Benzophenone synthase from Garcinia mangostana L. pericarps
2012
Nualkaew, Natsajee | Morita, Hiroyuki | Shimokawa, Yoshihiko | Kinjo, Keishi | Kushiro, Tetsuo | De-Eknamkul, Wanchai | Ebizuka, Y. (Yutaka) | Abe, I. (Ikuro)
The cDNA of a benzophenone synthase (BPS), a type III polyketide synthase (PKS), was cloned and the recombinant protein expressed from the fruit pericarps of Garcinia mangostana L., which contains mainly prenylated xanthones. The obtained GmBPS showed an amino acid sequence identity of 77–78% with other plant BPSs belonging to the same family (Clusiaceae). The recombinant enzyme produced 2,4,6-trihydroxybenzophenone as the predominant product with benzoyl CoA as substrate. It also accepted other substrates, such as other plant PKSs, and used 1–3molecules of malonyl CoA to form various phloroglucinol-type and polyketide lactone-type compounds. Thus, providing GmBPS with various substrates in vivo might redirect the xanthone biosynthetic pathway.
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