Bafilomycins produced by Kitasatospora cheerisanensis KCTC-
2395 belong to the 16-membered macrolactone family plecomacrolide
antibiotics. Bafilomycin B1 contains 2-amino-
3-hydroxycyclopent-2-enone (C5N), a five membered ring,
which gets condensed via an amide linkage to bafilomycin
polyketide. To study the biosynthetic pathway of C5N during
bafilomycin biosynthesis in K. cheerisanensis KCTC2395,
we attempted the functional analysis of two putative genes,
encoding 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase (ALAS) and acyl-
CoA ligase (ACL). The amplified putative genes for ALAS
and ACL were cloned into the E. coli expression vector pET-
32a(+) plasmid, following which the soluble recombinant
ALAS and ACL proteins were purified through nickel-affinity
column chromatography. Through HPLC analysis of the enzyme
reaction mixture, we confirmed the products of putative
ALAS and ACL reaction as 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-
ALA) and 5-ALA-CoA, respectively. The optimal pH for
the putative ALAS reaction was 7.5, and for putative ACL
reaction was 7.0, as confirmed by the colorimetric assay.
Furthermore, pyridoxal 5-phosphate (PLP) was found to
be an essential cofactor in the putative ALAS reaction, and
ATP was a cofactor for the putative ACL catalysis. Finally,
we also confirmed that the simultaneous treatment of putative
ACL and putative ALAS enzymes resulted in the production
of C5N compound from 5-ALA.
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