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Siless GE, Cabrera GM. Calcium complexation by steroids involved in the steroidogenesis. Metallomics 2024; 16:mfae010. [PMID: 38337175 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfae010] [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: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
Abstract
Steroids that take part in the pathways of human steroidogenesis are involved in many biological mechanisms where they interact with calcium. In the present work, the binding selectivities and affinities for calcium of progestagens, mineralocorticoids, androstagens, and estrogens were studied by Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS). The adduct profile of each steroid was characterized by high resolution and tandem mass spectrometry. The relative stability of the most important adducts was studied by threshold collision induced dissociation, E1/2. Doubly-charged steroid-calcium complexes [nM + Ca]2+ with n = 1-6 were predominant in the mass spectra. The adduct [5M + Ca]2+ was the base peak for most 3-keto-steroids, while ligands bearing hindered ketones or α-hydroxy-ketones also yielded [nM + Ca + mH2O]2+ with n = 3-4 and m = 0-1. Principal component analysis allowed us to spot the main differences and similarities in the binding behavior of these steroids. The isomers testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone, androstanolone and epiandrosterone, and 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone and 11-deoxycorticosterone showed remarkable differences in their adduct profiles. Computational modeling of representative adducts was performed by density functional theory methods. The possible binding modes at low and high numbers of steroid ligands were determined by calcium Gas Phase Affinity, and through modeling of the complexes and comparison of their relative stabilities, in agreement with the experimental results.
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- Gastón E Siless
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos aplicados a la Química Orgánica (UMYMFOR), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos aplicados a la Química Orgánica (UMYMFOR), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Vieira TM, Orenha RP, Crevelin EJ, Furtado SSP, Vessecchi R, Parreira RLT, Crotti AEM. Electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry of monoketone curcuminoids. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2020; 34 Suppl 3:e8699. [PMID: 31845428 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
RATIONALE Although monoketone curcuminoids (MKCs) have been largely investigated due to their biological activities, data on the gas-phase fragmentation reactions of protonated MKCs under collision-induced dissociation (CID) conditions are still scarce. Here, we combined electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS) data, multiple-stage mass spectrometry (MSn ), deuterium exchange experiments, accurate-mass data, and thermochemical data estimated by computational chemistry to elucidate and to rationalize the fragmentation pathways of eleven synthetic MKCs. METHODS The MKCs were synthesized by Claisen-Schmidt condensation under basic (1-9) or acidic (10-11) conditions. ESI-CID-MS/MS analyses and deuterium-exchange experiments were carried out on a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. MSn analyses on an ion trap mass spectrometer helped to elucidate the fragmentation pathways. Accurate-mass data and thermochemical data, obtained at the B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) level of theory, were used to support the ion structures. RESULTS The most intense product ions were the benzyl ions ([C7 H2 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 ]+ ) and the acylium ions ([M + H - C8 H3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 ]+ ), which originated directly from the precursor ion as a result of two competitive hydrogen rearrangements. Product ions [M + H - H2 O]+ and [M + H - C6 HR1 R2 R3 R4 R5 ]+ , which are formed after Nazarov cyclization, were also common to all the analyzed compounds. In addition, •Br and •Cl eliminations were diagnostic for the presence of these halogen atoms at the aromatic ring, whereas •CH3 eliminations were useful to identify the methyl and methoxy groups attached to this same ring. Nazarov cyclization in the gas phase occurred for all the investigated MKCs and did not depend on the presence of the hydroxyl group at the aromatic ring. However, the presence and the position of a hydroxyl group at the aromatic rings played a key role in the Nazarov cyclization mechanism. CONCLUSIONS Our results reinforce some aspects of the fragmentation pathways previously published for 1,5-bis-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1,4-pentadien-3-one and 1,5-bis-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1,4-pentadien-3-one. The alternative fragmentation mechanism proposed herein can explain the fragmentation of a wider diversity of monoketone curcuminoids.
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- Tatiana M Vieira
- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, CEP 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade de Franca, CEP 14404-600, Franca, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, CEP 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade de Franca, CEP 14404-600, Franca, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, CEP 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade de Franca, CEP 14404-600, Franca, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, CEP 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Fu T, Touboul D, Della-Negra S, Houël E, Amusant N, Duplais C, Fisher GL, Brunelle A. Tandem Mass Spectrometry Imaging and in Situ Characterization of Bioactive Wood Metabolites in Amazonian Tree Species Sextonia rubra. Anal Chem 2018; 90:7535-7543. [PMID: 29856602 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Driven by a necessity for confident molecular identification at high spatial resolution, a new time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) tandem mass spectrometry (tandem MS) imaging instrument has been recently developed. In this paper, the superior MS/MS spectrometry and imaging capability of this new tool is shown for natural product study. For the first time, via in situ analysis of the bioactive metabolites rubrynolide and rubrenolide in Amazonian tree species Sextonia rubra (Lauraceae), we were able both to analyze and to image by tandem MS the molecular products of natural biosynthesis. Despite the low abundance of the metabolites in the wood sample(s), efficient MS/MS analysis of these γ-lactone compounds was achieved, providing high confidence in the identification and localization. In addition, tandem MS imaging minimized the mass interferences and revealed specific localization of these metabolites primarily in the ray parenchyma cells but also in certain oil cells and, further, revealed the presence of previously unidentified γ-lactone, paving the way for future studies in biosynthesis.
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- Tingting Fu
- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles , CNRS UPR 2301, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay , Avenue de la Terrasse , 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette , France.,Institut de Physique Nucléaire , UMR 8608, IN2P3-CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay , 91406 Orsay , France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles , CNRS UPR 2301, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay , Avenue de la Terrasse , 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette , France
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire , UMR 8608, IN2P3-CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay , 91406 Orsay , France
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- CNRS, UMR EcoFoG, AgroParisTech, Cirad, INRA, Université des Antilles, Université de Guyane , 97300 Cayenne , France
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- Cirad, UMR EcoFoG, AgroParisTech, CNRS, INRA, Université des Antilles, Université de Guyane , 97310 Kourou , France
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- CNRS, UMR EcoFoG, AgroParisTech, Cirad, INRA, Université des Antilles, Université de Guyane , 97300 Cayenne , France
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- Physical Electronics , Chanhassen , Minnesota 55317 , United States
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles , CNRS UPR 2301, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay , Avenue de la Terrasse , 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette , France
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Sarkale AM, Kumar A, Appayee C. Organocatalytic Approach for Short Asymmetric Synthesis of (R)-Paraconyl Alcohol: Application to the Total Syntheses of IM-2, SCB2, and A-Factor γ-Butyrolactone Autoregulators. J Org Chem 2018; 83:4167-4172. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Abhijeet M. Sarkale
- Discipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar,
Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar,
Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar,
Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382355, India
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Dias HJ, Stefani R, Tomaz JC, Vessecchi R, Crotti AEM. Differentiation between 3,4- and 4,15-Epoxyeudesmanolides by Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL METHODS IN CHEMISTRY 2017; 2017:7921867. [PMID: 29234552 PMCID: PMC5695018 DOI: 10.1155/2017/7921867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We investigated the fragmentation of the eudesmanolide-type sesquiterpene lactones 1α-(4-hydroxymethacryloyloxy)-3α,4α-epoxy-8α-hydroxyeudesm-11(13)-6α,12-olide (1) and 1α-(2,3-epoxyangeloyloxy)-4α,15-epoxy-8α-hydroxyeudesm-11(13)-6α,12-olide (2) by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS). The elimination of the different ester substituent at C(1) directly from protonated 1 and 2 (A) led to the formation of two regioisomer product ions B (A - RCO2H). Further fragmentation of B resulted from consecutive eliminations of H2O and CO molecules. However, we identified four product ions that allowed for the differentiation between 3,4- and 4,15-epoxyeudesmanolides. The formation of these diagnostic ions was associated with the C(3)-O bond of compound 1, which propitiates the participation of the lone pair of the oxygen epoxide in the formation of B through a Grob-Wharton-type fragmentation, then resulting in an alternative fragmentation pathway. These data can be useful for the fast differentiation between epoxyeudesmanolide regioisomers directly from Dimerostemma extracts by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), as an alternative to NMR, or even for quantitation studies of these compounds using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) scan.
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- Herbert Júnior Dias
- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Exatas e da Terra, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, Campus Universitário do Araguaia, Araguaia, MT, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física e Química, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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