Dept. Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI, Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany.
Chembiochem. 2012 Oct 15;13(15):2196-9. doi: 10.1002/cbic.201200406. Epub 2012 Sep 7.
Small changes, big effect: A new aureothin derivative, aureopyran, which features an unusual pyran backbone, was generated by simply altering the enzymatic methylation topology. The α-pyrone ring hampers the correct placement of the polyketide backbone in the multifunctional cytochrome P450 monooxygenase AurH. Instead of a tetrahydrofuran ring, an oxo intermediate is formed that readily undergoes a rare electrocyclization reaction.
微小的变化,巨大的影响:通过简单改变酶促甲基化拓扑结构,生成了一种新型金蝶素衍生物——金蝶吡喃,其具有不寻常的吡喃骨架。α-吡喃酮环阻碍了多酮骨架在多功能细胞色素 P450 单加氧酶 AurH 中的正确定位。形成的不是四氢呋喃环,而是一个氧中间物,它很容易发生罕见的电环化反应。