An ATP-independent strategy for amide bond formation in antibiotic biosynthesis

作者：Funabashi Masanori; Yang Zhaoyong; Nonaka Koichi; Hosobuchi Masahiko; Fujita Yoko; Shibata Tomoyuki; Chi Xiuling; Van Lanen Steven G^*

来源：Nature Chemical Biology, 2010, 6(8): 581-586.

DOI：10.1038/NCHEMBIO.393

A-503083 B, a capuramycin-type antibiotic, contains an L-aminocaprolactam and an unsaturated hexuronic acid that are linked via an amide bond. A putative class C beta-lactamase (CapW) was identified within the biosynthetic gene cluster that-in contrast to the expected beta-lactamase activity-catalyzed an amide-ester exchange reaction to eliminate the L-aminocaprolactam with concomitant generation of a small but significant amount of the glyceryl ester derivative of A-503083 B, suggesting a potential role for an ester intermediate in the biosynthesis of capuramycins. A carboxyl methyltransferase, CapS, was subsequently demonstrated to function as an S-adenosylmethionine-dependent carboxyl methyltransferase to form the methyl ester derivative of A-503083 B. In the presence of free L-aminocaprolactam, CapW efficiently converts the methyl ester to A-503083 B, thereby generating a new amide bond. This ATP-independent amide bond formation using methyl esterification followed by an ester-amide exchange reaction represents an alternative to known strategies of amide bond formation.

• 出版日期2010-8