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An alternative route to cyclic terpenes by reductive cyclization in iridoid biosynthesis

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  • Fernando Geu-Flores

    (John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK)

  • Nathaniel H. Sherden

    (John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK)

  • Vincent Courdavault

    (Université François-Rabelais de Tours, EA2106, Biomolécules et Biotechnologies Végétales, 37200 Tours, France)

  • Vincent Burlat

    (Université de Toulouse, UPS, UMR 5546, Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, BP 42617 Auzeville, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
    CNRS, UMR 5546, BP 42617, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France)

  • Weslee S. Glenn

    (John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA)

  • Cen Wu

    (Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA)

  • Ezekiel Nims

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
    Present address: Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.)

  • Yuehua Cui

    (Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA)

  • Sarah E. O’Connor

    (John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
    School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia)

Abstract

Iridoids are a large family of bicyclic natural products that possess anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antifungal and antibacterial activities; here the essential cyclization step in their biosynthesis is identified, opening up the possibility of production of naturally occurring and synthetic variants of iridoids for use in pharmacy or agriculture.

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  • Fernando Geu-Flores & Nathaniel H. Sherden & Vincent Courdavault & Vincent Burlat & Weslee S. Glenn & Cen Wu & Ezekiel Nims & Yuehua Cui & Sarah E. O’Connor, 2012. "An alternative route to cyclic terpenes by reductive cyclization in iridoid biosynthesis," Nature, Nature, vol. 492(7427), pages 138-142, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:492:y:2012:i:7427:d:10.1038_nature11692
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11692
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    1. Néstor J. Hernández Lozada & Benke Hong & Joshua C. Wood & Lorenzo Caputi & Jérôme Basquin & Ling Chuang & Maritta Kunert & Carlos E. Rodríguez López & Chloe Langley & Dongyan Zhao & C. Robin Buell & , 2022. "Biocatalytic routes to stereo-divergent iridoids," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-13, December.
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