相关实验视频
Updated: Jun 7, 2026

07:11
Constructing Cyclic Peptides Using an On-Tether Sulfonium Center
Published on: September 28, 2022
循环逻辑:使用核糖体催化剂的非核糖体类宏循环化
John A McIntosh1, Charles R Robertson, Vinayak Agarwal
1Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|October 22, 2010
概括
在核糖体生物合成中发现的一种新型蛋白酶可以宏环化各种分子,类似于非核糖体产品. 这种酶利用胺键,其基质化学不同于铁酶机制.
科学领域:
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 酶学 是一种酶学.
背景情况:
- 核糖体生物合成是细胞中的一个基本过程.
- 非核糖体和混合多基-产物是具有多种生物活动的复杂分子.
- 对于产生这些复杂结构,宏循环化的酶机制至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了识别和表征一种参与核糖体生物合成的新型蛋白酶.
- 为了研究这个蛋白酶的基质范围和催化机制.
- 为了将其机制与已知的酶途径进行比较,例如铁酶催化.
主要方法:
- 酶净化和活性测定.
- 基质的合成和表征.
- 运动分析和机械学研究.
- 与铁酶酶的比较.
主要成果:
- 从核糖体生物合成中鉴定出一种蛋白酶.
- 这种蛋白酶有效地对一系列基质进行宏循环.
- 基质包括模仿非核糖体和混合多基-产品的基质.
- 该酶的机制涉及胺键的水解,与铁酶活性不同.
结论:
- 发现了一种能够进行宏循环的新型核糖体蛋白酶.
- 这种酶扩大了已知的宏循环化机制的范围.
- 这些发现为复杂和相关自然产品的生物合成提供了洞察力.
相关概念视频
Peptidoglycan Synthesis
Structure of PeptidoglycanPeptidoglycan is a vital structural component of the bacterial cell wall, providing mechanical strength and shape to the cell. It consists of repeating units of two sugars—N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM)—linked by β-1,4 glycosidic bonds. These sugar chains are cross-linked by short peptide chains, forming a mesh-like polymer that surrounds the bacterial plasma membrane.Cytoplasmic Phase – Precursor SynthesisPeptidoglycan biosynthesis begins in...
Ribosomal RNA Synthesis
Ribosome synthesis is a highly complex and coordinated process involving more than 200 assembly factors. The synthesis and processing of ribosomal components occurs not only in the nucleolus but also in the nucleoplasm and the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells.
Ribosome biogenesis begins with the synthesis of 5S and 45S pre-rRNAs by distinct RNA polymerases. The primary transcripts are extensively processed and modified before they are bound and folded by ribosomal proteins and assembly factors,...
Ribosome biogenesis begins with the synthesis of 5S and 45S pre-rRNAs by distinct RNA polymerases. The primary transcripts are extensively processed and modified before they are bound and folded by ribosomal proteins and assembly factors,...
Pericyclic Reactions: Introduction
Pericyclic reactions are organic reactions that occur via a concerted mechanism without generating any intermediates. The reactions proceed through the movement of electrons in a closed loop to form a cyclic transition state, where rearrangement of the σ and π bonds yields specific products.
Pericyclic reactions can be classified into three categories: electrocyclic reactions, cycloaddition reactions, and sigmatropic rearrangements. Electrocyclic reactions and sigmatropic rearrangements are...
Pericyclic reactions can be classified into three categories: electrocyclic reactions, cycloaddition reactions, and sigmatropic rearrangements. Electrocyclic reactions and sigmatropic rearrangements are...
ATP and Macromolecule Synthesis
Biological macromolecules are organic compounds, predominantly composed of carbon atoms. The carbon atoms are covalently bonded with hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and other minor elements. There are four major biological macromolecule classes: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
Most macromolecules are composed of single subunits, or building blocks, called monomers. The monomers combine with each other using covalent bonds to form larger molecules known as polymers.
Conversion of...
Most macromolecules are composed of single subunits, or building blocks, called monomers. The monomers combine with each other using covalent bonds to form larger molecules known as polymers.
Conversion of...
Cationic Chain-Growth Polymerization: Mechanism
The cationic polymerization mechanism consists of three steps: initiation, propagation, and termination. In the initiation step of the polymerization process, the π bond of a monomer gets protonated by the Lewis acid catalyst, which is formed from boron trifluoride and water. The protonation of the π bond generates a carbocation stabilized by the electron‐donating group. In the propagation step, the π bond of the second monomer acts as a nucleophile and attacks the generated carbocation,...
Olefin Metathesis Polymerization: Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP)
Ring-opening metathesis polymerization or ROMP involves strained cycloalkenes as starting materials. The mechanism of ROMP proceeds by reacting cycloalkene with Grubbs catalyst to give metallacyclobutane intermediate which undergoes a ring-opening reaction to form new carbene. The new carbene reacts with another molecule of cycloalkene. Repetition of these steps leads to the formation of an unsaturated open-chain polymer product. All these steps are reversible, however, relieving the ring...

