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Manipulation in Culture Conditions of Nanofrustulum shiloi for Enhanced Fucoxanthin Production and Isolation by Preparative Chromatography. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28041988. [PMID: 36838976 PMCID: PMC9959852 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28041988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Microalgae produce a variety of high-value chemicals including carotenoids. Fucoxanthin is also a carotenoid that has many physiological functions and biological properties. For this reason, the cost-effective production of fucoxanthin at an industrial scale has gained significant attention. In the proposed study, fucoxanthin production was aimed to be increased by altering the culture conditions of N. shiloi. The effect of light intensity aeration rate, different nitrogen sources, and oxidative stress on the biomass and fucoxanthin productivity have been discussed. Based on these results, the fucoxanthin increased to 97.45 ± 2.64 mg/g by adjusting the light intensity to 50 µmol/m2s, and aeration rate at 5 L/min using oxidative stress through the addition of 0.1 mM H2O2 and 0.1 mM NaOCl to the culture medium. Fucoxanthin was then purified with preparative HPLC using C30 carotenoid column (10 mm × 250 mm, 5 μm). After the purification procedure, Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and UV-vis spectroscopy were employed for the confirmation of fucoxanthin. This study presented a protocol for obtaining and purifying considerable amounts of biomass and fucoxanthin from diatom by manipulating culture conditions. With the developed methodology, N. shiloi could be evaluated as a promising source of fucoxanthin at the industrial scale for food, feed, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries.
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Makuch K, Hryc J, Markiewicz M, Pasenkiewicz-Gierula M. Lutein and Zeaxanthin in the Lipid Bilayer-Similarities and Differences Revealed by Computational Studies. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:768449. [PMID: 34765645 PMCID: PMC8575744 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.768449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Lutein and zeaxanthin are two similar carotenoids of the xanthophyll subgroup. Carotenoids are synthesized almost entirely by plants but are also present in significant amounts in animals. They are essential components of the lipid matrix of biomembranes, and one of their functions is to protect cells from light radiation, free radicals and oxidative stress. Carotenoids, depending on their chemical structure, can locate at various positions and in different orientations in the bilayer. Xanthophylls (XAN) are polar and in the bilayer are positionally restricted. In the case of lutein and zeaxanthin, whose both ionone rings are hydroxy-substituted and as such are anchored in the lipid bilayer interfaces, the position is generally transmembrane. However, both experimental and computer modelling studies indicate that lutein can also locate horizontally below the bilayer interface. This location has never been observed for zeaxanthin. To find a molecular-level explanation for the difference in the orientations of the XAN molecules in the bilayer, a number of phosphatidylcholine-XAN bilayers were constructed and molecular dynamics (MD) simulated for 1.1 µs each. The all-trans XAN molecules were initially placed either parallel or perpendicular to the bilayer surface. With the exception of one lutein, the horizontally placed molecules adopted the transmembrane orientation within 100-600 ns. On the basis of detailed analyses of the XAN orientations and the numbers and lifetimes of their interactions in the bilayer, a plausible explanation is offered as to why a lutein molecule may remain in the horizontal orientation while zeaxanthin does not. Contrary to common believe, lutein horizontal orientation is not related to the ε-ring rotation around the C6'-C7' bond.
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- Department of Computational Biophysics and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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Asymmetric Spontaneous Intercalation of Lutein into a Phospholipid Bilayer, a Computational Study. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2019; 17:516-526. [PMID: 31011410 PMCID: PMC6465758 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2019.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Lutein, a hydroxylated carotenoid, is a pigment synthesised by plants and bacteria. Animals are unable to synthesise lutein, nevertheless, it is present in animal tissues, where its only source is dietary intake. Both in plants and animals, carotenoids are associated mainly with membranes where they carry out important physiological functions. Their trafficking to and insertion into membranes are not well recognised due to experimental difficulties. In this paper, a computational approach is used to elucidate details of the dynamics and energetics of lutein intercalation from the water to the phospholipid bilayer phase. The dynamics is studied using molecular dynamics simulation, and the energetics using umbrella sampling. Lutein spontaneous insertion into the bilayer and translocation across it proceed via formation of hydrogen bonds between its hydroxyl groups and water and/or phospholipid oxygen atoms as well as desolvation of its polyene chain. As lutein molecule is asymmetric, its bilayer intercalation is also asymmetric. The course of events and timescale of the intercalation are different from those of helical peptides. The time of full lutein intercalation ranges from 20 to 100 ns and its final orientation is predominately vertical. Nevertheless, some lutein molecules are in the final horizontal position and some aggregate in the water phase and remain there for the whole simulation time. The highest energy barrier for the intercalation process is ~2.2 kcal/mol and the energy gain is ~18 kcal/mol. The results obtained for lutein can be applied to other xanthophylls and molecules of a similar structure. Lutein as an amphiphilic molecule readily intercalates into a lipid bilayer. MD simulations with dense sampling revealed details of the intercalation process. Time of full lutein membrane intercalation ranges from 20 to 100 ns. Lutein intercalation from the ε ring end is less probable than from the β ring end. Horizontal position of lutein in the bilayer is less probable than vertical.
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Key Words
- Energy barrier
- Hydrogen bond
- Hydrophobic effect
- MD, Molecular dynamics
- Molecular dynamics
- OH-LUT, Lutein hydroxyl group
- Op, Oe, Og, Oc collective names for the non-esterified phosphate, esterified phosphate, glycerol, and carbonyl oxygen atoms, respectively
- Ow, Water oxygen atom
- PC, Phosphatidylcholine
- Palmitoyl-oleoyl PC, POPC
- US, Umbrella sampling
- Umbrella sampling
- Xanthophyll
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Wu L, Guo X, Wang W, Medeiros DM, Clarke SL, Lucas EA, Smith BJ, Lin D. Molecular aspects of β, β-carotene-9', 10'-oxygenase 2 in carotenoid metabolism and diseases. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2016; 241:1879-1887. [PMID: 27390265 DOI: 10.1177/1535370216657900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Carotenoids, the carotenes and xanthophylls, are essential components in human nutrition. β, β-carotene-9', 10'-oxygenase 2 (BCO2), also named as β, β-carotene-9', 10'-dioxygenase 2 (BCDO2) catalyzes the asymmetrical cleavage of carotenoids, whereas β, β-carotene-15, 15'-monooxygenase (BCMO1) conducts the symmetrical cleavage of pro-vitamin A carotenoids into retinoid. Unlike BCMO1, BCO2 has a broader substrate specificity and has been considered an alternative way to produce vitamin A. In contrast to BCMO1, a cytoplasmic protein, BCO2 is located in the inner mitochondrial membrane. The difference in cellular compartmentalization may reflect the different substrate specificity and physiological functions with respect to BCMO1 and BCO2. The BCO2 gene mutations are proven to be associated with yellow color of skin and fat tissue and milk in livestock. Mutation in intron 2 of BCO2 gene is also supposed to be related to the expression of IL-18, a pro-inflammatory cytokine associated with obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and type 2 diabetes. Further, BCO2 is associated with the development of mitochondrial oxidative stress, macular degeneration, anemia, and hepatic steatosis. This review of the literature will mostly address recent updates regarding the role of BCO2 in carotenoid metabolism, and discuss the potential impacts of BCO2 protein and the mutations in mammalian diseases.
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- Lei Wu
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- Department of Food Nutrition Dietetics & Health, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- College of Graduate Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64112, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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Maksimov EG, Shirshin EA, Sluchanko NN, Zlenko DV, Parshina EY, Tsoraev GV, Klementiev KE, Budylin GS, Schmitt FJ, Friedrich T, Fadeev VV, Paschenko VZ, Rubin AB. The Signaling State of Orange Carotenoid Protein. Biophys J 2016; 109:595-607. [PMID: 26244741 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2015.06.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Revised: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Orange carotenoid protein (OCP) is the photoactive protein that is responsible for high light tolerance in cyanobacteria. We studied the kinetics of the OCP photocycle by monitoring changes in its absorption spectrum, intrinsic fluorescence, and fluorescence of the Nile red dye bound to OCP. It was demonstrated that all of these three methods provide the same kinetic parameters of the photocycle, namely, the kinetics of OCP relaxation in darkness was biexponential with a ratio of two components equal to 2:1 independently of temperature. Whereas the changes of the absorption spectrum of OCP characterize the geometry and environment of its chromophore, the intrinsic fluorescence of OCP reveals changes in its tertiary structure, and the fluorescence properties of Nile red indicate the exposure of hydrophobic surface areas of OCP to the solvent following the photocycle. The results of molecular-dynamics studies indicated the presence of two metastable conformations of 3'-hydroxyechinenone, which is consistent with characteristic changes in the Raman spectra. We conclude that rotation of the β-ionylidene ring in the C-terminal domain of OCP could be one of the first conformational rearrangements that occur during photoactivation. The obtained results suggest that the photoactivated form of OCP represents a molten globule-like state that is characterized by increased mobility of tertiary structure elements and solvent accessibility.
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- Eugene G Maksimov
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
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- Department of Quantum Electronics, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Quantum Electronics, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Max-Volmer Laboratory of Biophysical Chemistry, Technical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Max-Volmer Laboratory of Biophysical Chemistry, Technical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Quantum Electronics, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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Schenk E, Mendez V, Landrum JT, Ridgeway ME, Park MA, Fernandez-Lima F. Direct observation of differences of carotenoid polyene chain cis/trans isomers resulting from structural topology. Anal Chem 2014; 86:2019-24. [PMID: 24428664 PMCID: PMC3983025 DOI: 10.1021/ac403153m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 01/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In the present paper, trapped ion mobility spectrometry (TIMS) and theoretical calculations have been used to study carotenoid geometrical motifs generated by photoisomerization from the all-trans geometry. Multiple geometric isomers of the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin were separated using TIMS (R > 110) for [M](+), [M + H](+), and [M - 18](+) molecular species. Comparison of observed cross sections with those obtained from molecular dynamics calculations showed that the number of cis double bonds and s-cis single bonds in the polyene chain determine the topology space of the carotenoid. The intensities of IMS signals are correlated with the relative stability of these geometric isomers.1,2 The most stable isomer is the all-trans geometry regardless of the ionization state ([M - 18](+), [M](+), and [M + H](+)), and structural stability decreases with the increasing number of cis and/or s-cis bonds in the polyene chain.
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- Emily
R. Schenk
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International
University, Miami, FL 33199, U.S.A.
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International
University, Miami, FL 33199, U.S.A.
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International
University, Miami, FL 33199, U.S.A.
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- Bruker
Daltonics,
Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, USA
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International
University, Miami, FL 33199, U.S.A.
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Mein JR, Dolnikowski GG, Ernst H, Russell RM, Wang XD. Enzymatic formation of apo-carotenoids from the xanthophyll carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin and β-cryptoxanthin by ferret carotene-9',10'-monooxygenase. Arch Biochem Biophys 2011; 506:109-21. [PMID: 21081106 PMCID: PMC3026080 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2010.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2010] [Revised: 10/24/2010] [Accepted: 11/05/2010] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Xanthophyll carotenoids, such as lutein, zeaxanthin and β-cryptoxanthin, may provide potential health benefits against chronic and degenerative diseases. Investigating pathways of xanthophyll metabolism are important to understanding their biological functions. Carotene-15,15'-monooxygenase (CMO1) has been shown to be involved in vitamin A formation, while recent studies suggest that carotene-9',10'-monooxygenase (CMO2) may have a broader substrate specificity than previously recognized. In this in vitro study, we investigated baculovirus-generated recombinant ferret CMO2 cleavage activity towards the carotenoid substrates zeaxanthin, lutein and β-cryptoxanthin. Utilizing HPLC, LC-MS and GC-MS, we identified both volatile and non-volatile apo-carotenoid products including 3-OH-β-ionone, 3-OH-α-ionone, β-ionone, 3-OH-α-apo-10'-carotenal, 3-OH-β-apo-10'-carotenal, and β-apo-10'-carotenal, indicating cleavage at both the 9,10 and 9',10' carbon-carbon double bond. Enzyme kinetic analysis indicated the xanthophylls zeaxanthin and lutein are preferentially cleaved over β-cryptoxanthin, indicating a key role of CMO2 in non-provitamin A carotenoid metabolism. Furthermore, incubation of 3-OH-β-apo-10'-carotenal with CMO2 lysate resulted in the formation of 3-OH-β-ionone. In the presence of NAD(+), in vitro incubation of 3-OH-β-apo-10'-carotenal with ferret hepatic homogenates formed 3-OH-β-apo-10'-carotenoic acid. Since apo-carotenoids serve as important signaling molecules in a variety of biological processes, enzymatic cleavage of xanthophylls by mammalian CMO2 represents a new avenue of research regarding vertebrate carotenoid metabolism and biological function.
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- Jonathan R. Mein
- Nutrition and Cancer Biology Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111
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- Fine Chemicals and Biocatalysis Research, GVF/A-B009, BASF AG D-67056, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Nutrition and Cancer Biology Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111
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- Nutrition and Cancer Biology Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111
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Fuciman M, Chábera P, Župčanová A, Hříbek P, Arellano JB, Vácha F, Pšenčík J, Polívka T. Excited state properties of aryl carotenoids. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2010; 12:3112-20. [DOI: 10.1039/b921384h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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