THE EFFECT OF METHYLATION INHIBITORS ON CITREAMICIN BIOSYNTHESIS IN Micromonospora citrea

When the citreamicin-producing organism Micromonospora citrea NRRL 189351 was incubated in the presence of the methylation inhibitors sinefungin or aminopterin, biosynthesis of the ζ component was stimulated approximately 20 to 200-fold above the level normally produced. Inhibition of a second methy...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of antibiotics 1991/11/25, Vol.44(11), pp.1247-1251
Hauptverfasser: PEARCE, CEDRIC J., CARTER, GUY T., NIETSCHE, JEANNE A., BORDERS, DONALD B., GREENSTEIN, MICHAEL, MAIESE, WILLIAM M.
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Zusammenfassung:When the citreamicin-producing organism Micromonospora citrea NRRL 189351 was incubated in the presence of the methylation inhibitors sinefungin or aminopterin, biosynthesis of the ζ component was stimulated approximately 20 to 200-fold above the level normally produced. Inhibition of a second methylation reaction, which is superficially very similar to the first, was not detected. Other known methylation inhibitors failed to yield any change in the natural pattern of citreamicins produced. This approach is an excellent route for preparing citreamicin ζ, which can be used as a substrate for semi-synthesis or for further biosynthetic studies.
ISSN:0021-8820
1881-1469
DOI:10.7164/antibiotics.44.1247