Department of Biological Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2012 Mar;78(6):2034-8. doi: 10.1128/AEM.06904-11. Epub 2012 Jan 13.
The 53-kb biosynthetic gene cluster for the novel anticholesterol natural product herboxidiene was identified in Streptomyces chromofuscus ATCC 49982 by genome sequencing and gene inactivation. In addition to herboxidiene, a biosynthetic intermediate, 18-deoxy-herboxidiene, was also isolated from the fermentation broth of S. chromofuscus ATCC 49982 as a minor metabolite.
通过基因组测序和基因失活,从链霉菌属 chromofuscus ATCC 49982 中鉴定出了新型抗胆固醇天然产物 herboxidiene 的 53kb 生物合成基因簇。除了 herboxidiene 这种生物合成中间体外,还从链霉菌属 chromofuscus ATCC 49982 的发酵液中分离出了 18-脱氧-herboxidiene 作为次要代谢产物。