Functions, Structures, and Engineering of the Teleocidin Biosynthetic Enzymes
Takahiro Mori1,2,3
1Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo.
Abstract:
Teleocidins are natural products belonging to the indole alkaloid family and show potent protein kinase C activation activity. The structural feature of teleocidins is an indole-fused nine-membered lactam ring structure. Due to their unique structures and strong biological activities, many total synthesis and biosynthetic studies of teleocidins have been performed. Teleocidin biosynthesis involves interesting enzymatic reactions that are challenging in organic synthesis, including oxidative intramolecular C-N bond-forming reactions, regio- and stereo-selective reverse prenylation reactions, and methylation-triggered terpene cyclization. This review summarizes the recent research on functional and structural analyses, as well as enzyme engineering, of teleocidin biosynthetic enzymes.
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