| Literature DB >> 16195462 |
Changjiang Dong1, Silvana Flecks, Susanne Unversucht, Caroline Haupt, Karl-Heinz van Pée, James H Naismith.
Abstract
Chlorinated natural products include vancomycin and cryptophycin A. Their biosynthesis involves regioselective chlorination by flavin-dependent halogenases. We report the structural characterization of tryptophan 7-halogenase (PrnA), which regioselectively chlorinates tryptophan. Tryptophan and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) are separated by a 10 angstrom-long tunnel and bound by distinct enzyme modules. The FAD module is conserved in halogenases and is related to flavin-dependent monooxygenases. On the basis of biochemical studies, crystal structures, and by analogy with monooxygenases, we predict that FADH2 reacts with O2 to make peroxyflavin, which is decomposed by Cl-. The resulting HOCl is guided through the tunnel to tryptophan, where it is activated to participate in electrophilic aromatic substitution.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16195462 PMCID: PMC3315827 DOI: 10.1126/science.1116510
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728