The ESTHER database on alpha/beta hydrolase fold proteins-An overview of recent developments

A Chatonnet, M Perochon, E Velluet… - Chemico-Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ESTHER database, dedicated to ESTerases and alpha/beta-Hydrolase Enzymes and
Relatives (https://bioweb. supagro. inra. fr/ESTHER/general? what= index), offers online …

Enediyne natural product biosynthesis unified by a diiodotetrayne intermediate

C Gui, E Kalkreuter, L Lauterbach, D Yang… - Nature Chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
Enediyne natural products are renowned for their potent cytotoxicities but the biosynthesis of
their defining 1, 5-diyne-3-ene core moiety remains largely enigmatic. Since the discovery of …

A discrete intermediate for the biosynthesis of both the enediyne core and the anthraquinone moiety of enediyne natural products

M Bhardwaj, Z Cui, E Daniel Hankore… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
The enediynes are structurally characterized by a 1, 5-diyne-3-ene motif within a 9-or 10-
membered enediyne core. The anthraquinone-fused enediynes (AFEs) are a subclass of 10 …

Cofactorless oxygenases guide anthraquinone-fused enediyne biosynthesis

C Gui, E Kalkreuter, YC Liu, G Li, AD Steele… - Nature chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
The anthraquinone-fused enediynes (AFEs) combine an anthraquinone moiety and a ten-
membered enediyne core capable of generating a cytotoxic diradical species. AFE …

Mechanistic Perspective on C–N and C–S Bond Construction Catalyzed by Cytochrome P450 Enzymes

TP Zhou, Y Fan, J Zhang, B Wang - ACS Bio & Med Chem Au, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cytochrome P450 enzymes catalyze a large number of oxidative transformations that are
responsible for natural product synthesis. Recent studies have revealed their unique ability …

DNA Interaction and Cleavage Modes of Anthraquinone-Fused Enediynes: A Study on Tiancimycins, Yangpumicins, and Their Semisynthetic Analogues

Z Wen, Z Zhuang, H Liu, Z Wang, X Feng… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Dynemicin A has been the sole prototypical anthraquinone-fused enediyne (AFE) explored
since its discovery in 1989. This study investigates the distinct DNA binding and cleavage …

Normal and aberrant methyltransferase activities give insights into the final steps of dynemicin A biosynthesis

P Pal, SML Wessely, CA Townsend - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The naturally occurring enediynes are notable for their complex structures, potent DNA
cleaving ability, and emerging usefulness in cancer chemotherapy. They can be classified …

An Enzymatic Oxidation Cascade Converts δ-Thiolactone Anthracene to Anthraquinone in the Biosynthesis of Anthraquinone-Fused Enediynes

GL Ma, WQ Liu, H Huang, XF Yan, W Shen… - JACS Au, 2024 - ACS Publications
Anthraquinone-fused enediynes are anticancer natural products featuring a DNA-
intercalating anthraquinone moiety. Despite recent insights into anthraquinone-fused …

Examining Heterodimerization by Aryl C–N Coupling in Dynemicin Biosynthesis

P Pal, JR Alley, CA Townsend - ACS Chemical Biology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Distinct among the enediyne antitumor antibiotics, the dynemicin subgroup is comprised of
two discrete halves, an enediyne and an anthraquinone, but each is ultimately derived from …

The occurrence and bioactivity of tetrahydronaphthoquinoline-diones (THNQ-dione)

S Khadem, RJ Marles - Natural Product Research, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Natural products have been important in the discovery of new drugs, but their use is limited
due to issues with accessibility and synthesis. Tetrahydronaphthoquinoline-dione (THNQ …