Radical SAM Enzyme QmpB Installs Two 9-Membered Ring Sactionine Macrocycles during Biogenesis of a Ribosomal Peptide Natural Product. Author Alessio Caruso, Mohammad Seyedsayamdost Publication Year 2021 Type Journal Article Abstract We report the reaction catalyzed by QmpB, a new radical -adenosylmethionine enzyme encoded by a ribosomal peptide natural product gene cluster in . Using isotopic labeling, site-directed mutagenesis, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and multidimensional NMR spectroscopy, we show that QmpB installs two 9-membered ring sactionine bridges, connecting a Cys residue with an upstream Asn via an α-thioether bridge, with the two macrocycles separated by a single residue. QmpB is only the second type II sactionine synthase characterized to date. Keywords S-Adenosylmethionine, Amino Acid Sequence, Biological Products, Peptides, Ribosomes Journal J Org Chem Volume 86 Issue 16 Pages 11284-11289 Date Published 2021 Aug 20 ISSN Number 1520-6904 DOI 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01507 Alternate Journal J Org Chem PMID 34351169 PubMedGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XML