Pyrone polyketides synthesized by a type III polyketide synthase from Drosophyllum lusitanicum
作者:Aphacha Jindaprasert、Karin Springob、Jürgen Schmidt、Wanchai De-Eknamkul、Toni M. Kutchan
DOI:10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.03.013
日期:2008.12
To isolate cDNAs involved in the biosynthesis of acetate-derived naphthoquinones in Drosophyllum lusitanicum, an expressed sequence tag analysis was performed. RNA from callus cultures was used to create a cDNA library from which 2004 expressed sequence tags were generated. One cDNA with similarity to known type III polyketicle synthases was isolated as full-length sequence and termed DluHKS. The translated polypepticle sequence of DIuHKS showed 51-67% identity with other plant type III PKSs. Recombinant DIuHKS expressed in Escherichia coli accepted acetyl-coenzyme A (CoA) as starter and carried out sequential decarboxylative condensations with malonyl-CoA yielding ot-pyrones from three to six acetate units. However, naphthalenes, the expected products, were not isolated. Since the main compound produced by DIuHKS is a hexaketicle ot-pyrone, and the naphthoquinones in D. lusitanicum are composed of six acetate units, we propose that the enzyme provides the backbone of these secondary metabolites. An involvement of accessory proteins in this biosynthetic pathway is discussed. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.