Exploring mutasynthesis to increase structural diversity in the synthesis of highly oxygenated polyketide lactones

Org Biomol Chem. 2014 Jul 28;12(28):5304-10. doi: 10.1039/c4ob00717d. Epub 2014 Jun 13.

Abstract

The enantioselective synthesis of (2R,3R,4E,8E)-3-hydroxy-2,4,8-trimethyldeca-4,8-dienolide (5) by ring-closing metathesis is described. This compound is an analogue of 3,4-dihydroxy-2,4,6,8-tetramethyldec-8-enolide (4) which is a rare 11-membered lactone produced by the fungus, Botrytis cinerea. Mutasynthetic studies with compound 5 using two mutants of B. cinerea led to the isolation of four new highly oxygenated 11-membered lactones (11-14) in which compound 5 has been stereoselectively epoxidized and hydroxylated at sites that were not easily accessible by classical synthetic chemistry.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biotransformation
  • Botrytis / chemistry
  • Botrytis / genetics
  • Botrytis / metabolism*
  • Epoxy Compounds / chemistry
  • Epoxy Compounds / metabolism*
  • Hydroxylation
  • Lactones / chemical synthesis*
  • Lactones / chemistry
  • Lactones / metabolism
  • Molecular Structure
  • Mutation
  • Oxygen / chemistry
  • Polyketides / chemical synthesis*
  • Polyketides / chemistry
  • Polyketides / metabolism
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Epoxy Compounds
  • Lactones
  • Polyketides
  • Oxygen