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Olano C, Rodríguez M. Actinomycetes Associated with Arthropods as a Source of New Bioactive Compounds. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2024; 46:3822-3838. [PMID: 38785506 PMCID: PMC11119530 DOI: 10.3390/cimb46050238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 04/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the main global threats to human health in the 21st century due to the rapid appearance of bacterial resistance and the lack of novel bioactive compounds. Natural products, especially from Actinomycetes, remain the best source to refill the drug industry pipeline. Different strategies have been pursued to increase the chances of discovering new molecules, such as studying underexplored environments like arthropod symbionts, which represent a relevant reservoir for active metabolites. This review summarizes recent research on the identification of bioactive molecules produced by Actinomycetes associated with arthropods' microbiome. The metabolites have been categorized based on their structural properties and host, highlighting that multidisciplinary approaches will be the key to fully understanding this complex relationship.
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- Carlos Olano
- Departamento de Biología Funcional e Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA), Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain;
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Funcional e Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA), Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain;
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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Zhang C, Xu Q, Fu J, Wu L, Li Y, Lu Y, Shi Y, Sun H, Li X, Wang L, Hong B. Engineering Streptomyces sp. CPCC 204095 for the targeted high-level production of isatropolone A by elucidating its pathway-specific regulatory mechanism. Microb Cell Fact 2024; 23:113. [PMID: 38622698 PMCID: PMC11020959 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-024-02387-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Isatropolone A and C, produced by Streptomyces sp. CPCC 204095, belong to an unusual class of non-benzenoid aromatic compounds and contain a rare seven-membered ring structure. Isatropolone A exhibits potent activity against Leishmania donovani, comparable to the only oral drug miltefosine. However, its variably low productivity represents a limitation for this lead compound in the future development of new anti-leishmaniasis drugs to meet unmet clinical needs. RESULTS Here we first elucidated the regulatory cascade of biosynthesis of isatropolones, which consists of two SARP family regulators, IsaF and IsaJ. Through a series of in vivo and in vitro experiments, IsaF was identified as a pathway-specific activator that orchestrates the transcription of the gene cluster essential for isatropolone biosynthesis. Interestingly, IsaJ was found to only upregulate the expression of the cytochrome P450 monooxygenase IsaS, which is crucial for the yield and proportion of isatropolone A and C. Through targeted gene deletions of isaJ or isaS, we effectively impeded the conversion of isatropolone A to C. Concurrently, the facilitation of isaF overexpression governed by selected promoters, prompted the comprehensive activation of the production of isatropolone A. Furthermore, meticulous optimization of the fermentation parameters was conducted. These strategies culminated in the attainment of an unprecedented maximum yield-980.8 mg/L of isatropolone A-achieved in small-scale solid-state fermentation utilizing the genetically modified strains, thereby establishing the highest reported titer to date. CONCLUSION In Streptomyces sp. CPCC 204095, the production of isatropolone A and C is modulated by the SARP regulators IsaF and IsaJ. IsaF serves as a master pathway-specific regulator for the production of isatropolones. IsaJ, on the other hand, only dictates the transcription of IsaS, the enzyme responsible for the conversion of isatropolone A and C. By engineering the expression of these pivotal genes, we have devised a strategy for genetic modification aimed at the selective and high-yield biosynthesis of isatropolone A. This study not only unveils the unique regulatory mechanisms governing isatropolone biosynthesis for the first time, but also establishes an essential engineering framework for the targeted high-level production of isatropolone A.
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- Cong Zhang
- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Microbial Drugs and State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Microbial Drugs and State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Microbial Drugs and State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Microbial Drugs and State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Microbial Drugs and State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Microbial Drugs and State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Microbial Drugs and State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Microbial Drugs and State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Microbial Drugs and State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Microbial Drugs and State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Microbial Drugs and State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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Fu J, Liu X, Zhang M, Liu J, Li S, Jiang B, Wu L. Di-Isatropolone C, a Spontaneous Isatropolone C Dimer Derivative with Autophagy Activity. Molecules 2024; 29:1477. [PMID: 38611756 PMCID: PMC11013608 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29071477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Isatropolone C from Streptomyces sp. CPCC 204095 features a fused cyclopentadienone-tropolone-oxacyclohexadiene tricyclic moiety in its structure. Herein, we report an isatropolone C dimer derivative, di-isatropolone C, formed spontaneously from isatropolone C in methanol. Notably, the structure of di-isatropolone C resolved by NMR reveals a newly formed cyclopentane ring to associate the two isatropolone C monomers. The configurations of four chiral carbons, including a ketal one, in the cyclopentane ring are assigned using quantum NMR calculations and DP4+ probability. The plausible molecular mechanism for di-isatropolone C formation is proposed, in which complex dehydrogenative C-C bond coupling may have happened to connect the two isatropolone C monomers. Like isatropolone C, di-isatropolone C shows the biological activity of inducing autophagy in HepG2 cells.
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Microbial Drugs, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China; (J.F.); (X.L.); (M.Z.); (J.L.); (S.L.)
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Microbial Drugs, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China; (J.F.); (X.L.); (M.Z.); (J.L.); (S.L.)
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Dashti Y, Errington J. Chemistry and biology of specialized metabolites produced by Actinomadura. Nat Prod Rep 2024; 41:370-401. [PMID: 38099919 PMCID: PMC10951976 DOI: 10.1039/d3np00047h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Covering: up to the end of 2022In recent years rare Actinobacteria have become increasingly recognised as a rich source of novel bioactive metabolites. Actinomadura are Gram-positive bacteria that occupy a wide range of ecological niches. This review highlights about 230 secondary metabolites produced by Actinomadura spp., reported until the end of 2022, including their bioactivities and selected biosynthetic pathways. Notably, the bioactive compounds produced by Actinomadura spp. demonstrate a wide range of activities, including antimicrobial, antitumor and anticoccidial effects, highlighting their potential in various fields.
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- Yousef Dashti
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2015, Australia.
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2015, Australia.
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Schwitalla JW, Le NTH, Um S, Schalk F, Brönstrup M, Baunach M, Beemelmanns C. Heterologous expression of the cryptic mdk gene cluster and structural revision of maduralactomycin A. RSC Adv 2023; 13:34136-34144. [PMID: 38019997 PMCID: PMC10663993 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra05931f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
Abstract
After conducting an in silico analysis of the cryptic mdk cluster region and performing transcriptomic studies, an integrative Streptomyces BAC Vector containing the mdk gene sequence was constructed. The heterologous expression of the mdk cluster in Streptomyces albus J1074 resulted in the production of the angucyclic product, seongomycin, which allowed for the assesment of its antibacterial, antiproliferative, and antiviral activities. Heterologous production was further confirmed by targeted knock-out experiments involving key regulators of the biosynthetic pathways. We were further able to revise the core structure of maduralactomycin A, using a computational approach.
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- Jan W Schwitalla
- Chemical Biology of Microbe-Host Interactions, Hans-Knöll Institute (HKI) Beutenbergstraße 11a 07745 Jena Germany
- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) Campus E8 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Natural Products and Food Research and Analysis (NatuRA), University of Antwerp Universiteitsplein 1 B-2610 Antwerp Belgium
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- College of Pharmacy, Yonsei Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yonsei University Incheon 21983 South Korea
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- Chemical Biology of Microbe-Host Interactions, Hans-Knöll Institute (HKI) Beutenbergstraße 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research Inhoffenstrasse 7 D-38124 Braunschweig Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Bonn Nussallee 6 53115 Bonn Germany
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- Chemical Biology of Microbe-Host Interactions, Hans-Knöll Institute (HKI) Beutenbergstraße 11a 07745 Jena Germany
- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) Campus E8 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
- Saarland University 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
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Chen Q, Lan P, Tan S, Banwell MG. The Palladium-Catalyzed Glycosylation of Halotropones. Org Lett 2023; 25:384-388. [PMID: 36606750 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c04099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A range of mono- and disaccharides, including glucose derivative 10, has been cleanly coupled, in the presence of a Pd catalyst, with various halogenated and structurally distinctive tropones, including "parent" compound 11, to afford the corresponding α- and β-anomeric forms of the tropolone glycosides, e.g., 12 and 13, respectively. Varying the ligand used influences the anomer distribution significantly and such that either the α- or β-form predominates. Notable chemo- and regioselectivities are observed when dihalogenated troponoids are employed as coupling partners.
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- Qi Chen
- Institute for Advanced and Applied Chemical Synthesis, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong510632, China
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- Institute for Advanced and Applied Chemical Synthesis, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong510632, China
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- Institute for Advanced and Applied Chemical Synthesis, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong510632, China
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- Institute for Advanced and Applied Chemical Synthesis, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong510632, China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory for Research and the Development of Natural Drugs, The Marine Biomedical Research Institute, Guangdong Medical University,Zhanjiang, Guangdong524023, China
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Li L, Zhang M, Li S, Jiang B, Zhang J, Yu L, Liu H, Wu L. Isatropolone/isarubrolone C m from Streptomyces with biological activity of inducing incomplete autophagy. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2022; 75:702-708. [PMID: 36224376 DOI: 10.1038/s41429-022-00575-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Isatropolones/isarubrolones are Streptomyces secondary metabolites featuring a tropolone ring in the pentacyclic scaffolds of these molecules. They are able to induce complete autophagy in human HepG2 cells. Here, methyl isatropolones (1-2) and isarubrolone (3) are identified from Streptomyces CPCC 204095. They all have a methyl tropolone ring in the pentacyclic scaffold of these molecules resolved by MS and NMR spectra. Biological activity assay indicates that isatropolone Cm (1) and isarubrolone Cm (3) induce incomplete autophagy in human HepG2 cells.
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- Linli Li
- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 100050, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 050051, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 100050, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 100050, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 100050, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 100050, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 100050, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 100050, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, CAMS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 100050, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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Baranova AA, Zakalyukina YV, Ovcharenko AA, Korshun VA, Tyurin AP. Antibiotics from Insect-Associated Actinobacteria. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:1676. [PMID: 36421390 PMCID: PMC9687666 DOI: 10.3390/biology11111676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Actinobacteria are involved into multilateral relationships between insects, their food sources, infectious agents, etc. Antibiotics and related natural products play an essential role in such systems. The literature from the January 2016-August 2022 period devoted to insect-associated actinomycetes with antagonistic and/or enzyme-inhibiting activity was selected. Recent progress in multidisciplinary studies of insect-actinobacterial interactions mediated by antibiotics is summarized and discussed.
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- Anna A. Baranova
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Gause Institute of New Antibiotics, Bol’shaya Pirogovskaya 11, 119021 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Soil Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-12, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Higher Chemical College RAS, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Miusskaya sq. 9, 125047 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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Lee SR, Schalk F, Schwitalla JW, Guo H, Yu JS, Song M, Jung WH, de Beer ZW, Beemelmanns C, Kim KH. GNPS‐Guided Discovery of Madurastatin Siderophores from the Termite‐Associated
Actinomadura
sp. RB99**. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200612. [PMID: 35404539 PMCID: PMC9325478 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In this study, we analyzed if Actinomadura sp. RB99 produces siderophores that that could be responsible for the antimicrobial activity observed in co‐cultivation studies. Dereplication of high‐resolution tandem mass spectrometry (HRMS/MS) and global natural product social molecular networking platform (GNPS) analysis of fungus‐bacterium co‐cultures resulted in the identification of five madurastatin derivatives (A1, A2, E1, F, and G1), of which were four new derivatives. Chemical structures were unambiguously confirmed by HR‐ESI‐MS, 1D and 2D NMR experiments, as well as MS/MS data and their absolute structures were elucidated based on Marfey's analysis, DP4+ probability calculation and total synthesis. Structure analysis revealed that madurastatin E1 (2) contained a rare 4‐imidazolidinone cyclic moiety and madurastatin A1 (5) was characterized as a Ga3+‐complex. The function of madurastatins as siderophores was evaluated using the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans as model organism. Based on homology models, we identified the putative NRPS‐based gene cluster region of the siderophores in Actinomadura sp. RB99.
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- Seoung Rak Lee
- School of Pharmacy Sungkyunkwan University Suwon 16419 (Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry Princeton University New Jersey 08544 USA
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- Chemical Biology of Microbe-Host Interactions Hans-Knöll Institute (HKI) Beutenbergstraße 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Chemical Biology of Microbe-Host Interactions Hans-Knöll Institute (HKI) Beutenbergstraße 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- Chemical Biology of Microbe-Host Interactions Hans-Knöll Institute (HKI) Beutenbergstraße 11a 07745 Jena Germany
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- School of Pharmacy Sungkyunkwan University Suwon 16419 (Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology Chung-Ang University Anseong 17546 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology Chung-Ang University Anseong 17546 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry Genetics and Microbiology Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) University of Pretoria Hatfield 0028 Pretoria South Africa
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- Chemical Biology of Microbe-Host Interactions Hans-Knöll Institute (HKI) Beutenbergstraße 11a 07745 Jena Germany
- Biochemistry of Microbial Metabolism Institute of Biochemistry Leipzig University Johannisallee 21–23 Leipzig 04103 Germany
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- School of Pharmacy Sungkyunkwan University Suwon 16419 (Republic of Korea
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Yan Y, Yu Z, Zhong W, Hou X, Tao Q, Cao M, Wang L, Cai X, Rao Y, Huang SX. Characterization of Multifunctional and Non-stereoselective Oxidoreductase RubE7/IstO, Expanding the Functional Diversity of the Flavoenzyme Superfamily. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202200189. [PMID: 35191152 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Flavin-dependent enzymes enable a broad range of redox transformations and generally act as monofunctional and stereoselective catalysts. Herein, we report the investigation of a multifunctional and non-stereoselective FMN-dependent oxidoreductase RubE7 from the rubrolone biosynthetic pathway. Our study outlines a single RubE7-catalysed sequential reduction of three spatially distinct bonds in a tropolone ring and a reversible double-bond reduction and dehydrogenation. The crystal structure of IstO (a RubE7 homologue) with 2.0 Å resolution reveals the location of the active site at the interface of two monomers, and the size of active site is large enough to permit both flipping and free rotation of the substrate, resulting in multiple nonselective reduction reactions. Molecular docking and site mutation studies demonstrate that His106 is oriented towards the substrate and is important for the reverse dehydrogenation reaction.
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- Yijun Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.,University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China
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Liu J, Liu X, Fu J, Jiang B, Li S, Wu L. Dihydroisatropolone C from Streptomyces and Its Implication in Tropolone-Ring Construction for Isatropolone Biosynthesis. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27092882. [PMID: 35566231 PMCID: PMC9099902 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27092882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Isatropolones/isarubrolones are actinomycete secondary metabolites featuring a tropolone-ring in their structures. From the isatropolone/isarubrolone producer Streptomyces sp. CPCC 204095, 7,12-dihydroisatropolone C (H2ITC) is discovered and identified as a mixture of two interchangeable diastereomers differing in the C-6 configuration. As a major metabolite in the mycelial growth period of Streptomyces sp. CPCC 204095, H2ITC can be oxidized spontaneously to isatropolone C (ITC), suggesting H2ITC is the physiological precursor of ITC. Characterization of H2ITC makes us propose dihydrotropolone-ring construction in the biosynthesis of isatropolones.
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Yan Y, Yu Z, Zhong W, Hou X, Tao Q, Cao M, Wang L, Cai X, Rao Y, Huang S. Characterization of Multifunctional and Non‐stereoselective Oxidoreductase RubE7/IstO, Expanding the Functional Diversity of the Flavoenzyme Superfamily. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202200189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yijun Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences Kunming Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming 650201 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences Kunming Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming 650201 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences Kunming Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming 650201 China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology Ministry of Education School of Biotechnology Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation School of Pharmacy Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences Kunming Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming 650201 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences Kunming Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming 650201 China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation School of Pharmacy Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030 China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology Ministry of Education School of Biotechnology Jiangnan University Wuxi 214122 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences Kunming Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming 650201 China
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Schmidt S, Kildgaard S, Guo H, Beemelmanns C, Poulsen M. The chemical ecology of the fungus-farming termite symbiosis. Nat Prod Rep 2022; 39:231-248. [PMID: 34879123 PMCID: PMC8865390 DOI: 10.1039/d1np00022e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Covering: September 1972 to December 2020Explorations of complex symbioses have often elucidated a plethora of previously undescribed chemical compounds that may serve ecological functions in signalling, communication or defence. A case in point is the subfamily of termites that cultivate a fungus as their primary food source and maintain complex bacterial communities, from which a series of novel compound discoveries have been made. Here, we summarise the origins and types of 375 compounds that have been discovered from the symbiosis over the past four decades and discuss the potential for synergistic actions between compounds within the complex chemical mixtures in which they exist. We go on to highlight how vastly underexplored the diversity and geographic distribution of the symbiosis is, which leaves ample potential for natural product discovery of compounds of both ecological and medical importance.
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- Suzanne Schmidt
- Section for Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Section for Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology e.V., Hans-Knöll-Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology e.V., Hans-Knöll-Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Section for Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Pyta K, Skrzypczak N, Ruszkowski P, Bartl F, Przybylski P. Regioselective approach to colchiceine tropolone ring functionalization at C(9) and C(10) yielding new anticancer hybrid derivatives containing heterocyclic structural motifs. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2022; 37:597-605. [PMID: 35067138 PMCID: PMC8788354 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2022.2028782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The influence of base type, temperature, and solvent on regioselective C(9)/C(10) “click” modifications within the tropolone ring of colchiceine (2) is investigated. New ether derivatives of 2, bearing alkyne, azide, vinyl, or halide aryl groups enable assembly of the alkaloid part with heterocycles or important biomolecules such as saccharides, geldanamycin or AZT into hybrid scaffolds by dipolar cycloaddition (CuAAC) or Heck reaction. Compared to colchicine (1) or colchiceine (2), ether congeners, as e.g. 3e [IC50s(3e) ∼ 0.9 nM], show improved or similar anticancer effects, whereby the bulkiness of the substituents and the substitution pattern of the tropolone proved to be essential. Biological studies reveal that expanding the ether arms by terminal basic heterocycles as quinoline or pyridine, decreases the toxicity in HDF cells at high anticancer potency (IC50s ∼ 1–2 nM). Docking of ether and hybrid derivatives into the colchicine pocket of αGTP/β tubulin dimers reveals a relationship between the favourable binding mode and the attractive anticancer potency.
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- Krystian Pyta
- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Lebenswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Institut für Biologie, Biophysikalische Chemie Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Invalidenstraße 42, Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
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Lu S, Xie X, Hu J, Lin H, Li F, Zhou R, Guo J, Wu S, He J. New anti-influenza A viral norsesquiterpenoids isolated from feces-residing Streptomyces sp. Fitoterapia 2021; 157:105107. [PMID: 34952142 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2021.105107] [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: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Three novel norsesquiterpenoids, (2R,4S,8aR)-8,8a,1,2,3,4-hexahydro-2-hydroxy-4,8a-dimethyl-2(2H)-naphthalenone (1), (1S,3S,4S,4aS,8aR)-4,8a-dimethyloctahydronaphthalene-1,3,4a(3H)-triol(2), (4S,4aS,8aS)-octahydro-4a-hydroxy-4, 8a-dimethyl-1(2H)-naphthalenone (3), as well as six other known analogues (4-9), were isolated from the culture broth of Streptomyces sp. XM17, an actinobacterial strain inhabiting the fresh feces of the giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca. The chemical structures of 1-3 were elucidated comprehensively by NMR spectroscopic and MS analyses, furthermore, the stereochemical configurations were resolved by NOESY experiments, along with ECD spectral and single-crystal X-ray crystallographic analyses. These compounds were then tested for their antiviral activities using the "pretreatment of virus" approach, which showed that most of these compounds were potent in inhibiting the entry of influenza A virus, with IC50 values ranging from 5 to 49 nM and selectivity indices all above 500.
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- Shengsheng Lu
- Group of Peptides and Natural Products Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou 510515, People's Republic of China; Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Group of Peptides and Natural Products Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Group of Peptides and Natural Products Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Group of Peptides and Natural Products Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Group of Peptides and Natural Products Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Group of Peptides and Natural Products Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Group of Peptides and Natural Products Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Group of Peptides and Natural Products Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Guangzhou 510515, People's Republic of China.
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Vidkjær NH, Schmidt S, Hu H, Bodawatta KH, Beemelmanns C, Poulsen M. Species- and Caste-Specific Gut Metabolomes in Fungus-Farming Termites. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11120839. [PMID: 34940597 PMCID: PMC8707012 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11120839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Fungus-farming termites host gut microbial communities that contribute to the pre-digestion of plant biomass for manuring the fungal mutualist, and potentially to the production of defensive compounds that suppress antagonists. Termite colonies are characterized by complex division of labor and differences in diet between termite size (minor and major) and morphological (worker and soldier) castes, and this extends to the composition of their gut microbial communities. We hypothesized that gut metabolomes should mirror these differences and tested this through untargeted LC-MS/MS analyses of three South African species of fungus-farming termites. We found distinct metabolomes between species and across castes, especially between soldiers and workers. Primary metabolites dominate the metabolomes and the high number of overlapping features with the mutualistic fungus and plant material show distinct impacts of diet and the environment. The identification of a few bioactive compounds of likely microbial origin underlines the potential for compound discovery among the many unannotated features. Our untargeted approach provides a first glimpse into the complex gut metabolomes and our dereplication suggests the presence of bioactive compounds with potential defensive roles to be targeted in future studies.
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- Nanna Hjort Vidkjær
- Section for Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (S.S.); (H.H.)
- Correspondence: (N.H.V.); (M.P.); Tel.: +45-353-324-41 (N.H.V.); +45-353-303-77 (M.P.)
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- Section for Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (S.S.); (H.H.)
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- Section for Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (S.S.); (H.H.)
- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark;
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark;
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology e.V., Hans-Knöll-Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany;
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- Section for Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (S.S.); (H.H.)
- Correspondence: (N.H.V.); (M.P.); Tel.: +45-353-324-41 (N.H.V.); +45-353-303-77 (M.P.)
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Ma Y, Xu M, Liu H, Yu T, Guo P, Liu W, Jin X. Antimicrobial compounds were isolated from the secondary metabolites of Gordonia, a resident of intestinal tract of Periplaneta americana. AMB Express 2021; 11:111. [PMID: 34331149 PMCID: PMC8324697 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-021-01272-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Gordonia sp. are members of the actinomycete family, their contribution to the environment improvement and environmental protection by their biological degradation ability, but there are few studies on the antimicrobial activity of their secondary metabolites. Our team isolated and purified an actinomycete WA 4-31 from the intestinal tract of Periplaneta americana, firstly identified the strain WA 4-31 by the morphological characteristics and the phylogenetic analyses, and found it was completely homologous to the strain of Gordonia terrae from the Indian desert. Meanwhile, actinomycin D (1), actinomycin X2 (2), mojavensin A (3) and cyclic (leucine-leucne) dipeptide (4) were obtained from the EtOAc extract from the broth of WA 4-31. Compounds 1–4 showed anti-fungus activities against Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger, A. fumigatus and Trichophyton rubrum, also anti-MRSA and inhibited Escherichia coli in different degree. Interestingly, we found when 3 was mixed with 4 with ratio of 1:1, the activity of the mixture on anti-Candida albicans was better than the single. Besides, compounds 1–3 had varying degrees of antiproliferative activities on CNE-2 and HepG-2 cell lines. These indicated that Gordonia rare actinomycete from the intestinal tract of Periplaneta americana possessed a potential as a source of active secondary metabolites.
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Moureu S, Caradec T, Trivelli X, Drobecq H, Beury D, Bouquet P, Caboche S, Desmecht E, Maurier F, Muharram G, Villemagne B, Herledan A, Hot D, Willand N, Hartkoorn RC. Rubrolone production by Dactylosporangium vinaceum: biosynthesis, modulation and possible biological function. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:5541-5551. [PMID: 34189614 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11404-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Rare actinomycetes are likely treasure troves for bioactive natural products, and it is therefore important that we enrich our understanding of biosynthetic potential of these relatively understudied bacteria. Dactylosporangium are a genus of such rare Actinobacteria that are known to produce a number of important antibacterial compounds, but for which there are still no fully assembled reference genomes, and where the extent of encoded biosynthetic capacity is not defined. Dactylosporangium vinaceum (NRRL B-16297) is known to readily produce a deep wine red-coloured diffusible pigment of unknown origin, and it was decided to define the chemical identity of this natural product pigment, and in parallel use whole genome sequencing and transcriptional analysis to lay a foundation for understanding the biosynthetic capacity of these bacteria. Results show that the produced pigment is made of various rubrolone conjugates, the spontaneous product of the reactive pre-rubrolone, produced by the bacterium. Genome and transcriptome analysis identified the highly expressed biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) for pre-rubrolone. Further analysis of the fully assembled genome found it to carry 24 additional BGCs, of which the majority were poorly transcribed, confirming the encoded capacity of this bacterium to produce natural products but also illustrating the main bottleneck to exploiting this capacity. Finally, analysis of the potential environmental role of pre-rubrolone found it to react with a number of amine containing antibiotics, antimicrobial peptides and siderophores pointing to its potential role as a "minesweeper" of xenobiotic molecules in the bacterial environment. KEY POINTS: • D. vinaceum encodes many BGC, but the majority are transcriptionally silent. • Chemical screening identifies molecules that modulate rubrolone production. • Pre-rubrolone is efficient at binding and inactivating many natural antibiotics.
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- Sophie Moureu
- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, INRA, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, FR 2638 - IMEC - Institut Michel-Eugène Chevreul, 59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, F-59000 Lille, France.,Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, UMR2014 - US41 - PLBS-Plateformes Lilloises de Biologie & Santé, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, F-59000 Lille, France.,Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, UMR2014 - US41 - PLBS-Plateformes Lilloises de Biologie & Santé, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, F-59000 Lille, France.,Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, UMR2014 - US41 - PLBS-Plateformes Lilloises de Biologie & Santé, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1177 - Drugs and Molecules for Living Systems, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1177 - Drugs and Molecules for Living Systems, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, F-59000 Lille, France.,Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, UMR2014 - US41 - PLBS-Plateformes Lilloises de Biologie & Santé, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1177 - Drugs and Molecules for Living Systems, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, F-59000 Lille, France.
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An Overview of Antimicrobial Compounds from African Edible Insects and Their Associated Microbiota. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10060621. [PMID: 34067471 PMCID: PMC8224635 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10060621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The need for easily biodegradable and less toxic chemicals in drug development and pest control continues to fuel the exploration and discovery of new natural molecules. Like certain plants, some insects can also respond rapidly to microbial infections by producing a plethora of immune-induced molecules that include antibacterial and antifungal peptides/polypeptides (AMPs), among other structurally diverse small molecules. The recent recognition that new natural product-derived scaffolds are urgently needed to tackle life-threatening pathogenic infections has been prompted by the health threats posed by multidrug resistance. Although many researchers have concentrated on the discovery of AMPs, surprisingly, edible insect-produced AMPs/small molecules have received little attention. This review will discuss the recent advances in the identification and bioactivity analysis of insect AMPs, with a focus on small molecules associated with the microbiota of selected African edible insects. These molecules could be used as templates for developing next-generation drugs to combat multidrug-resistant pathogens.
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Nagam V, Aluru R, Shoaib M, Dong GR, Li Z, Pallaval VB, Ni JF. Diversity of fungal isolates from fungus-growing termite Macrotermes barneyi and characterization of bioactive compound from Xylaria escharoidea. INSECT SCIENCE 2021; 28:392-402. [PMID: 32394613 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Revised: 04/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Owing to their potential applications, as well as their structural diversity, the discovery of novel secondary metabolites from insect-associated fungi has been of interest to researchers in recent years. The aim of this study was therefore to estimate the diversity of fungi associated with fungus-growing termites and bioprospecting these for potential secondary metabolites. In total, 18 fungal species were isolated and described from the gut and comb of Macrotermes barneyi based on 18S ribosomal DNA gene sequence analysis. Antimicrobial activity assays were carried out on all the known fungi, and nine isolates were recorded as active against pathogenic fungi. Xylaria escharoidea, the best performing isolate, was grown at laboratory scale and 4,8-dihydroxy-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H) was isolated and characterized. The minimum inhibitory concentration of this isolated compound against tested pathogenic organisms was found to be 6.25 μg. In addition, molecular docking studies have revealed that 4,8-dihydroxy-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H) is a prominent antibacterial agent with a marked interaction with key residues on protein A (agrAC ) that regulates the accessory gene. The findings of this study support the drug discovery of antimicrobial properties in insect-associated fungi, which may lead to novel secondary metabolites.
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- Venkateswarulu Nagam
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial technology institute, Shandong University, 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial technology institute, Shandong University, 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial technology institute, Shandong University, 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial technology institute, Shandong University, 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial technology institute, Shandong University, 72 Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Murphy R, Benndorf R, de Beer ZW, Vollmers J, Kaster AK, Beemelmanns C, Poulsen M. Comparative Genomics Reveals Prophylactic and Catabolic Capabilities of Actinobacteria within the Fungus-Farming Termite Symbiosis. mSphere 2021; 6:e01233-20. [PMID: 33658277 PMCID: PMC8546716 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.01233-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Actinobacteria, one of the largest bacterial phyla, are ubiquitous in many of Earth's ecosystems and often act as defensive symbionts with animal hosts. Members of the phylum have repeatedly been isolated from basidiomycete-cultivating fungus-farming termites that maintain a monoculture fungus crop on macerated dead plant substrate. The proclivity for antimicrobial and enzyme production of Actinobacteria make them likely contributors to plant decomposition and defense in the symbiosis. To test this, we analyzed the prophylactic (biosynthetic gene cluster [BGC]) and metabolic (carbohydrate-active enzyme [CAZy]) potential in 16 (10 existing and six new genomes) termite-associated Actinobacteria and compared these to the soil-dwelling close relatives. Using antiSMASH, we identified 435 BGCs, of which 329 (65 unique) were similar to known compound gene clusters, while 106 were putatively novel, suggesting ample prospects for novel compound discovery. BGCs were identified among all major compound categories, including 26 encoding the production of known antimicrobial compounds, which ranged in activity (antibacterial being most prevalent) and modes of action that might suggest broad defensive potential. Peptide pattern recognition analysis revealed 823 (43 unique) CAZymes coding for enzymes that target key plant and fungal cell wall components (predominantly chitin, cellulose, and hemicellulose), confirming a substantial degradative potential of these bacteria. Comparison of termite-associated and soil-dwelling bacteria indicated no significant difference in either BGC or CAZy potential, suggesting that the farming termite hosts may have coopted these soil-dwelling bacteria due to their metabolic potential but that they have not been subject to genome change associated with symbiosis.IMPORTANCEActinobacteria have repeatedly been isolated in fungus-farming termites, and our genome analyses provide insights into the potential roles they may serve in defense and for plant biomass breakdown. These insights, combined with their relatively higher abundances in fungus combs than in termite gut, suggest that they are more likely to play roles in fungus combs than in termite guts. Up to 25% of the BGCs we identify have no similarity to known clusters, indicating a large potential for novel chemistry to be discovered. Similarities in metabolic potential of soil-dwelling and termite-associated bacteria suggest that they have environmental origins, but their consistent presence with the termite system suggests their importance for the symbiosis.
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- Robert Murphy
- University of Copenhagen, Department of Biology, Section for Ecology and Evolution, Copenhagen East, Denmark
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agriculture Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Institute for Biological Interfaces (IBG 5), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute for Biological Interfaces (IBG 5), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, Germany
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- University of Copenhagen, Department of Biology, Section for Ecology and Evolution, Copenhagen East, Denmark
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Shin YH, Ban YH, Kim TH, Bae ES, Shin J, Lee SK, Jang J, Yoon YJ, Oh DC. Structures and Biosynthetic Pathway of Coprisamides C and D, 2-Alkenylcinnamic Acid-Containing Peptides from the Gut Bacterium of the Carrion Beetle Silpha perforata. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2021; 84:239-246. [PMID: 33497210 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Coprisamides C and D (1 and 2) were isolated from a gut bacterium, Micromonospora sp. UTJ3, of the carrion beetle Silpha perforata. Based on the combined analysis of UV, MS, and NMR spectral data, the planar structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated to be unreported derivatives of coprisamides A and B, cyclic depsipeptides bearing a 2-alkenylcinnamic acid unit and the unusual amino acids β-methylaspartic acid and 2,3-diaminopropanoic acid. The absolute configuration of 1 was determined using the advanced Marfey's method, phenylglycine methyl ester derivatization, and J-based configuration analysis. The biosynthetic gene clusters for the coprisamides were investigated based on genomic data from coprisamide-producing strains Micromonospora sp. UTJ3 and Streptomyces sp. SNU533. Coprisamide C (1) was active against the Mycobacterium tuberculosis mc2 6230 strain.
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- Yern-Hyerk Shin
- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Molecular Mechanism of Antibiotics, Division of Life Science, Research Institute of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21plus Program), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Molecular Mechanism of Antibiotics, Division of Life Science, Research Institute of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Lee SR, Guo H, Yu JS, Park M, Dahse HM, Jung WH, Beemelmanns C, Kim KH. Revised structural assignment of azalomycins based on genomic and chemical analysis. Org Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo00610j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We clarified structural inconsistencies of four azalomycin derivatives (F4a, F4b, F5a and F5b) from Streptomyces sp. M56 by nuclear magnetic resonance, J-based configuration analyses, electronic circular dichroism and in silico genome studies.
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- Seoung Rak Lee
- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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Rak Lee S, Schalk F, Schwitalla JW, Benndorf R, Vollmers J, Kaster AK, de Beer ZW, Park M, Ahn MJ, Jung WH, Beemelmanns C, Kim KH. Polyhalogenation of Isoflavonoids by the Termite-Associated Actinomadura sp. RB99. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2020; 83:3102-3110. [PMID: 32946237 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Based on high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry (HR-MS2) and global natural products social molecular networking (GNPS), we found that plant-derived daidzein and genistein derivatives are polyhalogenated by termite-associated Actinomadura species RB99. MS-guided purification from extracts of bacteria grown under optimized conditions led to the isolation of eight polychlorinated isoflavones, including six unreported derivatives, and seven novel polybrominated derivatives, two of which showed antimicrobial activity.
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- Seoung Rak Lee
- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute for Biological Interfaces 5, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute for Biological Interfaces 5, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Hatfield, 0083, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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Benndorf R, Martin K, Küfner M, de Beer ZW, Vollmers J, Kaster AK, Beemelmanns C. Actinomadura rubteroloni sp. nov. and Actinomadura macrotermitis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the fungus growing-termite Macrotermes natalensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5255-5262. [PMID: 32845828 PMCID: PMC7660899 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The taxonomic positions of two novel aerobic, Gram-positive actinobacteria, designated strains RB29T and RB68T, were determined using a polyphasic approach. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the closest phylogenetic neighbours of RB29T were identified as Actinomadura rayongensis DSM 102126T (99.2 % similarity) and Actinomadura atramentaria DSM 43919T (98.7 %), and for strain RB68T was Actinomadura hibisca DSM 44148T (98.3 %). Digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) between RB29T and its closest phylogenetic neighbours, A. rayongensis DSM 102126T and A. atramentaria DSM 43919T, resulted in similarity values of 53.2 % (50.6-55.9 %) and 26.4 % (24.1-28.9 %), respectively. Additionally, the average nucleotide identity (ANI) was 93.2 % (94.0 %) for A. rayongensis DSM 102126T and 82.3 % (78.9 %) for A. atramentaria DSM 43919T. dDDH analysis between strain RB68T and A. hibisca DSM 44148T gave a similarity value of 24.5 % (22.2-27.0 %). Both strains, RB29T and RB68T, revealed morphological characteristics and chemotaxonomic features typical for the genus Actinomadura, such as the presence of meso-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall, galactose and glucose as major sugar components within whole-cell hydrolysates and the absence of mycolic acids. The major phospholipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol mannoside. Predominant menaquinones were MK-9(H6) and MK-9(H8) for RB29T and MK-9(H4) and MK-9(H6) for RB68T. The main fatty acids were identified as 10-methyloctadecanoic acid (10-methyl C18:0), 14-methylpentadecanoic acid (iso-C16:0), hexadecanoic acid (C16:0) and cis-9-octadecanoic acid (C18 : 1 ω9c). Here, we propose two novel species of the genus Actinomadura: Actinomadura rubteroloni sp. nov. with the type strain RB29T (=CCUG 72668T=NRRL B-65537T) and Actinomadura macrotermitis sp. nov. with the type strain RB68T (=CCUG 72669T=NRRL B-65538T).
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- René Benndorf
- Chemical Biology of Microbe–Host Interactions, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology e. V., Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Bio Pilot Plant, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology e. V., Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Chemical Biology of Microbe–Host Interactions, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology e. V., Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agriculture Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Institute for Biological Interfaces 5, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute for Biological Interfaces 5, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Chemical Biology of Microbe–Host Interactions, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology e. V., Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Guo H, Schwitalla JW, Benndorf R, Baunach M, Steinbeck C, Görls H, de Beer ZW, Regestein L, Beemelmanns C. Gene Cluster Activation in a Bacterial Symbiont Leads to Halogenated Angucyclic Maduralactomycins and Spirocyclic Actinospirols. Org Lett 2020; 22:2634-2638. [PMID: 32193935 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Growth from spores activated a biosynthetic gene cluster in Actinomadura sp. RB29, resulting in the identification of two novel groups of halogenated polyketide natural products, named maduralactomycins and actinospirols. The unique tetracyclic and spirocyclic structures were assigned based on a combination of NMR analysis, chemoinformatic calculations, X-ray crystallography, and 13C labeling studies. On the basis of HRMS2 data, genome mining, and gene expression studies, we propose an underlying noncanonical angucycline biosynthesis and extensive post-polyketide synthase (PKS) oxidative modifications.
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- Huijuan Guo
- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- University of Potsdam, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, Karl-Liebknecht Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Lessingstr. 8, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Lessingstr. 8, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Hatfield, 0002 Pretoria, South Africa
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute (HKI), Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Yan Y, Yang J, Wang L, Xu D, Yu Z, Guo X, Horsman GP, Lin S, Tao M, Huang SX. Biosynthetic access to the rare antiarose sugar via an unusual reductase-epimerase. Chem Sci 2020; 11:3959-3964. [PMID: 34122866 PMCID: PMC8152690 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc05766h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Rubrolones, isatropolones, and rubterolones are recently isolated glycosylated tropolonids with notable biological activity. They share similar aglycone skeletons but differ in their sugar moieties, and rubterolones in particular have a rare deoxysugar antiarose of unknown biosynthetic provenance. During our previously reported biosynthetic elucidation of the tropolone ring and pyridine moiety, gene inactivation experiments revealed that RubS3 is involved in sugar moiety biosynthesis. Here we report the in vitro characterization of RubS3 as a bifunctional reductase/epimerase catalyzing the formation of TDP-d-antiarose by epimerization at C3 and reduction at C4 of the key intermediate TDP-4-keto-6-deoxy-d-glucose. These new findings not only explain the biosynthetic pathway of deoxysugars in rubrolone-like natural products, but also introduce RubS3 as a new family of reductase/epimerase enzymes with potential to supply the rare antiarose unit for expanding the chemical space of glycosylated natural products. Rubrolones, isarubrolones, and rubterolones are recently isolated glycosylated tropolonids with notable biological activity.![]()
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- Yijun Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming 650201 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming 650201 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming 650201 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming 650201 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming 650201 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming 650201 China
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo ON N2L 3C5 Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming 650201 China
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Klassen JL, Lee SR, Poulsen M, Beemelmanns C, Kim KH. Efomycins K and L From a Termite-Associated Streptomyces sp. M56 and Their Putative Biosynthetic Origin. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1739. [PMID: 31447803 PMCID: PMC6691879 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Two new elaiophylin derivatives, efomycins K (1) and L (2), and five known elaiophylin derivatives (3–7) were isolated from the termite-associated Streptomyces sp. M56. The structures were determined by 1D and 2D NMR and HR-ESIMS analyses and comparative CD spectroscopy. The putative gene cluster responsible for the production of the elaiophylin and efomycin derivatives was identified based on significant homology to related clusters. Phylogenetic analysis of gene cluster domains was used to provide a biosynthetic rational for these new derivatives and to demonstrate how a single biosynthetic pathway can produce diverse structures.
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- Jonathan L Klassen
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- Section for Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology e.V., Hans-Knöll-Institute (HKI), Jena, Germany
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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Fungus-growing termites engage in an obligate mutualistic relationship with Termitomyces fungi, which they maintain in monocultures on specialised fungus comb structures, without apparent problems with infectious diseases. While other fungi have been reported in the symbiosis, detailed comb fungal community analyses have been lacking. Here we use culture-dependent and -independent methods to characterise fungus comb mycobiotas from three fungus-growing termite species (two genera). Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) gene analyses using 454 pyrosequencing and Illumina MiSeq showed that non-Termitomyces fungi were essentially absent in fungus combs, and that Termitomyces fungal crops are maintained in monocultures as heterokaryons with two or three abundant ITS variants in a single fungal strain. To explore whether the essential absence of other fungi within fungus combs is potentially due to the production of antifungal metabolites by Termitomyces or comb bacteria, we performed in vitro assays and found that both Termitomyces and chemical extracts of fungus comb material can inhibit potential fungal antagonists. Chemical analyses of fungus comb material point to a highly complex metabolome, including compounds with the potential to play roles in mediating these contaminant-free farming conditions in the termite symbiosis.
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Li L, Li S, Jiang B, Zhang M, Zhang J, Yang B, Li L, Yu L, Liu H, You X, Hu X, Wang Z, Li Y, Wu L. Isarubrolones Containing a Pyridooxazinium Unit from Streptomyces as Autophagy Activators. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2019; 82:1149-1154. [PMID: 31070914 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Isarubrolones are bioactive polycyclic tropoloalkaloids from Streptomyces. Three new isarubrolones (2-4), together with the known isarubrolone C (1) and isatropolones A (5) and C (6, 3( R)-hydroxyisatropolone A), were identified from Streptomyces sp. CPCC 204095. The structures of these compounds were determined using a combination of mass spectrometry, 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy, and ECD. Compounds 3 and 4 feature a pyridooxazinium unit, which is rarely seen in natural products. Compound 6 could conjugate with amino acids or amines to expand the structural diversity of isarubrolones with a pentacyclic or hexacyclic core. Importantly, 1 and 3-6 were found to induce complete autophagy.
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- Linli Li
- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Materia Medica , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Materia Medica , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology for Drug Innovation, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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Rischer M, Lee SR, Eom HJ, Park HB, Vollmers J, Kaster AK, Shin YH, Oh DC, Kim KH, Beemelmanns C. Spirocyclic cladosporicin A and cladosporiumins I and J from a Hydractinia-associated Cladosporium sphaerospermum SW67. Org Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8qo01104d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The identification of three new spirocyclic natural products named cladosporicin A, cladosporiumins I and J from the fungus Cladosporium sphaerospermum SW67 is reported.
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- Maja Rischer
- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
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- School of Pharmacy
- Sungkyunkwan University
- Suwon 16419
- Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy
- Sungkyunkwan University
- Suwon 16419
- Republic of Korea
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- Institute for Biological Interfaces (IBG 5)
- Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- Institute for Biological Interfaces (IBG 5)
- Germany
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- Natural Products Research Institute
- College of Pharmacy
- Seoul National University
- Seoul 08826
- 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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- School of Pharmacy
- Sungkyunkwan University
- Suwon 16419
- Republic of Korea
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
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This review on natural products containing a tropolonoid motif highlights analytical methods applied for structural identification and biosynthetic pathway analysis, the ecological context and the pharmacological potential of this compound class.
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- Huijuan Guo
- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
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Lee SR, Lee D, Yu JS, Benndorf R, Lee S, Lee DS, Huh J, de Beer ZW, Kim YH, Beemelmanns C, Kang KS, Kim KH. Natalenamides A⁻C, Cyclic Tripeptides from the Termite-Associated Actinomadura sp. RB99. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23113003. [PMID: 30453579 PMCID: PMC6278286 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23113003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 11/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In recent years, investigations into the biochemistry of insect-associated bacteria have increased. When combined with analytical dereplication processes, these studies provide a powerful strategy to identify structurally and/or biologically novel compounds. Non-ribosomally synthesized cyclic peptides have a broad bioactivity spectrum with high medicinal potential. Here, we report the discovery of three new cyclic tripeptides: natalenamides A–C (compounds 1–3). These compounds were identified from the culture broth of the fungus-growing termite-associated Actinomadura sp. RB99 using a liquid chromatography (LC)/ultraviolet (UV)/mass spectrometry (MS)-based dereplication method. Chemical structures of the new compounds (1–3) were established by analysis of comprehensive spectroscopic methods, including one-dimensional (1H and 13C) and two-dimensional (1H-1H-COSY, HSQC, HMBC) nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), together with high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HR-ESIMS) data. The absolute configurations of the new compounds were elucidated using Marfey’s analysis. Through several bioactivity tests for the tripeptides, we found that compound 3 exhibited significant inhibitory effects on 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX)-induced melanin production. The effect of compound 3 was similar to that of kojic acid, a compound extensively used as a cosmetic material with a skin-whitening effect.
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- Seoung Rak Lee
- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea.
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea.
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea.
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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- College of Bio-Nano Technology, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea.
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- College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea.
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- Forestry and Agriculture Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0028, South Africa.
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- SKKU-Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea.
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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- College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea.
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea.
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Benndorf R, Guo H, Sommerwerk E, Weigel C, Garcia-Altares M, Martin K, Hu H, Küfner M, de Beer ZW, Poulsen M, Beemelmanns C. Natural Products from Actinobacteria Associated with Fungus-Growing Termites. Antibiotics (Basel) 2018; 7:E83. [PMID: 30217010 PMCID: PMC6165096 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics7030083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Revised: 09/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The chemical analysis of insect-associated Actinobacteria has attracted the interest of natural product chemists in the past years as bacterial-produced metabolites are sought to be crucial for sustaining and protecting the insect host. The objective of our study was to evaluate the phylogeny and bioprospecting of Actinobacteria associated with fungus-growing termites. We characterized 97 Actinobacteria from the gut, exoskeleton, and fungus garden (comb) of the fungus-growing termite Macrotermes natalensis and used two different bioassays to assess their general antimicrobial activity. We selected two strains for chemical analysis and investigated the culture broth of the axenic strains and fungus-actinobacterium co-cultures. From these studies, we identified the previously-reported PKS-derived barceloneic acid A and the PKS-derived rubterolones. Analysis of culture broth yielded a new dichlorinated diketopiperazine derivative and two new tetracyclic lanthipeptides, named rubrominins A and B. The discussed natural products highlight that insect-associated Actinobacteria are highly prolific natural product producers yielding important chemical scaffolds urgently needed for future drug development programs.
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- René Benndorf
- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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- Section for Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen East, Denmark.
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agriculture Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
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- Section for Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen East, Denmark.
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans-Knöll-Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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Guo H, Benndorf R, König S, Leichnitz D, Weigel C, Peschel G, Berthel P, Kaiser M, Steinbeck C, Werz O, Poulsen M, Beemelmanns C. Expanding the Rubterolone Family: Intrinsic Reactivity and Directed Diversification of PKS-derived Pyrans. Chemistry 2018; 24:11319-11324. [PMID: 29846024 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201802066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 05/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We characterized two key biosynthetic intermediates of the intriguing rubterolone family (tropolone alkaloids) that contain a highly reactive pyran moiety (in equilibrium with the hydrolyzed 1,5-dione form) and undergo spontaneous pyridine formation in the presence of primary amines. We exploited the intrinsic reactivity of the pyran moiety and isolated several new rubterolone derivatives, two of which contain a unique thiazolidine moiety. Three rubterolone derivatives were chemically modified with fluorescence and biotin tags using peptide coupling and click reaction. Overall, eight derivatives were fully characterized by HRMS/MS and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy and their antimicrobial, cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory and antiparasitic activities evaluated.
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- Huijuan Guo
- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research, and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research, and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research, and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research, and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research, and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research, and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Parasite Chemotherapy, Socinstraße 57, 4002, Basel, Switzerland.,University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, 4003, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute for Analytical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Lessingstr. 8, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 14, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Centre for Social Evolution, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen East, Denmark
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research, and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute, Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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