Expanding the Chemical Diversity of Fasamycin Via Genome Mining and Biocatalysis

J Nat Prod. 2022 Apr 22;85(4):943-950. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c01089. Epub 2022 Mar 24.

Abstract

Genome mining and biocatalytic modification of chemical structures are critical methods to develop new antibiotics. In this study, eight new fasamycins (3, 4, 6, and 8-12) along with five known analogues (1, 2, 5, 7, and 13) were obtained by the overexpression of two phosphopantetheinyl transferases (PPtases) in Streptomyces kanamyceticus and biocatalytic transformation with two halogenases. These new compounds displayed significant activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis, in particular, C-29-methyl and C-2/C-22-halogen derivatives. This study increases the chemical diversity of bioactive fasamycin derivatives and provides useful halogenation tools for engineering their scaffolds.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacillus subtilis*
  • Biocatalysis
  • Halogenation*
  • Staphylococcus aureus

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents