Cytochrome P450-catalyzed allylic oxidation of pentalenene to 1-deoxypentalenic acid in pentalenolactone biosynthesis

Pentalenolactone is a sesquiterpene antibiotic from Streptomyces. Its biosynthetic pathway has been elucidated, except for the oxidation of pentalen-13-al to 1-deoxypentalenic acid. In this study, we show that cytochrome P450 pentalenene oxygenase catalyzed the formation of 1-deoxypentalenic acid. F...

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Main Authors: Jing Li, Chengde Zhang, Shiwen Wu, Jiao Xue, Ke Chen, Zixin Deng, Dongqing Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
Series:Engineering Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667370325000207
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Summary:Pentalenolactone is a sesquiterpene antibiotic from Streptomyces. Its biosynthetic pathway has been elucidated, except for the oxidation of pentalen-13-al to 1-deoxypentalenic acid. In this study, we show that cytochrome P450 pentalenene oxygenase catalyzed the formation of 1-deoxypentalenic acid. Ferredoxin XNR_5179 and ferredoxin reductase XNR_4478 from S. albus are suitable redox proteins for pentalenene oxygenase. The biosynthetic pathway presented fills a gap in the biosynthetic pathway of pentalenolactone and provides an example of cytochrome P450 enzyme activity being affected by redox proteins.
ISSN:2667-3703