Organohalides (e.g., organofluorides) represent a rapidly expanding proportion of molecules used in pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, agrochemicals, and materials. The present invention exploits the naturally occurring acetate condensation pathway as a means of introducing halogenated building blocks into natural product scaffolds. In an exemplary embodiment, the invention provides a pathway involving at least one polyketide synthase system and utilizes haloacetate or a haloacetate synthon (e.g., halomalonate) to incorporate an organohalide into the polyketide backbone in vitro. In an exemplary embodiment, the invention provides an analogous method for site-selective introduction of haloacetate or a synthon into polyketide products in vivo. The present invention expands the scope of existing chemical methods for producing halogenated natural product scaffolds such as complex halogenated natural products.
有机卤化物(例如有机
氟化物)代表了在制药、诊断、农业
化学品和材料中使用的分子的快速扩展比例。本发明利用自然存在的
醋酸酯缩合途径作为将卤代建筑块引入
天然产物支架的手段。在一个示例实施方式中,该发明提供了一个涉及至少一个聚酮合成酶系统的途径,并利用卤代
醋酸盐或卤代
醋酸盐合成物(例如卤代
马来酸盐)在体外将有机卤化物并入聚酮骨架中。在一个示例实施方式中,该发明提供了一种类似的方法,用于在体内选择性地引入卤代
醋酸盐或合成物到聚酮产品中。本发明扩展了现有
化学方法的范围,用于生产卤代
天然产物支架,例如复杂的卤代
天然产物。