通过罗达尼斯催化硫转移到异尼基的细菌异酸盐生物合成
Mandy D Mlotek1, Benjamin Dose1, Christian Hertweck1,2
1Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany.
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology
|November 2, 2023
概括
研究人员发现了一种新的细菌途径,用于合成自然界中至关重要的化合物 - - 异硫酸盐 (ITCs). 一种类似罗丹的酶RhdE被确定为这个以前未知的专门代谢物的关键催化剂.
科学领域:
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 自然产品化学 自然产品化学
背景情况:
- 异硫酸酸盐 (ITC) 是具有多种生物作用的重要自然产物.
- 通过葡萄糖酸盐的植物ITC生物合成是众所周知的,但细菌途径仍然在很大程度上是未知的.
- 来自Burkholderia gladioli的抗真菌化合物sinapigladioside含有ITC组,突出了研究细菌ITC形成的必要性.
研究的目的:
- 为了阐明难以捉摸的细菌途径为异酸盐 (ITC) 生物合成.
- 为了确定负责Burkholderia gladioli中ITC形成的特定酶.
- 探索细菌ITC合成的酶机制和基质特异性.
主要方法:
- 针对候选ITC生物合成基因 (rhdA-F) 的Burkholderia gladioli的基因挖掘.
- 在大肠杆菌中候选基因的异质表达.
- 在体外生物转化测试使用合成探针来评估酶活性.
- 已识别的ITC合成酶的生物化学表征.
主要成果:
- 在B. gladioli中确定了六个候选罗丹类基因 (rhdA-F).
- 确定RhdE是最强大的异硫酸盐合成酶,催化硫转移到异.
- 尽管还加工化物,但RhdE对天然途径中间体具有很高的特异性.
- 这项研究揭示了 rhodanese 类酶在专门代谢中的新功能.
结论:
- 已经阐明了一种新型的细菌路径,用于异硫酸酸盐生物合成,涉及罗丹类酶.
- 在这种途径中,RhdE是关键酶,作为一种特定的异硫酸酸盐合成酶.
- 这些发现扩大了我们对细菌中专门的新陈代谢和酶招募的理解.
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