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Shi Z, Zhao R, Wan J, Li B, Shen Y, Zhang S, Luo G. Metagenomic analysis reveals the fate of antibiotic resistance genes in two-stage and one-stage anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 406:124595. [PMID: 33302189 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Waste activated sludge (WAS) from wastewater treatment plants is an important reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). The fate of ARGs in this process was not revealed previously. The present study applied metagenomic approach to examine the occurrence and fate of ARGs in thermophilic alkaline fermentation followed by mesophilic anaerobic digestion (TM), by comparison with mesophilic alkaline fermentation followed by mesophilic anaerobic digestion (MM) and one-stage mesophilic anaerobic digestion (M) process. The removal efficiency of two-stage anaerobic digestion (AD) to total ARGs is higher than that of one-stage AD. The hydrogen and methane production stages of two-stage AD processes have dissimilar impact on the fate of ARGs. Macrolide, lincosamide, and streptogramin (MLS) resistance genes were enriched, especially in the hydrogen production reactors of TM and MM processes. Statistical analysis of metagenomic profiles analysis suggested that bacA may be the differential ARG subtype of two-stage AD process. ARG-like sequences encoding antibiotic efflux pump, antibiotic inactivation and antibiotic target alteration mechanisms were identified as the dominant ARGs resistance mechanisms in all samples. Procrustes analysis showed that microbial community composition structured the resistome. Co-occurrence patterns between ARGs and microbial phylogeny revealed that 26 bacterial species might be potential hosts of 94 ARG subtypes.
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- Zhijian Shi
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shenzhen Engineering Research Laboratory for Sludge and Food Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shenzhen Engineering Research Laboratory for Sludge and Food Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Huzhou Mizuda Environmental Protection Industry Research Co., Ltd, Huzhou 313000, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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Lence E, González‐Bello C. Bicyclic Boronate β‐Lactamase Inhibitors: The Present Hope against Deadly Bacterial Pathogens. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202000246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Emilio Lence
- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS), Departamento de Química Orgánica Universidade de Santiago de Compostela calle Jenaro de la Fuente s/n Santiago de Compostela 15782 Spain
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS), Departamento de Química Orgánica Universidade de Santiago de Compostela calle Jenaro de la Fuente s/n Santiago de Compostela 15782 Spain
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Separation of phenyl acetic acid and 6-aminopenicillanic acid applying aqueous two-phase systems based on copolymers and salts. Sci Rep 2021; 11:3489. [PMID: 33568710 PMCID: PMC7875977 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82476-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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6-Aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA) is used for synthesis of semisynthetic antibiotics. Polymer-salt aqueous two-phase systems (ATPSs) were applied for separation of 6-APA and phenyl acetic acid (PAA), as the products of hydrolyzation reaction of Penicillin G/Penicillin V. The binodal curves of ATPS composed of a copolymer (reverse Pluronic 10R5, Pluronic L35 and PEG-ran-PPG) and a salt (Tri-sodium citrate, tri-potassium citrate, di-potassium phosphate, sodium sulphate and magnesium sulphate) were obtained. The results show that, at a fixed PPG/PEG ratio, block copolymers have larger two-phase region compared with random copolymer. After screening on the partition coefficient of PAA and 6-APA separately, Na2SO4 was selected for studying the effect of the copolymer structure and the composition of salt and copolymer on partitioning, considering higher selectivity of PAA and 6-APA. 10R5-Na2SO4 ATPS was selected as the most appropriate system for separation of 6-APA and PAA. This system was used for separation of mixture of 6-APA and PAA. The results show that selectivity was \documentclass[12pt]{minimal}
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Soleimanpour Moghadam N, Azadmehr A, Hezarkhani A. Extended release of 6-aminopenicillanic acid by silanol group functionalized vermiculite. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2020.1850291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Department of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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Shin CH, Cho HS, Won HJ, Kwon HJ, Kim CW, Yoon YJ. Enhanced production of clavulanic acid by improving glycerol utilization using reporter-guided mutagenesis of an industrial Streptomyces clavuligerus strain. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 48:6119913. [PMID: 33693777 PMCID: PMC9113135 DOI: 10.1093/jimb/kuab004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Clavulanic acid (CA) produced by Streptomyces clavuligerus is a clinically important β-lactamase inhibitor. It is known that glycerol utilization can significantly improve cell growth and CA production of S. clavuligerus. We found that the industrial CA-producing S. clavuligerus strain OR generated by random mutagenesis consumes less glycerol than the wild-type strain; we then developed a mutant strain in which the glycerol utilization operon is overexpressed, as compared to the parent OR strain, through iterative random mutagenesis and reporter-guided selection. The CA production of the resulting S. clavuligerus ORUN strain was increased by approximately 31.3% (5.21 ± 0.26 g/l) in a flask culture and 17.4% (6.11 ± 0.36 g/l) in a fermenter culture, as compared to that of the starting OR strain. These results confirmed the important role of glycerol utilization in CA production and demonstrated that reporter-guided mutant selection is an efficient method for further improvement of randomly mutagenized industrial strains.
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- Chang-Hun Shin
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Fermentation Technology Team, Research Institute of CKD Bio, Ansan 15604, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Ergin MF. Purification of amoxicillin trihydrate in the presence of degradation products by different washing methods. CrystEngComm 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce01073e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Repeated crystallization or the use of different chemicals to obtain a pure crystal can cause yield/purity issues.
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- M. F. Ergin
- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Avcilar Campus, Avcilar 34320, Istanbul, Turkey
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McDonald MA, Salami H, Harris PR, Lagerman CE, Yang X, Bommarius AS, Grover MA, Rousseau RW. Reactive crystallization: a review. REACT CHEM ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0re00272k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Reactive crystallization is not new, but there has been recent growth in its use as a means of improving performance and sustainability of industrial processes.
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- Matthew A. McDonald
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
- USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
- USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
- USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
- USA
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- Office of Pharmaceutical Quality
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Silver Spring
- USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
- USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
- USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
- USA
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Kadam AA, Sharma B, Shinde SK, Ghodake GS, Saratale GD, Saratale RG, Kim DY, Sung JS. Thiolation of Chitosan Loaded over Super-Magnetic Halloysite Nanotubes for Enhanced Laccase Immobilization. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E2560. [PMID: 33419305 PMCID: PMC7766806 DOI: 10.3390/nano10122560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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This study focuses on the development of a nanosupport based on halloysite nanotubes (HNTs), Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs), and thiolated chitosan (CTs) for laccase immobilization. First, HNTs were modified with Fe3O4 NPs (HNTs-Fe3O4) by the coprecipitation method. Then, the HNTs-Fe3O4 surface was tuned with the CTs (HNTs-Fe3O4-CTs) by a simple refluxing method. Finally, the HNTs- Fe3O4-CTs surface was thiolated (-SH) (denoted as; HNTs- Fe3O4-CTs-SH) by using the reactive NHS-ester reaction. The thiol-modified HNTs (HNTs- Fe3O4-CTs-SH) were characterized by FE-SEM, HR-TEM, XPS, XRD, FT-IR, and VSM analyses. The HNTs-Fe3O4-CTs-SH was applied for the laccase immobilization. It gave excellent immobilization of laccase with 100% activity recovery and 144 mg/g laccase loading capacity. The immobilized laccase on HNTs-Fe3O4-CTs-SH (HNTs-Fe3O4-CTs-S-S-Laccase) exhibited enhanced biocatalytic performance with improved thermal, storage, and pH stabilities. HNTs-Fe3O4-CTs-S-S-Laccase gave outstanding repeated cycle capability, at the end of the 15th cycle, it kept 61% of the laccase activity. Furthermore, HNTs-Fe3O4-CTs-S-S-Laccase was applied for redox-mediated removal of textile dye DR80 and pharmaceutical compound ampicillin. The obtained result marked the potential of the HNTs-Fe3O4-CTs-S-S-Laccase for the removal of hazardous pollutants. This nanosupport is based on clay mineral HNTs, made from low-cost biopolymer CTs, super-magnetic in nature, and can be applied in laccase-based decontamination of environmental pollutants. This study also gave excellent material HNTs-Fe3O4-CTs-SH for other enzyme immobilization processes.
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- Avinash A. Kadam
- Research Institute of Biotechnology and Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Seoul 10326, Korea; (A.A.K.); (R.G.S.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Incheon National University, Academy Road Yeonsu, Incheon, Seoul 22012, Korea;
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyonggido, Seoul 10326, Korea; (S.K.S.); (G.S.G.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyonggido, Seoul 10326, Korea; (S.K.S.); (G.S.G.)
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Seoul 10326, Korea;
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- Research Institute of Biotechnology and Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Seoul 10326, Korea; (A.A.K.); (R.G.S.)
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- Research Institute of Biotechnology and Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Seoul 10326, Korea; (A.A.K.); (R.G.S.)
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- Department of Life Science, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyonggido, Seoul 10326, Korea
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Heckmann CM, Paradisi F. Looking Back: A Short History of the Discovery of Enzymes and How They Became Powerful Chemical Tools. ChemCatChem 2020; 12:6082-6102. [PMID: 33381242 PMCID: PMC7756376 DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202001107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Enzymatic approaches to challenges in chemical synthesis are increasingly popular and very attractive to industry given their green nature and high efficiency compared to traditional methods. In this historical review we highlight the developments across several fields that were necessary to create the modern field of biocatalysis, with enzyme engineering and directed evolution at its core. We exemplify the modular, incremental, and highly unpredictable nature of scientific discovery, driven by curiosity, and showcase the resulting examples of cutting-edge enzymatic applications in industry.
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- Christian M Heckmann
- School of Chemistry University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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- School of Chemistry University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Bern Freiestrasse 3 3012 Bern Switzerland
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Jumbam ND, Masamba W. Bio-Catalysis in Multicomponent Reactions. Molecules 2020; 25:E5935. [PMID: 33333902 PMCID: PMC7765341 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25245935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Enzyme catalysis is a very active research area in organic chemistry, because biocatalysts are compatible with and can be adjusted to many reaction conditions, as well as substrates. Their integration in multicomponent reactions (MCRs) allows for simple protocols to be implemented in the diversity-oriented synthesis of complex molecules in chemo-, regio-, stereoselective or even specific modes without the need for the protection/deprotection of functional groups. The application of bio-catalysis in MCRs is therefore a welcome and logical development and is emerging as a unique tool in drug development and discovery, as well as in combinatorial chemistry and related areas of research.
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- Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Nelson Mandela Drive, Mthatha 5117, South Africa;
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Synthesis of new ß-lactam- N-(thiazol-2-yl)benzene sulfonamide hybrids: Their in vitro antimicrobial and in silico molecular docking studies. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Tarannum N, Khatoon S, Dzantiev BB. Perspective and application of molecular imprinting approach for antibiotic detection in food and environmental samples: A critical review. Food Control 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Salarinejad S, Reza Islami M, Abbasnejad M, Zigheimat F, Kooshki R, Pouramiri B, Sadat Hosseini F. Access to the Naproxen Ring System, a Crowded β‐Lactam, through
In Situ
Generated Ketenes: Synthesis, Molecular Docking, and Evaluation of Anticonvulsant Activity. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202003119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Somayeh Salarinejad
- Department of Chemistry Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman 22 Bahman boulevard 76169 Kerman Iran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry Enghelab square 1417653761 Tehran Iran
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- Department of Chemistry Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman 22 Bahman boulevard 76169 Kerman Iran
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- Department of Biology Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman 22 Bahman boulevard 76169 Kerman Iran
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- Department of Biology Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman 22 Bahman boulevard 76169 Kerman Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry Enghelab square 1417653761 Tehran Iran
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Sawant AM, Sunder AV, Vamkudoth KR, Ramasamy S, Pundle A. Process Development for 6-Aminopenicillanic Acid Production Using Lentikats-Encapsulated Escherichia coli Cells Expressing Penicillin V Acylase. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:28972-28976. [PMID: 33225127 PMCID: PMC7675567 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c02813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Penicillin V acylase (PVA, EC 3.5.1.11) hydrolyzes the side chain of phenoxymethylpenicillin (Pen V) and finds application in the manufacture of the pharmaceutical intermediate 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA). Here, we report the scale-up of cultivation of Escherichia coli whole cells expressing a highly active PVA from Pectobacterium atrosepticum and their encapsulation in polyvinyl alcohol-poly(ethylene glycol) Lentikats hydrogels. A biocatalytic process for the hydrolysis of 2% (w/v) Pen V was set up in a 2 L reactor using the Lentikats-immobilized whole cells, with a customized setup to enable continuous downstream processing of the reaction products. The biocatalytic reaction afforded complete conversion of Pen V for 10 reaction cycles, with an overall 90% conversion up to 50 cycles. The bioprocess was further scaled up to the pilot-scale at 10 L, enabling complete conversion of Pen V to 6-APA for 10 cycles. The 6-APA and phenoxy acetic acid products were recovered from downstream processing with isolated yields of 85-90 and 87-92%, respectively. Immobilization in Lentikats beads improved the stability of the whole cells on storage, maintaining 90-100% activity and similar conversion efficiency after 3 months at 4 °C. The robust PVA biocatalyst can be employed in a continuous process to provide a sustainable route for bulk 6-APA production from Pen V.
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- Amol M. Sawant
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi 110001, India
- Biochemical
Sciences Division, National Chemical Laboratory-CSIR, Pune 411008, India
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- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi 110001, India
- Biochemical
Sciences Division, National Chemical Laboratory-CSIR, Pune 411008, India
- . Phone: +912025902217
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- Biochemical
Sciences Division, National Chemical Laboratory-CSIR, Pune 411008, India
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- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi 110001, India
- Biochemical
Sciences Division, National Chemical Laboratory-CSIR, Pune 411008, India
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Spencer DC, Paton TF, Mulroney KT, Inglis TJJ, Sutton JM, Morgan H. A fast impedance-based antimicrobial susceptibility test. Nat Commun 2020; 11:5328. [PMID: 33087704 PMCID: PMC7578651 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18902-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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There is an urgent need to develop simple and fast antimicrobial susceptibility tests (ASTs) that allow informed prescribing of antibiotics. Here, we describe a label-free AST that can deliver results within an hour, using an actively dividing culture as starting material. The bacteria are incubated in the presence of an antibiotic for 30 min, and then approximately 105 cells are analysed one-by-one with microfluidic impedance cytometry for 2-3 min. The measured electrical characteristics reflect the phenotypic response of the bacteria to the mode of action of a particular antibiotic, in a 30-minute incubation window. The results are consistent with those obtained by classical broth microdilution assays for a range of antibiotics and bacterial species.
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- Daniel C Spencer
- Department of Electronics and Computer Science, and Institute for Life Science, University of Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Public Health England, National Infection Service, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JG, UK
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- Department of Electronics and Computer Science, and Institute for Life Science, University of Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 1BJ, UK.
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Yu F, Chen J, Wang Z, Yang H, Li H, Jia W, Xue S, Xie H, Xu D. Screening aptamers for serine β-lactamase-expressing bacteria with Precision-SELEX. Talanta 2020; 224:121750. [PMID: 33379005 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase 2 (KPC-2) is a serine β-lactamase that can hydrolyze almost all β-lactam antibiotics. The drug resistant problem of bacteria expressing carbapenemases is currently a global problem, therefore, rapid and specific detection of pathogenic bacteria is urgent. In order to obtain an aptamer that can specifically recognize bacteria expressing KPC-2, we have established a method called Precision-SELEX. Precision-SELEX combined protein SELEX and bacterium SELEX. In this method, KPC-2 was used as a target protein, and Escherichia coli expressing KPC-2 (KPC-2 E. coli) was used as a target bacterium. After precision-SELEX, the same aptamer named XK-10 that can recognize KPC-2 and KPC-2 E. coli was obtained while the screening process could be shortened to 4 rounds. Dissociation equilibrium constants were calculated as 0.81 nM by SPR. In addition, XK-10 could specifically bind to KPC-2 E. coli, which was confirmed through flow cytometry and molecular Docking Simulations. The high-content imaging method could detect KPC-2 E. coli. In all, the Precision-SELEX provides an accurate and efficient method to screening aptamers for bacteria.
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- Fang Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210046, China.
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Sklyarenko AV, Groshkova IA, Sidorenko AI, Yarotsky SV. Alternative Cefazolin Synthesis with a Cephalosporin-Acid Synthetase. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683820050130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Zhgun A, Dumina M, Valiakhmetov A, Eldarov M. The critical role of plasma membrane H+-ATPase activity in cephalosporin C biosynthesis of Acremonium chrysogenum. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0238452. [PMID: 32866191 PMCID: PMC7458343 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The filamentous fungus Acremonium chrysogenum is the main industrial producer of cephalosporin C (CPC), one of the major precursors for manufacturing of cephalosporin antibiotics. The plasma membrane H+-ATPase (PMA) plays a key role in numerous fungal physiological processes. Previously we observed a decrease of PMA activity in A. chrysogenum overproducing strain RNCM 408D (HY) as compared to the level the wild-type strain A. chrysogenum ATCC 11550. Here we report the relationship between PMA activity and CPC biosynthesis in A. chrysogenum strains. The elevation of PMA activity in HY strain through overexpression of PMA1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, under the control of the constitutive gpdA promoter from Aspergillus nidulans, results in a 1.2 to 10-fold decrease in CPC production, shift in beta-lactam intermediates content, and is accompanied by the decrease in cef genes expression in the fermentation process; the characteristic colony morphology on agar media is also changed. The level of PMA activity in A. chrysogenum HY OE::PMA1 strains has been increased by 50–100%, up to the level observed in WT strain, and was interrelated with ATP consumption; the more PMA activity is elevated, the more ATP level is depleted. The reduced PMA activity in A. chrysogenum HY strain may be one of the selected events during classical strain improvement, aimed at elevating the ATP content available for CPC production.
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- Alexander Zhgun
- Research Center of Biotechnology RAS, Moscow, Russia
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- Research Center of Biotechnology RAS, Moscow, Russia
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- Skryabin Institute of Biophysics and Physiology of Microorganisms, RAS, Pushchino, Russia
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Ding Y, Li Z, Xu C, Qin W, Wu Q, Wang X, Cheng X, Li L, Huang W. Fluorogenic Probes/Inhibitors of β-Lactamase and their Applications in Drug-Resistant Bacteria. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 60:24-40. [PMID: 32592283 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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β-Lactam antibiotics are generally perceived as one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century, and these small molecular compounds have saved millions of lives. However, upon clinical application of antibiotics, the β-lactamase secreted by pathogenic bacteria can lead to the gradual development of drug resistance. β-Lactamase is a hydrolase that can efficiently hydrolyze and destroy β-lactam antibiotics. It develops and spreads rapidly in pathogens, and the drug-resistant bacteria pose a severe threat to human health and development. As a result, detecting and inhibiting the activities of β-lactamase are of great value for the rational use of antibiotics and the treatment of infectious diseases. At present, many specific detection methods and inhibitors of β-lactamase have been developed and applied in clinical practice. In this Minireview, we describe the resistance mechanism of bacteria producing β-lactamase and further summarize the fluorogenic probes, inhibitors of β-lactamase, and their applications in the treatment of infectious diseases. It may be valuable to design fluorogenic probes with improved selectivity, sensitivity, and effectiveness to further identify the inhibitors for β-lactamases and eventually overcome bacterial resistance.
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- Yang Ding
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Engineering, University of Science and Technology of Anhui, Bengbu, 233000, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China.,Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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Ding Y, Li Z, Xu C, Qin W, Wu Q, Wang X, Cheng X, Li L, Huang W. Fluorogenic Probes/Inhibitors of β‐Lactamase and their Applications in Drug‐Resistant Bacteria. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202006635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Yang Ding
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Engineering University of Science and Technology of Anhui Bengbu 233000 P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME) Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) Xi'an 710072 P. R. China
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Structural Characterization of an S-enantioselective Imine Reductase from Mycobacterium Smegmatis. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10081130. [PMID: 32751900 PMCID: PMC7465668 DOI: 10.3390/biom10081130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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NADPH-dependent imine reductases (IREDs) are enzymes capable of enantioselectively reducing imines to chiral secondary amines, which represent important building blocks in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. Since their discovery in 2011, many previously unknown IREDs have been identified, biochemically and structurally characterized and categorized into families. However, the catalytic mechanism and guiding principles for substrate specificity and stereoselectivity remain disputed. Herein, we describe the crystal structure of S-IRED-Ms from Mycobacterium smegmatis together with its cofactor NADPH. S-IRED-Ms belongs to the S-enantioselective superfamily 3 (SFam3) and is the first IRED from SFam3 to be structurally described. The data presented provide further evidence for the overall high degree of structural conservation between different IREDs of various superfamilies. We discuss the role of Asp170 in catalysis and the importance of hydrophobic amino acids in the active site for stereospecificity. Moreover, a separate entrance to the active site, potentially functioning according to a gatekeeping mechanism regulating access and, therefore, substrate specificity is described.
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Penicillin G acylase production by Mucor griseocyanus and the partial genetic analysis of its pga gene. Int Microbiol 2020; 24:37-45. [PMID: 32705496 DOI: 10.1007/s10123-020-00137-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Penicillin acylases (penicillin amidohydrolase, EC 3.5.1.11) are a group of enzymes with many applications within the pharmaceutical industry, and one of them is the production of semi-synthetic beta-lactam antibiotics. This enzyme is mainly produced by bacteria but also by some fungi. In the present study, the filamentous fungus Mucor griseocyanus was used to produce penicillin acylase enzyme (PGA). Its ability to express PGA enzyme in submerged fermentation process was assessed, finding that this fungal strain produces the biocatalyst of interest in an extracellular way at a level of 570 IU/L at 72 h of fermentation; in this case, a saline media using lactose as carbon source and penicillin G as inducer was employed. In addition, a DNA fragment (859 bp) of the pga from a pure Mucor griseocyanus strain was amplified, sequenced, and analyzed in silico. The partial sequence of pga identified in the fungi showed high identity percentage with penicillin G acylase sequences deposited in NCBI through BLAST, especially with the β subunit of PGA from the Alcaligenes faecalis bacterium¸ which is a region involved in the catalytic function of this protein. Besides, the identification of domains in the penicillin G acylase sequence of Mucor griseocyanus showed three conserved regions of this protein. The bioinformatic results support the identity of the gen as penicillin G acylase. This is the first report that involves sequencing and in silico analysis of Mucor griseocyanus strain gene encoding PGA.
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Laws M, Shaaban A, Rahman KM. Antibiotic resistance breakers: current approaches and future directions. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2020; 43:490-516. [PMID: 31150547 PMCID: PMC6736374 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuz014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Infections of antibiotic-resistant pathogens pose an ever-increasing threat to mankind. The investigation of novel approaches for tackling the antimicrobial resistance crisis must be part of any global response to this problem if an untimely reversion to the pre-penicillin era of medicine is to be avoided. One such promising avenue of research involves so-called antibiotic resistance breakers (ARBs), capable of re-sensitising resistant bacteria to antibiotics. Although some ARBs have previously been employed in the clinical setting, such as the β-lactam inhibitors, we posit that the broader field of ARB research can yet yield a greater diversity of more effective therapeutic agents than have been previously achieved. This review introduces the area of ARB research, summarises the current state of ARB development with emphasis on the various major classes of ARBs currently being investigated and their modes of action, and offers a perspective on the future direction of the field.
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- Mark Laws
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH
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García-Estrada C, Martín JF, Cueto L, Barreiro C. Omics Approaches Applied to Penicillium chrysogenum and Penicillin Production: Revealing the Secrets of Improved Productivity. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11060712. [PMID: 32604893 PMCID: PMC7348727 DOI: 10.3390/genes11060712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Penicillin biosynthesis by Penicillium chrysogenum is one of the best-characterized biological processes from the genetic, molecular, biochemical, and subcellular points of view. Several omics studies have been carried out in this filamentous fungus during the last decade, which have contributed to gathering a deep knowledge about the molecular mechanisms underlying improved productivity in industrial strains. The information provided by these studies is extremely useful for enhancing the production of penicillin or other bioactive secondary metabolites by means of Biotechnology or Synthetic Biology.
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- Carlos García-Estrada
- INBIOTEC (Instituto de Biotecnología de León). Avda. Real 1—Parque Científico de León, 24006 León, Spain; (L.C.); (C.B.)
- Departamento de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad de León, Campus de Vegazana s/n, 24071 León, Spain
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +34-987210308
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain;
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- INBIOTEC (Instituto de Biotecnología de León). Avda. Real 1—Parque Científico de León, 24006 León, Spain; (L.C.); (C.B.)
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- INBIOTEC (Instituto de Biotecnología de León). Avda. Real 1—Parque Científico de León, 24006 León, Spain; (L.C.); (C.B.)
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de León, Campus de Ponferrada, Avda. Astorga s/n, 24401 Ponferrada, Spain
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Yu P, Yang JN, Yan JW, Meng ZZ, Hong WD, Roberts AP, Ward SA, Zhang L, Li S. A novel fluorescent probe for the detection of AmpC beta-lactamase and the application in screening beta-lactamase inhibitors. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 234:118257. [PMID: 32208355 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.118257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 03/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The rapid detection of β-lactamases (Blas) and effective screening of Bla inhibitors are critically important and urgent for solving antibiotic resistance and improving precision medicine. Here a novel fluorescent probe CDC-559 was designed and synthesized, which can be used for the selective and direct detection of AmpC Blas. More importantly, it can realize screening the Bla inhibitors with sulbactam sodium and tazobactam as model compounds, and the half-maximal inhibitory concentration are 0.279 μM and 0.053 μM, respectively. CDC-559 can be applied not only to examine the resistance of bacterial strains, but also to categorize its mode of action specifically, which is consistent with the essential result of the Blas. The research suggests that CDC-559 probe has tremendous potential in the rapid detection of AmpC Blas as well as the strains with AmpC-encoded gene, which is instructive in promoting better antibiotic stewardship practices and developments.
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- Pan Yu
- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Synthesis Biology and Medicine, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Synthesis Biology and Medicine, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Synthesis Biology and Medicine, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Synthesis Biology and Medicine, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZD, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, United Kingdom
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Synthesis Biology and Medicine, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technological Centre for Biopharmaceuticals, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Synthesis Biology and Medicine, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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Yi N, Ouyang M, Liu H, Yan M, Wen X, Xiong Y, Yi B. Thiocyanation of α-amino carbonyl compounds for the synthesis of aromatic thiocyanates. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/1747519820923553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A procedure for K2S2O8-mediated thiocyanation of α-amino carbonyl compounds has been developed for the synthesis of aromatic thiocyanates. A series of α-amino carbonyl compounds have been investigated, and the desired products are obtained in 74%–93% yields. This strategy has the advantages of simple reaction conditions without use of a transition-metal catalyst, high regioselectivity, and high efficiency. Moreover, we found that arylamine thiocyanates can also be obtained from α-amino carbonyl compounds and potassium thiocyanate in the presence of CoCl2·6H2O, I2, and dimethyl sulfoxide through the cleavage of the C–N bond. To explore the reaction mechanism, we designed several control experiments and proposed a possible mechanism using the experimental results and related literature reports.
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- Niannian Yi
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan, P.R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan, P.R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan, P.R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan, P.R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan, P.R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan, P.R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan, P.R. China
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Martín JF. Insight into the Genome of Diverse Penicillium chrysogenum Strains: Specific Genes, Cluster Duplications and DNA Fragment Translocations. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21113936. [PMID: 32486280 PMCID: PMC7312703 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21113936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background: There are eighteen species within the Penicillium genus section chrysogena, including the original penicillin producers Penicillium notatum (Fleming strain) and Penicillium chrysogenum NRRL 1951. Other wild type isolates of the Penicillium genus are relevant for the production of useful proteins and primary or secondary metabolites. The aim of this article is to characterize strain specific genes and those genes which are involved in secondary metabolite biosynthesis, particularly the mutations that have been introduced during the β-lactams strain improvement programs. Results: The available genomes of several classical and novel P. chrysogenum strains have been compared. The first genome sequenced was that of the reference strain P. chrysogenum Wis54-1255, which derives from the wild type P. chrysogenum NRRL 1951; its genome size is 32.19 Mb and it encodes 12,943 proteins. Four chromosomes were resolved in P. chrysogenum and P. notatum by pulse field gel electrophoresis. The genomes of three industrial strains have a similar size but contain gene duplications and truncations; the penicillin gene cluster copy number ranges from one in the wild type to twelve in the P. chrysogenum ASP-E1 industrial strain and is organized in head to tail tandem repeats. The genomes of two new strains, P. chrysogenum KF-25, a producer of antifungal proteins isolated from a soil sample, and P. chrysogenum HKF2, a strain with carbohydrate-converting activities isolated from a sludge treatment plant, showed strain specific genes. Conclusions: The overall comparison of all available P. chrysogenum genomes indicates that there are a significant number of strain-specific genes, mutations of structural and regulatory genes, gene cluster duplications and DNA fragment translocations. This information provides important leads to improve the biosynthesis of enzymes, antifungal agents, prebiotics or different types of secondary metabolites.
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- Juan F Martín
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
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Kozuch J, Schneider SH, Boxer SG. Biosynthetic Incorporation of Site-Specific Isotopes in β-Lactam Antibiotics Enables Biophysical Studies. ACS Chem Biol 2020; 15:1148-1153. [PMID: 32175720 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b01054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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A biophysical understanding of the mechanistic, chemical, and physical origins underlying antibiotic action and resistance is vital to the discovery of novel therapeutics and the development of strategies to combat the growing emergence of antibiotic resistance. The site-specific introduction of stable-isotope labels into chemically complex natural products is particularly important for techniques such as NMR, IR, mass spectrometry, imaging, and kinetic isotope effects. Toward this goal, we developed a biosynthetic strategy for the site-specific incorporation of 13C labels into the canonical β-lactam carbonyl of penicillin G and cefotaxime, the latter via cephalosporin C. This was achieved through sulfur-replacement with 1-13C-l-cysteine, resulting in high isotope incorporations and milligram-scale yields. Using 13C NMR and isotope-edited IR difference spectroscopy, we illustrate how these molecules can be used to interrogate interactions with their protein targets, e.g., TEM-1 β-lactamase. This method provides a feasible route to isotopically labeled penicillin and cephalosporin precursors for future biophysical studies.
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- Jacek Kozuch
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5012, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5012, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5012, United States
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Triandafillidi I, Kokotos CG, Spiliopoulou N, Constantinou CT. Synthetic Approaches to Acyl Hydrazides and Their Use as Synthons in Organic Synthesis. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1707394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Acyl hydrazides constitute very important moieties in organic chemistry and have been employed as starting materials for different transformations to many classes of organic compounds. In this review, at first the approaches towards the synthesis of acyl hydrazides are presented. Furthermore, in the second part, the uses of this skeleton as an important intermediate for the synthesis of useful organic compounds are analyzed.1 Introduction2 Approaches towards the Synthesis of Acyl Hydrazides2.1 Synthesis of Acyl Hydrazides from Aldehydes2.2 Synthesis of Acyl Hydrazides from Carboxylic Acid Derivatives3 Acyl Hydrazides as Useful Synthons in Synthetic Organic Transfor mations3.1 Acyl Hydrazides as Synthetic Precursors for the Synthesis of Car bonyl Compounds3.2 Acyl Hydrazides as Synthetic Precursors for the Synthesis of Het erocyclic Rings4 Conclusion
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- Ierasia Triandafillidi
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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Taylor DM, Anglin J, Park S, Ucisik MN, Faver JC, Simmons N, Jin Z, Palaniappan M, Nyshadham P, Li F, Campbell J, Hu L, Sankaran B, Prasad BV, Huang H, Matzuk MM, Palzkill T. Identifying Oxacillinase-48 Carbapenemase Inhibitors Using DNA-Encoded Chemical Libraries. ACS Infect Dis 2020; 6:1214-1227. [PMID: 32182432 PMCID: PMC7673237 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Bacterial resistance to β-lactam antibiotics is largely mediated by β-lactamases, which catalyze the hydrolysis of these drugs and continue to emerge in response to antibiotic use. β-Lactamases that hydrolyze the last resort carbapenem class of β-lactam antibiotics (carbapenemases) are a growing global health threat. Inhibitors have been developed to prevent β-lactamase-mediated hydrolysis and restore the efficacy of these antibiotics. However, there are few inhibitors available for problematic carbapenemases such as oxacillinase-48 (OXA-48). A DNA-encoded chemical library approach was used to rapidly screen for compounds that bind and potentially inhibit OXA-48. Using this approach, a hit compound, CDD-97, was identified with submicromolar potency (Ki = 0.53 ± 0.08 μM) against OXA-48. X-ray crystallography showed that CDD-97 binds noncovalently in the active site of OXA-48. Synthesis and testing of derivatives of CDD-97 revealed structure-activity relationships and informed the design of a compound with a 2-fold increase in potency. CDD-97, however, synergizes poorly with β-lactam antibiotics to inhibit the growth of bacteria expressing OXA-48 due to poor accumulation into E. coli. Despite the low in vivo activity, CDD-97 provides new insights into OXA-48 inhibition and demonstrates the potential of using DNA-encoded chemistry technology to rapidly identify β-lactamase binders and to study β-lactamase inhibition, leading to clinically useful inhibitors.
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- Doris Mia Taylor
- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030 USA
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030 USA
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030 USA
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030 USA
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030 USA
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030 USA
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030 USA
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030 USA
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030 USA
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Berkeley Center for Structural Biology, Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, CA, 94720, USA
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030 USA
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030 USA
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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Lim SK, Kim D, Moon DC, Cho Y, Rho M. Antibiotic resistomes discovered in the gut microbiomes of Korean swine and cattle. Gigascience 2020; 9:5829833. [PMID: 32369165 PMCID: PMC7317084 DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giaa043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Antibiotics administered to farm animals have led to increasing prevalence of resistance genes in different microbiomes and environments. While antibiotic treatments help cure infectious diseases in farm animals, the possibility of spreading antibiotic resistance genes into the environment and human microbiomes raises significant concerns. Through long-term evolution, antibiotic resistance genes have mutated, thereby complicating the resistance problems. Results In this study, we performed deep sequencing of the gut microbiomes of 36 swine and 41 cattle in Korean farms, and metagenomic analysis to understand the diversity and prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes. We found that aminoglycoside, β-lactam, lincosamide, streptogramin, and tetracycline were the prevalent resistance determinants in both swine and cattle. Tetracycline resistance was abundant and prevalent in cattle and swine. Specifically, tetQ, tetW, tetO, tet32, and tet44 were the 5 most abundant and prevalent tetracycline resistance genes. Their prevalence was almost 100% in swine and cattle. While tetQ was similarly abundant in both swine and cattle, tetW was more abundant in swine than in cattle. Aminoglycoside was the second highest abundant resistance determinant in swine, but not in cattle. In particular, ANT(6) and APH(3′′) were the dominant resistance gene families in swine. β-lactam was also an abundant resistance determinant in both swine and cattle. Cfx was the major contributing gene family conferring resistance against β-lactams. Conclusions Antibiotic resistome was more pervasive in swine than in cattle. Specifically, prevalent antibiotic resistance genes (prevalence >50%) were found more in swine than in cattle. Genomic investigation of specific resistance genes from the gut microbiomes of swine and cattle in this study should provide opportunities to better understand the exchange of antibiotic resistance genes in farm animals.
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- Suk-Kyung Lim
- Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Bacterial Disease Division, 177 Hyeoksin 8-ro, Gimcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 39660, Republic of Korea
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- Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
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- Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Bacterial Disease Division, 177 Hyeoksin 8-ro, Gimcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 39660, Republic of Korea
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- Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
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- Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea, Department of Computer Science and Engineering.,Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea, Department of Biomedical Informatics
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de Barros AC, Santos EFQ, Rodrigues DS, Giordano RLC, de Pádua TF. Hydrophobic Adsorption Followed by Desorption with Ethanol-Water for Recovery of Penicillin G from Fermentation Broth. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:7316-7325. [PMID: 32280873 PMCID: PMC7144136 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b04175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The hydrophobic adsorption is an alternative to traditional organic solvent extraction for the recovery and purification of Penicillin G (PenG). However, there is a lack of information concerning the effect of process variables and technical feasibility while balancing product degradation. After assessing the integrity of PenG under different conditions, Amberlite XAD-4 was selected from among three different adsorbents. During the batch process using only 0.05 gXAD-4/mLmedium, the adsorption yield increased from 36% at pH 6 to 44% at pH 4. More than 90% of the antibiotic was captured from the fermentation broth using 0.083 gXAD-4/mLmedium in a 45 min batch performed at pH 4 and 4 °C. Moreover, there was no PenG degradation. The desorption conditions were evaluated, and 95% of the antibiotic could be recovered in only one batch using water-ethanol, which is an unexplored PenG desorption process. The results showed selective adsorption, indicating that the process can also be useful for purification purposes. Hydrophobic adsorption with ethanol desorption is efficient, scalable, and green and could be used in place of traditional methods or in extractive fermentation.
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- André
N. C. de Barros
- Graduate
Program in Chemical Engineering, Federal
University of São Carlos, P.O. Box 676, São
Carlos, São Paulo 13565-905, Brazil
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- Graduate
Program in Chemical Engineering, Federal
University of São Carlos, P.O. Box 676, São
Carlos, São Paulo 13565-905, Brazil
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- Graduate
Program in Chemical Engineering, Federal
University of São Carlos, P.O. Box 676, São
Carlos, São Paulo 13565-905, Brazil
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- Graduate
Program in Chemical Engineering, Federal
University of São Carlos, P.O. Box 676, São
Carlos, São Paulo 13565-905, Brazil
- Chemical
Engineering Department, Federal University
of São Carlos, P.O. Box 676, São Carlos, São Paulo 13565-905, Brazil
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- Chemical
Engineering Department, Federal University
of São Carlos, P.O. Box 676, São Carlos, São Paulo 13565-905, Brazil
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Choi J, Baek J, Kweon D, Ko KS, Yoon H. Rapid determination of carbapenem resistance by low-cost colorimetric methods: Propidium Iodide and alamar blue staining. J Microbiol 2020; 58:415-421. [PMID: 32221821 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-020-9549-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Carbapenems are a class of β-lactam antibiotics with a broad antimicrobial activity spectrum. Owing to their sturdy structures resistant to most β-lactamases, they have been regarded as one of the last-resort antibiotics for combating multidrugresistant bacterial infections. However, the emergence of carbapenem resistance increases predominantly in nosocomial pathogens. To prevent spread of carbapenem resistance in early stages, it is imperative to develop rapid diagnostic tests that will substantially reduce the time and cost in determining carbapenem resistance. Thus, we devised a staining-based diagnostic method applicable to three different Gram-negative pathogens of Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae, all with the high potential to develop carbapenem resistance. Regardless of the resistance mechanisms presented by bacterial species and strains, double staining with propidium iodide (PI) and alamar blue (AB) identified resistant bacteria with an average sensitivity of 95.35%, 7 h after imipenem treatments in 343 clinical isolates. Among the three species tested, A. baumannii showed the highest diagnostic sensitivity of 98.46%. The PI and ABmediated staining method could be a promising diagnostic method with high-throughput efficacy and low cost.
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- Jiyoon Choi
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Center for Human Interface Nano Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea.,Asia-Pacific Research Foundation for Infectious Diseases, Seoul, 06367, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Applied Chemistry and Biological Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.
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Fan Y, Li Y, Liu Q. Efficient enzymatic synthesis of cephalexin in suspension aqueous solution system. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2020; 68:136-147. [PMID: 32100895 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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An efficient method for the enzymatic synthesis of cephalexin (CEX) from 7-amino-3-deacetoxycephalosporanic acid (7-ADCA) and d-phenylglycine methyl ester (PGME) using immobilized penicillin G acylase (IPGA) as catalyst in a suspension aqueous solution system was developed, where the reactant 7-ADCA and product CEX are mainly present as solid particles. The effects of key factors on the enzymatic synthesis were investigated. Results showed that continuous feeding of PGME was more efficient for the synthesis of CEX than the batch mode. Under the optimized conditions, the maximum 7-ADCA conversion ratio of 99.3% and productivity of 200 mmol/L/H were achieved, both of which are much superior to the homogeneous aqueous solution system. Besides, IPGA still retained 95.4% of its initial activity after 10 cycles of enzymatic synthesis, indicating the excellent stability of this approach. The developed approach shows great potential for the industrial production of CEX via an enzyme-based route.
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- Yixiao Fan
- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Yang RS, Zhang LK, Helmy R, Andreani T, Liu Z, Sheng H. Development of a highly efficient decontamination approach for ceftolozane in the pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2020; 177:112846. [PMID: 31522097 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2019.112846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The β-lactam core is a key structure responsible for inducing both IgE-mediated acute-onset hypersensitivity and T-cell-mediated delayed-onset hypersensitivity with penicillins in humans. There is essentially no clinically significant immunologic cross-reactivity noted between the β-lactam cores of penicillins and cephalosporins based on challenge studies in humans. The side-chains appear to be more important in inducing IgE-mediated acute-onset hypersensitivity and T-cell delayed-onset hypersensitivity with cephalosporins in humans. Despite these clinical findings, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) still requires the level of β-lactam-related antibiotic residues to be controlled at very low levels in manufacturing facilities. Ceftolozane is Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA's (MSD's) 5th generation broad spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic against gram-negative bacteria. In searching for the optimal decontamination method of ceftolozane, most methods were found to be very slow in opening the β-lactam ring in ceftolozane. Moreover, most of the previously reported decontamination methods applied analytical methods that only monitored the disappearance of the parent molecule as the endpoint of degradation. In this way, many of the β-lactam-containing degradation products could be overlooked. In order to develop an efficient decontamination solution for ceftolozane, a sensitive ultra high performance liquid chromatography-high resolution-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMS/MS) method was first developed to ensure the detection of the β-lactam ring in all degradation products. Through online UHPLC-UV-HRMS monitoring, 2.5 N KOH in 50% aqueous MeOH or 50% aqueous EtOH was identified as the best condition to fully degrade the β-lactam ring in ceftolozane. This decontamination could be done within 15 min, even at 100 mg/mL concentration, and thus enable a quick turnaround time for equipment cleaning in the β-lactam manufacturing facility. This method was also successfully applied to 12 other commercially available β-lactam antibiotics.
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- Rong-Sheng Yang
- Analytical Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, United States.
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- Analytical Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, United States
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- Pharmacokinectis, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, United States
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- Small Molecule Process Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, United States
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- Small Molecule Process Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, United States
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- Analytical Science, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, United States.
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Li X, Yin Z, Zhai Y, Kang W, Shi H, Li Z. Magnetic solid-phase extraction of four β-lactams using polypyrrole-coated magnetic nanoparticles from water samples by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography analysis. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1610:460541. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2019.460541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Liu B, Trout REL, Chu GH, McGarry D, Jackson RW, Hamrick JC, Daigle DM, Cusick SM, Pozzi C, De Luca F, Benvenuti M, Mangani S, Docquier JD, Weiss WJ, Pevear DC, Xerri L, Burns CJ. Discovery of Taniborbactam (VNRX-5133): A Broad-Spectrum Serine- and Metallo-β-lactamase Inhibitor for Carbapenem-Resistant Bacterial Infections. J Med Chem 2019; 63:2789-2801. [PMID: 31765155 PMCID: PMC7104248 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
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A major resistance mechanism in Gram-negative bacteria
is the production
of β-lactamase enzymes. Originally recognized for their ability
to hydrolyze penicillins, emergent β-lactamases can now confer
resistance to other β-lactam drugs, including both cephalosporins
and carbapenems. The emergence and global spread of β-lactamase-producing
multi-drug-resistant “superbugs” has caused increased
alarm within the medical community due to the high mortality rate
associated with these difficult-to-treat bacterial infections. To
address this unmet medical need, we initiated an iterative program
combining medicinal chemistry, structural biology, biochemical testing,
and microbiological profiling to identify broad-spectrum inhibitors
of both serine- and metallo-β-lactamase enzymes. Lead optimization,
beginning with narrower-spectrum, weakly active compounds, provided 20 (VNRX-5133, taniborbactam), a boronic-acid-containing pan-spectrum
β-lactamase inhibitor. In vitro and in vivo studies demonstrated
that 20 restored the activity of β-lactam antibiotics
against carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Taniborbactam is the
first pan-spectrum β-lactamase inhibitor to enter clinical development.
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- Bin Liu
- Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 30 Spring Mill Drive, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, United States
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- Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 30 Spring Mill Drive, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, United States
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- Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 30 Spring Mill Drive, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, United States
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- Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 30 Spring Mill Drive, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, United States
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- Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 30 Spring Mill Drive, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, United States
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- Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 30 Spring Mill Drive, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, United States
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- Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 30 Spring Mill Drive, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, United States
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- Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 30 Spring Mill Drive, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, United States
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy
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- UNT System College of Pharmacy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76107-2699, United States
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- Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 30 Spring Mill Drive, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, United States
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- Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 30 Spring Mill Drive, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, United States
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- Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 30 Spring Mill Drive, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, United States
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De Mandal S, Mathipi V, Muthukumaran RB, Gurusubramanian G, Lalnunmawii E, Kumar NS. Amplicon sequencing and imputed metagenomic analysis of waste soil and sediment microbiome reveals unique bacterial communities and their functional attributes. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2019; 191:778. [PMID: 31784843 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7879-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The discharge of solid and liquid waste from domestic, municipal, and hospital premises pollutes the soil and river ecosystems. However, the diversity and functions of the microbial communities present in these polluted environments are not well understood and may contain harmful microbial communities with specialized metabolic potential. In this present study, we adapted the Illumina sequencing technology to analyze microbial communities and their metabolic capabilities in polluted environments. A total of 1113884 sequences of v3-v4 hypervariable region of the 16S rRNA were obtained using Illumina sequencing and assigned to the corresponding taxonomical ranks using Greengenes databases. Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes were dominantly present in all the four studied sites (solid waste dumping site (SWD); Chite river site (CHR), Turial river site (TUR), and Tuikual river site (TUKR)). It was found that the SWD was dominated by Firmicutes, Actinobacteria; CHR by Acidobacteria, Verrucomicrobia, Planctomycetes; TUR by Verrucomicrobia, Acidobacteria; and TUKR by Verrucomicrobia and Firmicutes, respectively. The dominant bacterial genus present in all samples was Acinetobacter, Flavobacterium, Prevotella, Corynebacterium, Comamonas, Bacteroides, Wautersiella, Cloacibacterium, Stenotrophomonas, Sphingobacterium, and Pseudomonas. Twenty-seven putative bacterial pathogens were identified from the contaminated sites belonging to Salmonella enterica, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus. Functional analysis showed a high representation of genes in the KEGG pathway involved in the metabolism of amino acids and carbohydrates and identified several genes associated with antibiotic resistance and xenobiotic degradation in these environments, which can be a serious problem for human health and environment. The results from this research will provide a new understanding of the possible management practices to minimize the spread of pathogenic microorganisms in the environment.
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- Surajit De Mandal
- Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, 796004, India
- College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, 796004, India
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Hasse D, Hülsemann J, Carlsson GH, Valegård K, Andersson I. Structure and mechanism of piperideine-6-carboxylate dehydrogenase from Streptomyces clavuligerus. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2019; 75:1107-1118. [PMID: 31793904 DOI: 10.1107/s2059798319014852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The core of β-lactam antibiotics originates from amino acids of primary metabolism in certain microorganisms. β-Lactam-producing bacteria, including Streptomyces clavuligerus, synthesize the precursor of the amino acid α-aminoadipic acid by the catabolism of lysine in two steps. The second reaction, the oxidation of piperideine-6-carboxylate (or its open-chain form α-aminoadipate semialdehyde) to α-aminoadipic acid, is catalysed by the NAD+-dependent enzyme piperideine-6-carboxylate dehydrogenase (P6CDH). This structural study, focused on ligand binding and catalysis, presents structures of P6CDH from S. clavuligerus in its apo form and in complexes with the cofactor NAD+, the product α-aminoadipic acid and a substrate analogue, picolinic acid. P6CDH adopts the common aldehyde dehydrogenase fold, consisting of NAD-binding, catalytic and oligomerization domains. The product binds in the oxyanion hole, close to the catalytic residue Cys299. Clear density is observed for the entire cofactor, including the nicotinamide riboside, in the binary complex. NAD+ binds in an extended conformation with its nicotinamide ring overlapping with the binding site of the carboxylate group of the product, implying that the conformation of the cofactor may change during catalysis. The binding site of the substrate analogue overlaps with that of the product, suggesting that the cyclic form of the substrate, piperideine-6-carboxylate, may be accepted as a substrate by the enzyme. The catalytic mechanism and the roles of individual residues are discussed in light of these results.
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- Dirk Hasse
- Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, Box 596, SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, Box 596, SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, Box 596, SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, Box 596, SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, Box 596, SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden
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Teixeira TR, Santos GSD, Armstrong L, Colepicolo P, Debonsi HM. Antitumor Potential of Seaweed Derived-Endophytic Fungi. Antibiotics (Basel) 2019; 8:E205. [PMID: 31683523 PMCID: PMC6963884 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics8040205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Revised: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The marine environment presents a high biodiversity and a valuable source of bioactive compounds with therapeutic and biotechnological potential. Among the organisms present in marine environment, the endophytic fungi isolated from seaweed stand out. These microorganisms have aroused interest in the scientific community regarding its various activities such as antiviral, antimicrobial, antioxidant, photoprotective, cytotoxic, genotoxic, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer, besides establishing important ecological relations with its hosts. Anticancer molecules derived from marine natural sources are a promising target against different types of cancer. The disease's high rates of morbidity and mortality affect millions of people world wild and the search for new therapeutic alternatives is needed. Thus, this review partially summarizes the methodologies for the isolation of seaweed-derived endophytic fungi, as well as describes the anticancer compounds isolated from such microorganisms, reported in the literature from 2009 to the present. In addition, it describes how some biotechnological processes can help in the discovery of bioactive compounds, especially with anticancer activity.
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- Thaiz Rodrigues Teixeira
- Department of Physics and Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, RibeirãoPreto, SP 14040903, Brazil.
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, RibeirãoPreto, SP 14040903, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, PR 84030900, Brazil.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 05508-000, Brazil.
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, RibeirãoPreto, SP 14040903, Brazil.
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Maleki A, Taheri-Ledari R, Eivazzadeh-Keihan R, de la Guardia M, Mokhtarzadeh A. Preparation of Carbon-14 Labeled 2-(2-mercaptoacetamido)-3-phenylpropanoic Acid as Metallo-beta-lactamases Inhibitor (MBLI), for Coadministration with Beta-lactam Antibiotics. Curr Org Synth 2019; 16:765-771. [DOI: 10.2174/1570179416666190423114704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2018] [Revised: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Aim and Objective:
Bacteria could become resistant to β-lactam antibiotics through production of β-
lactamase enzymes like metallo-β-lactamase. 2-(2-mercaptoacetamido)-3-phenylpropanoic acid was reported
as a model inhibitor for this enzyme. In order to elucidate the mechanism of action in the body’s internal
environment, preparation of a labeled version of 2-(2-mercaptoacetamido)-3-phenylpropanoic acid finds
importance. In this regard, we report a convenient synthetic pathway for preparation of carbon-14 labeled 2-(2-
mercaptoacetamido)-3-phenylpropanoic acid.
Materials and Methods:
This study was initiated by using non-radioactive materials. Then, necessary
characterization was performed after each of the reactions. Finally, the synthesis steps were continued to
produce the target labeled product. For labeled products, the process was started from benzoic acid-[carboxyl-
14C] which has been prepared from barium 14C-carbonate. Chromatography column and NMR spectroscopy
were used for purifications and identification of desired products, respectively. Barium [14C]carbonate was
purchased from Amersham Pharmacia Biotech and was converted to [14C]benzyl bromide. Radioactivity was
determined using liquid scintillation spectrometer.
Results:
We used [14C]PhCH2Br which was previously prepared from [14C]BaCO3, H2SO4, PhMgI, LAH and
HBr, respectively. To neutralize the [14C]phenylalanine in acidic condition and to reach an isoelectric point of
phenylalanine (pH = 5.48), Pb(OH)2 was used. Next, thioacetic acid and bromo acetic acid were used to
prepare (acetylthio) acetic acid. A peptide coupling reagent was used in this stage to facilitating amide bond
formation reaction between [14C]methyl-2-amino-3-phenyl propanoate hydrochloride and (acetylthio) acetic
acid.
Conclusion:
Carbon-14 labeled 2-(2-mercaptoacetamido)-3-phenylpropanoic acid via radioactive
phenylalanine was obtained with overall chemical yield 73% and radioactivity 65.3 nCi. The labeled target
product will be used for in vivo pharmacological studies.
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- Ali Maleki
- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, Dr. Moliner 50, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Filamentous fungi for the production of enzymes, chemicals and materials. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2019; 59:65-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2019.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Jensen C, Bæk KT, Gallay C, Thalsø-Madsen I, Xu L, Jousselin A, Ruiz Torrubia F, Paulander W, Pereira AR, Veening JW, Pinho MG, Frees D. The ClpX chaperone controls autolytic splitting of Staphylococcus aureus daughter cells, but is bypassed by β-lactam antibiotics or inhibitors of WTA biosynthesis. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1008044. [PMID: 31518377 PMCID: PMC6760813 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
β-lactam antibiotics interfere with cross-linking of the bacterial cell wall, but the killing mechanism of this important class of antibiotics is not fully understood. Serendipitously we found that sub-lethal doses of β-lactams rescue growth and prevent spontaneous lysis of Staphylococcus aureus mutants lacking the widely conserved chaperone ClpX, and we reasoned that a better understanding of the clpX phenotypes could provide novel insights into the downstream effects of β-lactam binding to the PBP targets. Super-resolution imaging revealed that clpX cells display aberrant septum synthesis, and initiate daughter cell separation prior to septum completion at 30°C, but not at 37°C, demonstrating that ClpX becomes critical for coordinating the S. aureus cell cycle as the temperature decreases. FtsZ localization and dynamics were not affected in the absence of ClpX, suggesting that ClpX affects septum formation and autolytic activation downstream of Z-ring formation. Interestingly, oxacillin antagonized the septum progression defects of clpX cells and prevented lysis of prematurely splitting clpX cells. Strikingly, inhibitors of wall teichoic acid (WTA) biosynthesis that work synergistically with β-lactams to kill MRSA synthesis also rescued growth of the clpX mutant, as did genetic inactivation of the gene encoding the septal autolysin, Sle1. Taken together, our data support a model in which Sle1 causes premature splitting and lysis of clpX daughter cells unless Sle1-dependent lysis is antagonized by β-lactams or by inhibiting an early step in WTA biosynthesis. The finding that β-lactams and inhibitors of WTA biosynthesis specifically prevent lysis of a mutant with dysregulated autolytic activity lends support to the idea that PBPs and WTA biosynthesis play an important role in coordinating cell division with autolytic splitting of daughter cells, and that β-lactams do not kill S. aureus simply by weakening the cell wall. The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of human disease, and the rapid spread of S. aureus strains that are resistant to almost all β-lactam antibiotics has made treatment increasingly difficult. β-lactams interfere with cross-linking of the bacterial cell wall but the killing mechanism of this important class of antibiotics is not fully understood. Here we provide novel insight into this topic by examining a defined S. aureus mutant that has the unusual property of growing markedly better in the presence of β-lactams. Without β-lactams this mutant dies spontaneously at a high frequency due to premature separation of daughter cells during cell division. Cell death of the mutant can, however, be prevented either by exposure to β-lactam antibiotics or by inhibiting synthesis of wall teichoic acid, a major component of the cell wall in Gram-positive bacteria with a conserved role in activation of autolytic splitting of daughter cells. The finding that β-lactam antibiotics can prevent lysis of a mutant with deregulated activity of autolytic enzymes involved in daughter cell splitting, emphasizes the idea that β-lactams interfere with the coordination between cell division and daughter cell splitting, and do not kill S. aureus simply by weakening the cell wall.
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- Camilla Jensen
- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Fundamental Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Bacterial Cell Biology, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Bacterial Cell Biology, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department of Fundamental Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Bacterial Cell Biology, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Systematic metabolic pathway modification to boost l-ornithine supply for bacitracin production in Bacillus licheniformis DW2. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:8383-8392. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-10107-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2019] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kumar A, Ghosh D, Radhakrishna M. Surface Patterning for Enhanced Protein Stability: Insights from Molecular Simulations. J Phys Chem B 2019; 123:8363-8369. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b05663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Avishek Kumar
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
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Abstract: Polymorphic screening and transformation of molecular crystals are presently popular research areas in pharmaceutical studies. In this study, we developed an ab initio method to examine the structures, spectra, and stabilities of β-lactam (trans-13-azabicyclo[10.2.0]tetradecan-14-one), an important component of antibiotics. Based on the density functional theory (DFT) and second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation (MP2) methods, the present work demonstrated that forms I and II have isomorphic structures but can be distinguished by their Gibbs free energies and vibrational spectra. Forms I and II show a low-temperature polymorphic transformation at 308 K, where form I is stable below 308 K and form II is stable above 308 K. The proposed method suggests that the theoretical calculation can be used as a tool to effectively distinguish the isomorphic structures, and temperature-induced polymorphic transformation has far-reaching significance for drug storage and design.
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Synergistic enhancement of beta-lactam antibiotics by modified tunicamycin analogs TunR1 and TunR2. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2019; 72:807-815. [DOI: 10.1038/s41429-019-0220-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Recent advances in the applications of Wittig reaction in the total synthesis of natural products containing lactone, pyrone, and lactam as a scaffold. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00706-019-02465-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Tarasenko EA, Shestakov IV, Rybakov VB, Beletskaya IP. Enantioselective Copper(II)/Box‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Chiral
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‐Tryptophan Derivatives. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201900575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Elena A. Tarasenko
- Department of ChemistryM. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University Leninskie Gory, GSP-1 Moscow 119991 Russian Federation
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- Department of ChemistryM. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University Leninskie Gory, GSP-1 Moscow 119991 Russian Federation
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- Department of ChemistryM. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University Leninskie Gory, GSP-1 Moscow 119991 Russian Federation
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- Department of ChemistryM. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University Leninskie Gory, GSP-1 Moscow 119991 Russian Federation
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