Structural highlights
FunctionI2N5E8_STRT9 RDMB_STREF Involved in the biosynthesis of the anthracycline aclacinomycin which is an aromatic polyketide antibiotic that exhibits high cytotoxicity and is widely applied in the chemotherapy of a variety of cancers. In vivo and in vitro, RdmB catalyzes the removal of the carboxylic group from the C-10 position of 15-demethoxyaclacinomycin T coupled to hydroxylation at the same C-10 position. It could also catalyze the removal of the carboxylic group at the C-10 position of 15-demethoxy-epsilon-rhodomycin coupled to hydroxylation at the same C-10 position to yield rhodomycin B. The reaction catalyzes by RdmB is intriguing, since the enzyme does not use any of the cofactors usually associated with hydroxylases such as flavins and/or metal ions to activate molecular oxygen.[1] [2] DNRK_STRPE Involved in the biosynthesis of the anthracyclines carminomycin and daunorubicin (daunomycin) which are aromatic polyketide antibiotics that exhibit high cytotoxicity and are widely applied in the chemotherapy of a variety of cancers. In vivo, catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group from S-adenosyl-L-methionine to the 4-O-position of carminomycin to form daunorubicin. In vitro, it also methylates the anthracyclines rhodomycin D (10-carbomethoxy-13-deoxycarminomycin) and 13-deoxy-carminomycin at the 4-hydroxyl position. It is quite specific with respect to the length of the carbohydrate chain at the C7 position, but it can accept substrates with bulky substituent at C10 position.[3] References
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