Identification and Functional Characterization of Fungal Chalcone Synthase and Chalcone Isomerase

J Nat Prod. 2023 Feb 24;86(2):398-405. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c01027. Epub 2023 Feb 10.

Abstract

By mining fungal genomic information, a noncanonical iterative type I PKS fused with an N-terminal adenylation-thiolation didomain, which catalyzes the formation of naringenin chalcone, was found. Structural prediction and molecular docking analysis indicated that a C-terminal thioesterase domain was involved in the Claisen-type cyclization. An enzyme responsible for formation of (2S)-flavanone in the biosynthesis of fungal flavonoids was also identified. Collectively, these findings demonstrate unprecedented fungal biosynthetic machinery leading to plant-like metabolites.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acyltransferases*
  • Flavonoids* / chemistry
  • Molecular Docking Simulation

Substances

  • flavanone synthetase
  • chalcone isomerase
  • Flavonoids
  • Acyltransferases