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Precursor-Directed Mutational Biosynthesis Facilitates the Functional Assignment of Two Cytochromes P450 in Thiostrepton Biosynthesis.
ACS chemical biology - 21 Oct 2016
Zheng Qingfei, Wang Shoufeng, Liao Rijing, Liu Wen
Abstract excerpt
Side-ring-modified thiostrepton (TSR) derivatives that vary in their quinaldic acid (QA) substitution possess more potent biological activities and better pharmaceutical properties than the parent compound. In this work, we sought to introduce fluorine onto C-7' or C-8' of the TSR QA moiety via precursor-directed mutational biosynthesis to obtain new TSR variants. Unexpectedly, instead of the target product, the...
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