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Biosynthesis of thiomarinol A and related metabolites of Pseudoalteromonas sp SANK 73390

  • Annabel C. Murphy
  • , Shu-Shan Gao
  • , Li-Chen Han
  • , Simon Carobene
  • , Daisuke Fukuda
  • , Zhongshu Song
  • , Joanne Hothersall
  • , Russell J. Cox
  • , John Crosby
  • , Matthew P. Crump
  • , Christopher M. Thomas
  • , Christine L. Willis*
  • , Thomas J. Simpson
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The biosynthesis of the mixed PKS-FAS-NRPS hybrid antibiotic thiomarinol A was investigated using feeding studies to both wild type and mutant strains of the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas. Particularly interesting features of the pathway include assembly of the 8-hydroxyoctanoic acid side-chain via chain extension of a C4-precursor (4-hydroxybutyrate), and construction of the pyrrothine unit from cysteine via (HolA-D, F-H) prior to intact incorporation into thiomarinol (catalysed by TmlU). A series of thiomarinol-related and other minor metabolites have been isolated from wild-type and mutant strains. The results of these investigations are rationalised in terms of the overall biosynthetic pathway.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)397-402
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Science
Volume5
Issue number1
Early online date1 Nov 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2014

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

Research Groups and Themes

  • BCS and TECS CDTs
  • Bristol BioDesign Institute
  • Organic & Biological

Keywords

  • synthetic biology
  • ANTIBIOTICS
  • MUPIROCIN
  • XENORHABDUS
  • ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY
  • MARINE BACTERIUM
  • HOLOMYCIN
  • FLUORESCENS
  • GENE-CLUSTER
  • PSEUDOMONIC-ACID-A
  • PATHWAY

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