| Literature DB >> 25850027 |
Franziska Kellner1, Fernando Geu-Flores, Nathaniel H Sherden, Stephanie Brown, Emilien Foureau, Vincent Courdavault, Sarah E O'Connor.
Abstract
Here we report the discovery of a cytochrome P450 that is required for the biosynthesis of vindoline, a plant-derived natural product used for semi-synthesis of several anti-cancer drugs. This enzyme catalyzes the formation of an epoxide that can undergo rearrangement to yield the vincamine-eburnamine backbone, thereby providing evidence for the long-standing hypothesis that the aspidosperma- and eburnamine-type alkaloids are biosynthetically related.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25850027 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc01309g
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN: 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.065