Aminoacyl-SNACs as small-molecule substrates for the condensation domains of nonribosomal peptide synthetases - PubMed (original) (raw)
Aminoacyl-SNACs as small-molecule substrates for the condensation domains of nonribosomal peptide synthetases
D E Ehmann et al. Chem Biol. 2000 Oct.
Abstract
Background: Nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) are large multidomain proteins that catalyze the formation of a wide range of biologically active natural products. These megasynthetases contain condensation (C) domains that catalyze peptide bond formation and chain elongation. The natural substrates for C domains are biosynthetic intermediates that are covalently tethered to thiolation (T) domains within the synthetase by thioester linkages. Characterizing C domain substrate specificity is important for the engineered biosynthesis of new compounds.
Results: We synthesized a series of aminoacyl-N-acetylcysteamine thioesters (aminoacyl-SNACs) and show that they are small-molecule substrates for NRPS C domains. Comparison of rates of peptide bond formation catalyzed by the C domain from enterobactin synthetase with various aminoacyl-SNACs as downstream (acceptor) substrates revealed high selectivity for the natural substrate analog L-Ser-SNAC. Comparing L- and D-Phe-SNACs as upstream (donor) substrates for the first C domain from tyrocidine synthetase revealed clear D- versus L-selectivity.
Conclusions: Aminoacyl-SNACs are substrates for NRPS C domains and are useful for characterizing the substrate specificity of C domain-catalyzed peptide bond formation.
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