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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2025

Mechanistic Characterisation of a Diterpene Synthase for Chryseojoostenes A-E from Chryseobacterium Joostei.

Georges B Tabekoueng, Heng Li, Kexin Yang, Lukas Lauterbach, Bernd Goldfuss, Jeroen S Dickschat

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Georges B TabekouengKekulé Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121, Bonn, Germany.
Heng LiKekulé Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121, Bonn, Germany.
Kexin YangKekulé Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121, Bonn, Germany.
Lukas LauterbachKekulé Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121, Bonn, Germany.
Bernd GoldfussDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Greinstraße 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany.
Jeroen S DickschatKekulé Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121, Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0102-0631

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 513548540
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Abstract

A diterpene synthase from Chryseobacterium joostei was characterised and produces the five unique compounds chryseojoostenes A-E. Chryseojoostenes D and E were produced in too low amounts for isolation from the wildtype enzyme, but extensive site-directed mutagenesis resulted in an enzyme variant in which the production of these compounds was enhanced. The biosynthesis of the enzyme products was investigated in detail through a combined experimental and computational approach, indicating a complex hydrogen scrambling during terpene cyclisation and a long-range proton shift towards chryseojoostene E. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that a similar long range hydrogen shift is involved in the formation of an even fragment ion (m/z 216), characterising the unique chemistry of the chryseojoostene skeleton. Further insights into the cyclisation mechanism were obtained by enzymatic conversion of two substrate analogs with reduced reactivity.

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Alkyl and Aryl TransferasesChryseobacteriumDiterpenesDensity Functional TheoryMolecular StructureMutagenesis, Site-DirectedAlkyl and Aryl TransferasesDiterpenesBiosynthesisEnzymesHydrocarbonsSubstrate analogsTerpenoids

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