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Regio- and stereodivergent antibiotic oxidative carbocyclizations catalysed by Rieske oxygenase-like enzymes
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Sydor, Paulina K., Barry, Sarah M., Odulate, Olanipekun M., Barona-Gomez, Francisco, Haynes, Stuart W., Corre, Christophe, Song, Lijiang and Challis, Gregory L.. (2011) Regio- and stereodivergent antibiotic oxidative carbocyclizations catalysed by Rieske oxygenase-like enzymes. Nature Chemistry, Vol.3 (No.5). pp. 388-392. ISSN 1755-4330
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1024
Abstract
Oxidative cyclizations, exemplified by the biosynthetic assembly of the penicillin nucleus from a tripeptide precursor, are arguably the most synthetically powerful implementation of C–H activation reactions in nature. Here, we show that Rieske oxygenase-like enzymes mediate regio- and stereodivergent oxidative cyclizations to form 10- and 12-membered carbocyclic rings in the key steps of the biosynthesis of the antibiotics streptorubin B and metacycloprodigiosin, respectively. These reactions represent the first examples of oxidative carbocyclizations catalysed by non-haem iron-dependent oxidases and define a novel type of catalytic activity for Rieske enzymes. A better understanding of how these enzymes achieve such remarkable regio- and stereocontrol in the functionalization of unactivated hydrocarbon chains will greatly facilitate the development of selective man-made C–H activation catalysts.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry Q Science > QP Physiology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Chemistry |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Catalysis, Enzymes, Biosynthesis, Ring formation (Chemistry) |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Nature Chemistry |
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
| ISSN: | 1755-4330 |
| Date: | 17 April 2011 |
| Volume: | Vol.3 |
| Number: | No.5 |
| Page Range: | pp. 388-392 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1038/nchem.1024 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| Funder: | University of Warwick, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (NIH), European Union (EU) |
| Grant number: | 1R01GM77147-01A1 (NIH), 005224 (EU) |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/40406 |
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