Biogenesis of the unique 4′,5′-dehydronucleoside of the uridyl peptide antibiotic Pacidamycin

Amany E. Ragab, Sabine Grüschow, Daniel R. Tromans, Rebecca J. M. Goss

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    Abstract

    The pacidamycins belong to a class of antimicrobial nucleoside antibiotics that act by inhibiting the clinically unexploited target translocase I, a key enzyme in peptidoglycan assembly. As with other nucleoside antibiotics, the pacidamycin 4′,5′-dehydronucleoside portion is an essential pharmacophore. Here we show that the biosynthesis of the pacidamycin nucleoside in Streptomyces coeruleorubidus proceeds through three steps from uridine. The transformations involve oxidation of the 5′-alcohol by Pac11, transamination of the resulting aldehyde by Pac5, and dehydration by the Cupin-domain protein Pac13.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)15288-15291
    Number of pages4
    JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
    Volume133
    Issue number39
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 23 Aug 2011

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