Pyrroloindoline cyclization in tryptophan-containing cyclodipeptides mediated by an unprecedented indole C3 methyltransferase from Streptomyces sp. HPH0547

Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Jul 25;55(58):8390-8393. doi: 10.1039/c9cc03745d. Epub 2019 Jul 1.

Abstract

Diverse bioactive alkaloids with a tryptophan 2,5-diketopiperazine (DKP) core and an annulated structure forming a methylated pyrroloindoline-DKP assembly have been isolated from various microbial sources. However, little is known about their biosynthesis. In this study, a novel indole C3 methyltransferase from Streptomyces sp. HPH0547 was discovered and characterized. Structural elucidation of the products revealed that this enzyme catalyzed unique pyrroloindoline cyclization in tryptophan-containing cyclodipeptides. This is the first C3 methyltransferase reported to catalyze pyrroloindoline cyclization in cyclic dipeptides, which provides a feasible and simple method to access diverse alkaloids.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / biosynthesis*
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cyclization
  • Diketopiperazines / metabolism
  • Dipeptides / biosynthesis*
  • Methyltransferases / metabolism*
  • Models, Chemical
  • Peptides, Cyclic / biosynthesis*
  • Streptomyces / enzymology*
  • Substrate Specificity
  • Tryptophan / chemistry
  • Tryptophan / metabolism

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Diketopiperazines
  • Dipeptides
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Tryptophan
  • Methyltransferases