The Role of Cytochrome P450 AbyV in the Final Stages of Abyssomicin C Biosynthesis.
Devine, A.J., Parnell, A.E., Back, C.R., Lees, N.R., Johns, S.T., Zulkepli, A.Z., Barringer, R., Zorn, K., Stach, J.E.M., Crump, M.P., Hayes, M.A., van der Kamp, M.W., Race, P.R., Willis, C.L.(2023) Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 62: e202213053-e202213053
- PubMed: 36314667 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202213053
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7QAN - PubMed Abstract: 
Abyssomicin C and its atropisomer are potent inhibitors of bacterial folate metabolism. They possess complex polycyclic structures, and their biosynthesis has been shown to involve several unusual enzymatic transformations. Using a combination of synthesis and in vitro assays we reveal that AbyV, a cytochrome P450 enzyme from the aby gene cluster, catalyses a key late-stage epoxidation required for the installation of the characteristic ether-bridged core of abyssomicin C. The X-ray crystal structure of AbyV has been determined, which in combination with molecular dynamics simulations provides a structural framework for our functional data. This work demonstrates the power of combining selective carbon-13 labelling with NMR spectroscopy as a sensitive tool to interrogate enzyme-catalysed reactions in vitro with no need for purification.
Organizational Affiliation: 
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, BS81TS, Bristol, UK.