Pentaminomycins F and G, Nonribosomal Peptides Containing 2-Pyridylalanine

J Nat Prod. 2021 Apr 23;84(4):1127-1134. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c01199. Epub 2021 Apr 1.

Abstract

Pentaminomycins F-H (1-3), a group of three new hydroxyarginine-containing cyclic pentapeptides, were isolated from cultures of a Streptomyces cacaoi subsp. cacaoi strain along with the known pentaminomycins A-E. The structures of the new peptides were determined by a combination of mass spectrometry, NMR, and Marfey's analyses. Pentaminomycins F (1) and G (2) were shown to contain the rare amino acid 3-(2-pyridyl)-alanine. This finding represents the first reported examples of nonribosomal peptides containing this residue. The ldlld chiral sequence found for the three compounds was in agreement with that reported for previously isolated pentaminomycins and consistent with the epimerization domains present in the putative nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) biosynthetic gene cluster.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alanine / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Peptides, Cyclic / chemistry*
  • Pyridines / chemistry*
  • Streptomyces / chemistry*

Substances

  • 2-pyridyl alanine
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Pyridines
  • Alanine

Supplementary concepts

  • Streptomyces cacaoi subsp. cacaoi