两个小分子醇的代谢合程序林氏素A的生物合成
Qunfei Zhao1, Min Wang1, Dongxiao Xu1
1State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
Nature
|January 22, 2015
概括
两种细菌醇,mycothiol (MSH) 和ergothioneine (EGT),对于林氏素A抗生素生物合成至关重要. EGT模板组装,而MSH提供硫,揭示了新的依赖醇的途径.
科学领域:
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 药物发现 药物发现 药物发现
背景情况:
- 像谷氨 (GSH) 这样的低分子量硫醇可以防止压力.
- 菌醇 (MSH) 在阳性活性细菌中占主导地位,执行与GSH相当的功能.
- 欧戈氨酸 (EGT) 是由行为菌体产生的,但其酶作用是未知的.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究MSH和EGT在actinobacteria中的生化作用.
- 为了阐明林氏素A抗生素生物合成背后的机制.
- 为了建立EGT参与酶反应的第一例.
主要方法:
- 研究了林氏素A的生物合成途径.
- 在这个过程中分析了菌醇 (MSH) 和埃尔戈氨酸 (EGT) 的作用.
- 描述了新的S-糖化化机制.
主要成果:
- 证明了MSH和EGT在林氏素A生物合成中的结合功能.
- EGT充当分子组装模板,MSH充当硫供体.
- 确定了两种不寻常的S-糖基化,这对于林科萨米德修饰至关重要.
结论:
- 为EGT相关的生物化学过程建立了一个新的范式.
- 提供了对鲜为人知的MSH依赖生物转换的见解.
- 发现了生物系统中硫的新模式,可能在自然界中广泛存在.
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