Studies on the biosynthesis of the antibiotic crisamicin A and carbon-13 magnetic resonance assignments

Richard A. Nelson, Lloyd E. McDaniel, Carl P. Schaffner, Joseph A. Pope, Ramesh C. Pandey, Richard L. Beveridge, Phil H. Hoops, Frank Jordan

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Abstract

The biosynthesis of crisamicin A, a novel dimeric isochromanequinone antibiotic from Micromonospora purpureochromogenes subsp. halotolerans has been investigated by [1-13C] and [2-13C] labeled acetate precursor feeding experiments. Analysis of the proton noise decoupled and off resonance 13C NMR spectra of 13C enriched and unenriched crisamicin A and their acetate derivatives indicated the biosynthesis via the polyketide pathway, as expected. Further analysis of the enriched spectra allowed the complete assignment of the carbon signals. Of particular interest was the establishment of the linkage between the two monomeric halves of the molecule and determination of the location of the phenolic hydroxyls.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1659-1667
Number of pages9
JournalThe Journal of Antibiotics
Volume41
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1988

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Pharmacology
  • Drug Discovery

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