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A Customizable Approach for the Enzymatic Production and Purification of Diterpenoid Natural Products
Published on: October 4, 2019
Discovery and analysis of a new class of triterpenes derived from hexaprenyl pyrophosphate
1Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products, College of Pharmacy / Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research / International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Abstract:
Triterpenes are derived from squalene or oxidosqualene. However, a new class of triterpenes derived from hexaprenyl pyrophosphate has been recently discovered, formed by a new family of chimeric class I triterpene synthases. The cyclization mechanisms of triterpenes were elucidated by isotopic labeling and protein structural analyses, which helps understand the biosynthesis of triterpenes in nature.

