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- Title
A Semisynthesis Platform for the Efficient Production and Exploration of Didemnin‐Based Drugs.
- Authors
Zhang, Haili; Li, Xuyang; Hui, Zhen; Huang, Shipeng; Cai, Mingwei; Shi, Wenguang; Lin, Yang; Shen, Jie; Sui, Minghao; Lai, Qiliang; Shao, Zongze; Dou, Jie; Luo, Xiaozhou; Ge, Yun; Tang, Xiaoyu
- Abstract
Plitidepsin (or dehydrodidemnin B), an approved anticancer drug, belongs to the didemnin family of cyclic depsipeptides, which are found in limited quantities in marine tunicate extracts. Herein, we introduce a new approach that integrates microbial and chemical synthesis to generate plitidepsin and its analogues. We screened a Tistrella strain library to identify a potent didemnin B producer, and then introduced a second copy of the didemnin biosynthetic gene cluster into its genome, resulting in a didemnin B titer of approximately 75 mg/L. Next, we developed two straightforward chemical strategies to convert didemnin B into plitidepsin, one of which involved a one‐step synthetic route giving over 90 % overall yield. Furthermore, we synthesized 13 new didemnin derivatives and three didemnin probes, enabling research into structure–activity relationships and interactions between didemnin and proteins. Our study highlights the synergistic potential of biosynthesis and chemical synthesis in overcoming the challenge of producing complex natural products sustainably and at scale.
- Subjects
MICROBIOLOGICAL synthesis; CHEMICAL synthesis; DEPSIPEPTIDES; STRUCTURE-activity relationships; NATURAL products; GENE clusters; TRIAZINE derivatives; QUINAZOLINONES
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2024, Vol 136, Issue 12, p1
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.202318784