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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The C-H bond functionalization has been widely used in chemical synthesis over the past decade. However, regio- and stereoselectivity still remain a significant challenge, especially for inert aliphatic C-H bonds. Here we report the mechanism of three Fe(II)/alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases in bicyclomycin synthesis, which depicts the natural tactic to sequentially hydroxylate specific C-H bonds of similar substrates (cyclodipeptides). Molecular basis by crystallographic studies, computational simulations, and site-directed mutagenesis reveals the exquisite arrangement of three enzymes using mutually orthogonal strategies to realize three different regio-selectivities. Moreover, this programmable selective hydroxylation can be extended to other cyclodipeptides. This evidence not only provides a naturally occurring showcase corresponding to the widely used methods in chemical catalysis but also expands the toolbox of biocatalysts to address the regioselective functionalization of C-H bonds.

Three distinct strategies lead to programmable aliphatic C-H oxidation in bicyclomycin biosynthesis.,Wu L, He JB, Wei W, Pan HX, Wang X, Yang S, Liang Y, Tang GL, Zhou J Nat Commun. 2025 May 19;16(1):4651. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-58997-8. PMID:40389404^[1]

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