Mechanism-based tuning of insect 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde synthase for synthetic bioproduction of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids

oleh: Christopher J. Vavricka, Takanobu Yoshida, Yuki Kuriya, Shunsuke Takahashi, Teppei Ogawa, Fumie Ono, Kazuko Agari, Hiromasa Kiyota, Jianyong Li, Jun Ishii, Kenji Tsuge, Hiromichi Minami, Michihiro Araki, Tomohisa Hasunuma, Akihiko Kondo

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-05-01

Deskripsi

Bioproduction of tetrahydropapaveroline (THP) is limited by the specificity of monoamine oxidase (MAO). Here, the authors identify an insect 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde synthase (DHPAAS) that can bypass MAO for direct aldehyde production and demonstrate bifunctional switching of DHPAAS for efficient THP production.