Record Information
Version2.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-06-17 20:08:13 UTC
Update Date2025-10-07 16:09:24 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0055834
Metabolite Identification
Common Namecyclo-acetoacetyl-L-tryptophan
DescriptionCyclo-acetoacetyl-L-tryptophan is a tetramic acid belonging to the chemical class of polyketide-nonribosomal peptide hybrids. This compound is primarily involved in the biosynthesis of cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) in certain fungal species, particularly Aspergillus. The biosynthetic pathway for cyclo-acetoacetyl-L-tryptophan (cAATrp) is initiated by the hybrid enzyme CpaS, which functions as a polyketide synthase-nonribosomal peptide synthetase (PKS-NRPS) and is responsible for generating cAATrp from its precursors (PMID:19877600 ). In the absence of CpaS activity, strains such as Aspergillus oryzae RIB 40 fail to produce cAATrp due to a truncation in the corresponding PKS-NRPS gene (PMID:22056451 ). Further studies have characterized the role of cyclo-acetoacetyl-L-tryptophan dimethylallyltransferase in the biosynthetic pathway, highlighting its substrate promiscuity and involvement in the prenylation and oxidative cyclization processes that lead to the formation of the five-ring CPA scaffold (PMID:19877600 ; PMID:19663400 ). Overall, cyclo-acetoacetyl-L-tryptophan serves as a crucial intermediate in the complex biosynthetic network leading to CPA production in fungi.
Structure
Synonyms
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Cyclo-acetoacetyl-L-tryptophanMeSH
Molecular FormulaC15H13N2O3
Average Mass269.281
Monoisotopic Mass269.093165867
IUPAC Name1-[(2S,4E)-5-hydroxy-2-[(1H-indol-3-yl)methyl]-3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-4-ylidene]ethan-1-olate
Traditional Name1-[(3E,5S)-2-hydroxy-5-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-4-oxo-5H-pyrrol-3-ylidene]ethanolate
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
[H][C@@]1(CC2=CNC3=CC=CC=C23)N=C(O)\C(=C(\C)[O-])C1=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C15H14N2O3/c1-8(18)13-14(19)12(17-15(13)20)6-9-7-16-11-5-3-2-4-10(9)11/h2-5,7,12,16,18H,6H2,1H3,(H,17,20)/p-1/b13-8-/t12-/m0/s1
InChI KeyADTDXFWSOBUFSD-OEMOTLHWSA-M