Mechanistic insights into dideoxygenation in gentamicin biosynthesis
S. Li, P. d. S. Bury, F. Huang, J. Guo, G. Sun, A. Reva, C. Huang, X. Jian, Y. Li, J. Zhou, Z. Deng, F. J. Leeper, P. F. Leadlay, M. V. B. Dias, Y. Sun
The paper elucidates the dideoxygenation mechanism in gentamicin biosynthesis, showing how intermediates JI-20A and JI-20B are converted to gentamicin C complex through phosphorylation and PLP-dependent enzymatic reactions.
bioRxiv · May 12, 2021Microbiology