A photorhabdus natural product inhibits insect juvenile hormone epoxide hydrolase

Friederike I. Nollmann, Antje K. Heinrich, Alexander O. Brachmann, Christophe Morisseau, Krishnendu Mukherjee, Ángel M. Casanova-Torres, Frederic Strobl, David Kleinhans, Sebastian Kinski, Katharina Schultz, Michael L. Beeton, Marcel Kaiser, Ya Yun Chu, Long Phan Ke, Aunchalee Thanwisai, Kenan A.J. Bozhüyük, Narisara Chantratita, Friedrich Götz, Nick R. Waterfield, Andreas VilcinskasErnst H.K. Stelzer, Heidi Goodrich-Blair, Bruce D. Hammock, Helge B. Bode*

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Abstract

Simple urea compounds ("phurealipids") have been identified from the entomopathogenic bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens, and their biosynthesis was elucidated. Very similar analogues of these compounds have been previously developed as inhibitors of juvenile hormone epoxide hydrolase (JHEH), a key enzyme in insect development and growth. Phurealipids also inhibit JHEH, and therefore phurealipids might contribute to bacterial virulence.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)766-771
Number of pages6
JournalChemBioChem
Volume16
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Feb 2015

Keywords

  • Photorhabdus
  • biosynthesis
  • entomopathogenic bacteria
  • juvenile hormone epoxide hydrolase inhibitor
  • natural products

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