Van Lanen Steven G, Shen Ben
Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53705.
Curr Top Med Chem. 2008;8(6):448-59. doi: 10.2174/156802608783955656.
The enediyne polyketides are secondary metabolites isolated from a variety of Actinomycetes. All members share very potent anticancer and antibiotic activity, and prospects for the clinical application of the enediynes has been validated with the recent marketing of two enediyne derivatives as anticancer agents. The biosynthesis of these compounds is of interest because of the numerous structural features that are unique to the enediyne family. The gene cluster for five enediynes has now been cloned and sequenced, providing the foundation to understand natures' means to biosynthesize such complex, exotic molecules. Presented here is a review of the current progress in delineating the biosynthesis of the enediynes with an emphasis on the model enediyne, C-1027.
烯二炔聚酮化合物是从多种放线菌中分离出的次生代谢产物。所有成员都具有很强的抗癌和抗菌活性,随着两种烯二炔衍生物作为抗癌药物近期上市,烯二炔在临床应用方面的前景已得到验证。这些化合物的生物合成备受关注,因为烯二炔家族具有众多独特的结构特征。目前已克隆并测序了五种烯二炔的基因簇,为理解自然界生物合成此类复杂奇特分子的方式奠定了基础。本文综述了烯二炔生物合成研究的当前进展,重点介绍了模型烯二炔C-1027。