Genetic and chemical characterisation of the cornexistin pathway provides further insight into maleidride biosynthesis

Katherine Williams; Agnieszka J. Szwalbe; Claire Dickson; Tim R. Desson; Nicholas P. Mulholland; Jason L. Vincent; John M. Clough; Andrew M. Bailey; Craig P. Butts; Christine L. Willis; Thomas J. Simpson; Russell J. Cox

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Genetic and chemical characterisation of the cornexistin pathway provides further insight into maleidride biosynthesis

Katherine Williams, Agnieszka J. Szwalbe, Claire Dickson, Tim R. Desson, Nicholas P. Mulholland, Jason L. Vincent, John M. Clough, Andrew M. Bailey, Craig P. Butts, Christine L. Willis, Thomas J. Simpson, Russell J. Cox^*

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The biosynthesis of the herbicide cornexistin in the fungus Paecilomyces variotii was investigated by full sequencing of its genome, knockout of key genes within its biosynthetic gene cluster and isolation and identification of intermediate compounds. The general biosynthetic pathway resembles that of byssochlamic acid and other nonadrides in the early stages, but differs in requiring fewer enzymes in the key nonadride dimerisation step, and in the removal of one maleic anhydride moiety.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7965-7968
Number of pages	4
Journal	Chemical Communications
Volume	53
Issue number	56
Early online date	23 Jun 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cc03303f
Publication status	Published - 18 Jul 2017

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Williams, K., Szwalbe, A. J., Dickson, C., Desson, T. R., Mulholland, N. P., Vincent, J. L., Clough, J. M., Bailey, A. M., Butts, C. P., Willis, C. L., Simpson, T. J., & Cox, R. J. (2017). Genetic and chemical characterisation of the cornexistin pathway provides further insight into maleidride biosynthesis. Chemical Communications, 53(56), 7965-7968. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cc03303f

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