ELUCIDATION OF THE 2-AMINOETHYLPHOSPHONATE BIOSYNTHETIC-PATHWAY IN TETRAHYMENA-PYRIFORMIS
ELUCIDATION OF THE 2-AMINOETHYLPHOSPHONATE BIOSYNTHETIC-PATHWAY IN TETRAHYMENA-PYRIFORMIS
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DOI:
10.1016/s0006-291x(88)81205-1
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发表时间:
1988-05-31
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
DUNAWAYMARIANO, D
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作者:
BARRY, RJ;BOWMAN, E;DUNAWAYMARIANO, D
The biosynthetic reaction pathway leading to the natural product, 2-aminoethylphosphonate in Tetrahymena pyriformis has been elucidated. Incubation of [32P]PEP and [14C]PEP with T. pyriformis cellular homogenate fortified with Mg2+ and alanine/pyridoxal phosphate, yielded 2-aminoethylphosphonate as the minor reaction product (2-5% yield) and phosphoglycerate and pyruvate plus orthophosphate as the major products. Inclusion of thiamine pyrophosphate in the reaction mixture increased the yield of 2-aminoethylphosphonate by a factor of 10. Incubation of phosphonoacetaldehyde or phosphonopyruvate in the cellular homogenate also provided 2-aminoethylphosphonate. The cellular homogenate catalyzed the transformation of phosphonoacetaldehyde to 2-aminoethylphosphonate in an ca. 80% yield. However, the maximum yield of 2-aminoethylphosphonic acid obtained by use of phosphonopyruvate was only 15%. The major reaction pathways induced by treatment of phosphonopyruvate with the cellular extract involved its competitive conversion to PEP and pyruvate plus orthophosphate.