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also contain DHIV in their structure, as well as dolabellin. Figure 2 compares the structures of deacetylhectochlorin, hectochlorin, lyngbyabellin B and dolabellin. This figure illustrates the similarities (black) and differences (red) between those compounds compared to deacetylhectochlorin. All of
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bond to ester bond and catalyze the attack from the C-terminal free hydroxyl group to this newly formed ester, cyclizing the molecule. The final genes hctG and hctH probably encode two P450 that oxidize the side chain of both isovaleric acids (Figure 1D). Lastly, a
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Ramaswamy, A. V., Sorrels, C. M. & Gerwick, W. H. Cloning and biochemical characterization of the hectochlorin biosynthetic gene cluster from the marine cyanobacterium
Lyngbya majuscula. J. Nat. Prod. 70, 1977–1986
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The biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) is composed of eight genes (Figure 1A), of which seven are directly related to the synthesis of the molecule (hctA-B and hctD-H, in green) and one is predicted to encode a
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Suntornchashwej, S., Chaichit, N., Isobe, M. & Suwanborirux, K. Hectochlorin and morpholine derivatives from the Thai sea hare, Bursatella leachii. J. Nat. Prod. 68, 951–955 (2005).
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Marquez, B. L. et al. Structure and absolute stereochemistry of hectochlorin, a potent stimulator of actin assembly. J. Nat. Prod. 65, 866–871 (2002).
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Marquez, B. L. et al. Structure and absolute stereochemistry of hectochlorin, a potent stimulator of actin assembly. J. Nat. Prod. 65, 866–871 (2002).
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a cysteine, as well as oxidize it by FMN-dependent oxidase present in between adenlyation conserved motifs, catalyzing the formation of a
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