pentalenolactone
CHEBI:70816 EXACT SEEDED antimicrobial unspecified
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A sesquiterpene lactone that is isolated from several Streptomyces species and exhibits antibiotic activity.
Structure
| Standard InChIKey | NUPNVWUYFVEAIT-UJJBCWTCSA-N |
|---|---|
| SMILES | [H][C@@]12COC(=O)[C@]3(CO3)[C@@]11C=C(C)[C@@H](C)[C@@]1([H])C=C2C(O)=O |
| Stereochemistry | fully defined |
| Cross-references | pubchem:24199350, npatlas:NPA014531 |
Filing pathway
Terpenoids — computed by NPClassifier npclassifier.gnps2.org@2026-09-07, which is why it is pinned rather than recomputed. The gene cluster's asserted class is terpene, from MIBiG.
Producer organisms 2
A claim that this taxon makes the compound. The basis says what the evidence addressed — a knockout and a database assertion are not the same claim.
| Taxon | Basis | Cluster | Evidence |
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| Streptomyces arenae NCBITaxon:29301 |
BGC_CHARACTERIZED | mibig:BGC0000653 | DOI:10.1016/s0040-4039(01)88256-3 |
| Streptomyces avermitilis MA-4680 = NBRC 14893 NCBITaxon:227882 |
SOURCE_ASSERTION | mibig:BGC0000678 | DOI:10.1016/s0040-4039(01)88256-3 |
Occurrences 11
Somebody found the compound in this organism and cited it. That is not a claim that the organism makes it, and nothing here promotes one to the other.
| Taxon | Source | Reference |
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| Streptomyces NCBITaxon:1883 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)95484-X |
| Streptomyces NCBITaxon:1883 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1021/JA00167A059 |
| Streptomyces NCBITaxon:1883 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.7164/ANTIBIOTICS.38.1114 |
| Streptomyces avermitilis NCBITaxon:33903 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1021/BI060419N |
| Streptomyces avermitilis NCBITaxon:33903 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1021/BI900766W |
| Streptomyces avermitilis NCBITaxon:33903 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1038/JA.2010.135 |
| Streptomyces collinus NCBITaxon:42684 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1007/S10295-015-1685-7 |
| Streptomyces arenae NCBITaxon:29301 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1007/BF01692859 |
| Streptomyces arenae NCBITaxon:29301 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1016/0378-1097(91)90494-U |
| Streptomyces arenae NCBITaxon:29301 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1128/JB.171.12.6696-6702.1989 |
| Streptomyces arenae NCBITaxon:29301 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.7164/ANTIBIOTICS.39.266 |
Biosynthetic gene clusters 2
| Accession | Host | Locus evidence | Genome |
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| mibig:BGC0000653 | Streptomyces arenae NCBITaxon:29301 |
CLUSTER_DEMONSTRATED | genbank:HQ292065.1 |
| mibig:BGC0000678 | Streptomyces avermitilis MA-4680 = NBRC 14893 NCBITaxon:227882 |
CLUSTER_UNSTATED | genbank:BA000030.3 |
A locus claim and a taxon claim are different questions. Heterologous expression settles the first and leaves the second where the isolation report left it.
Biosynthesis curated
Written by a curator with claim-level evidence on each step; not derived from a source. This is what the rest of the record exists to support.
| Step | Enzyme | Reaction | Substrate → product | Evidence |
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| 1 | PntA UniProtKB:E3VWJ0 |
RHEA:18081 | CHEBI:175763 → CHEBI:17251 + CHEBI:33019 | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206 |
| 2 | PntI UniProtKB:E3VWJ1 |
CHEBI:17251 → CHEBI:68832 | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206 | |
| 10 | Pentalenolactone D synthase UniProtKB:E3VWI7 |
RHEA:34635 | CHEBI:70780 + CHEBI:57783 + CHEBI:15379 + CHEBI:15378 → CHEBI:70787 + CHEBI:58349 + CHEBI:15377 | DOI:10.1021/bi1019786 |
| 20 | Pentalenolactone F synthase UniProtKB:E3VWI8 |
RHEA:34579 | CHEBI:70787 + CHEBI:16810 + CHEBI:15379 → CHEBI:70789 + CHEBI:30031 + CHEBI:16526 + CHEBI:15377 | DOI:10.1021/bi1019786 |
| 30 | Pentalenolactone synthase UniProtKB:E3VWI3 |
RHEA:34575 | CHEBI:70809 → CHEBI:70816 | DOI:10.1021/ja111279h |
Step 1: Early cyclization step; the reaction identifier grounds chemistry, not protein identity.
Step 2: Net oxidation, not carbon-addition chemistry. The intervening hydroxylation and dehydrogenation before the existing PntE step remain unrepresented.
Step 10: Streptomyces arenae PntE catalyzes the flavin-dependent Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of 1-deoxy-11-oxopentalenate to pentalenolactone D; PntD-catalyzed formation of pentalenolactone F is represented separately.
Step 20: Streptomyces arenae PntD catalyzes 2-oxoglutarate- and Fe(2+)-dependent oxidation of pentalenolactone D to pentalenolactone F; RHEA:34579 grounds the full net reaction to the pH 7.3 pentalenolactone F conjugate base with two 2-oxoglutarate/O2 equivalents per pentalenolactone F.
Step 30: Streptomyces arenae PntM/CYP161C2 catalyzes the terminal oxidative rearrangement of pentalenolactone F to pentalenolactone; upstream PntE and PntD steps are represented separately.
Mechanism & Biosynthesis Overview
Causal graph — biosynthesis 3 nodes, 2 edges
Streptomyces arenae PntM-catalyzed terminal oxidative rearrangement of pentalenolactone F to pentalenolactone.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Notes | Evidence |
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| pentalenolactone F | is oxidatively rearranged by | PntM | DOI:10.1021/ja111279h |
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| PntM | forms | pentalenolactone | DOI:10.1021/ja111279h |
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Causal graph — biosynthesis 3 nodes, 2 edges
Streptomyces arenae PntE-catalyzed Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of 1-deoxy-11-oxopentalenate to pentalenolactone D.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Notes | Evidence |
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| 1-deoxy-11-oxopentalenate | is oxidized by | PntE | DOI:10.1021/bi1019786 |
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| PntE | forms | pentalenolactone D | DOI:10.1021/bi1019786 |
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Causal graph — biosynthesis 3 nodes, 2 edges
Streptomyces arenae PntD-catalyzed oxidation of pentalenolactone D to pentalenolactone F.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Notes | Evidence |
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| pentalenolactone D | is oxidized by | PntD | DOI:10.1021/bi1019786 |
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| PntD | forms | pentalenolactone F(1-) | DOI:10.1021/bi1019786 |
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Causal graph — biosynthesis 5 nodes, 4 edges
S. arenae TU469 early biosynthesis, supported by heterologous expression. The acid endpoint is upstream of the separately curated late reactions, not pentalenolactone itself.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Notes | Evidence |
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| 2-trans,6-trans-farnesyl diphosphate(3-) | is cyclized by | PntA | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206 |
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| PntA | forms | pentalenene | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206
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| pentalenene | is oxidized by | PntI | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206 |
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| PntI | forms | 1-deoxypentalenic acid | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206
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Causal graph — biosynthesis 6 nodes, 5 edges
UC5319 PenA cyclization and the native penI deletion phenotype. Purified PenA evidence and genetic PenI evidence are distinct; the deletion does not establish an isolated PenI reaction or exclude indirect effects.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Notes | Evidence |
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| 2-trans,6-trans-farnesyl diphosphate(3-) | is cyclized by | PenA | DOI:10.1021/bi00185a024 |
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| PenA | forms | pentalenene | DOI:10.1021/bi00185a024
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| PenI | encoding gene is disrupted in | In-frame penI deletion in S. exfoliatus UC5319 | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206 |
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| In-frame penI deletion in S. exfoliatus UC5319 | abolishes detectable production of | pentalenolactone | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206
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| In-frame penI deletion in S. exfoliatus UC5319 | causes accumulation of | pentalenene | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206
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Causal graph — biosynthesis 14 nodes, 14 edges
PtlI from the S. avermitilis neopentalenolactone pathway acts on shared early precursors. The 2006 purified assay and 2025 engineered PenA/PtlI E. coli experiment are separate contexts. Neither establishes native S. avermitilis production of pentalenolactone. E. coli FldA/Fdr reconstitution is distinct from the FdxD/FprD test that reported no detectable acid; the latter is not a native-partner assignment.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Notes | Evidence |
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| PtlI | catalyzes | Purified PtlI oxidation with E. coli Fld/Fdr | DOI:10.1021/ja0639214 |
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| Racemic pentalenene assay substrate | is substrate for | Purified PtlI oxidation with E. coli Fld/Fdr | DOI:10.1021/ja0639214
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| Purified PtlI oxidation with E. coli Fld/Fdr | forms | pentalen-13-ol | DOI:10.1021/ja0639214 |
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| Purified PtlI oxidation with E. coli Fld/Fdr | forms | pentalen-13-al | DOI:10.1021/ja0639214 |
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| PenA | forms | pentalenene | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206 |
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| pentalenene | is substrate for | PenA/PtlI oxidation in engineered E. coli | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206
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| PtlI | supports | PenA/PtlI oxidation in engineered E. coli | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206 |
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| PenA/PtlI oxidation in engineered E. coli | forms | 1-deoxypentalenic acid | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206
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| E. coli FldA | is supplied in | Purified PtlI oxidation with E. coli Fld/Fdr | DOI:10.1021/ja0639214 |
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| E. coli Fdr | is supplied in | Purified PtlI oxidation with E. coli Fld/Fdr | DOI:10.1021/ja0639214 |
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| S. avermitilis FdxD | is supplied in | In-vitro PtlI test with FdxD/FprD | DOI:10.1021/ja0639214 |
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| S. avermitilis FprD | is supplied in | In-vitro PtlI test with FdxD/FprD | DOI:10.1021/ja0639214 |
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| PtlI | is assayed in | In-vitro PtlI test with FdxD/FprD | DOI:10.1021/ja0639214
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| In-vitro PtlI test with FdxD/FprD | has no reported detectable formation of | 1-deoxypentalenic acid | DOI:10.1021/ja0639214
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Causal graph — biosynthesis 15 nodes, 19 edges
Engineered E. coli BL21(DE3) with PenA/PntI and alternative J1074 redox-gene expression conditions. XNR_5179-containing pairs increased intermediate production; XNR_1673 conditions are represented only as tested conditions. Neither native partnership, physical complex, nor increased final pentalenolactone yield is asserted.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Notes | Evidence |
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| PntI | supports | 1-deoxypentalenic acid production in engineered E. coli | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206 |
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| XNR_5179 ferredoxin | is coexpressed in | Joint expression of XNR_5179 and XNR_4478 | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206 |
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| XNR_4478 ferredoxin reductase | is coexpressed in | Joint expression of XNR_5179 and XNR_4478 | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206 |
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| Joint expression of XNR_5179 and XNR_4478 | increases | 1-deoxypentalenic acid production in engineered E. coli | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206
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| PenA | supplies pentalenene for | 1-deoxypentalenic acid production in engineered E. coli | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206 |
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| XNR_4772 predicted ferredoxin reductase | is coexpressed in | Joint expression of XNR_5179 and XNR_4772 | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206 |
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| XNR_5179 ferredoxin | is coexpressed in | Joint expression of XNR_5179 and XNR_4772 | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206 |
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| Joint expression of XNR_5179 and XNR_4772 | increases | 1-deoxypentalenic acid production in engineered E. coli | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206
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| XNR_1673 ferredoxin | is expressed in | XNR_1673 addition to PenA/PntI | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206 |
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| XNR_1673 addition to PenA/PntI | was tested for effects on | 1-deoxypentalenic acid production in engineered E. coli | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206
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| XNR_1673 ferredoxin | is coexpressed in | Joint expression of XNR_1673 and XNR_4478 | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206
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| XNR_4478 ferredoxin reductase | is coexpressed in | Joint expression of XNR_1673 and XNR_4478 | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206
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| XNR_1673 ferredoxin | is coexpressed in | Joint expression of XNR_1673 and XNR_4772 | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206
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| XNR_4772 predicted ferredoxin reductase | is coexpressed in | Joint expression of XNR_1673 and XNR_4772 | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206
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| Joint expression of XNR_1673 and XNR_4478 | was tested for effects on | 1-deoxypentalenic acid production in engineered E. coli | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206
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| Joint expression of XNR_1673 and XNR_4772 | was tested for effects on | 1-deoxypentalenic acid production in engineered E. coli | DOI:10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100206
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| XNR_4478 ferredoxin reductase | has a sequence-identical UniProtKB example | XNR_4478 ferredoxin reductase (S. albidoflavus FRZ02_28405 UniProtKB example) | UniProtKB:D6AZ77 (Streptomyces albidoflavus FRZ02_28405) shares 100% amino-acid sequence identity (UPI0001AEE243) with Streptomyces albus J1074 XNR_4478 (AGI90801.1). | https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/D6AZ77 |
| XNR_1673 ferredoxin | has a sequence-identical UniProtKB example | XNR_1673 ferredoxin (S. albidoflavus FRZ02_12020 UniProtKB example) | UniProtKB:D6B5H4 (Streptomyces albidoflavus FRZ02_12020) shares 100% amino-acid sequence identity (UPI0001AEEB06) with Streptomyces albus J1074 XNR_1673 (AGI88059.1). | https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/D6B5H4 |
| XNR_4772 predicted ferredoxin reductase | has a sequence-identical UniProtKB example | XNR_4772 predicted ferredoxin reductase (S. wadayamensis DC60_00205 UniProtKB example) | UniProtKB:A0ABR4S4L1 (Streptomyces wadayamensis DC60_00205, S. albidoflavus clade) shares 100% amino-acid sequence identity (UPI0001AECE6D) with Streptomyces albus J1074 XNR_4772 (AGI91094.1). | https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/A0ABR4S4L1 |
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- AntibioticMech — CHEBI:70816 (same structure, same inchikey)
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Open questions 1
shared-structure — This structure is reported by more than one MIBiG entry: BGC0000653, BGC0000678. Confirm they describe the same compound rather than an upstream cross-reference error.
Provenance
| Source concept | Source | Version |
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| BGC0000653 | MIBIG | 5 |
| BGC0000678 | MIBIG | 5 |
| CHEBI:70816 | CHEBI | 3-star |
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