins, Using Illumina and PacBio Technologies. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2015; 3:3/2/e00114-15. [PMID: 25838474 PMCID: PMC4384478 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.00114-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Here, we report the high-quality draft genome sequence of actinobacterium Kibdelosporangium sp. MJ126-NF4, producer of the type II polyketide azicemicins, obtained using Illumina and PacBio sequencing technologies. The 11.75-Mbp genome contains >11,000 genes and 22 polyketide and nonribosomal peptide natural product gene clusters.
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Walsh CT, O'Brien RV, Khosla C. Nonproteinogenic amino acid building blocks for nonribosomal peptide and hybrid polyketide scaffolds. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:7098-124. [PMID: 23729217 PMCID: PMC4634941 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201208344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 277] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Freestanding nonproteinogenic amino acids have long been recognized for their antimetabolite properties and tendency to be uncovered to reactive functionalities by the catalytic action of target enzymes. By installing them regiospecifically into biogenic peptides and proteins, it may be possible to usher a new era at the interface between small molecule and large molecule medicinal chemistry. Site-selective protein functionalization offers uniquely attractive strategies for posttranslational modification of proteins. Last, but not least, many of the amino acids not selected by nature for protein incorporation offer rich architectural possibilities in the context of ribosomally derived polypeptides. This Review summarizes the biosynthetic routes to and metabolic logic for the major classes of the noncanonical amino acid building blocks that end up in both nonribosomal peptide frameworks and in hybrid nonribosomal peptide-polyketide scaffolds.
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- Christopher T Walsh
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Walsh CT, O'Brien RV, Khosla C. Nichtproteinogene Aminosäurebausteine für Peptidgerüste aus nichtribosomalen Peptiden und hybriden Polyketiden. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201208344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Kharel MK, Pahari P, Shepherd MD, Tibrewal N, Nybo SE, Shaaban KA, Rohr J. Angucyclines: Biosynthesis, mode-of-action, new natural products, and synthesis. Nat Prod Rep 2011; 29:264-325. [PMID: 22186970 DOI: 10.1039/c1np00068c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Covering: 1997 to 2010. The angucycline group is the largest group of type II PKS-engineered natural products, rich in biological activities and chemical scaffolds. This stimulated synthetic creativity and biosynthetic inquisitiveness. The synthetic studies used five different strategies, involving Diels-Alder reactions, nucleophilic additions, electrophilic additions, transition-metal mediated cross-couplings and intramolecular cyclizations to generate the angucycline frames. Biosynthetic studies were particularly intriguing when unusual framework rearrangements by post-PKS tailoring oxidoreductases occurred, or when unusual glycosylation reactions were involved in decorating the benz[a]anthracene-derived cores. This review follows our previous reviews, which were published in 1992 and 1997, and covers new angucycline group antibiotics published between 1997 and 2010. However, in contrast to the previous reviews, the main focus of this article is on new synthetic approaches and biosynthetic investigations, most of which were published between 1997 and 2010, but go beyond, e.g. for some biosyntheses all the way back to the 1980s, to provide the necessary context of information.
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- Madan K Kharel
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, 789 S. Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0596, USA
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Ogasawara Y, Liu HW. Biosynthetic studies of aziridine formation in azicemicins. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 131:18066-8. [PMID: 19928906 DOI: 10.1021/ja907307h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The azicemicins, which are angucycline-type antibiotics produced by the actinomycete, Kibdelosporangium sp. MJ126-NF4, contain an aziridine ring attached to the polyketide core. Feeding experiments using [1-(13)C]acetate or [1,2-(13)C(2)]acetate indicated that the angucycline skeleton is biosynthesized by a type II polyketide synthase. Isotope-tracer experiments using deuterium-labeled amino acids revealed that aspartic acid is the precursor of the aziridine moiety. Subsequent cloning and sequencing efforts led to the identification of the azicemicin (azic) gene cluster spanning approximately 50 kbp. The cluster harbors genes typical for type II polyketide synthesis. Also contained in the cluster are genes for two adenylyl transferases, a decarboxylase, an additional acyl carrier protein (ACP), and several oxygenases. On the basis of the assigned functions of these genes, a possible pathway for aziridine ring formation in the azecimicins can now be proposed. To obtain support for the proposed biosynthetic pathway, two genes encoding adenylyltransferases were overexpressed and the resulting proteins were purified. Enzyme assays showed that one of the adenylyltransferases specifically recognizes aspartic acid, providing strong evidence, in addition to the feeding experiments, that aspartate is the precursor of the aziridine moiety. The results reported herein set the stage for future biochemical studies of aziridine biosynthesis and assembly.
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- Yasushi Ogasawara
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Ismail FMD, Levitsky DO, Dembitsky VM. Aziridine alkaloids as potential therapeutic agents. Eur J Med Chem 2009; 44:3373-87. [PMID: 19540628 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2009.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2008] [Revised: 05/13/2009] [Accepted: 05/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The present review describes research on natural aziridine alkaloids isolated from both terrestrial and marine species, as well as their lipophilic semi-synthetic, and/or synthetic analogs. Over 130 biologically active aziridine-containing compounds demonstrate confirmed pharmacological activity including antitumor, antimicrobial, antibacterial effects. The structures, origin, and biological activities of aziridine alkaloids are reviewed. Consequently this review emphasizes the role of aziridine alkaloids as an important source of drug prototypes and leads for drug discovery.
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- Fyaz M D Ismail
- Medicinal Chemistry Research Group, Department of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University, 221C Phase 1, Byrom Street, Liverpool, Merseyside L3 3AF, UK
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Dhingra G, Kumari R, Bala S, Majumdar S, Malhotra S, Sharma P, Lal S, Cullum J, Lal R. Development of cloning vectors and transformation methods for Amycolatopsis. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2003; 30:195-204. [PMID: 12687493 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-003-0040-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2002] [Accepted: 01/08/2003] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
The genus Amycolatopsis is of industrial importance, as its species are known to produce commercial antibiotics. It belongs to the family Pseudonocardiaceae and has an eventful taxonomic history. Initially strains were identified as Streptomyces, then later as Nocardia. However, based on biochemical, morphological and molecular features, the genus Amycolatopsis, containing seventeen species, was created. The development of molecular genetic techniques for this group has been slow. The scarcity of molecular genetic tools including stable plasmids, antibiotic resistance markers, transposons, reporter genes, cloning vectors, and high efficiency transformation protocols has made progress slow, but efforts in the past decade have led to the development of cloning vectors and transformation methods for these organisms. Some of the cloning vectors have broad host range (pRL series) whereas others have limited host range (pMEA300 and pMEA100). The cloning vector pMEA300 has been completely sequenced, while only the minimal replicon (pA- rep) has been sequenced from pRL plasmids. Direct transformation of mycelia and electroporation are the most widely applicable methods for transforming species of Amycolatopsis. Conjugational transfer from Escherichia coli has been reported only in the species A. japonicum, and gene disruption and replacements using homologous recombination are now possible in some strains.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gauri Dhingra
- Molecular Biology Laboratory, University of Delhi, Department of Zoology, Delhi 110007, India
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