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Biosynthetic studies on a myxobacterial antibiotic, cystothiazole A: biosynthetic precursors of the carbon skeleton. 2003

Yoshihiro Suzuki, and Youji Sakagami, and Makoto Ojika

Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.

Biosynthetic studies on cystothiazole A (1), a beta-methoxyacrylate-type antifungal compound from a myxobacterium, were performed by feeding the producing organism, Cystobacter fuscus, with stable-isotope-labeled compounds including [2-(13)C]acetate, [1,2-(13)C2]acetate, [1-(13)C]propionate, L-[1-(13)C]serine, L-[methyl-(13)C]methionine, and DL-valine-d8. The polyketide moiety of 1 was found to be derived from acetate and propionate, the bithiazole moiety from L-serine, the O-methyl groups from the S-methyl group of L-methionine, and the isopropyl moiety from L-valine, which should be the metabolic precursor of isobutyryl-CoA.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009097	Multienzyme Complexes	Systems of enzymes which function sequentially by catalyzing consecutive reactions linked by common metabolic intermediates. They may involve simply a transfer of water molecules or hydrogen atoms and may be associated with large supramolecular structures such as MITOCHONDRIA or RIBOSOMES.	Complexes, Multienzyme
D009231	Myxococcales	An order of rod-shaped, gram-negative fruiting gliding bacteria found in SOIL; WATER; and HUMUS.	Myxobacterales,Myxobacteria,Polyangiaceae,Polyangium,Slime Bacteria
D002247	Carbon Isotopes	Stable carbon atoms that have the same atomic number as the element carbon but differ in atomic weight. C-13 is a stable carbon isotope.	Carbon Isotope,Isotope, Carbon,Isotopes, Carbon
D013844	Thiazoles	Heterocyclic compounds where the ring system is composed of three CARBON atoms, a SULFUR and NITROGEN atoms.	Thiazole
D016339	Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment	A mass spectrometric technique that is used for the analysis of a wide range of biomolecules, such as glycoalkaloids, glycoproteins, polysaccharides, and peptides. Positive and negative fast atom bombardment spectra are recorded on a mass spectrometer fitted with an atom gun with xenon as the customary beam. The mass spectra obtained contain molecular weight recognition as well as sequence information.	Fast Atom Bombardment Mass Spectrometry,Fast Atom Bombardment Mass Spectroscopy,Mass Spectrometry, Fast Atom Bombardment,Mass Spectroscopy, Fast Atom Bombardment,Spectroscopy, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
D019906	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular	NMR spectroscopy on small- to medium-size biological macromolecules. This is often used for structural investigation of proteins and nucleic acids, and often involves more than one isotope.	Biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,Heteronuclear Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,NMR Spectroscopy, Protein,NMR, Biomolecular,NMR, Heteronuclear,NMR, Multinuclear,Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Heteronuclear,Protein NMR Spectroscopy,Biomolecular NMR,Heteronuclear NMR,Multinuclear NMR,NMR Spectroscopies, Protein,Protein NMR Spectroscopies,Spectroscopies, Protein NMR,Spectroscopy, Protein NMR