[EN] METHOD FOR LATE INTRODUCTION OF THE (8R)-HYDROXYL GROUP IN CARBAPENEM BETA-LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC SYNTHESIS<br/>[FR] PROCÉDÉ D'INTRODUCTION TARDIVE DU GROUPE (8R)-HYDROXYLE DANS LA SYNTHÈSE D'ANTIBIOTIQUES CARBAPÉNÈMES DÉRIVÉS DE BÊTA-LACTAMES
申请人:UNIV JOHNS HOPKINS
公开号:WO2011072287A2
公开(公告)日:2011-06-16
The presently disclosed subject matter demonstrates that ThnG and ThnQ enzymes encoded by the thienamycin gene cluster in Streptomyces cattleya oxidize the C-2 and C-6 moieties of carbapenems, respectively. ThnQ stereospecifically hydroxylates PS-5 giving N-acetyl thienamycin. ThnG catalyzes sequential desaturation and sulfoxidation of PS-5, giving PS-7 and its sulfoxide. The ThnG and ThnQ enzymes are relatively substrate selective, but give rise to the oxidative diversity of carbapenems produced by S. cattleya, and orthologues likely function similarly in allied streptomyces.