Biosynthesis of cervimycin C, an aromatic polyketide antibiotic bearing an unusual dimethylmalonyl moiety.

Herold K, Xu Z, Gollmick FA, Grafe U, Hertweck C (2004) Biosynthesis of cervimycin C, an aromatic polyketide antibiotic bearing an unusual dimethylmalonyl moiety. Org Biomol Chem 2(17), 2411-2414.

Abstract

Cervimycin C is the major component of an antibiotic complex produced by Streptomyces tendae HKI-179 consisting of a tetracycline-type aglycon, six tridesoxysugars and a rare dimethylmalonyl moiety. The biosynthetic origin of cervimycin was studied by molecular studies and feeding experiments, which reveal that the dimethylmalonate unit is not derived from malonate, but from valine.

Leibniz-HKI-Autor*innen

Christian Hertweck

Identifier

PMID: 15326518