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Covering: up to July 2023Terpene cyclases (TCs) catalyze some of the most complicated reactions in nature and are responsible for creating the skeletons of more than 95 000 terpenoid natural products. The canonical TCs are divided into two classes according to their structures, functions, and mechanisms. The class II TCs mediate acid-base-initiated cyclization reactions of isoprenoid diphosphates, terpenes without diphosphates (e.g., squalene or oxidosqualene), and prenyl moieties on meroterpenes. The past twenty years witnessed the emergence of many class II TCs, their reactions and their roles in biosynthesis. Class II TCs often act as one of the first steps in the biosynthesis of biologically active natural products including the gibberellin family of phytohormones and fungal meroterpenoids. Due to their mechanisms and biocatalytic potential, TCs elicit fervent attention in the biosynthetic and organic communities and provide great enthusiasm for enzyme engineering to construct novel and bioactive molecules. To engineer and expand the structural diversities of terpenoids, it is imperative to fully understand how these enzymes generate, precisely control, and quench the reactive carbocation intermediates. In this review, we summarize class II TCs from nature, including sesquiterpene, diterpene, triterpene, and meroterpenoid cyclases as well as noncanonical class II TCs and inspect their sequences, structures, mechanisms, and structure-guided engineering studies.
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- Xingming Pan
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7011, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China.
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Back D, O’Donnell TJ, Axt KK, Gurr JR, Vanegas JM, Williams PG, Philmus B. Identification, Heterologous Expression, and Characterization of the Tolypodiol Biosynthetic Gene Cluster through an Integrated Approach. ACS Chem Biol 2023; 18:1797-1807. [PMID: 37487226 PMCID: PMC10529828 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.3c00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Cyanobacteria are tremendous producers of biologically active natural products, including the potent anti-inflammatory compound tolypodiol. However, linking biosynthetic gene clusters with compound production in cyanobacteria has lagged behind that in other bacterial genera. Tolypodiol is a meroterpenoid originally isolated from the cyanobacterium HT-58-2. Here we describe the identification of the tolypodiol biosynthetic gene cluster through heterologous expression in Anabaena and in vitro protein assays of a methyltransferase found in the tolypodiol biosynthetic gene cluster. We have also identified similar biosynthetic gene clusters in cyanobacterial and actinobacterial genomes, suggesting that meroterpenoids with structural similarity to the tolypodiols may be synthesized by other microbes. We also report the identification of two new analogs of tolypodiol that we have identified in both the original and heterologous producer. This work further illustrates the usefulness of Anabaena as a heterologous expression host for cyanobacterial compounds and how integrated approaches can help to link natural product compounds with their producing biosynthetic gene clusters.
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- Daniel Back
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, U.S.A
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, U.S.A
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, U.S.A
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, U.S.A
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, U.S.A
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, U.S.A
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, U.S.A
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Dembitsky VM. Fascinating Furanosteroids and Their Pharmacological Profile. Molecules 2023; 28:5669. [PMID: 37570639 PMCID: PMC10419491 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28155669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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This review article delves into the realm of furanosteroids and related isoprenoid lipids derived from diverse terrestrial and marine sources, exploring their wide array of biological activities and potential pharmacological applications. Fungi, fungal endophytes, plants, and various marine organisms, including sponges, corals, molluscs, and other invertebrates, have proven to be abundant reservoirs of these compounds. The biological activities exhibited by furanosteroids and related lipids encompass anticancer, cytotoxic effects against various cancer cell lines, antiviral, and antifungal effects. Notably, the discovery of exceptional compounds such as nakiterpiosin, malabaricol, dysideasterols, and cortistatins has revealed their potent anti-tuberculosis, antibacterial, and anti-hepatitis C attributes. These compounds also exhibit activity in inhibiting protein kinase C, phospholipase A2, and eliciting cytotoxicity against cancer cells. This comprehensive study emphasizes the significance of furanosteroids and related lipids as valuable natural products with promising therapeutic potential. The remarkable biodiversity found in both terrestrial and marine ecosystems offers an extensive resource for unearthing novel biologically active compounds, paving the way for future drug development and advancements in biomedical research. This review presents a compilation of data obtained from various studies conducted by different authors who employed the PASS software 9.1 to evaluate the biological activity of natural furanosteroids and compounds closely related to them. The utilization of the PASS software in this context offers valuable advantages, such as screening large chemical libraries, identifying compounds for subsequent experimental investigations, and gaining insights into potential biological activities based on their structural features. Nevertheless, it is crucial to emphasize that experimental validation remains indispensable for confirming the predicted activities.
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- Valery M Dembitsky
- Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Lethbridge College, 3000 College Drive South, Lethbridge, AB T1K 1L6, Canada
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Gugger M, Boullié A, Laurent T. Cyanotoxins and Other Bioactive Compounds from the Pasteur Cultures of Cyanobacteria (PCC). Toxins (Basel) 2023; 15:388. [PMID: 37368689 DOI: 10.3390/toxins15060388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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In tribute to the bicentenary of the birth of Louis Pasteur, this report focuses on cyanotoxins, other natural products and bioactive compounds of cyanobacteria, a phylum of Gram-negative bacteria capable of carrying out oxygenic photosynthesis. These microbes have contributed to changes in the geochemistry and the biology of Earth as we know it today. Furthermore, some bloom-forming cyanobacterial species are also well known for their capacity to produce cyanotoxins. This phylum is preserved in live cultures of pure, monoclonal strains in the Pasteur Cultures of Cyanobacteria (PCC) collection. The collection has been used to classify organisms within the Cyanobacteria of the bacterial kingdom and to investigate several characteristics of these bacteria, such as their ultrastructure, gas vacuoles and complementary chromatic adaptation. Thanks to the ease of obtaining genetic and further genomic sequences, the diversity of the PCC strains has made it possible to reveal some main cyanotoxins and to highlight several genetic loci dedicated to completely unknown natural products. It is the multidisciplinary collaboration of microbiologists, biochemists and chemists and the use of the pure strains of this collection that has allowed the study of several biosynthetic pathways from genetic origins to the structures of natural products and, eventually, their bioactivity.
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- Muriel Gugger
- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Collection of Cyanobacteria, 75015 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Collection of Cyanobacteria, 75015 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Collection of Cyanobacteria, 75015 Paris, France
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Carpi S, Scoditti E, Polini B, Brogi S, Calderone V, Proksch P, Ebada SS, Nieri P. Pro-Apoptotic Activity of the Marine Sponge Dactylospongia elegans Metabolites Pelorol and 5-epi-Ilimaquinone on Human 501Mel Melanoma Cells. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:md20070427. [PMID: 35877720 PMCID: PMC9317990 DOI: 10.3390/md20070427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The natural environment represents an important source of drugs that originates from the terrestrial and, in minority, marine organisms. Indeed, the marine environment represents a largely untapped source in the process of drug discovery. Among all marine organisms, sponges with algae represent the richest source of compounds showing anticancer activity. In this study, the two secondary metabolites pelorol (PEL) and 5-epi-ilimaquinone (EPI), purified from Dactylospongia elegans were investigated for their anti-melanoma activity. PEL and EPI induced cell growth repression of 501Mel melanoma cells in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. A cell cycle block in the G1 phase by PEL and EPI was also observed. Furthermore, PEL and EPI induced significant accumulation of DNA histone fragments in the cytoplasmic fraction, indicating a pro-apoptotic effect of both compounds. At the molecular level, PEL and EPI induced apoptosis through the increase in pro-apoptotic BAX expression, confirmed by the decrease in its silencing miR-214-3p and the decrease in the anti-apoptotic BCL-2, MCL1, and BIRC-5 mRNA expression, attested by the increase in their silencing miRNAs, i.e., miR-193a-3p and miR-16-5p. In conclusion, our data indicate that PEL and EPI exert cytotoxicity activity against 501Mel melanoma cells promoting apoptotic signaling and inducing changes in miRNA expression and their downstream effectors. For these reasons could represent promising lead compounds in the anti-melanoma drug research.
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- Sara Carpi
- NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR and Scuola Normale Superiore, 56126 Pisa, Italy
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (B.P.); (S.B.); (V.C.); (P.N.)
- Correspondence:
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- National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC), 73100 Lecce, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (B.P.); (S.B.); (V.C.); (P.N.)
- Department of Pathology, University of Pisa, Via Savi 10, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (B.P.); (S.B.); (V.C.); (P.N.)
- Interdepartmental Center of Marine Pharmacology (MArinePHARMA), University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (B.P.); (S.B.); (V.C.); (P.N.)
- Interdepartmental Center of Marine Pharmacology (MArinePHARMA), University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universtätsstrasse 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany;
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt;
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (B.P.); (S.B.); (V.C.); (P.N.)
- Interdepartmental Center of Marine Pharmacology (MArinePHARMA), University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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Hess BA, Piel J, Smentek L. Computational studies on the sterol-like cyclization of a monodomain class II terpene cyclase. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:10647-10651. [PMID: 34847214 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob02018h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Recently the first example of a class II terpene cyclase comprised of only a single domain was reported. Class II synthases are a diverse group of enzymes that catalyze exceptionally complex reactions, including the remarkable cyclization of steroids. This discovery of a single-domain enzyme being able to catalyze a steroid-like product contradicted the long-held tenet that complex class II cyclizations required double-domain enzymes. The proposed mechanism for the sterol-like cyclization of a monodomain class II terpene cyclase was studied computationally by using density functional theory (DFT). The complete pathway for the conversion of 5-geranyl-3,4-dihydroxybenzoate to the steroid-like pentacyclic product merosterolic acid A was elucidated. The formation of a tricyclic carbocation intermediate with three cyclohexane rings was found to be a concerted, but asynchronous, cyclization. The formation of the fourth ring proceeds with a low energy activation Friedel-Crafts reaction. Subsequent deprotonation of this pentacyclic system gave as the final product merosterolic acid. The overall conversion was found to be highly exothermic due to the conversion of three C-C double bonds to C-C single bonds.
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- B Andes Hess
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA.
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- Institute for Microbiology, Eigenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA.
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Singh SS, Sharma D, Baindara P, Choksket S, Harshvardhan, Mandal SM, Grover V, Korpole S. Characterization and Antimicrobial Studies of Iturin-Like and Bogorol-Like Lipopeptides From Brevibacillus spp. Strains GI9 and SKDU10. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:729026. [PMID: 34782829 PMCID: PMC8589628 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.729026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Accession numbers for whole-genome sequence of Brevibacillus sp. strain GI9 and SKDU10 are CAGD01000001 to CAGD01000061 and LSSO00000000, respectively. Members of the genus Brevibacillus have been demonstrated to produce a variety of bioactive compounds including polyketides, lipopeptides and bacteriocins. Lipopeptides are non-ribosomally synthesized surface-active compounds with antimicrobial, antitumor, and immune-stimulatory activities. They usually exhibit strong antifungal and antibacterial activities and are considered as promising compounds in controlling fungal diseases. In this study, we have characterized two lipopeptides from Brevibacillus sp. strains GI9 and SKDU10. The corresponding lipopeptides were purified by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Mass analysis and characterization by MALDI-TOF-MS (Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry) analysis revealed production of an iturin-like lipopeptide by strain GI9 and bogorol-like lipopeptide by strain SKDU10. Both lipopeptides exhibited broad spectrum antibacterial activity and inhibited the growth of various fungi. They showed minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values between 90 and 300 μg/ml against indicator strains of bacteria and drug-resistant Candida indicator strains. The lipopeptides did not show phytotoxic effect in seed germination experiments but caused hemolysis. Further, both lipopeptides inhibited the growth of fungi on fruits and vegetables in in vitro experiments, thereby exhibited potential use in biotechnological industry as effective biocontrol agents.
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- CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
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- CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
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- Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
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Grauso L, de Falco B, Lucariello G, Capasso R, Lanzotti V. Diterpenes from Euphorbia myrsinites and Their Anti-inflammatory Property. PLANTA MEDICA 2021; 87:1018-1024. [PMID: 33906246 DOI: 10.1055/a-1479-2866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Euphorbia myrsinites is one of the oldest spurges described and used in folk medicine. It is characterized by blue-grey stems similar to myrtle, and it is spread in the Mediterranean region, Asia, and the USA. Chemical analysis of E. myrsinites collected in Turkey afforded the isolation of 4 diterpenes based on the so-called myrsinane skeleton being tetraesters of the tetracyclic diterpene alcohol myrsinol. In this study, the phytochemical analysis of this species collected in Italy has been undertaken to afford the isolation of a new atisane diterpene, named myrsatisane, 3 ingenol derivatives, along with the 4 tetraester derivatives previously found. A triterpene compound based on the euphane skeleton has also been isolated. Structural elucidation of the new myrsatisane was based on spectroscopic techniques, including HR-MS and 1- and 2-dimensional NMR experiments. Its relative configuration was determined by NOE correlations, while absolute stereochemistry was obtained by quantum-mechanical DFT studies. While diterpenes with the atisane skeleton are relatively common in Euphorbia species, this is the first report of an atisane diterpene from E. myrsinites. All the isolated terpenes were tested for anti-inflammatory activity on J774A.1 macrophages stimulated with lipopolysaccharide by evaluation of nitrite and pro-inflammatory cytokine Il-1β levels. Among tested compounds, the 3 ingenol diterpenes exhibited a dose-dependent (0.001 - 3 µM) significant activity, thus showing their potential as anti-inflammatory drug candidates.
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- Laura Grauso
- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Portici, Naples, Italy
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Portici, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Portici, Naples, Italy
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Li Y, Grauso L, Scarpato S, Cacciola NA, Borrelli F, Zidorn C, Mangoni A. Stable Catechol Keto Tautomers in Cytotoxic Heterodimeric Cyclic Diarylheptanoids from the Seagrass Zostera marina. Org Lett 2021; 23:7134-7138. [PMID: 34491069 PMCID: PMC8453622 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Two diarylheptanoid
heterodimers, zosterabisphenones A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the seagrass Zostera marina. They feature unprecedented catechol keto
tautomers, stable because of steric constraints. Their structure elucidation
was based on extensive low-temperature NMR studies and ECD and MS
data, with the essential aid of DFT prediction of NMR and ECD spectra.
Zosterabisphenone B (2) was selectively cytotoxic against
the adenocarcinoma colon cancer cell line HCT116 with IC50 3.6 ± 1.1 μM at 48 h.
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- Yan Li
- Pharmazeutisches Institut, Abteilung Pharmazeutische Biologie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Gutenbergstraße 76, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Produzioni Animali, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Via F. Delpino, 80137 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Pharmazeutisches Institut, Abteilung Pharmazeutische Biologie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Gutenbergstraße 76, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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Covering: up to mid-2020 Terpenoids, also called isoprenoids, are the largest and most structurally diverse family of natural products. Found in all domains of life, there are over 80 000 known compounds. The majority of characterized terpenoids, which include some of the most well known, pharmaceutically relevant, and commercially valuable natural products, are produced by plants and fungi. Comparatively, terpenoids of bacterial origin are rare. This is counter-intuitive to the fact that recent microbial genomics revealed that almost all bacteria have the biosynthetic potential to create the C5 building blocks necessary for terpenoid biosynthesis. In this review, we catalogue terpenoids produced by bacteria. We collected 1062 natural products, consisting of both primary and secondary metabolites, and classified them into two major families and 55 distinct subfamilies. To highlight the structural and chemical space of bacterial terpenoids, we discuss their structures, biosynthesis, and biological activities. Although the bacterial terpenome is relatively small, it presents a fascinating dichotomy for future research. Similarities between bacterial and non-bacterial terpenoids and their biosynthetic pathways provides alternative model systems for detailed characterization while the abundance of novel skeletons, biosynthetic pathways, and bioactivies presents new opportunities for drug discovery, genome mining, and enzymology.
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- Jeffrey D Rudolf
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
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Hubrich F, Müller M, Andexer JN. Chorismate- and isochorismate converting enzymes: versatile catalysts acting on an important metabolic node. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:2441-2463. [PMID: 33605953 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc08078k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Chorismate and isochorismate represent an important branching point connecting primary and secondary metabolism in bacteria, fungi, archaea and plants. Chorismate- and isochorismate-converting enzymes are potential targets for new bioactive compounds, as well as valuable biocatalysts for the in vivo and in vitro synthesis of fine chemicals. The diversity of the products of chorismate- and isochorismate-converting enzymes is reflected in the enzymatic three-dimensional structures and molecular mechanisms. Due to the high reactivity of chorismate and its derivatives, these enzymes have evolved to be accurately tailored to their respective reaction; at the same time, many of them exhibit a fascinating flexibility regarding side reactions and acceptance of alternative substrates. Here, we give an overview of the different (sub)families of chorismate- and isochorismate-converting enzymes, their molecular mechanisms, and three-dimensional structures. In addition, we highlight important results of mutagenetic approaches that generate a broader understanding of the influence of distinct active site residues for product formation and the conversion of one subfamily into another. Based on this, we discuss to what extent the recent advances in the field might influence the general mechanistic understanding of chorismate- and isochorismate-converting enzymes. Recent discoveries of new chorismate-derived products and pathways, as well as biocatalytic conversions of non-physiological substrates, highlight how this vast field is expected to continue developing in the future.
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- Florian Hubrich
- ETH Zurich, Institute of Microbiology, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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A monodomain class II terpene cyclase assembles complex isoprenoid scaffolds. Nat Chem 2020; 12:968-972. [PMID: 32778689 PMCID: PMC7613056 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-0515-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Class II terpene cyclases, such as oxidosqualene and squalene-hopene cyclases, catalyze some of the most complex polycyclization reactions. They minimally exhibit a β,γ-didomain architecture that has been evolutionarily repurposed in a wide range of terpene-processing enzymes and likely resulted from a fusion of unidentified monodomain proteins. Although single domain class I terpene cyclases have already been identified, single domain class II terpene cyclases have not been previously reported. Here we report high-resolution X-ray structures of a monodomain class II cyclase, merosterolic acid synthase (MstE). With a minimalistic β-domain architecture, this cyanobacterial enzyme is able to construct four rings in cytotoxic meroterpenoids with a sterol-like topology. The structures with bound substrate, product, and inhibitor provide detailed snapshots of a cyclization mechanism largely governed by residues located in a noncanonical enzyme region. Our results complement the few known class II cyclase crystal structures, while also indicating that archaic monodomain cyclases might have already catalyzed complex reaction cascades.
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Fan B, Dewapriya P, Li F, Grauso L, Blümel M, Mangoni A, Tasdemir D. Pyrenosetin D, a New Pentacyclic Decalinoyltetramic Acid Derivative from the Algicolous Fungus Pyrenochaetopsis sp. FVE-087. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:E281. [PMID: 32466545 PMCID: PMC7344976 DOI: 10.3390/md18060281] [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: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The fungal genus Pyrenochaetopsis is commonly found in soil, terrestrial, and marine environments, however, has received little attention as a source of bioactive secondary metabolites so far. In a recent work, we reported the isolation and characterization of three new anticancer decalinoyltetramic acid derivatives, pyrenosetins A-C, from the Baltic Fucus vesiculosus-derived endophytic fungus Pyrenochaetopsis sp. FVE-001. Herein we report a new pentacyclic decalinoylspirotetramic acid derivative, pyrenosetin D (1), along with two known decalin derivatives wakodecalines A (2) and B (3) from another endophytic strain Pyrenochaetopsis FVE-087 isolated from the same seaweed and showed anticancer activity in initial screenings. The chemical structures of the purified compounds were elucidated by comprehensive analysis of HR-ESIMS, FT-IR, [a]D, 1D and 2D NMR data coupled with DFT calculations of NMR parameters and optical rotation. Compounds 1-3 were evaluated for their anticancer and toxic potentials against the human malignant melanoma cell line (A-375) and the non-cancerous keratinocyte cell line (HaCaT). Pyrenosetin D (1) showed toxicity towards both A-375 and HaCaT cells with IC50 values of 77.5 and 39.3 μM, respectively, while 2 and 3 were inactive. This is the third chemical study performed on the fungal genus Pyrenochaetopsis and the first report of a pentacyclic decalin ring system from the fungal genus Pyrenochaetopsis.
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- Bicheng Fan
- GEOMAR Centre for Marine Biotechnology (GEOMAR-Biotech), Research Unit Marine Natural Products Chemistry, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Am Kiel-Kanal 44, 24106 Kiel, Germany; (B.F.); (P.D.); (F.L.); (M.B.)
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- GEOMAR Centre for Marine Biotechnology (GEOMAR-Biotech), Research Unit Marine Natural Products Chemistry, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Am Kiel-Kanal 44, 24106 Kiel, Germany; (B.F.); (P.D.); (F.L.); (M.B.)
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- GEOMAR Centre for Marine Biotechnology (GEOMAR-Biotech), Research Unit Marine Natural Products Chemistry, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Am Kiel-Kanal 44, 24106 Kiel, Germany; (B.F.); (P.D.); (F.L.); (M.B.)
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, via Università 100, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy;
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- GEOMAR Centre for Marine Biotechnology (GEOMAR-Biotech), Research Unit Marine Natural Products Chemistry, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Am Kiel-Kanal 44, 24106 Kiel, Germany; (B.F.); (P.D.); (F.L.); (M.B.)
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy;
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- GEOMAR Centre for Marine Biotechnology (GEOMAR-Biotech), Research Unit Marine Natural Products Chemistry, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Am Kiel-Kanal 44, 24106 Kiel, Germany; (B.F.); (P.D.); (F.L.); (M.B.)
- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Kiel University, Christian-Albrechts-Platz 4, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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Jiao WH, Xu QH, Ge GB, Shang RY, Zhu HR, Liu HY, Cui J, Sun F, Lin HW. Flavipesides A-C, PKS-NRPS Hybrids as Pancreatic Lipase Inhibitors from a Marine Sponge Symbiotic Fungus Aspergillus flavipes 164013. Org Lett 2020; 22:1825-1829. [PMID: 32057246 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Three unusual chlorinated PKS-NRPS hybrid metabolites, flavipesides A-C (1-3), were isolated from a strain of marine sponge symbiotic fungus Aspergillus flavipes 164013. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic data analysis, and absolute configurations were assigned by single-crystal X-ray diffraction with ECD spectral analysis. Flavipesides A-C showed potent pancreatic lipase (PL) inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 0.07-0.23 μM.
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- Wei-Hua Jiao
- Research Centre for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Research Centre for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Research Centre for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Research Centre for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Research Centre for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Research Centre for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Research Centre for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Research Centre for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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Mándi A, Wu J, Kurtán T. TDDFT-ECD and DFT-NMR studies of thaigranatins A–E and granatumin L isolated from Xylocarpus granatum. RSC Adv 2020; 10:32216-32224. [PMID: 35518141 PMCID: PMC9056630 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra03725g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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TDDFT-ECD calculations were utilized to explain the mirror image or different ECD spectra of thaigranatins A–E and granatumin L.
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- Attila Mándi
- Department of Organic Chemistry
- University of Debrecen
- 4002 Debrecen
- Hungary
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Southern Medical University
- Guangzhou 510515
- P. R. China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry
- University of Debrecen
- 4002 Debrecen
- Hungary
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Paul VJ, Freeman CJ, Agarwal V. Chemical Ecology of Marine Sponges: New Opportunities through "-Omics". Integr Comp Biol 2019; 59:765-776. [PMID: 30942859 PMCID: PMC6797912 DOI: 10.1093/icb/icz014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The chemical ecology and chemical defenses of sponges have been investigated for decades; consequently, sponges are among the best understood marine organisms in terms of their chemical ecology, from the level of molecules to ecosystems. Thousands of natural products have been isolated and characterized from sponges, and although relatively few of these compounds have been studied for their ecological functions, some are known to serve as chemical defenses against predators, microorganisms, fouling organisms, and other competitors. Sponges are hosts to an exceptional diversity of microorganisms, with almost 40 microbial phyla found in these associations to date. Microbial community composition and abundance are highly variable across host taxa, with a continuum from diverse assemblages of many microbial taxa to those that are dominated by a single microbial group. Microbial communities expand the nutritional repertoire of their hosts by providing access to inorganic and dissolved sources of nutrients. Not only does this continuum of microorganism-sponge associations lead to divergent nutritional characteristics in sponges, these associated microorganisms and symbionts have long been suspected, and are now known, to biosynthesize some of the natural products found in sponges. Modern "omics" tools provide ways to study these sponge-microbe associations that would have been difficult even a decade ago. Metabolomics facilitate comparisons of sponge compounds produced within and among taxa, and metagenomics and metatranscriptomics provide tools to understand the biology of host-microbe associations and the biosynthesis of ecologically relevant natural products. These combinations of ecological, microbiological, metabolomic and genomics tools, and techniques provide unprecedented opportunities to advance sponge biology and chemical ecology across many marine ecosystems.
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- Valerie J Paul
- Smithsonian Marine Station, 701 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34949, USA
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- Smithsonian Marine Station, 701 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34949, USA
- Department of Biology, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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Shulha O, Çiçek SS, Wangensteen H, Kroes J, Mäder M, Girreser U, Sendker J, Jöhrer K, Greil R, Schühly W, Mangoni A, Grauso L, van Thriel C, Zidorn C. Lignans and sesquiterpene lactones from Hypochaeris radicata subsp. neapolitana (Asteraceae, Cichorieae). PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2019; 165:112047. [PMID: 31203102 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.05.020] [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: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Four undescribed lignans and two undescribed sesquiterpenic acids, together with three known compounds (hypochoeroside C, hypochoeroside D, and 5-O-caffeoylshikimic acid) were isolated from the roots of Hypochaeris radicata subsp. neapolitana (Asteraceae, Cichorieae). The lignans were identified as 4-(3,4-dihydroxybenzyl)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)tetrahydrofuran-3-carboxy-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, 4-(3,4-dihydroxybenzyl)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)tetrahydrofuran-3-carboxy-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-2'-O-methacrylate, (7S,8R,8'R)-7-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3',4'-dihydroxy-7,8,7',8'-tetrahydronaphtho [8,8'-c]furan-1(3H)-one, and (7S,8R,8'R)-7-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3',4'-dihydroxy-8'-(hydroxymethyl)-7,8,7',8'-tetrahydronaphthalen-8-carboxylic acid. The two sesquiterpenic acids were identified as the ring open precursors of hypochoerosides C and D. Structures were elucidated using NMR and HRMS. Absolute configurations of (7S,8R,8'R)-7-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3',4'-dihydroxy-7,8,7',8'-tetrahydronaphtho [8,8'-c]furan-1(3H)-one and (7S,8R,8'R)-7-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3',4'-dihydroxy-8'-(hydroxymethyl)-7,8,7',8'-tetrahydronaphthalen-8-carboxylic acid were determined using electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectroscopy. 4-(3,4-dihydroxybenzyl)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)tetrahydrofuran-3-carboxy-O-β-D-glucopyranoside was evaluated for its anti-proliferative activity against myeloma cell lines MM1S, U266, and NCI-H929 and showed cytotoxicity at 100 mM against MM1S strain. No neurotoxicity was observed for major compounds 4-(3,4-dihydroxybenzyl)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)tetrahydrofuran-3-carboxy-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, hypochoeroside C, and hypochoeroside D in a fluorescence assay measuring neurite outgrowth in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. Additionally, compounds 4-(3,4-dihydroxybenzyl)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)tetrahydrofuran-3-carboxy-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, hypochoeroside C, hypochoeroside D, and hypochoerosidic acid D were quantified in unstressed and drought-stressed plants using HPLC-DAD. Drought-stressed plants were found to contain lower concentrations of the lignan 4-(3,4-dihydroxybenzyl)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)tetrahydrofuran-3-carboxy-O-β-D-glucopyranoside and sesquiterpene lactone hypochoeroside C.
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- Oleksandr Shulha
- Pharmazeutisches Institut, Abteilung Pharmazeutische Biologie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Gutenbergstraße 76, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Pharmazeutisches Institut, Abteilung Pharmazeutische Biologie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Gutenbergstraße 76, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1068, 0316, Oslo, Norway
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- Leibniz-Institut für Arbeitsforschung, TU Dortmund, Ardeystraße 67, 44139, Dortmund, Germany
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- Pharmazeutisches Institut, Abteilung Pharmazeutische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Gutenbergstraße 76, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Pharmazeutisches Institut, Abteilung Pharmazeutische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Gutenbergstraße 76, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Phytochemie, Universiät Münster, Corrensstraße 48, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Tyrolean Cancer Research Institute, Innrain 66, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Tyrolean Cancer Research Institute, Innrain 66, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria; Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Department of Internal Medicine III, Laboratory for Immunological and Molecular Cancer Research, Müllner Hauptstraße 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Institut für Zoologie, Universität Graz, Universitätsplatz 2/I, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055, Portici (NA), Italy
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- Leibniz-Institut für Arbeitsforschung, TU Dortmund, Ardeystraße 67, 44139, Dortmund, Germany
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- Pharmazeutisches Institut, Abteilung Pharmazeutische Biologie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Gutenbergstraße 76, 24118, Kiel, Germany.
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Teta R, Sala GD, Esposito G, Via CW, Mazzoccoli C, Piccoli C, Bertin MJ, Costantino V, Mangoni A. A joint molecular networking study of a Smenospongia sponge and a cyanobacterial bloom revealed new antiproliferative chlorinated polyketides. Org Chem Front 2019; 6:1762-1774. [PMID: 31871685 PMCID: PMC6927677 DOI: 10.1039/c9qo00074g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The bloom-forming cyanobacteria Trichodesmium sp. have been recently shown to produce some of the chlorinated peptides/polyketides previously isolated from the marine sponge Smenospongia aurea. A comparative analysis of extracts from S. aurea and Trichodesmium sp. was performed using tandem mass spectrometry-based molecular networking. The analysis, specifically targeted to chlorinated metabolites, showed that many of them are common to the two organisms, but also that some general differences exist between the two metabolomes. Following this analysis, six new chlorinated metabolites were isolated and their structures elucidated: four polyketides, smenolactones A-D (1-4) from S. aurea, and two new conulothiazole analogues, isoconulothiazole B (5) and conulothiazole C (6) from Trichodesmium sp. The absolute configuration of smenolactone C (3) was determined by taking advantage of the conformational rigidity of open 1,3-disubstituted alkyl chains. The antiproliferative activity of smenolactones was evaluated on three tumor cell lines, and they were active at low-micromolar or sub-micromolar concentrations.
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- Roberta Teta
- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pre-clinical and Translational Research, IRCCS-CROB, Referral Cancer Center of Basilicata, Via Padre Pio 1, 85028 Rionero in Vulture, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, 7 Greenhouse Road, Kingston, RI 02881, United States
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- Laboratory of Pre-clinical and Translational Research, IRCCS-CROB, Referral Cancer Center of Basilicata, Via Padre Pio 1, 85028 Rionero in Vulture, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pre-clinical and Translational Research, IRCCS-CROB, Referral Cancer Center of Basilicata, Via Padre Pio 1, 85028 Rionero in Vulture, Italy
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, viale Pinto 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, 7 Greenhouse Road, Kingston, RI 02881, United States
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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Grauso L, Teta R, Esposito G, Menna M, Mangoni A. Computational prediction of chiroptical properties in structure elucidation of natural products. Nat Prod Rep 2019; 36:1005-1030. [PMID: 31166350 DOI: 10.1039/c9np00018f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Covering: up to 2019This review covers the current status of the quantum mechanical prediction of chiroptical properties, such as electronic CD and optical rotation, as needed for stereochemical assignments in new natural products. The reliability of the prediction of chiroptical properties is steadily increasing, with a parallel decrease in the required computational resources. Now, quantum mechanical calculations for a medium-sized natural product can be reliably performed by natural product chemists on a mainstream PC. This review is aimed to guide natural product chemists through the numerous steps involved in such calculations. Through a concise, but comprehensive, discussion of the current computational practice, enriched by a few illustrative examples, this review provides readers with the theoretical background and practical knowledge needed to select the most appropriate parameters for performing the calculations, to anticipate possible problems, and to critically evaluate the reliability of their computational results. Common reasons for mistakes are also discussed; in particular, the importance of the correct evaluation of conformational ensembles of flexible molecules (an aspect often overlooked in current research) is stressed.
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- Laura Grauso
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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Perdikaris S, Mangoni A, Grauso L, Papazafiri P, Roussis V, Ioannou E. Vagiallene, a Rearranged C15 Acetogenin from Laurencia obtusa. Org Lett 2019; 21:3183-3186. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Stamatios Perdikaris
- Section of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, Athens 15771, Greece
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, Napoli 80131, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Università 100, Portici, 80055 Città Metropolitana di Napoli, Italy
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- Section of Animal and Human Physiology, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, Athens 15784, Greece
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- Section of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, Athens 15771, Greece
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- Section of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, Athens 15771, Greece
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Grauso L, Yegdaneh A, Sharifi M, Mangoni A, Zolfaghari B, Lanzotti V. Molecular Networking-Based Analysis of Cytotoxic Saponins from Sea Cucumber Holothuria atra. Mar Drugs 2019; 17:E86. [PMID: 30717102 PMCID: PMC6410324 DOI: 10.3390/md17020086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The saponin composition of a specimen of black sea cucumber, Holothuria atra collected in the Persian Gulf was studied by a combined approach including LC-MS/MS, Molecular Networking, pure compound isolation, and NMR spectroscopy. The saponin composition of Holothuria atra turned out to be more complex than previously reported. The most abundant saponins in the extract (1⁻4) were isolated and characterized by 1D- and 2D-NMR experiments. Compound 1 was identified as a new triterpene glycoside saponin, holothurin A5. The side chain of the new saponin 1, unprecedented among triterpene glycosides, is characterized by an electrophilic enone function, which can undergo slow water or methanol addition under neutral conditions. The cytotoxic activity of compounds 1⁻4, evaluated on the human cervix carcinoma HeLa cell line, was remarkable, with IC50 values ranging from 1.2 to 2.5 µg/mL.
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- Laura Grauso
- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Hezar-Jerib Ave., 81746 73461 Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Hezar-Jerib Ave., 81746 73461 Isfahan, Iran.
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Hezar-Jerib Ave., 81746 73461 Isfahan, Iran.
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy.
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Gui YH, Jiao WH, Zhou M, Zhang Y, Zeng DQ, Zhu HR, Liu KC, Sun F, Chen HF, Lin HW. Septosones A-C, in Vivo Anti-inflammatory Meroterpenoids with Rearranged Carbon Skeletons from the Marine Sponge Dysidea septosa. Org Lett 2019; 21:767-770. [PMID: 30676034 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b04019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Three unusual meroterpenoids, septosones A-C (1-3), were isolated from the marine sponge Dysidea septosa. The structures were determined by analysis of spectroscopic data combined with single-crystal X-ray diffraction and ECD calculations. Septosone A (1) features an unprecedented "septosane" carbon skeleton, whereas septosones B (2) and C (3) share a rare spiro[4.5]decane motif. Septosone A showed in vivo anti-inflammatory activity in CuSO4-induced transgenic fluorescent zebrafish likely through inactivation of the NF-κB signaling pathway.
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- Yu-Han Gui
- Research Center for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200127 , China
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- Research Center for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200127 , China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361102 , China
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- Institute of Biology , Qilu University of Technology , Jinan 250103 , China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361102 , China
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- Research Center for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200127 , China
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- Institute of Biology , Qilu University of Technology , Jinan 250103 , China
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- Research Center for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200127 , China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Xiamen University , Xiamen 361102 , China
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- Research Center for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200127 , China
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Covering: January to December 2017This review covers the literature published in 2017 for marine natural products (MNPs), with 740 citations (723 for the period January to December 2017) referring to compounds isolated from marine microorganisms and phytoplankton, green, brown and red algae, sponges, cnidarians, bryozoans, molluscs, tunicates, echinoderms, mangroves and other intertidal plants and microorganisms. The emphasis is on new compounds (1490 in 477 papers for 2017), together with the relevant biological activities, source organisms and country of origin. Reviews, biosynthetic studies, first syntheses, and syntheses that led to the revision of structures or stereochemistries, have been included. Geographic distributions of MNPs at a phylogenetic level are reported.
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- Anthony R Carroll
- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia. and Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Biodiscovery, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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He BB, Bu XL, Zhou T, Li SM, Xu MJ, Xu J. Combinatory Biosynthesis of Prenylated 4-Hydroxybenzoate Derivatives by Overexpression of the Substrate-Promiscuous Prenyltransferase XimB in Engineered E. coli. ACS Synth Biol 2018; 7:2094-2104. [PMID: 30103600 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.8b00070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Prenylated aromatic compounds are important intermediates in the biosynthesis of bioactive molecules such as 3-chromanols from plants, ubiquinones from prokaryotes and meroterpenoids from sponges. Biosynthesis of prenylated aromatic compounds using prokaryotic microorganisms has attracted increasing attention in the field of synthetic biology. In this study, we demonstrated that the production of 3-geranyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid (GBA) and a variety of GBA analogues was feasible in a metabolically engineered E. coli by using XimB, a special prenyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of xiamenmycin A in Streptomyces xiamenensis 318. XimB exhibits broad substrate specificity and can catalyze the transfer reaction of prenyl moieties with different carbon chain lengths to both the natural substrate 4-hydroxybenzoate (4-HBA) and to different substituted 4-HBA derivatives at C-2 and C-3. Feeding 4-HBA to an engineered E. coli equipped with a hybrid mevalonate pathway increased the production of GBA up to 94.30 mg/L. Considerable amounts of other GBA derivatives, compounds 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9, can be achieved by feeding precursors. The plug-and-play design for inserting C5, C15, and C20 prenyl diphosphate synthetases under the control of the T7 promoter resulted in targeted production of 3-dimethylallyl, 3-farnesyl-, and 3-geranylgeranyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid, respectively. Furthermore, the valuable benzopyran xiamenmycin B was successfully produced in E. coli R7-MVA by coexpression of a complete biosynthetic gene cluster, which contains ximBDE.
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, Marburg, 35037, Germany
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Ueoka R, Bhushan A, Probst SI, Bray WM, Lokey RS, Linington RG, Piel J. Genome-Based Identification of a Plant-Associated Marine Bacterium as a Rich Natural Product Source. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201805673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Reiko Ueoka
- Institute of Microbiology; Eigenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich; Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology; Eigenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich; Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology; Eigenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich; Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Chemistry & Biochemistry Department; University of California Santa Cruz; 1156 High Street 95064 Santa Cruz California USA
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- Chemistry & Biochemistry Department; University of California Santa Cruz; 1156 High Street 95064 Santa Cruz California USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Simon Fraser University; 8888 University Drive Bumaby BC V5A 1S6 Canada
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- Institute of Microbiology; Eigenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich; Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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Ueoka R, Bhushan A, Probst SI, Bray WM, Lokey RS, Linington RG, Piel J. Genome-Based Identification of a Plant-Associated Marine Bacterium as a Rich Natural Product Source. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:14519-14523. [PMID: 30025185 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201805673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The large number of sequenced bacterial genomes provides the opportunity to bioinformatically identify rich natural product sources among previously neglected microbial groups. Testing this discovery strategy, unusually high biosynthetic potential was suggested for the Oceanospirillales member Gynuella sunshinyii, a Gram-negative marine bacterium from the rhizosphere of the halophilic plant Carex scabrifolia. Its genome contains numerous unusual biosynthetic gene clusters for diverse types of metabolites. Genome-guided isolation yielded representatives of four different natural product classes, of which only alteramide A was known. Cytotoxic lacunalides were identified as products of a giant trans-acyltransferase polyketide synthase gene cluster, one of six present in this strain. Cytological profiling against HeLa cells suggested that lacunalide A disrupts CDK signaling in the cell cycle. In addition, chemical studies on model compounds were conducted, suggesting the structurally unusual ergoynes as products of a conjugated diyne-thiourea cyclization reaction.
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- Reiko Ueoka
- Institute of Microbiology, Eigenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Eigenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Eigenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Chemistry & Biochemistry Department, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, 95064, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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- Chemistry & Biochemistry Department, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, 95064, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Bumaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Institute of Microbiology, Eigenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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Jiao WH, Cheng BH, Chen GD, Shi GH, Li J, Hu TY, Lin HW. Dysiarenone, a Dimeric C 21 Meroterpenoid with Inhibition of COX-2 Expression from the Marine Sponge Dysidea arenaria. Org Lett 2018; 20:3092-3095. [PMID: 29741384 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b01148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Dysiarenone (1), a dimeric C21 meroterpenoid featuring an unprecedented 2-oxaspiro[bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-9,1'-cyclopentane] carbon skeleton, was isolated from the marine sponge Dysidea arenaria. The structure of 1 was determined by HRMS and NMR spectroscopic analyses coupled with ECD calculations. Dysiarenone showed inhibitory activities against COX-2 expression and the production of prostaglandin E2 with an IC50 value of 6.4 μM in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages.
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- Wei-Hua Jiao
- Research Center for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200127 , P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of ENT , Longgang ENT Hospital & Institute of ENT , Shenzhen 518172 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products , Jinan University , Guangzhou 510632 , P. R. China
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- Research Center for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200127 , P. R. China
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- Research Center for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200127 , P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of ENT , Longgang ENT Hospital & Institute of ENT , Shenzhen 518172 , P. R. China
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- Research Center for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200127 , P. R. China
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Liu X. In Vitro Analysis of Cyanobacterial Nonheme Iron-Dependent Aliphatic Halogenases WelO5 and AmbO5. Methods Enzymol 2018; 604:389-404. [PMID: 29779660 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2018.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Aliphatic carbon-halogen (C-X) bonds are prevalent in modern pharmaceuticals and bioactive natural products. Three distinct chemical strategies are known in Nature to generate these structural motifs. The first is via the nucleophilic substitution at a prefunctionalized electrophilic carbon center with a halide anion (X-), known for the S-adenosyl-l-methionine-dependent halogenases. The second is via the electrophilic activation of an alkene or its equivalent by a halenium ion (X+) donor, known for the haloperoxidases and flavin-dependent halogenases. The third is via the direct functionalization of an unactivated aliphatic C-H bond with a halogen radical (X) equivalent, known for the 2-oxo-glutarate and nonheme iron-dependent halogenases. Due to the ubiquitous nature of aliphatic C-H groups in organic molecules, transformations that permit chemo-, regio-, and stereo-selective modification(s) at an unactivated sp3-carbon center have been a long sought-after goal in chemical science. Two nonheme iron-dependent halogenases, WelO5 and AmbO5 involved in the biogenesis of cyanobacterial hapalindole-type alkaloids, have been recently shown able to perform this type of challenging transformation. In this chapter, experimental details for the in vitro reconstitution of WelO5 and AmbO5 enzymatic activities are presented.
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- Xinyu Liu
- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
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Xie CL, Niu S, Xia JM, Peng K, Zhang GY, Yang XW. Saccharopolytide A, a new cyclic tetrapeptide with rare 4-hydroxy-proline moieties from the deep-sea derived actinomycete Saccharopolyspora cebuensis MCCC 1A09850. Nat Prod Res 2017; 32:1627-1631. [DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1392956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Chun-Lan Xie
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resources, Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resources, Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resources, Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resources, Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resources, Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resources, Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Fujian Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, China
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Tang MC, Cui X, He X, Ding Z, Zhu T, Tang Y, Li D. Late-Stage Terpene Cyclization by an Integral Membrane Cyclase in the Biosynthesis of Isoprenoid Epoxycyclohexenone Natural Products. Org Lett 2017; 19:5376-5379. [PMID: 28926261 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Macrophorins are representative examples of isoprenoid epoxycyclohexenones containing cyclized drimane moieties. We located and characterized the biosynthetic gene cluster of macrophorin from Penicillium terrestris. MacJ encoded by this cluster was characterized to be the first example of a membrane-bound type-II terpene cyclase catalyzing the cyclization of meroterpenoids via direct protonation of the terminal olefinic bond in acyclic yanuthones. The late-stage functionalization and substrate promiscuity of MacJ make it a potential biocatalyst for the synthesis of macrophorin analogues.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China , Qingdao 266003, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China , Qingdao 266003, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China , Qingdao 266003, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China , Qingdao 266003, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China , Qingdao 266003, People's Republic of China.,Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology , Qingdao 266237, People's Republic of China
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Biogenetic Relationships of Bioactive Sponge Merotriterpenoids. Mar Drugs 2017; 15:md15090285. [PMID: 28891968 PMCID: PMC5618424 DOI: 10.3390/md15090285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Revised: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Hydroquinone meroterpenoids, especially those derived from marine sponges, display a wide range of biological activities. However, use of these compounds is limited by their inaccessibility; there is no sustainable supply of these compounds. Furthermore, our knowledge of their metabolic origin remains completely unstudied. In this review, an in depth structural analysis of sponge merotriterpenoids, including the adociasulfate family of kinesin motor protein inhibitors, provides insight into their biosynthesis. Several key structural features provide clues to the relationships between compounds. All adociasulfates appear to be derived from only four different hydroquinone hexaprenyl diphosphate precursors, each varying in the number and position of epoxidations. Proton-initiated cyclization of these precursors can lead to all carbon skeletons observed amongst sponge merotriterpenoids. Consideration of the enzymes involved in the proposed biosynthetic route suggests a bacterial source, and a hypothetical gene cluster was constructed that may facilitate discovery of the authentic pathway from the sponge metagenome. A similar rationale can be extended to other sponge meroterpenoids, for which no biosynthetic pathways have yet been identified.
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