| Literature DB >> 28926261 |
Man-Cheng Tang, Xiaoqing Cui1, Xueqian He1, Zhuang Ding1, Tianjiao Zhu1, Yi Tang, Dehai Li1,2.
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Macrophorins are representative examples of isoprenoid epoxycyclohexenones containing cyclized drimane moieties. We located and characterized the biosynthetic gene cluster of macrophorin from Penicillium terrestris. MacJ encoded by this cluster was characterized to be the first example of a membrane-bound type-II terpene cyclase catalyzing the cyclization of meroterpenoids via direct protonation of the terminal olefinic bond in acyclic yanuthones. The late-stage functionalization and substrate promiscuity of MacJ make it a potential biocatalyst for the synthesis of macrophorin analogues.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28926261 PMCID: PMC5682560 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02653
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Org Lett ISSN: 1523-7052 Impact factor: 6.005