SD3 as a Microbial Chassis for the Heterologous Production of Secondary Metabolites.

We present the newly isolated SD3 strain as a promising microbial chassis for heterologous production of secondary metabolites. SD3 exhibits several advantageous traits as a microbial chassis, including genetic tractability, rapid growth, susceptibility to antibiotics, and metabolic capability supporting secondary metabolism. Genomic and transcriptomic sequencing unveiled the primary metabolic capabilities and secondary biosynthetic pathways of SD3, including a previously unknown pathway responsible for the biosynthesis of streptazone B1.

Biosynthesis of Octacosamicin A: Uncommon Starter/extender Units and Product Releasing via Intermolecular Amidation.

Octacosamicin A is an antifungal metabolite featuring a linear polyene-polyol chain flanked by N-hydroxyguanidine and glycine moieties. We report here that sub-inhibitory concentrations of streptomycin elicited the production of octacosamicin A in Amycolatopsis azurea DSM 43854 . We identified the biosynthetic gene cluster (oca BGC) that encodes a modular polyketide synthase (PKS) system for assembling the polyene-polyol chain of octacosamicin A.

Characterization of the Biosynthetic Gene Cluster and Shunt Products Yields Insights into the Biosynthesis of Balmoralmycin.

Angucyclines are a family of structurally diverse, aromatic polyketides with some members that exhibit potent bioactivity. Angucyclines have also attracted considerable attention due to the intriguing biosynthetic origins that underlie their structural complexity and diversity. Balmoralmycin (compound 1) represents a unique group of angucyclines that contain an angular benz[]anthracene tetracyclic system, a characteristic C-glycosidic bond-linked deoxy-sugar (d-olivose), and an unsaturated fatty acid chain.

Biosynthesis of Tasikamides Pathway Coupling and Diazonium-Mediated Hydrazone Formation.

Naturally occurring hydrazones are rare despite the ubiquitous usage of synthetic hydrazones in the preparation of organic compounds and functional materials. In this study, we discovered a family of novel microbial metabolites (tasikamides) that share a unique cyclic pentapeptide scaffold. Surprisingly, tasikamides A-C (-) contain a hydrazone group (C═N─N) that joins the cyclic peptide scaffold to an alkyl 5-hydroxylanthranilate (AHA) moiety.

Pathway Retrofitting Yields Insights into the Biosynthesis of Anthraquinone-Fused Enediynes.

Anthraquinone-fused enediynes (AQEs) are renowned for their distinctive molecular architecture, reactive enediyne warhead, and potent anticancer activity. Although the first members of AQEs, i.e.

Trikoramide A, a Prenylated Cyanobactin from the Marine Cyanobacterium .

A new cyclic decapeptide, trikoramide A (), has been isolated from samples of the marine cyanobacterium , collected from Bintan Island, Indonesia. Trikoramide A () is a C-prenylated cyclotryptophan-containing cyanobactin. Its planar structure was deduced by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy as well as HR-MS/MS data.