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Stilbene epoxidation and detoxification in a Photorhabdus luminescens-nematode symbiosis.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 21 Apr 2017
Park Hyun Bong, Sampathkumar Parthasarathy, Perez Corey E, Lee Joon Ha, Tran Jeannie, Bonanno Jeffrey B, Hallem Elissa A, Almo Steven C, Crawford Jason M
Abstract excerpt
Members of the gammaproteobacterial Photorhabdus genus share mutualistic relationships with Heterorhabditis nematodes, and the pairs infect a wide swath of insect larvae. Photorhabdus species produce a family of stilbenes, with two major components being 3,5-dihydroxy-4-isopropyl-trans-stilbene (compound 1) and its stilbene epoxide (compound 2). This family of molecules harbors antimicrobial and immunosuppressive...
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