Biosynthesis of helvolic acid and identification of an unusual C-4-demethylation process distinct from sterol biosynthesis

Autor: Jian-Ming Lv, Dan Hu, Hao Gao, Tetsuo Kushiro, Takayoshi Awakawa, Guo-Dong Chen, Chuan-Xi Wang, Ikuro Abe, Xin-Sheng Yao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01813-9
Popis: The biosynthetic pathway of fusidane-type antibiotics, such as helvolic acid, is largely undiscovered. Here, the authors investigate the biosynthesis of helvolic acid, thereby determining the sequence of the enzymatic reactions involved in the process and the intermediates formed.
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