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ArticleNature chemistry2026

Azetidine amino acid biosynthesis by non-haem iron-dependent enzymes.

Yanan Du, Anyarat Thanapipatsiri, Jesús J Blancas Cortez, Xavier E Salas-Solá, Chi-Yun Lin, Amie K Boal, Carsten Krebs, J Martin Bollinger, Kenichi Yokoyama

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Article in Nature chemistry, 2026. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
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  3. Heme oxygenase-like dimetal oxidases and oxygenases.Biochemical Society transactions · 2026
    Review
  4. RadicalJournal of the American Chemical Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Yanan DuDepartment of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Anyarat ThanapipatsiriDepartment of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Jesús J Blancas CortezDepartment of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Xavier E Salas-SoláDepartment of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Chi-Yun LinDepartment of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6555-8767
Amie K BoalDepartment of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. akb20@psu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1234-8472
Carsten KrebsDepartment of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. cdk10@psu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-3302-7053
J Martin BollingerDepartment of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. jmb21@psu.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-0751-8585
Kenichi YokoyamaDepartment of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. ken.yoko@duke.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5625-469X

Funding

A Synchrotron Radiation Structural Biology ResourcesP30GM133894 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Ritimukta Sarangi · 2020 to 2026
$43.3M
X-ray Scattering Technology CoreP30GM133893 · NIGMS · BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOC-BROOKHAVEN LAB · PI Sean McSweeney · 2019 to 2026
$38.6M
Mapping the Structural Basis for Mechanistic Diversity in Metalloenzyme SuperfamiliesR35GM119707 · NIGMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI Amie K Boal · 2016 to 2026
$5.0M
Mechanisms of Mononuclear non-Heme-Iron EnzymesR35GM127079 · NIGMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI CARSTEN KREBS · 2018 to 2026
$3.8M
Biosynthesis of peptidyl nucleoside antifungal antibioticsR01GM115729 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI YOKOYAMA, KENICHI · 2015 to 2023
$3.1M
Structures and Mechanisms of “Heme-oxygenase-like” Non-heme Di-iron Enzymes that Catalyze Complex N-oxygenation and Olefin-installing C–C-Fragmentation ReactionsR01GM138580 · NIGMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI BOLLINGER, JOSEPH M · 2020 to 2023
$1.3M
Functions and mechanisms of metalloenzymes in natural product and cofactor biosynthesisR35GM161291 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Kenichi Yokoyama · 2026 to 2026
$737k
NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM133893NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM133894NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM115729NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM138580NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM119707NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM127079NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM161291U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R01GM115729U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R01GM138580U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R35GM119707U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R35GM127079
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Azetidine, a four-membered aza-cycle, is a crucial structure in many bioactive compounds and drugs. However, their biosynthesis is frequently enigmatic. Here we report the mechanism of azetidine amino acid (polyoximic acid) biosynthesis in the polyoxin antifungal pathway. Genetic, enzymological and structural experiments revealed that PolF is a member of haem-oxygenase-like dimetal oxidase and/or oxygenase (HDO) superfamily, and this enzyme alone is sufficient for the transformation of L-isoleucine (L-Ile) and L-valine to their azetidine derivatives via a 3,4-desaturated intermediate. Mechanistic studies of PolF suggested that a μ-peroxo-Fe(III)

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Amino AcidsAzetidinesIronOxidoreductasesAmino AcidsazetidineAzetidinesIronOxidoreductases

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PMID41120677
PMCPMC12614342

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