A gold mine for drug discovery: Strategies to develop cyclic peptides into therapies

X Jing, K Jin - Medicinal research reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As a versatile therapeutic modality, peptides attract much attention because of their great
binding affinity, low toxicity, and the capability of targeting traditionally “undruggable” protein …

Prenylated indole derivatives from fungi: structure diversity, biological activities, biosynthesis and chemoenzymatic synthesis

SM Li - Natural product reports, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to mid-2009 Prenylated indole alkaloids are hybrid natural products derived
from prenyl diphosphates and tryptophan or its precursors and widely distributed in …

Prenyltransferases as key enzymes in primary and secondary metabolism

J Winkelblech, A Fan, SM Li - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2015 - Springer
Attachment of isoprene units to various acceptors by prenylation plays an important role in
primary and secondary metabolism of living organisms. Protein prenylation belongs to …

Prenylation: a critical step for biomanufacturing of prenylated aromatic natural products

T An, X Feng, C Li - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Prenylated aromatic natural products (PANPs) have received much attention due to their
biomedical benefits for human health. The prenylation of aromatic natural products (ANPs) …

Biosynthesis and structures of cyclomarins and cyclomarazines, prenylated cyclic peptides of marine actinobacterial origin

AW Schultz, DC Oh, JR Carney… - Journal of the …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Two new diketopiperazine dipeptides, cyclomarazines A and B, were isolated and
characterized along with the new cyclic heptapeptide cyclomarin D from the marine …

Acetylaszonalenin biosynthesis in Neosartorya fischeri: Identification of the biosynthetic gene cluster by genomic mining and functional proof of the genes by …

WB Yin, A Grundmann, J Cheng, SM Li - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2009 - ASBMB
Based on the structural information of acetylaszonalenin isolated from Neosartorya fischeri,
a putative biosynthetic gene cluster was identified in the genome sequence of this fungus by …

Enzymatic studies on aromatic prenyltransferases

T Mori - Journal of natural medicines, 2020 - Springer
Aromatic prenyltransferases (PTases), including ABBA-type and dimethylallyl tryptophan
synthase (DMATS)-type enzymes from bacteria and fungi, play important role for …

[HTML][HTML] The ABBA family of aromatic prenyltransferases: broadening natural product diversity

M Tello, T Kuzuyama, L Heide, JP Noel… - Cellular and molecular …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Identification of Two Aflatrem Biosynthesis Gene Loci in Aspergillus flavus and Metabolic Engineering of Penicillium paxilli To Elucidate Their Function

MJ Nicholson, A Koulman, BJ Monahan… - Applied and …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Aflatrem is a potent tremorgenic toxin produced by the soil fungus Aspergillus flavus, and a
member of a structurally diverse group of fungal secondary metabolites known as indole …

Evolutionary relationships of microbial aromatic prenyltransferases

T Bonitz, V Alva, O Saleh, AN Lupas, L Heide - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The linkage of isoprenoid and aromatic moieties, catalyzed by aromatic prenyltransferases
(PTases), leads to an impressive diversity of primary and secondary metabolites, including …