Molecular mechanism of azoxy bond formation for azoxymycins biosynthesis

oleh: Yuan-Yang Guo, Zhen-Hua Li, Tian-Yu Xia, Yi-Ling Du, Xu-Ming Mao, Yong-Quan Li

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-10-01

Deskripsi

Azoxy bonds are frequently found in liquid crystals, chemical intermediates, dyes, agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals. Here, the authors investigated azoxy bond formation by the non-heme diiron N-oxygenase AzoC in azoxymycin biosynthesis and show that the nitroso group plays a key part in it.