Biosynthesis of roussoellatide, a polyketide isolated from the fungus Roussoella sp. DLM-33

• Grant number: 20/11691-8
• Support type: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate (Direct)
• Effective date (Start): December 01, 2020
• Effective date (End): November 30, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Organic Chemistry
• Principal researcher: Roberto Gomes de Souza Berlinck
• Grantee: Darlon Irineu Bernardi
• Supervisor abroad: Russell John Cox
• Home Institution: Instituto de Química de São Carlos (IQSC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Research place: Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
• Associated to the scholarship: 16/21341-9 - Hydrophilic and bioactive secondary metabolites produced by filamentous fungi, BP.DD

Abstract

Investigation of Roussoella sp. DLM-33 cultures revealed a new polyketide, roussoellatide,which encompasses an unprecedented carbon skeleton. The biosynthetic pathway proposed for roussoellatide was investigated by feeding experiments with labeled precursors. The hypothetical pathway requires at least two Favorskii-like rearrangements and an intermolecular [4+2]cycloaddition. Such reactions lack biochemical characterization. The principal aim of this proposal is to shed light on the genes encoding Favorskii oxidases and Diels-Alderases using genome mining and genetic engineering. Knock-out mutants will be generated to confirm the association of candidate genes with roussoellatide biosynthesis. A deep investigation of the unique roussoellatide biosynthesis will expand the scope of uncommon biosynthesis enzymes of fungal secondary metabolism. (AU)

Scientific publications

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BERLINCK, ROBERTO G. S.; CRNKOVIC, CAMILA M.; GUBIANI, JULIANA R.; BERNARDI, DARLON I.; IOCA, LAURA P.; QUINTANA-BULLA, JAIRO I. The isolation of water-soluble natural products - challenges, strategies and perspectives. NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS, OCT 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.

KAHLERT, LUKAS; BERNARDI, DARLON; HAUSER, MAURICE; IOCA, LAURA P.; BERLINCK, ROBERTO G. S.; SKELLAM, ELIZABETH J.; COX, RUSSELL J. Early Oxidative Transformations During the Biosynthesis of Terrein and Related Natural Products. CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, v. 27, n. 46, p. 11895-11903, AUG 16 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.