Dual Engineering of Olivetolic Acid Cyclase and Tetraketide Synthase to Generate Longer Alkyl-Chain Olivetolic Acid Analogs.
Lee, Y.E., Nakashima, Y., Kodama, T., Chen, X., Morita, H.(2022) Org Lett 24: 410-414
- PubMed: 34939812 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.1c04089
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
7W6D, 7W6E, 7W6F, 7W6G - PubMed Abstract: 
The therapeutic effects of Δ 9 -tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ 9 -THC) can be enhanced by modifications of the pentyl moiety at C-3. The engineering of Cannabis sativa olivetolic acid cyclase and tetraketide synthase with F24I and L190G substitutions, respectively, in the biosynthesis of Δ 9 -THC serves as a platform for the generation of resorcylic acids up to 6-undecylresorcylic acid. These results provide insights into the development of THC analogs with chemically distinct acyl moieties at C-3.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyoma 930-0194, Japan.