Discovery of McbB, an Enzyme Catalyzing the β-Carboline Skeleton Construction in the Marinacarboline Biosynthetic Pathway
作者:Qi Chen、Changtao Ji、Yongxiang Song、Hongbo Huang、Junying Ma、Xinpeng Tian、Jianhua Ju
DOI:10.1002/anie.201303449
日期:2013.9.16
Three genes, mcbABC, that drive the biosynthesis of marinacarbolines, have been elucidated through genome mining, gene inactivation, heterologous expression, feeding, and site‐directed mutagenesis experiments. McbB is highlighted as a novel enzyme for the β‐carboline core construction, which involves a Pictet–Spengler cyclization process and requiring E97 for biochemical activity.
三个基因,mcbABC,推动marinacarbolines的生物合成,已通过基因组挖掘,基因失活,异源表达,饲养和定点突变实验阐明。McbB被强调为一种β-咔啉核心结构的新型酶,它涉及Pictet-Spengler环化过程,并且需要E 97才能具有生化活性。