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  • Puromycins B–E, Naturally O...
    Abbas, Muhammad; Elshahawi, Sherif I; Wang, Xiachang; Ponomareva, Larissa V; Sajid, Imran; Shaaban, Khaled A; Thorson, Jon S

    Journal of natural products, 11/2018, Letnik: 81, Številka: 11
    Journal Article

    The isolation and structure elucidation of four new naturally occurring amino-nucleoside puromycins B–E (1–4) metabolites from a Himalayan isolate (Streptomyces sp. PU-14-G, isolated from the Bara Gali region of northern Pakistan) is reported. Consistent with prior reports, comparative antimicrobial assays revealed the need for the free 2″-amine for anti-Gram-positive bacteria and antimycobacterial activity. Similarly, comparative cancer cell line cytotoxicity assays highlighted the importance of the puromycin-free 2″-amine and the impact of 3′-nucleoside substitution. These studies extend the repertoire of known naturally occurring puromycins and their corresponding SAR. Notably, 1 represents the first reported naturally occurring bacterial puromycin-related metabolite with a 3′-N-amino acid substitution that differs from the 3′-N-tyrosinyl of classical puromycin-type natural products. This discovery suggests the biosynthesis of 1 in Streptomyces sp. PU-14G may invoke a uniquely permissive amino-nucleoside synthetase and/or multiple synthetases and sets the stage for further studies to elucidate, and potentially exploit, new biocatalysts for puromycin chemoenzymatic diversification.