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. 2018 Feb 1;8:2116. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-20514-x

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Biosynthetic molecular steps of terreic acid (TA) that were identified by heterologous pathway assembly. Speculated transition compounds are boxed. The AtX (polyketide synthase) catalyzes formation of polyketide 6-MSA (2); AtA (decarboxylase) catalyzes formation of 3-methylcatechol (5) by decarboxylative hydroxylation of 6-MSA; AtG (cytochrome P450 monooxygenase) helps AtE (cytochrome P450 monooxygenase) to catalyze formation of 3-methyl-1,2,4-benzenetriol (6); AtD (cyclooxygenase) catalyzes formation of terremutin (3) by epoxidation and hydroxyl oxidation of 3-methyl-1,2,4-benzenetriol (6); AtC (GMC oxidoreductase) catalyzes formation of the final product, TA (1), via a reaction of oxidation of the hydroxyl group in terremutin (3).