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SUBMITTER: Jiang C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4744726 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jiang Chunyan C Qi Zhen Z Kang Qianjin Q Liu Jing J Jiang Ming M Bai Linquan L
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20150611 31
Salinomycin is a widely used polyether coccidiostat and was recently found to have antitumor activities. However, the mechanism of its biosynthesis remained largely speculative until now. Reported herein is the identification of an unprecedented function of SlnM, homologous to O-methyltransferases, by correlating its activity with the formation of the Δ(18,19) double bond and bis(spiroacetal). Detailed in vivo and in vitro investigations revealed that SlnM, using positively charged S-adenosylmet ...[more]