Nature Communications (Feb 2023)

Tandemly duplicated CYP82Ds catalyze 14-hydroxylation in triptolide biosynthesis and precursor production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

  • Yifeng Zhang,
  • Jie Gao,
  • Lin Ma,
  • Lichan Tu,
  • Tianyuan Hu,
  • Xiaoyi Wu,
  • Ping Su,
  • Yujun Zhao,
  • Yuan Liu,
  • Dan Li,
  • Jiawei Zhou,
  • Yan Yin,
  • Yuru Tong,
  • Huan Zhao,
  • Yun Lu,
  • Jiadian Wang,
  • Wei Gao,
  • Luqi Huang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36353-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Hydroxylation at the C-14 position of triptolide is critical for its potent antitumor activity. Here, the authors report two CYP82Ds catalyze the 14-hydroxylation reaction via metabolic grid and achieve heterologous bioproduction of triptolide precursor in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae.