Oxidative dearomatisation: The key step of sorbicillinoid biosynthesis

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  • Ahmed Al Fahad
  • Amira Abood
  • Katja M. Fisch
  • Anna Osipow
  • Jack Davison
  • Marija Avramović
  • Craig P. Butts
  • Jörn Piel
  • Thomas J. Simpson
  • Russell J. Cox

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  • University of Bristol
  • National Research Center, Cairo
  • ETH Zurich
  • University of Bonn
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)523-527
Number of pages5
JournalChemical science
Volume5
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2014

Abstract

An FAD-dependent monooxygenase encoding gene (SorbC) was cloned from Penicillium chrysogenum E01-10/3 and expressed as a soluble protein in Escherichia coli. The enzyme efficiently performed the oxidative dearomatisation of sorbicillin and dihydrosorbicillin to give sorbicillinol and dihydrosorbicillinol respectively. Bioinformatic examination of the gene cluster surrounding SorbC indicated the presence of two polyketide synthase (PKS) encoding genes designated sorbA and sorbB. The gene sorbA-encodes a highly reducing iterative PKS while SorbB encodes a non-reducing iterative PKS which features a reductive release domain usually involved in the production of polyketide aldehydes. Using these observations and previously reported results from isotopic feeding experiments a new and simpler biosynthetic route to the sorbicillin class of secondary metabolites is proposed which is consistent with all reported experimental results.

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Oxidative dearomatisation: The key step of sorbicillinoid biosynthesis. / Al Fahad, Ahmed; Abood, Amira; Fisch, Katja M. et al.
In: Chemical science, Vol. 5, No. 2, 01.02.2014, p. 523-527.

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Al Fahad, A, Abood, A, Fisch, KM, Osipow, A, Davison, J, Avramović, M, Butts, CP, Piel, J, Simpson, TJ & Cox, RJ 2014, 'Oxidative dearomatisation: The key step of sorbicillinoid biosynthesis', Chemical science, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 523-527. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3sc52911h
Al Fahad, A., Abood, A., Fisch, K. M., Osipow, A., Davison, J., Avramović, M., Butts, C. P., Piel, J., Simpson, T. J., & Cox, R. J. (2014). Oxidative dearomatisation: The key step of sorbicillinoid biosynthesis. Chemical science, 5(2), 523-527. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3sc52911h
Al Fahad A, Abood A, Fisch KM, Osipow A, Davison J, Avramović M et al. Oxidative dearomatisation: The key step of sorbicillinoid biosynthesis. Chemical science. 2014 Feb 1;5(2):523-527. doi: 10.1039/c3sc52911h
Al Fahad, Ahmed ; Abood, Amira ; Fisch, Katja M. et al. / Oxidative dearomatisation : The key step of sorbicillinoid biosynthesis. In: Chemical science. 2014 ; Vol. 5, No. 2. pp. 523-527.
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