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. 2020 Mar 17;74(3):501–512. doi: 10.1007/s11418-020-01393-x

Table 1.

Examples of prenyltransferases and their substrates

Enzyme Organism Prenyl acceptor (examples) Prenyl donor References
ABBA-type PTases
 CloQ Streptomyces roseochromogenes 4-HPP, flavonoids, isoflavonoids, stilbenoid DMAPP [46]
 NovQ Streptomyces spheroids Phenylpropanoids, flavonoids, DHNs DMAPP [45]
 NphB Streptomyces sp. CL190 4-HPP, plant polyketides, DHNs GPP [24, 38, 47]
 Fnq26 Streptomyces cinnamonensis DSM 1042 DHNs, flavolin, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid GPP [43]
 SCO7190 Streptomyces coelicolor A3 Plant polyketids, DHNs DMAPP [24, 38, 47]
 XptB Aspergillus nidulans Xanthone DMAPP [48]
 VrtC Penicillium aethiapicum Tetracycline-like naphthacenediones DMAPP, GPP [49]
 PaPT Phomopsis amygdali Fusicoccin P [50]
 TleC Streptomyces blastmyceticus Indolactam V DMAPP, GPP, FPP [8387]
 MpnD Marinactinospora thermotolerans Indolactam V DMAPP, GPP, FPP, GGPP, GFPP [8387]
 AtaPT Aspergillus terreus Lignanoids, xanthones, quinoline alkaloids, coumarins, benzophenones, curcuminoid, hydroxynaphthalenes DMAPP, GPP, FPP, GGPP, PPP [88]
Cyanobactin PTases
 LynF Lyngbya aestuarii Tyr residue in cyclic peptides, N-boc-tyrosine DMAPP [51]
 PagF Oscillatoria agardhii L-Tyr, N-acetyl-L-Tyr, N-boc-L-Tyr, Tyr-Tyr-Tyr, Tyr4 residue in cyclic[INPYLYP] DMAPP [59]
 TruF Ser and Thr residues in cyclic peptides DMAPP [52, 57, 62]
 KgpF

Microcystis aeruginosa

NIES-88

Trp residue in kawaguchipeptine B, Fmoc-Trp DMAPP [58]
 TyrPT Aspergillus niger Tyr and Trp derivatives DMAPP, alkyl-PPs [31, 63]
 SirD Leptosphaeria maculans Tyr and Trp derivatives DMAPP, alkyl-PPs [29, 31, 41, 63, 92]
DMAT-type PTases
 5-DMAT

Aspergillus clavatus,

Streptomyces coelicolor

Tyr and Trp derivatives, indolocarbazoles DMAPP, alkyl-PPs [63, 70, 89]
 6-DMAT

Streptomyces ambofaciens,

Streptomyces violaceusniger,

Streptomyces sp. SN-593

Tyr and Trp derivatives, naphthalene derivatives DMAPP, GPP, alkyl-PPs [63, 72, 73]
 7-DMAT

Aspergillus fumigatus,

Neosartorya sp.

Tyr and Trp derivative, naphthalene derivatives, acylphloroglucinols, flavonoids DMAPP, alkyl-PPs [44, 63, 66]
 AnaPT Neosartorya fischeri Tyr and Trp derivative, Trp-containing cyclic dipeptides, acylphloroglucinols, flavonoids DMAPP, alkyl-PPs [44, 67, 82, 91]
 FgaPT2 Aspergillus fumigatus Tyr and Trp derivatives, Trp-containing cyclic dipeptides, indolocarbazoles DMAPP, alkyl-PPs [26, 36, 42, 63, 90, 93]
 CdpC3PT Neosartorya fischeri Trp-containing cyclic dipeptides, acylphloroglucinols DMAPP, alkyl-PPs [67, 77, 91]
 CdpNPT Aspergillus fumigatus Trp-containing cyclic dipeptides, naphthalene derivatives DMAPP, alkyl-PPs [37, 67, 79, 91]
 BrePT Aspergillus versicolor Trp-containing cyclic dipeptides DMAPP, alkyl-PPs [30, 91]
 FtmPT1 Aspergillus fumigatus Trp-containing cyclic dipeptides, indolylbutenone DMAPP, alkyl-PPs [27, 28, 91]