刘蕊, 陈大伟, 王天宇, 戴均贵, 卢多. 天然产物碳糖基转移酶研究进展J. 药学学报, 2025, 60(7): 2186-2197. DOI: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0411
引用本文: 刘蕊, 陈大伟, 王天宇, 戴均贵, 卢多. 天然产物碳糖基转移酶研究进展J. 药学学报, 2025, 60(7): 2186-2197. DOI: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0411
LIU Rui, CHEN Da-wei, WANG Tian-yu, DAI Jun-gui, LU Duo. Research progress of C-glycosyltransferases for natural productsJ. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica, 2025, 60(7): 2186-2197. DOI: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0411
Citation: LIU Rui, CHEN Da-wei, WANG Tian-yu, DAI Jun-gui, LU Duo. Research progress of C-glycosyltransferases for natural productsJ. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica, 2025, 60(7): 2186-2197. DOI: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0411

天然产物碳糖基转移酶研究进展

Research progress of C-glycosyltransferases for natural products

  • 摘要: C-糖基转移酶(C-glycosyltransferases, CGTs) 是生成C-糖苷的天然生物催化剂, 能够将活性核苷酸糖供体上的糖基转移至受体底物并形成C-C糖苷键。C-糖苷具有多种药理活性, 如抗氧化、抗炎、抗菌、抗病毒和抗肿瘤活性等, 而且因其糖苷键更耐化学和生物降解, 与O-糖苷相比表现出更好的药理性质, 所以CGT在药物研发中有着不可忽视的重要潜力。尽管针对CGT的研究已有很大进展, 但在已鉴定蛋白的数量以及催化反应机制等方面, 与已有广泛研究的O-糖基转移酶(OGT) 相比还存在很大差距。CGT相关晶体结构对糖供体的识别进行了较好阐释, 但有限的受体结合结构限制了对其催化机制的全面理解, 进而影响CGT在生物工程医药领域的应用。本文总结了已被鉴定的天然产物CGT的底物类型、蛋白结构、催化机制以及相关的工程改造和应用, 希望为未来的研究和工作提供一些思路。

     

    Abstract: C-Glycosyltransferases (CGTs) are natural biocatalyst responsible for the formation of C-glycosides, transferring sugar moieties from activated nucleotide sugar donors to acceptor substrates and establishing C-C glycosidic bonds. C-glycosides show diverse pharmacological activities, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, and antitumor activities, and comparing with O-glycosides, C-glycosides exhibit better pharmacological properties due to their glycosidic bonds being more resistant to chemical and biological degradation. Thus, CGTs have shown considerable potential in drug research and development. Although research on CGTs has made significant progress, with respect to the number of identified CCTs and the understanding of catalytic mechanism, there is still a large distance between CGTs and extensively studied O-glycosyltransferases (OGTs). The reported crystal structures of CGTs have provided a good elucidation of the recognition of sugar donors. However, the limited acceptor-bound structure hinders the comprehensive understanding of their catalytic mechanisms, thereby affecting the application in the fields of bioengineering and pharmaceuticals. Here we summarize the information of identified CGTs for natural product regarding substrate types, protein structures, proposed catalytic mechanisms, and CGT-related engineering and applications, aiming to bring out some new ideas for future research and development.

     

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