Sesquiterpene synthase-catalysed formation of a new medium-sized cyclic terpenoid ether from farnesyl diphosphate analogues

Huynh, Florence, Grundy, Daniel J., Jenkins, Robert L., Miller, David J. and Allemann, Rudolf K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1323-8830 2018. Sesquiterpene synthase-catalysed formation of a new medium-sized cyclic terpenoid ether from farnesyl diphosphate analogues. Chembiochem 19 (17) , pp. 1834-1838. 10.1002/cbic.201800218

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Abstract

Terpene synthases catalyse the first step in the conversion of prenyl diphosphates to terpenoids. They act as templates for their substrates to generate a reactive conformation, from which a Mg2+‐dependent reaction creates a carbocation–PPi ion pair that undergoes a series of rearrangements and (de)protonations to give the final terpene product. This tight conformational control was exploited for the (R)‐germacrene A synthase– and germacradien‐4‐ol synthase–catalysed formation of a medium‐sized cyclic terpenoid ether from substrates containing nucleophilic functional groups. Farnesyl diphosphate analogues with a 10,11‐epoxide or an allylic alcohol were efficiently converted to a 11‐membered cyclic terpenoid ether that was characterised by HRMS and NMR spectroscopic analyses. Further experiments showed that other sesquiterpene synthases, including aristolochene synthase, δ‐cadinene synthase and amorphadiene synthase, yielded this novel terpenoid from the same substrate analogues. This work illustrates the potential of terpene synthases for the efficient generation of structurally and functionally novel medium‐sized terpene ethers.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	1439-4227
Funders:	Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	19 July 2018
Date of Acceptance:	24 May 2018
Last Modified:	02 May 2023 11:25
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/113323

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