Prenylation of a nonaromatic carbon of indolylbutenone by a fungal indole prenyltransferase

Org Lett. 2012 Jun 15;14(12):3080-3. doi: 10.1021/ol301129x. Epub 2012 May 30.

Abstract

FtmPT1 from Aspergillus fumigatus is a fungal indole prenyltransferase (PT) that normally catalyzes the regiospecific prenylation of brevianamide F (cyclo-L-Trp-L-Pro) at the C-2 position of the indole ring with dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP). Interestingly, FtmPT1 exhibited remarkable substrate tolerance and accepted (E)-4-(1H-indol-3-yl)but-3-en-2-one (1) as a substrate to produce an unnatural novel α-prenylindolylbutenone (1a). This is the first demonstration of the prenylation of a nonaromatic carbon of the acceptor substrate by a fungal indole PT.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkenes / chemistry*
  • Alkenes / metabolism
  • Aspergillus fumigatus / enzymology*
  • Biocatalysis
  • Carbon / chemistry*
  • Carbon / metabolism
  • Dimethylallyltranstransferase / metabolism*
  • Indoles / chemistry
  • Indoles / metabolism
  • Prenylation
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • Alkenes
  • Indoles
  • butylene
  • Carbon
  • indole
  • Dimethylallyltranstransferase