Biosynthesis of Strained Piperazine Alkaloids: Uncovering the Concise Pathway of Herquline A
- 6 October 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Vol. 138 (41), 13529-13532
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b09464
Abstract
Nature synthesizes many strained natural products that have diverse biological activities. Uncovering these biosynthetic pathways may lead to biomimetic strategies for organic synthesis of such compounds. In this work, we elucidated the concise biosynthetic pathway of herquline A, a highly strained and reduced fungal piperazine alkaloid. The pathway builds on a nonribosomal peptide synthetase derived dityrosine piperazine intermediate. Following enzymatic reduction of the P450-cross-linked dicyclohexadienone, N-methylation of the piperazine serves as a trigger that leads to a cascade of stereoselective and nonenzymatic transformations. Computational analysis of key steps in the pathway rationalizes the observed reactivities.Funding Information
- Division of Chemistry (CHE-1361104)
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (1DP1GM106413, 1R35GM118056)
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