Expanding the Chemical Diversity of Grisechelins via Heterologous Expression

J Nat Prod. 2024 Feb 23;87(2):371-380. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c01132. Epub 2024 Feb 1.

Abstract

Thiazole scaffold-based small molecules exhibit a range of biological activities and play important roles in drug discovery. Based on bioinformatics analysis, a putative biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) for thiazole-containing compounds was identified from Streptomyces sp. SCSIO 40020. Heterologous expression of this BGC led to the production of eight new thiazole-containing compounds, grisechelins E, F, and I-N (1, 2, 5-10), and two quinoline derivatives, grisechelins G and H (3 and 4). The structures of 1-10, including their absolute configurations, were elucidated by HRESIMS, NMR spectroscopic data, ECD calculations, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Grisechelin F (2) is a unique derivative, distinguished by the presence of a salicylic acid moiety. The biosynthetic pathway for 2 was proposed based on bioinformatics analysis and in vivo gene knockout experiments. Grisechelin E (1) displayed moderate antimycobacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra (MIC of 8 μg mL-1).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Salicylic Acid
  • Streptomyces* / chemistry
  • Streptomyces* / genetics
  • Thiazoles

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Salicylic Acid
  • Thiazoles