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ArticleThe Journal of organic chemistry2018

Discovery of a Diazo-Forming Enzyme in Cremeomycin Biosynthesis.

Abraham J Waldman, Emily P Balskus

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Article in The Journal of organic chemistry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Abraham J WaldmanDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology , Harvard University , 12 Oxford St , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02138 , United States.
Emily P BalskusDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology , Harvard University , 12 Oxford St , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02138 , United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5985-5714
Harvard University · US

Funding

Principles of Scientific Citizenship: Ethics, Communication, and Leadership for ScientistsT32GM095450 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI WALKER, SUZANNE · 2011 to 2020
$3.5M
Biocompatible Chemistry for In Vivo Metabolite ModificationDP2GM105434 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI BALSKUS, EMILY PATRICIA · 2012 to 2012
$2.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS DP2 GM105434NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM095450
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The molecular architectures and potent bioactivities of diazo-containing natural products have attracted the interest of synthetic and biological chemists. Despite this attention, the biosynthetic enzymes involved in diazo group construction have not been identified. Here, we show that the ATP-dependent enzyme CreM installs the diazo group in cremeomycin via late-stage N-N bond formation using nitrite. This finding should inspire efforts to use diazo-forming enzymes in biocatalysis and synthetic biology as well as enable genome-based discovery of new diazo-containing metabolites.

Indexed as

Azo CompoundsBacterial ProteinsBiocatalysisCyclohexanonesGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicMolecular StructureProtein BiosynthesisStreptomycesAzo CompoundsBacterial ProteinscremeomycinCyclohexanones

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PMID29771512
PMCPMC6425738
OpenAlexW2803666456

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