3-Amino-5-Hydroxybenzoic Acid in Antibiotic Biosynthesis. IX. The Status of Reduced Derivatives in Mitomycin Biosynthesis

The addition of (methylene-2H2)-3-amino-5-hydroxybenzyl alcohol (8) hydrochloride to growing cultures of Streptomyces verticillatus inhibits production of the mitomycin antibiotic porfiromycin (2) by the microorganism. No incorporation of deuterium into porfiromycin occurs, and the isotopic composition of the alcohol recovered from the fermentation is unchanged. The significance of these results with regard to the immediate metabolic precursors of 3-amino-5-hydroxybenzoic acid (3) and the reduction stages involved in the established conversion of this amino acid into mitomycins are discussed.

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Re-evaluation of nutrient sources for deep-sea wood-boring bivalves using the isotopic composition of bulk C, N, S, and amino acid nitrogen

Marine Ecology Progress Series ◽

10.3354/meps11510 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 540 ◽

pp. 157-165 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

T Yamanaka ◽

S Shimamura ◽

Y Chikaraishi ◽

T Haga ◽

Y Fujiwara

Keyword(s):

Amino Acid ◽

Isotopic Composition ◽

Deep Sea ◽

Nutrient Sources ◽

Amino Acid Nitrogen ◽

Wood Boring

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Halogenation of glycopeptide antibiotics occurs at the amino acid level during non-ribosomal peptide synthesis

Chemical Science ◽

10.1039/c7sc00460e ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (9) ◽

pp. 5992-6004 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Tiia Kittilä ◽

Claudia Kittel ◽

Julien Tailhades ◽

Diane Butz ◽

Melanie Schoppet ◽

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Keyword(s):

Amino Acid ◽

Peptide Synthesis ◽

Acid Level ◽

Amino Acid Level ◽

Antibiotic Biosynthesis ◽

Carrier Protein ◽

Glycopeptide Antibiotics ◽

Glycopeptide Antibiotic ◽

Protein Substrates

Halogenase enzymes involved in glycopeptide antibiotic biosynthesis accept aminoacyl-carrier protein substrates.

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Status-quo of carbonate cadmium isotope compositions as a paleo-productivity proxy

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-825 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Simon V. Hohl

Keyword(s):

Isotopic Composition ◽

Isotope Composition ◽

Status Quo ◽

Ambient Seawater ◽

Isotopic Compositions ◽

Marine Carbonates ◽

The Status ◽

State Changes ◽

Underlying Processes ◽

Isotope Systematics

Cadmium (Cd) and isotope systematics are emerging tools for studying the biogeochemical cycling of micronutrients in the oceans, and sedimentary archives, as Cd concentrations in seawater show a nutrient-like behaviour, with surface depletion and deep water enrichments. However, the underlying processes are yet to be fully understood. The Cd concentration and isotopic composition of seawater are set by the balance of Cd inputs (and their isotopic composition) and the fractionation on removal to sedimentary sinks. The most favoured explanation is the Cd utilisation by marine phototrophic biomass, causing the surface water&#8217;s dissolved Cd pool depletion creating a depth gradient of increasing Cd concentrations and lighter isotopic compositions. Under incomplete oxidative recycling, organic matter may act as an effective Cd sink and authigenic minerals may store the ambient seawater&#8217;s Cd isotope composition.Consequently, stable Cd isotope compositions in marine carbonates show broad variations linked to paleo-productivity and redox state changes. Additional fractionation processes govern the Cd isotopic compositions of marine sediments. Besides biological utilisation, experimental Cd partitioning into authigenic calcites or sulphides under variable redox and salinity conditions has been shown. &#160;Therefore, when applying Cd isotopes in carbonates, other geochemical proxies must be evaluated very carefully to understand the involved Cd fractionation processes. This presentation aims to present the status quo of research done on authigenic and biologic carbonates and carbonate leachates in carbonatic shales to show the strengths and pitfalls of this new emerging bio-geoscience isotope proxy and its use for paleoenvironmental reconstructions on Earth and beyond.&#160;&#160;

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