The glycosyltransferase UrdGT2 catalyzes both C- and O-glycosidic sugar transfers

Clemens Dürr, Dirk Hoffmeister, Sven Eric Wohlert, Koji Ichinose, Monika Weber, Ursula Von Mulert, Jon S. Thorson, Andreas Bechthold

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Abstract

Sweet success: A natural product glycosyltransferase, UrdGT2 from Streptomyces fradiae Tü2717, is the first glycosyltransferase able to catalyze both C-glycosidic and O-glycosidic sugar transfers. These results shed new light on the mechanisms of C-glycosylation of aromatic compounds, which is significant for chemoenzymatic drug lead derivatization as well as for enzymology.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2962-2965
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume43
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - May 24 2004

Keywords

  • Drug design
  • Glycosylation
  • Glycosyltransferases
  • Natural products
  • Streptomycetes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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