Mechanistic investigations on six bacterial terpene cyclases.

ABSTRACT: The products obtained by incubation of farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) with six purified bacterial terpene cyclases were characterised by one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopic methods, allowing for a full structure elucidation. The absolute configurations of four terpenes were determined based on their optical rotary powers. Incubation experiments with ¹³C-labelled isotopomers of FPP in buffers containing water or deuterium oxide allowed for detailed insights into the cyclisation mechanisms of the bacterial terpene cyclases.

SUBMITTER: Rabe P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5082573 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature