The identification of three new biosynthetic intermediates and one further biosynthetic enzyme in the clavulanic acid pathway

Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
1993.0

Abstract

Labelling experiments are described that identify three new compounds, N*-(2-carboxyethyl)arginine, 5-guanidino-(2-oxoazetidin-l-yl)pentanoic acid, and 3-hydroxy-5-guanidino-2-( 2-oxoazetidin-I -yl)pentanoic acid as biosynthetic precursors of proclavaminic acid and hence clavulanic acid in Streptomyces clavuligerus ATCC 27064 and a new amidino hydrolase, which hydrolyses 3-hydroxy-5-guanidino-2-(2-oxoazetidin-l -yl)pentanoic acid to proclavaminic acid has been characterised.

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