A radical S-adenosyl-L-methionine enzyme and a methyltransferase catalyze cyclopropane formation in natural product biosynthesis
The biosynthesis of the antitumour antibiotic CC-1065 includes formation of a cyclopropane. Here, the authors identify the two enzymes that work together to catalyze this reaction, a radical S-adenosyl-l-methionine enzyme and a methyltransferase, and propose a mechanism for the cyclopropanation.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05217-1 |