Expanding the Structural Space of Ribosomal Peptides: Autocatalytic N‐Methylation in Omphalotin Biosynthesis
26-Sep-2017
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Volume56, Issue44, Pages 13570-13572, https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201708456
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., online article
The N‐methylation of backbone amide bonds in peptide natural products was thought to be exclusive to non‐ribosomal peptides. A newly discovered methylation mechanism now brings this structural feature into the world of ribosomal peptides, thereby significantly expanding the structural diversity of ribosomally synthesized and post‐translationally modified peptides (RiPPs).