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Stereochemical investigations on the biosynthesis of achiral (Z)-?-bisabolene in Cryptosporangium arvum.

ABSTRACT: A newly identified bacterial (Z)-?-bisabolene synthase was used for investigating the cyclisation mechanism of the sesquiterpene. Since the stereoinformation of both chiral putative intermediates, nerolidyl diphosphate (NPP) and the bisabolyl cation, is lost during formation of the achiral product, the intriguing question of their absolute configurations was addressed by incubating both enantiomers of NPP with the recombinant enzyme, which resolved in an exclusive cyclisation of (R)-NPP, while (S)-NPP that is non-natural to the (Z)-?-bisabolene synthase was specifically converted into (E)-?-farnesene. A hypothetical enzyme mechanistic model that explains these observations is presented.

SUBMITTER: Rinkel J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6444425 | biostudies-literature | 2019

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Stereochemical investigations on the biosynthesis of achiral (Z)-γ-bisabolene in Cryptosporangium arvum.

Rinkel Jan J Dickschat Jeroen S JS

Beilstein journal of organic chemistry 20190327

A newly identified bacterial (Z)-γ-bisabolene synthase was used for investigating the cyclisation mechanism of the sesquiterpene. Since the stereoinformation of both chiral putative intermediates, nerolidyl diphosphate (NPP) and the bisabolyl cation, is lost during formation of the achiral product, the intriguing question of their absolute configurations was addressed by incubating both enantiomers of NPP with the recombinant enzyme, which resolved in an exclusive cyclisation of (R ...[more]

PMID: 30992727

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