Tropinone synthesis via an atypical polyketide synthase and P450-mediated cyclization

Tropinone is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of tropane alkaloids. Here, the authors discovered the enzymes AbPYKS and AbCYP82M3, a non-canonical polyketide synthase and a cytochrome P450, that work sequentially to form tropinone from N-methyl-Δ1-pyrrolinium cation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Matthew A. Bedewitz, A. Daniel Jones, John C. D’Auria, Cornelius S. Barry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07671-3