Isolation of a Metabolite from the <i>pks</i> Island Provides Insights into Colibactin Biosynthesis and Activity
作者:Carolyn A. Brotherton、Matthew Wilson、Gary Byrd、Emily P. Balskus
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00432
日期:2015.3.20
Colibactin is a structurally uncharacterized, genotoxic natural product produced by commensal and pathogenic strains of E. coli that harbor the pks island. A new metabolite has been isolated from a pks+E. coli mutant missing an essential biosynthetic enzyme. The unusual azaspiro[2.4] bicyclic ring system of this molecule provides new insights into colibactin biosynthesis and suggests a mechanism through
Colibactin是由共生和致病菌株产生结构上未表征的,基因毒性的天然产物的大肠杆菌窝藏的PKS岛。从pks +大肠杆菌突变体中分离出一种新的代谢物,该突变体缺少必不可少的生物合成酶。该分子的不寻常的azaspiro [2.4]双环系统为大肠菌素的生物合成提供了新的见识,并提出了大肠菌素和其他pks衍生代谢物可能通过其产生遗传毒性的机制。