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DOI: 10.1055/a-2500-7798
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Enzymatic Peroxidation in the Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of 13-Oxoverruculogen

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Chi P. Ting
Financial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation in the form of a CAREER award to C.P.T. (CHE-2338495). B.S. is supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32 GM135126). We gratefully acknowledge a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Shared Instrumentation Program (1S10OD034395).


Abstract

Verruculogens are fumitremorgin alkaloids that contain an eight-membered endoperoxide ring. Due to their unusual structure and bioactivity, there has been much interest in these natural products since their discovery over forty years ago. Similarly, interest in their biosynthesis resulted in the discovery of verruculogen synthase (FtmOx1) that catalyzes endoperoxide formation in these natural products. Herein, we describe our work in this area through the chemoenzymatic synthesis of 13-oxoverruculogen by endoperoxidation of a substrate analogue using FtmOx1.

1 Introduction

2 Pentacyclic Ring Formation

3 Promiscuous Enzymatic Peroxidation

4 Conclusion



Publication History

Received: 21 October 2024

Accepted after revision: 11 December 2024

Accepted Manuscript online:
11 December 2024

Article published online:
20 January 2025

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