Li Wei, Chou ShenChieh, Khullar Ankush, Gerratana Barbara
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bldg. 091, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 May;75(9):2958-63. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02325-08. Epub 2009 Mar 6.
Tomaymycin produced by Streptomyces achromogenes is a naturally produced pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD). The biosynthetic gene cluster for tomaymycin was identified and sequenced. The gene cluster analysis reveals a novel biosynthetic pathway for the anthranilate moiety of PBDs. Gene replacement and chemical complementation studies were used to confirm the proposed biosynthetic pathway.
由产色链霉菌产生的托马霉素是一种天然产生的吡咯并苯二氮䓬(PBD)。已鉴定并测序了托马霉素的生物合成基因簇。基因簇分析揭示了PBDs邻氨基苯甲酸部分的一条新的生物合成途径。采用基因置换和化学互补研究来证实所提出的生物合成途径。