Abstract
Natural products comprise a diverse array of molecules, many of which are biologically active. Most natural products are derived from combinations of polyketides, peptides, sugars, and fatty-acid building blocks. Peptidic macrocycles have attracted attention as potential therapeutics possessing cell permeability, stability, and easy-to-control variability. Here, we show that enzymes from the patellamide biosynthetic pathway can be harnessed to make macrocycles that are hybrids of amino acids and a variety of manmade chemical building blocks, including aryl rings, polyethers, and alkyl chains. We have made macrocycles with only three amino acids, one of which can be converted to a thiazoline or a thiazole ring. We report the synthesis of 18 peptide hybrid macrocycles, nine of which have been isolated and fully characterized.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 11-14 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | ChemistryOpen |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 13 Dec 2016 |
DOIs |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2017 |
Keywords
- biotransformation
- cyanobactin
- hybrid macrocycles
- macrocyclization
- peptides