Macrophomate synthase, which we have recently purified, catalyzes an unusual multistep transformation from 5-acetyl-4-methoxy-6-methyl-2-pyrone to 4-acetyl-3-methoxy-5-methyl-benzoic acid (macrophomic acid). To investigate the substrate diversity of the enzyme, 40 analogs of 2-pyrone were prepared and their relative efficiency was examined in the enzymatic conversions. The experimental results reveal the structural requirements of the substrates and the rough size of the enzyme active site, and eliminate the ambiguity caused by contamination by other enzymes in the whole-cell experiments.
Trapping and Structural Elucidation of an Intermediate in the Macrophomate Synthase Reaction Pathway
作者:Jörg M. Serafimov、Thomas Westfeld、Beat H. Meier、Donald Hilvert
DOI:10.1021/ja073087y
日期:2007.8.1
Macrophomate synthase (MPS) catalyzes the reaction of oxaloacetate and 2-pyrones to give, over multiple steps, substituted benzoates. We detected a transient intermediate in the course of this transformation by monitoring the total time course either spectroscopically at 305 nm or by 1H NMR. This species was trapped by quenching the reaction with acetonitrile and cooling the sample to 270 K; its structure
Active site mutagenesis of the putative Diels–Alderase macrophomate synthase
作者:Jörg M. Serafimov、Hans Christian Lehmann、Hideaki Oikawa、Donald Hilvert
DOI:10.1039/b703177g
日期:——
Although the macrophomate synthase active site is rich in potential functional groups, site-directed mutagenesis shows that only three residues are absolutely required for catalysis of oxaloacetate decarboxylation and trapping of the resulting enolate with a 2-pyrone; the other residues that line the binding pocket are surprisingly tolerant to substitution.
Two newmetabolites, citreo-γ-pyrone and citreothiopyrane A, with interesting biological activity have been isolated from the mycelia of hybridstrainsKO 0201 and 0211 derivedfromPenicilliumcitreo-virideB. IFO6200 and 4692. Their structures have been elucidated based on their spectral data. In addition, their biological properties are also described. The structure of citreothiolactone previously
Selective reduction of the 5-carbomethoxy- and the 5-carbethoxy-4-hydroxy-2H-pyran-2-one derivatives (5a approximately 11, 19) to yield the 5-hydroxymethyl derivatives (12 approximately 18) was accomplished using 1.1 mol equivalent of borane-methyl sulfide complex. Additionally, reduction of the 3-acetyl-4-hydroxy-2H-pyran-2-one derivatives (23, 26 and 29) with borane-methyl sulfide complex afforded the binary condensed pyrone derivatives (25, 28 and 3 1) in good yields.