Biosynthesis of peptidic thiooxazole metallophores installed by multinuclear nonheme iron enzymes.
Mayuresh G. Gadgil, Shravan R. Dommaraju, Xiaopeng Liu, Alexander J. Battiste, Miriam H. Bregman, D. P. Mitchell
This study characterizes the biosynthesis of captophorins, a class of Cu-associated peptidic thiooxazole metallophores, by analyzing MNIO enzymes and their products.
ACS Chemical Biology · Mar 12, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry