A ThDP-dependent enzymatic carboligation reaction involved in Neocarazostatin A tricyclic carbazole formation

Autor: Li Su, Yi Yu, Zixin Deng, Hai Deng, Meinan Lv, Kwaku Kyeremeh
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 14:8679-8684
ISSN: 1477-0539
1477-0520
DOI: 10.1039/c6ob01651k
Popis: Although the biosynthetic pathway of Neocarazostatin A (1) has been identified, the detailed enzymatic reactions underlying the assembly of the carbazole ring still remain largely unknown. We demonstrate here that NzsH, a putative thiamine diphosphate dependent enzyme, can catalyze an acyloin coupling reaction between indole-3-pyruvate and pyruvate to generate a β-ketoacid intermediate. Our findings thus shed light on further characterization of the unusual biosynthetic pathway of the bacterial tricyclic carbazole alkaloids.
Databáze: OpenAIRE