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Abstract
We show that two α-N-methyltransferases involved in the biosynthesis of glycopeptide antibiotics (GPAs) already recognise partly crosslinked precursor peptides of teicoplanin aglycone indicating that in vivo N-methylation can occur as an early tailoring step during GPA biosynthesis. This relaxed substrate specificity is accompanied by a remarkable promiscuity regarding the co-substrate enabling modulation of biological activity and the introduction of reactive handles which could be further modified using bio-orthogonal chemistry.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 13679-13682 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 94 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2016 |
Projects
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ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging
Whisstock, J., Abbey, B., Nugent, K., Quiney, H. M., Godfrey, D. I., Heath, W., Fairlie, D., Chapman, H., Peele, A., Davey, J. & Wittmann, A.
30/06/14 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
Equipment
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Australian Synchrotron
Office of the Vice-Provost (Research and Research Infrastructure)Facility/equipment: Facility