A distinguishing feature of the lantibiotic family of cyclic peptides is the presence of thioethers. Treatment of a lantibiotic with an alkaline solution at high pH gives rise to a β-elimination reaction yielding the corresponding ring opened precursor, containing a dehydro-amino acid residue. We here reveal in a proof-of-concept study that a ring opened lantibiotic (mersacidin) can be captured for pull-down from a culture broth, subsequently released and identified by mass spectrometry.
羊蛋白质家族的一个显著特征是存在
硫醚。在碱性溶液中,在较高pH值下处理羊蛋白质会发生β-消除反应,产生相应的环开裂前体,包含一个脱氢
氨基酸残基。在此,我们在概念验证研究中揭示了环开裂的羊蛋白质(mersacidin)可以从培养液中被捕获并拉下来,随后通过质谱法释放和鉴定。