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. 2020 Jun 5;104(15):6481–6499. doi: 10.1007/s00253-020-10705-w

Table 2.

Reported compounds for which the biosynthesis involves either (A) an NMO-induced nitrous acid release or (B) an NMO-catalyzed N-hydroxylation and subsequent condensation reaction to generate (natural) products with complex functional groups

Compound Organism NMO Additional reaction remarks References
A. NMO-induced nitrous acid release
Further relevant enzymes Coupling partner for HNO2
  Cremeomycin Actinomyces cremeus NRRL3241 CreE CreD (lyase) 3-Amino-2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoate Waldman et al. (2015); Sugai et al. (2016)
  Fosfazinomycin Streptomyces sp. NRRL S-149 FzmM FzmL Aspartate Gao et al. (2014); Huang et al. (2016)
  Kinamycin Streptomyces murayamaensis FzmM FzmL Aspartate Wang et al. (2018)
  Lomaiviticin Salinispora sp. Strop2198 Kersten et al. (2013)
  Azamerone Streptomyces sp. CNQ-766 n.d. SF2415B1 after C-amination Amino dihydroquinone intermediate Winter et al. (2009)
  Streptozotocin Streptomyces achromogenes Unknown citrulline derivative Le Goff and Ouazzani (2014)
  Triacsins Streptomyces aureofaciens ATCC31442 Tri21 (Asp hydroxylase) Tri16 (lyase) Hydrazinoacetate derivative Twigg et al. (2019)
  Alanosine Streptomyces alanosinicus DSM 40606 AlnM AlnN (Diaminopropionate bound to AlnI via PCP) Wang et al. (2020)
B. NMO-catalyzedN-hydroxylation and subsequent condensation reactions
Substrate N-OH condensates with
  Piperazic acid Actinomycete bacteria PzbA homologs Ornithine (ω position) Itself (α position) Hu et al. (2019)
  Kutznerine Kutzneria sp. 744 KtzI Ornithine (ω position) Itself (α position) Fujimori et al. (2007)
  S56-p1 (hydrazinoacetic acid) Streptomyces sp. SoC090715LN-17 Spb38 Lysine Glycine Matsuda et al. (2018)
  Valanymicin Streptomyces Viridifaciens MG456-hF10 VlmH Isobutylamine Serine Parry and Li (1997); Tao et al. (2003); Garg et al. (2008); Garg et al. (2009)
  Pyridazomycin Streptomyces violaceoniger sp. griseofuscus Unknown Ornithine Oxaloacetate Bockholt et al. (1994)
  Triacsins Streptomyces aureofaciens ATCC31442 Tri26 Lysine Glycine Twigg et al. (2019)
  Alanosine Streptomyces alanosinicus DSM 40606 AlnG l-Diaminopropionate bound to AlnI via PCP NOx Wang et al. (2020)