title: Use of carbon-13 in biosynthetic studies: origin of the malonyl coenzyme A incorporated into tetracycline by Streptomyces aureofaciens.
abstract: The proton noise decoupled 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of tetracycline hydrochloride prepared from Streptomyces aureofaciens cultures supplemented with [1-13C]acetate and [2-13C]acetate showed enrichment of nine alternating ring carbons. In addition, a small enrichment of the carboxamide carbon by [1-13C]acetate was observed. The labelling patterns clearly demonstrated the polyketide origin of the tetracyclic nucleus. The 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of tetracycline hydrochloride derived from [1,2-13C]acetate showed all 18 ring carbons as doublets with coupling constants appropriate for the incorporation of nine intact two-carbon precursors, confirming that head-to-tail condensation of C2 units had occurred. Absence of bond scission within the C2 units and a low level of uncoupled 13C in the carboxamide substituent indicated that when the organism is supplemented with acetate, malonyl coenzyme A used for tetracycline biosynthesis is formed by direct carboxylation of acetyl coenzyme A.
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000378:metabolism; D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A / Q000378:metabolism*; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008316:Malonyl Coenzyme A / Q000378:metabolism*; D013304:Streptomyces aureofaciens / Q000378:metabolism*; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D008316:Malonyl Coenzyme A; D013752:Tetracycline