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ArticleNature chemistry2026

A two-metalloenzyme cascade constructs the azetidine-containing pharmacophore.

Rong Gong, Yao Qu, Jia Liu, Xuan Zhang, Liwei Zhou, Zhu Tian, Xinyue Zeng, Boyu Jin, Zhen Li, Le Yu and 11 more

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21 authors.

Rong Gong *Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Yao Qu *Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Jia Liu *State Key Laboratory Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.ORCID 0009-0002-0288-8763
Xuan ZhangState Key Laboratory Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Liwei ZhouDepartment of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Zhu TianDepartment of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Xinyue ZengDepartment of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Boyu JinDepartment of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Zhen LiState Key Laboratory Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Le YuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Ruyi ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Yang ZhouState Key Laboratory Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Langxing LiaoState Key Laboratory Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Liulin YangState Key Laboratory Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3342-8137
Xuemin SongDepartment of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
You-Sheng CaiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Kun ShenDepartment of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3525-4425
Zixin DengDepartment of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0724-3390
Zhengyu ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. zhengyu.zhang@whu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-5035-1229
Binju WangState Key Laboratory Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. wangbinju2018@xmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-3353-9411
Wenqing ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. wqchen@whu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-2557-8960

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22121001National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22403016National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31070027National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32170026National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32371303
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Azetidine is a prominent pharmacophore present in dozens of drug-related molecules of both natural and synthetic origins. But how nature builds this moiety has long remained enigmatic. Here we address the full deciphering of a two-metalloenzyme cascade leading to polyoximic acid, an azetidine-containing moiety of the fungicide polyoxin. We demonstrate that the PolE enzyme functions as an Fe

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AzetidinesOxidoreductasesModels, MolecularPharmacophoreazetidineAzetidinesOxidoreductases

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