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
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Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667370325000207
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author Jing Li
Chengde Zhang
Shiwen Wu
Jiao Xue
Ke Chen
Zixin Deng
Dongqing Zhu
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Chengde Zhang
Shiwen Wu
Jiao Xue
Ke Chen
Zixin Deng
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-d2422ef1dc7b489ebbefd610417674372025-08-20T03:30:31ZengElsevierEngineering Microbiology2667-37032025-06-015210020610.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206Cytochrome P450-catalyzed allylic oxidation of pentalenene to 1-deoxypentalenic acid in pentalenolactone biosynthesisJing Li0Chengde Zhang1Shiwen Wu2Jiao Xue3Ke Chen4Zixin Deng5Dongqing Zhu6The Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (Ministry of Education), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Biomedicine Research Center, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (Ministry of Education), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (Ministry of Education), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (Ministry of Education), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (Ministry of Education), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (Ministry of Education), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (Ministry of Education), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Corresponding author.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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667370325000207StreptomycesPentalenene oxygenaseFerredoxinFerredoxin reductasePentalenolactone
spellingShingle Jing Li
Chengde Zhang
Shiwen Wu
Jiao Xue
Ke Chen
Zixin Deng
Dongqing Zhu
Cytochrome P450-catalyzed allylic oxidation of pentalenene to 1-deoxypentalenic acid in pentalenolactone biosynthesis
Engineering Microbiology
Streptomyces
Pentalenene oxygenase
Ferredoxin
Ferredoxin reductase
Pentalenolactone
title Cytochrome P450-catalyzed allylic oxidation of pentalenene to 1-deoxypentalenic acid in pentalenolactone biosynthesis
title_full Cytochrome P450-catalyzed allylic oxidation of pentalenene to 1-deoxypentalenic acid in pentalenolactone biosynthesis
title_fullStr Cytochrome P450-catalyzed allylic oxidation of pentalenene to 1-deoxypentalenic acid in pentalenolactone biosynthesis
title_full_unstemmed Cytochrome P450-catalyzed allylic oxidation of pentalenene to 1-deoxypentalenic acid in pentalenolactone biosynthesis
title_short Cytochrome P450-catalyzed allylic oxidation of pentalenene to 1-deoxypentalenic acid in pentalenolactone biosynthesis
title_sort cytochrome p450 catalyzed allylic oxidation of pentalenene to 1 deoxypentalenic acid in pentalenolactone biosynthesis
topic Streptomyces
Pentalenene oxygenase
Ferredoxin
Ferredoxin reductase
Pentalenolactone
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667370325000207
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