Lanthionine

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Lanthionine
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Names
IUPAC name
S-[(2R)-2-Amino-2-carboxyethyl]-L-cysteine
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  • InChI=1S/C6H12N2O4S/c7-3(5(9)10)1-13-2-4(8)6(11)12/h3-4H,1-2,7-8H2,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)/t3-,4-/m0/s1 Yes check.svgY
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Properties
C6H12N2O4S
Molar mass 208.2318 g/mol
Melting point 280 to 283 °C (536 to 541 °F; 553 to 556 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lanthionine is a nonproteinogenic amino acid with the chemical formula (HOOC-CH(NH2)-CH2-S-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH). It is typically formed by a cysteine residue and a dehydrated serine residue. Despite its name, lanthionine does not contain the element lanthanum.

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Background

In 1941, lanthionine was first isolated by treating wool with sodium carbonate. It was found to be a sulfur-containing amino acid; accordingly it was given the name lanthionine [wool (Latin: Lana), sulfur (Greek: theîon)]. [1] Lanthionine was first synthesized by alkylation of cysteine with β-chloroalanine. [2] Lanthionines are found widely in nature. They have been isolated from human hair, lactalbumin, and feathers. Lanthionines have also been found in bacterial cell walls and are the components of a group of gene-encoded peptide antibiotics called lantibiotics, which includes nisin (a food preservative), subtilin, epidermin (effective against Staphylococcus and Streptococcus ), and ancovenin (an enzyme inhibitor). [3] [4]

Preparation

A variety of syntheses of lanthionine have been published including sulfur extrusion from cystine, [5] ring opening of serine β-lactone, [4] and hetero-conjugate addition of cysteine to dehydroalanine. [6] The sulfur extrusion method is, however, the only pathway for lanthionine that has been employed in the total synthesis of a lantibiotic.

Biosynthesis of the lanthionine bridge in peptidic natural products can be accomplished through a number of different pathways. For example, the lanthionine bridges in the antibiotic nisin are the result of a dedicated dehydratase (NisB) and a dedicated cyclase (NisC). [7] [8]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ester</span> Compound derived from an acid

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lanthionine ketimine</span> Chemical compound

Lanthionine ketimine is a naturally occurring sulfur amino acid metabolite found in the mammalian brain and central nervous system (CNS).

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