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  • Molecular Biology
  • Natural Product Synthesis

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  • Trans-acyltransferase polyketide synthases (trans-AT PKSs) are crucial for generating complex bioactive molecules.
  • Oxygenases within trans-AT PKS pathways play a key role in diversifying these natural products.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the function of oxygenases in trans-AT PKS pathways.
  • To elucidate the biosynthetic pathway of oocydins, haterumalides, and biselides.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the oocydin pathway homologue (OocK) from Serratia plymuthica 4Rx13.
  • Employed N-acetylcysteamine (SNAC) thioesters as surrogates for acyl carrier protein (ACP)-tethered intermediates.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated that OocK inserts oxygen into β-ketoacyl moieties, producing malonyl ester SNAC products.
  • Identified a non-hydrolyzed oocydin congener retaining an ester moiety.
  • Proposed a unified biosynthetic pathway for oocydins, haterumalides, and biselides.

Conclusions:

  • Oxygen insertion into polyketide backbones significantly broadens the biosynthetic capabilities of PKSs.
  • This mechanism provides access to internal ester, carboxylate pseudostarter, and terminal hydroxyl functionalities.
  • The findings expand the known structural diversity achievable through PKS pathways.