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ArticleChemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2025

Total Synthesis and Structural Reassignment of the Antitubercular Natural Product Evybactin.

Vladyslav Lysenko, Sangkeun Son, Monique E Theriault, Cornelis J Slingerland, Glenn Hauk, Laurence Cleenewerk, Alexander Speer, James M Berger, Kim Lewis, Nathaniel I Martin

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Article in Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Vladyslav LysenkoBiological Chemistry Group, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5821
Sangkeun SonAntimicrobial Discovery Center, Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
Monique E TheriaultAntimicrobial Discovery Center, Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
Cornelis J SlingerlandBiological Chemistry Group, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Glenn HaukDepartment of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Laurence CleenewerkDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, A-LIFE, AIMMS, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3538-0288
Alexander SpeerDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7142-5987
James M BergerDepartment of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kim LewisAntimicrobial Discovery Center, Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
Nathaniel I MartinBiological Chemistry Group, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8246-3006

Funding

Discovering antimicrobials acting against MDR pathogensR01AI170962 · NIAID · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI LEWIS, KIM · 2022 to 2025
$4.5M
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health RO1AI170962Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek 19384NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI170962
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The escalating threat posed by antibiotic resistance is a global concern and underscores the need for new antibiotics. In this context, the recent discovery of evybactin, a nonribosomal depsipeptide antibiotic that selectively and potently inhibits the growth of M. tuberculosis, is particularly noteworthy. Here, we present the first total synthesis of this natural product, along with a revision of its assigned structure. Our studies revealed a disparity between the structure originally proposed for evybactin and its actual configuration. Specifically, the 3-methylhistidine residue present in the evybactin core macrocycle was found to be of the d-configuration rather than the previously assigned l-His(Me). Having addressed this, we further optimized our solid-phase synthetic route to provide access to evybactin on a multi-hundred-milligram scale. Access to such quantities will allow for more comprehensive studies with this promising antibiotic.

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Antitubercular AgentsBiological ProductsDepsipeptidesMycobacterium tuberculosisSolid-Phase Synthesis TechniquesStereoisomerismAntitubercular AgentsBiological ProductsDepsipeptidesAntibioticEvybactinStructural assignmentTotal synthesisTuberculosis

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PMCPMC11711294

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