Jones G H
Department of Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109.
J Bacteriol. 1987 Dec;169(12):5575-8. doi: 10.1128/jb.169.12.5575-5578.1987.
A methyltransferase which utilizes 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid (HAA) as a substrate was identified in detergent-treated extracts of the bacterium Streptomyces antibioticus. The enzyme catalyzes the transfer of methyl groups from [14C]S-adenosylmethionine to HAA, but does not catalyze the methylation of 3-hydroxy-DL-kynurenine. Enzyme, substrate, time, and pH dependencies for the methyl transfer reaction were examined. Reaction products obtained from scaled-up reaction mixtures were fractionated by chromatography on Dowex 1, and the Dowex 1 fractions were examined by paper and thin-layer chromatography. One Dowex fraction was shown to contain a radioactive product with the chromatographic properties of 4-methyl-3-hydroxyanthranilic acid (MHA), a known intermediate in the biosynthesis of actinomycin. Available evidence indicates that the conversion of HAA to MHA is an early step in the biosynthesis of actinomycin by S. antibioticus and other actinomycin-producing streptomycetes.
在经去污剂处理的抗生链霉菌提取物中鉴定出一种以3-羟基邻氨基苯甲酸(HAA)为底物的甲基转移酶。该酶催化甲基从[14C]S-腺苷甲硫氨酸转移至HAA,但不催化3-羟基-DL-犬尿氨酸的甲基化。研究了甲基转移反应的酶、底物、时间和pH依赖性。通过在Dowex 1上进行色谱分离对放大反应混合物得到的反应产物进行分馏,并通过纸色谱和薄层色谱对Dowex 1馏分进行检测。一个Dowex馏分显示含有一种具有4-甲基-3-羟基邻氨基苯甲酸(MHA)色谱特性的放射性产物,MHA是放线菌素生物合成中的一种已知中间体。现有证据表明,HAA向MHA的转化是抗生链霉菌和其他产生放线菌素的链霉菌合成放线菌素的早期步骤。