[HTML][HTML] Biosynthesis of medicinal tropane alkaloids in yeast

P Srinivasan, CD Smolke - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Tropane alkaloids from nightshade plants are neurotransmitter inhibitors that are used for
treating neuromuscular disorders and are classified as essential medicines by the World …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering a microbial biosynthesis platform for de novo production of tropane alkaloids

P Srinivasan, CD Smolke - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Tropane alkaloids (TAs) are a class of phytochemicals produced by plants of the nightshade
family used for treating diverse neurological disorders. Here, we demonstrate de novo …

Engineering cellular metabolite transport for biosynthesis of computationally predicted tropane alkaloid derivatives in yeast

P Srinivasan, CD Smolke - Proceedings of the National …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Microbial biosynthesis of plant natural products (PNPs) can facilitate access to valuable
medicinal compounds and derivatives. Such efforts are challenged by metabolite transport …

Complete biosynthesis of noscapine and halogenated alkaloids in yeast

Y Li, S Li, K Thodey, I Trenchard… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Microbial biosynthesis of plant natural products from simple building blocks is a promising
approach toward scalable production and modification of high-value compounds. The …

Tropane alkaloid biosynthesis: a centennial review

JP Huang, YJ Wang, T Tian, L Wang, Y Yan… - Natural Product …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 1917 to 2020 Tropane alkaloids (TAs) are a remarkable class of plant secondary
metabolites, which are characterized by an 8-azabicyclo [3.2. 1] octane (nortropane) ring …

[HTML][HTML] A yeast platform for high-level synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids

ME Pyne, K Kevvai, PS Grewal, L Narcross… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The tetrahydroisoquinoline (THIQ) moiety is a privileged substructure of many bioactive
natural products and semi-synthetic analogs. Plants manufacture more than 3,000 THIQ …

Discovery and engineering of colchicine alkaloid biosynthesis

RS Nett, W Lau, ES Sattely - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Few complete pathways have been established for the biosynthesis of medicinal
compounds from plants. Accordingly, many plant-derived therapeutics are isolated directly …

A Root-Expressed l-Phenylalanine:4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Aminotransferase Is Required for Tropane Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Atropa belladonna

MA Bedewitz, E Góngora-Castillo, JB Uebler… - The Plant …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The tropane alkaloids, hyoscyamine and scopolamine, are medicinal compounds that are
the active components of several therapeutics. Hyoscyamine and scopolamine are …

[HTML][HTML] Revealing evolution of tropane alkaloid biosynthesis by analyzing two genomes in the Solanaceae family

F Zhang, F Qiu, J Zeng, Z Xu, Y Tang, T Zhao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Tropane alkaloids (TAs) are widely distributed in the Solanaceae, while some important
medicinal tropane alkaloids (mTAs), such as hyoscyamine and scopolamine, are restricted …

A metabolic regulon reveals early and late acting enzymes in neuroactive Lycopodium alkaloid biosynthesis

RS Nett, Y Dho, YY Low… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Plants synthesize many diverse small molecules that affect function of the mammalian
central nervous system, making them crucial sources of therapeutics for neurological …