The chemical gymnastics of enterocin: evidence for stereodivergence in Nature

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (30) ◽  
pp. 5879-5890
Author(s):  
Michael S. Cowled ◽  
Daniel Vuong ◽  
Andrew Crombie ◽  
Ernest Lacey ◽  
Peter Karuso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Product ◽  
Biosynthetic Pathway

Stereodivergence in Nature encapsulates both enzymatic (biosynthetic) and non-enzymatic (chemical) diversification of natural product scaffolds arising from a single biosynthetic pathway.

scholarly journals The Tripod for Bacterial Natural Product Discovery: Genome Mining, Silent Pathway Induction, and Mass Spectrometry-Based Molecular Networking

mSystems ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela B. B. Trivella ◽  
Rafael de Felicio
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Natural Products ◽  
Natural Product ◽  
Biosynthetic Pathway ◽  
Genome Mining ◽  
Chemical Compounds ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
Tandem Mass ◽  
Molecular Networking ◽  
Natural Product Discovery

ABSTRACT Natural products are the richest source of chemical compounds for drug discovery. Particularly, bacterial secondary metabolites are in the spotlight due to advances in genome sequencing and mining, as well as for the potential of biosynthetic pathway manipulation to awake silent (cryptic) gene clusters under laboratory cultivation. Further progress in compound detection, such as the development of the tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) molecular networking approach, has contributed to the discovery of novel bacterial natural products. The latter can be applied directly to bacterial crude extracts for identifying and dereplicating known compounds, therefore assisting the prioritization of extracts containing novel natural products, for example. In our opinion, these three approaches—genome mining, silent pathway induction, and MS-based molecular networking—compose the tripod for modern bacterial natural product discovery and will be discussed in this perspective.

scholarly journals A Biosynthetic Pathway for BE-7585A, a 2-Thiosugar-Containing Angucycline-Type Natural Product

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (21) ◽  
pp. 7405-7417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eita Sasaki ◽  
Yasushi Ogasawara ◽  
Hung-wen Liu
Keyword(s):  
Natural Product ◽  
Biosynthetic Pathway

Parguerenes Revisited: New Brominated Diterpenes From the Southern Australian Marine Red Alga Laurencia Filiformis

1996 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
SJ Rochfort ◽  
RJ Capon
Keyword(s):  
Natural Product ◽  
Biosynthetic Pathway ◽  
Spectroscopic Analysis ◽  
Red Alga ◽  
Biosynthetic Precursor ◽  
Chemical Correlation ◽  
New Compounds

Five new pargueranes, 15-bromoparguer-9(11)-ene-2,7,16,19-tetrol 2,7,16-triacetate (20), 15-bromoparguer-9(11)-ene-2,7,16-triol 2,7-diacetate (21), 15-bromoparguer-9(11)-ene-2,16-diol 2-acetate (22), 15-bromoparguer-9(11)-en-16-ol (23) and 15-bromoisoparguer-9(11)-en-16-ol (24), together with a plausible biosynthetic precursor, preparguerene (25), two known parguerenes , 15-bromoparguer-9(11)-ene-2,7,16,19-tetrol tetraacetate (4) and 15-bromoparguer-9(11)-ene-2,7,16-triol 2,16 diacetate (7), and the known algal metabolites (-)- aromadendrene (17), austradiol acetate (18) and austradiol diacetate (19), have been isolated from a collection of the southern Australian marine red alga Laurencia filiformis. The known synthetic parguerane 15-bromoparguer-9(11)-ene-2,7-16-triol triacetate (5) was also found for thefirst time as a natural product. In addition to securing the structures of new compounds by chemical correlation and detailed spectroscopic analysis, a lausible biosynthetic pathway has been proposed linking preparguerene, parguerene, isoparguerene and secoparguerene carbon skeletons.

scholarly journals The Calyciphylline B-type Alkaloids: Total Syntheses of (–)-Daphlongamine H and (–)-Isodaphlongamine H

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cedric Hugelshofer ◽  
Vignesh Palani ◽  
Richmond Sarpong
Keyword(s):  
Total Synthesis ◽  
Natural Product ◽  
Mannich Reaction ◽  
Biosynthetic Pathway ◽  
Total Syntheses ◽  
Diastereoselective Hydrogenation ◽  
Tricyclic Core ◽  
Synthetic Studies

The first total synthesis of the complex hexacylic Daphniphyllum alkaloid (–)-daphlongamine H in enantioenriched form has been accomplished. Key to the success of the strategy are a complexity-building Mannich reaction, efficient cyclizations, and a highly diastereoselective hydrogenation to assemble multigram quantities of the tricyclic core bearing four contiguous stereocenters. Following construction of the hydro-indene substructure by means of a Pauson–Khand reaction, endgame redox manipulations delivered the natural product. Importantly, the synthetic studies have also given access to (–)-isodaphlongamine H and led to a revision of the reported structure of deoxyisocalyciphylline B, which resulted in the proposal of a modified biosynthetic pathway to the calyciphylline B-type alkaloids.

scholarly journals Biosynthesis of fosfomycin in pseudomonads reveals an unexpected enzymatic activity in the metallohydrolase superfamily

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (23) ◽  
pp. e2019863118
Author(s):  
Max A. Simon ◽  
Chayanid Ongpipattanakul ◽  
Satish K. Nair ◽  
Wilfred A. van der Donk
Keyword(s):  
Enzymatic Activity ◽  
Natural Product ◽  
Pseudomonas Syringae ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Plant Pathogen ◽  
Biosynthetic Pathway ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Oxidative Decarboxylation ◽  
Broad Spectrum Antibiotic ◽  
New Class

The epoxide-containing phosphonate natural product fosfomycin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic used in the treatment of cystitis. Fosfomycin is produced by both the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae and soil-dwelling streptomycetes. While the streptomycete pathway has recently been fully elucidated, the pseudomonad pathway is still mostly elusive. Through a systematic evaluation of heterologous expression of putative biosynthetic enzymes, we identified the central enzyme responsible for completing the biosynthetic pathway in pseudomonads. The missing transformation involves the oxidative decarboxylation of the intermediate 2-phosphonomethylmalate to a new intermediate, 3-oxo-4-phosphonobutanoate, by PsfC. Crystallographic studies reveal that PsfC unexpectedly belongs to a new class of diiron metalloenzymes that are part of the polymerase and histidinol phosphatase superfamily.

Biosynthetic Pathway and Gene Cluster Analysis of Curacin A, an Antitubulin Natural Product from the Tropical Marine CyanobacteriumLyngbyamajuscula†

2004 ◽  
Vol 67 (8) ◽  
pp. 1356-1367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zunxue Chang ◽  
Namthip Sitachitta ◽  
James V. Rossi ◽  
Mary Ann Roberts ◽  
Patricia M. Flatt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Natural Product ◽  
Gene Cluster ◽  
Biosynthetic Pathway ◽  
Curacin A

scholarly journals The Calyciphylline B-type Alkaloids: Total Syntheses of (–)-Daphlongamine H and (–)-Isodaphlongamine H

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cedric Hugelshofer ◽  
Vignesh Palani ◽  
Richmond Sarpong
Keyword(s):  
Total Synthesis ◽  
Natural Product ◽  
Mannich Reaction ◽  
Biosynthetic Pathway ◽  
Total Syntheses ◽  
Diastereoselective Hydrogenation ◽  
Tricyclic Core ◽  
Synthetic Studies

The first total synthesis of the complex hexacylic Daphniphyllum alkaloid (–)-daphlongamine H in enantioenriched form has been accomplished. Key to the success of the strategy are a complexity-building Mannich reaction, efficient cyclizations, and a highly diastereoselective hydrogenation to assemble multigram quantities of the tricyclic core bearing four contiguous stereocenters. Following construction of the hydro-indene substructure by means of a Pauson–Khand reaction, endgame redox manipulations delivered the natural product. Importantly, the synthetic studies have also given access to (–)-isodaphlongamine H and led to a revision of the reported structure of deoxyisocalyciphylline B, which resulted in the proposal of a modified biosynthetic pathway to the calyciphylline B-type alkaloids.

Synthesis of the fatty acid of pramanicin

1997 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 884-889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Cow ◽  
David Valentini ◽  
Paul Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Total Synthesis ◽  
Natural Product ◽  
Biosynthetic Pathway ◽  
Decanoic Acid ◽  
Enoic Acid ◽  
Reaction Sequence ◽  
Racemic Form ◽  
Biomimetic Approach

The natural product tetradec-2-enoic acid-4,5-epoxide (2), which is also a component of the antibiotic pramanicin (1), was prepared in racemic form by a glycoluril-template directed approach. Two sequential additions of acetate units to decanoic acid are effected by intramolecular condensations on the template, mimicking the proposed biosynthetic pathway to 1. Cleavage of the grown trans,trans-tetradeca-2,4-dienoyl chain from the template and epoxidation yields 2. The reaction sequence illustrates the applicability of this biomimetic approach to total synthesis of natural products. Keywords: pramanicin, biomimetic, glycoluril, template.

scholarly journals A Single Biosynthetic Gene Cluster Is Responsible for the Production of Bagremycin Antibiotics and Ferroverdin Iron Chelators

mBio ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Loïc Martinet ◽  
Aymeric Naômé ◽  
Benoit Deflandre ◽  
Marta Maciejewska ◽  
Déborah Tellatin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Product ◽  
Gene Cluster ◽  
Biosynthetic Pathway ◽  
Genome Mining ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
Bioactive Molecules ◽  
Bioactive Metabolites ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene Clusters

ABSTRACT Biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) are organized groups of genes involved in the production of specialized metabolites. Typically, one BGC is responsible for the production of one or several similar compounds with bioactivities that usually only vary in terms of strength and/or specificity. Here we show that the previously described ferroverdins and bagremycins, which are families of metabolites with different bioactivities, are produced from the same BGC, whereby the fate of the biosynthetic pathway depends on iron availability. Under conditions of iron depletion, the monomeric bagremycins are formed, representing amino-aromatic antibiotics resulting from the condensation of 3-amino-4-hydroxybenzoic acid with p-vinylphenol. Conversely, when iron is abundantly available, the biosynthetic pathway additionally produces a molecule based on p-vinylphenyl-3-nitroso-4-hydroxybenzoate, which complexes iron to form the trimeric ferroverdins that have anticholesterol activity. Thus, our work shows a unique exception to the concept that BGCs should only produce a single family of molecules with one type of bioactivity and that in fact different bioactive molecules may be produced depending on the environmental conditions. IMPORTANCE Access to whole-genome sequences has exposed the general incidence of the so-called cryptic biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), thereby renewing their interest for natural product discovery. As a consequence, genome mining is the often first approach implemented to assess the potential of a microorganism for producing novel bioactive metabolites. By revealing a new level of complexity of natural product biosynthesis, we further illustrate the difficulty of estimation of the panel of molecules associated with a BGC based on genomic information alone. Indeed, we found that the same gene cluster is responsible for the production of compounds which differ in terms of structure and bioactivity. The production of these different compounds responds to different environmental triggers, which suggests that multiplication of culture conditions is essential for revealing the entire panel of molecules made by a single BGC.

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