Genome Mining and Metabolomics Unveil Pseudonochelin: A Siderophore Containing 5-Aminosalicylate from a Marine-Derived Pseudonocardia sp. Bacterium

Org Lett. 2022 Jun 10;24(22):3998-4002. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01408. Epub 2022 Jun 1.

Abstract

Pseudonochelin (1), a siderophore from a marine-derived Pseudonocardia sp. bacterium, was discovered using genome mining and metabolomics technologies. A 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) unit, not previously found in siderophore natural products, was identified in 1. Annotation of a putative psn biosynthetic gene cluster combined with bioinformatics and isotopic enrichment studies enabled us to propose the biosynthesis of 1. Moreover, 1 was found to display in vitro and in vivo antibacterial activity in an iron-dependent fashion.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria
  • Mesalamine*
  • Metabolomics
  • Multigene Family
  • Pseudonocardia
  • Siderophores*

Substances

  • Siderophores
  • Mesalamine