Nematode Signaling Molecules Derived from Multimodular Assembly of Primary Metabolic Building Blocks
                                
                                    
                                        作者:Joshua J. Yim、Neelanjan Bose、Jan M. Meyer、Ralf J. Sommer、Frank C. Schroeder                                    
                                    
                                        DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00329
                                    
                                    
                                        日期:2015.4.3
                                    
                                    In the nematode model organisms Caenorhabditis elegans and Pristionchus pacificus, a new class of natural products based on modular assembly of primary-metabolism-derived building blocks control organismal development and behavior. We report identification and biological activities of the first pentamodular metabolite, pasa#9, and the 8-oxoadenine-containing npar#3 from P. pacificus. These structures suggest co-option of nucleoside and tryptophan metabolic pathways for the biosynthesis of endogenous metabolite libraries that transcend the dichotomy between primary and secondary metabolism.