BIOSYNTHESIS OF NCS CHROM-A, THE CHROMOPHORE OF THE ANTITUMOR ANTIBIOTIC NEOCARZINOSTATIN
BIOSYNTHESIS OF NCS CHROM-A, THE CHROMOPHORE OF THE ANTITUMOR ANTIBIOTIC NEOCARZINOSTATIN
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DOI:
10.1021/ja00191a028
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发表时间:
1989-04-26
影响因子:
15
通讯作者:
GOLDBERG, IH
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作者:
HENSENS, OD;GINER, JL;GOLDBERG, IH
Biosynthetic studies on neocarzinostatin chromophore A (NCS Chrom A) were carried out on the basis of the incorporation of singly and doubly 13C labeled acetate precursors as well as radiolabeled [methyl-3H]methionine, [14C]sodium bicarbonate, and [14C]sodium acetate by cultures of Streptomyces carzinostaticus (ATCC #15944 F-42). The results suggest that the N-methyl of the fucosamine and the O-methyl of the naphthoic acid moieties are derived from methionine via S-adenosylmethionine and the cyclic carbonate carbonyl carbon from carbonate. The acetate incorporation results show that the C12 naphthoic acid ring is derived from a hexaketide. The intriguing C14 cyclic carbonate/bicyclo[7.3.0]dodecadienediyne ring system, on the other hand, appears to be derived from a minimum of eight head to tail coupled acetate units which is discussed in terms of the oleate-crepenynate biosynthetic pathway for polyacetylenes. The related C15 enediyne ring skeleton in the esperamicin/calicheamicin class of antitumor antibiotics may be similarly derived. These incorporation experiments provide independent support for the unprecedented structure of NCS Chrom A.