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Yaduvanshi S, Kumar V. Fungal alkaloid malbrancheamide reorients the lipid binding domain of GRK5. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024:1-12. [PMID: 38661007 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2024.2333987] [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: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
Abstract
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest group of receptors involved in various types of signaling. GPCR signaling is regulated via receptor phosphorylation by G protein-coupled receptor kinases 5 (GRK5). Calmodulin (CaM), a universal Ca2+ sensor, inhibits receptor phosphorylation by binding to GRK5. However, the inhibitor malbrancheamide (MBC), which binds at CaM C-lobe, allows for receptor phosphorylation. To understand the phosphorylation mechanism by GRK5, we carried out a MD simulation of the CaM/GRK5 complex in the presence and absence of the MBC inhibitor. The lipid binding domain (LBD) of GRK5 adopted different positions in the presence and absence of inhibitor. Furthermore, the inhibitor MBC restricted the movement of the N-lobe tether (NLT) loop, probably blocking the autophosphorylation of GRK5.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Shivani Yaduvanshi
- Amity Institute of Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research (AIMMSCR), Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Amity Institute of Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research (AIMMSCR), Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Liu S, Nie Q, Liu Z, Patil S, Gao X. Fungal P450 Deconstructs the 2,5-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane Ring En Route to the Complete Biosynthesis of 21 R-Citrinadin A. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:14251-14259. [PMID: 37352463 PMCID: PMC11025717 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c02109] [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] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Prenylated indole alkaloids (PIAs) possess great structural diversity and show biological activities. Despite significant efforts in investigating the biosynthetic mechanism, the key step in the transformation of 2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-containing PIAs into a distinct class of pentacyclic compounds remains unknown. Here, using a combination of gene deletion, heterologous expression, and biochemical characterization, we show that a unique fungal P450 enzyme CtdY catalyzes the cleavage of the amide bond in the 2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane system, followed by a decarboxylation step to form the 6/5/5/6/6 pentacyclic ring in 21R-citrinadin A. We also demonstrate the function of a subsequent cascade of stereospecific oxygenases to further modify the 6/5/5/6/6 pentacyclic intermediate en route to the complete 21R-citrinadin A biosynthesis. Our findings reveal a key enzyme CtdY for the pathway divergence in the biosynthesis of PIAs and uncover the complex late-stage post-translational modifications in 21R-citrinadin A biosynthesis.
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- Shuai Liu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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Godfrey RC, Jones HE, Green NJ, Lawrence AL. Unified total synthesis of the brevianamide alkaloids enabled by chemical investigations into their biosynthesis. Chem Sci 2022; 13:1313-1322. [PMID: 35222915 PMCID: PMC8809396 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05801k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane alkaloids are a vast group of natural products which have been the focus of attention from the scientific community for several decades. This interest stems from their broad range of biological activities, their diverse biosynthetic origins, and their topologically complex structures, which combined make them enticing targets for chemical synthesis. In this article, full details of our synthetic studies into the chemical feasibility of a proposed network of biosynthetic pathways towards the brevianamide family of bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane alkaloids are disclosed. Insights into issues of reactivity and selectivity in the biosynthesis of these structures have aided the development of a unified biomimetic synthetic strategy, which has resulted in the total synthesis of all known bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane brevianamides and the anticipation of an as-yet-undiscovered congener.
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- Robert C Godfrey
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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Bojarska J, Mieczkowski A, Ziora ZM, Skwarczynski M, Toth I, Shalash AO, Parang K, El-Mowafi SA, Mohammed EHM, Elnagdy S, AlKhazindar M, Wolf WM. Cyclic Dipeptides: The Biological and Structural Landscape with Special Focus on the Anti-Cancer Proline-Based Scaffold. Biomolecules 2021; 11:1515. [PMID: 34680148 PMCID: PMC8533947 DOI: 10.3390/biom11101515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cyclic dipeptides, also know as diketopiperazines (DKP), the simplest cyclic forms of peptides widespread in nature, are unsurpassed in their structural and bio-functional diversity. DKPs, especially those containing proline, due to their unique features such as, inter alia, extra-rigid conformation, high resistance to enzyme degradation, increased cell permeability, and expandable ability to bind a diverse of targets with better affinity, have emerged in the last years as biologically pre-validated platforms for the drug discovery. Recent advances have revealed their enormous potential in the development of next-generation theranostics, smart delivery systems, and biomaterials. Here, we present an updated review on the biological and structural profile of these appealing biomolecules, with a particular emphasis on those with anticancer properties, since cancers are the main cause of death all over the world. Additionally, we provide a consideration on supramolecular structuring and synthons, based on the proline-based DKP privileged scaffold, for inspiration in the design of compound libraries in search of ideal ligands, innovative self-assembled nanomaterials, and bio-functional architectures.
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- Joanna Bojarska
- Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of General & Inorganic Chemistry, Technical University of Lodz, 90-924 Lodz, Poland;
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawinskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia; (Z.M.Z.); (I.T.)
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia; (M.S.); (A.O.S.)
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia; (Z.M.Z.); (I.T.)
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia; (M.S.); (A.O.S.)
- School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia; (M.S.); (A.O.S.)
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- Center for Targeted Drug Delivery, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus, School of Pharmacy, Chapman University, Irvine, CA 92618, USA; (K.P.); (S.A.E.-M.); (E.H.M.M.)
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- Center for Targeted Drug Delivery, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus, School of Pharmacy, Chapman University, Irvine, CA 92618, USA; (K.P.); (S.A.E.-M.); (E.H.M.M.)
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- Center for Targeted Drug Delivery, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus, School of Pharmacy, Chapman University, Irvine, CA 92618, USA; (K.P.); (S.A.E.-M.); (E.H.M.M.)
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt; (S.E.); (M.A.)
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt; (S.E.); (M.A.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of General & Inorganic Chemistry, Technical University of Lodz, 90-924 Lodz, Poland;
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Rebollar-Ramos D, Ovalle-Magallanes B, Palacios-Espinosa JF, Macías-Rubalcava ML, Raja HA, González-Andrade M, Mata R. α-Glucosidase and PTP-1B Inhibitors from Malbranchea dendritica. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:22969-22981. [PMID: 34514267 PMCID: PMC8427789 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c03708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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An extract from a PDB static culture of Malbranchea dendritica exhibited α-glucosidase and PTP-1B inhibitory activities. Fractionation of the active extract led to the isolation of gymnoascolide A (1), a γ-butenolide, and xanthones sydowinin A (2), sydowinin B (3), and AGI-B4 (4), as well as orcinol (5). Compound 1 exhibited important inhibitory activity against yeast α-glucosidase (IC50 = 0.556 ± 0.009 mM) in comparison to acarbose (IC50 = 0.403 ± 0.010 mM). Kinetic analysis revealed that 1 is a mixed-type inhibitor. Furthermore, compound 1 significantly reduced the postprandial peak in mice during a sucrose tolerance test at the doses of 5.16 and 10 mg/kg. Compound 1 was reduced with Pd/C to yield a mixture of enantiomers 1a and 1b; the mixture showed similar activity against α-glucosidase (IC50 = 0.396 ± 0.003 mM) and kinetic behavior as the parent compound but might possess better drug-likeness properties according to SwissADME and Osiris Property Explorer tools. Docking analysis with yeast α-glucosidase (pdb: 3A4A) and the C-terminal subunit of human maltase-glucoamylase (pdb: 3TOP) predicted that 1, 1a, and 1b bind to an allosteric site of the enzymes. Compounds 1-5 were evaluated against PTP-1B, but only xanthone 3 moderately inhibited in a noncompetitive fashion the enzyme with an IC50 of 0.081 ± 0.004 mM. This result was consistent with that of docking analysis, which revealed that 3 might bind to an allosteric site of the enzyme. From the inactive barley-based semisolid culture of M. dendritica, the natural pigment erythroglaucin (6) and the nucleosides deoxyadenosine (7), adenosine (8), thymidine (9), and uridine (10) were also isolated and identified.
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- Daniela Rebollar-Ramos
- Facultad
de Química, Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento
de Sistemas Biológicos, División de Ciencias Biológicas
y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma
Metropolitana-Xochimilco (UAM-X), Ciudad de México 04960, Mexico
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27412, United States
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- Facultad
de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma
de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Facultad
de Química, Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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Recent advances in biocatalysis of nitrogen-containing heterocycles. Biotechnol Adv 2021; 54:107813. [PMID: 34450199 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Nitrogen-containing heterocycles (N-heterocycles) are ubiquitous in both organisms and pharmaceutical products. Biocatalysts are providing green approaches for synthesizing various N-heterocycles under mild reaction conditions. This review summarizes the recent advances in the biocatalysis of N-heterocycles through the discovery and engineering of natural N-heterocycle synthetic pathway, and the design of artificial synthetic routes, with an emphasis on biocatalysts applied in retrosynthetic design for preparing complex N-heterocycles. Furthermore, this review discusses the future prospects and challenges of biocatalysts involved in the synthesis of N-heterocycles.
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Díaz-Rojas M, Raja H, González-Andrade M, Rivera-Chávez J, Rangel-Grimaldo M, Rivero-Cruz I, Mata R. Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitors from the fungus Malbranchea albolutea. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2021; 184:112664. [PMID: 33524855 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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From solid rice-based cultures of Malbranchea albolutea, three undescribed ardeemins and sartoryglabrins analogs were discovered and named alboluteins A-C. 1H-Indole-3-carbaldehyde, and anthranilic acid were also isolated. 1D and 2D-NMR techniques, as well as DFT-calculated chemical shifts, allowed characterizing alboluteins A-C. Testing these compounds against PTP1B indicated their inhibitory activity with IC50's ranging from 19 to 129 μM (ursolic acid IC50 = 29.8 μM, positive control). Kinetic analysis revealed that albolutein C behaved as a non-competitive inhibitor. Docking studies of alboluteins A-C into the crystal structure of PTP1B (PDB ID: 1T49) predicted that all compounds prefer to bind at the allosteric site of the enzyme, with Ki values of 2.02 × 10-4, 1.31 × 10-4, and 2.67 × 10-4 mM, respectively. Molecular dynamic studies indicated that the active compounds remained tied to the enzyme with good binding energy.
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- Miriam Díaz-Rojas
- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, 27412, NC, USA
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- Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico.
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Wang ML, Chen R, Sun FJ, Cao PR, Chen XR, Yang MH. Three alkaloids and one polyketide from Aspergillus cristatus harbored in Pinellia ternate tubers. Tetrahedron Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2021.152914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Fraley AE, Tran HT, Kelly SP, Newmister SA, Tripathi A, Kato H, Tsukamoto S, Du L, Li S, Williams RM, Sherman DH. Flavin-Dependent Monooxygenases NotI and NotI' Mediate Spiro-Oxindole Formation in Biosynthesis of the Notoamides. Chembiochem 2020; 21:2449-2454. [PMID: 32246875 PMCID: PMC7483341 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2020] [Revised: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
The fungal indole alkaloids are a unique class of complex molecules that have a characteristic bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane ring and frequently contain a spiro-oxindole moiety. While various strains produce these compounds, an intriguing case involves the formation of individual antipodes by two unique species of fungi in the generation of the potent anticancer agents (+)- and (-)-notoamide A. NotI and NotI' have been characterized as flavin-dependent monooxygenases that catalyze epoxidation and semi-pinacol rearrangement to form the spiro-oxindole center within these molecules. This work elucidates a key step in the biosynthesis of the notoamides and provides an evolutionary hypothesis regarding a common ancestor for production of enantiopure notoamides.
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- Amy E Fraley
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 28104, USA
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, 428 Church St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 28104, USA
- Program in Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 28104, USA
- Program in Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 28104, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 28104, USA
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, 428 Church St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, 1301 Center Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 28104, USA
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, 428 Church St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1150W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Evaluation of Immobilization of Selected Peat-Isolated Yeast Strains of the Species Candida albicans and Candida subhashii on the Surface of Artificial Support Materials Used for Biotrickling Filtration. Processes (Basel) 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/pr8070801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The paper describes the process of n-butanol abatement by unicellular fungi, able to deplete n-butanol content in gas, by using n-butanol as source of carbon. Isolated and identified fungi species Candida albicans and Candida subhashii were subjected to a viability process via assimilation of carbon from hydrophilic and hydrophobic compounds. The isolates, which exhibited the ability to assimilate carbon, were immobilized on four different types of artificial support materials used for biotrickling filtration. Application of optical microscopy, flow cytometry and the tests employing propidium iodide and annexin V revealed viability of the fungi isolated on support materials’ surfaces at the average level of 95%. The proposed method of immobilization and its evaluation appeared to be effective, cheap and fast. Based on performed comparative analyses, it was shown that polyurethane foam and Bialecki rings (25 × 25) could be attractive support materials in biotrickling filtration.
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Godfrey RC, Green NJ, Nichol GS, Lawrence AL. Total synthesis of brevianamide A. Nat Chem 2020; 12:615-619. [DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-0442-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Fraley AE, Sherman DH. Enzyme evolution in fungal indole alkaloid biosynthesis. FEBS J 2020; 287:1381-1402. [PMID: 32118354 PMCID: PMC7317620 DOI: 10.1111/febs.15270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 11/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
The class of fungal indole alkaloids containing the bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane ring is comprised of diverse molecules that display a range of biological activities. While much interest has been garnered due to their therapeutic potential, this class of molecules also displays unique chemical functionality, making them intriguing synthetic targets. Many elegant and intricate total syntheses have been developed to generate these alkaloids, but the selectivity required to produce them in high yield presents great barriers. Alternatively, if we can understand the molecular mechanisms behind how fungi make these complex molecules, we can leverage the power of nature to perform these chemical transformations. Here, we describe the various studies regarding the evolutionary development of enzymes involved in fungal indole alkaloid biosynthesis.
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- Amy E. Fraley
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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Rangel-Grimaldo M, Macías-Rubalcava ML, González-Andrade M, Raja H, Figueroa M, Mata R. α-Glucosidase and Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B Inhibitors from Malbranchea circinata. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2020; 83:675-683. [PMID: 31898904 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b01108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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During a search for new α-glucosidase and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitors from fungal sources, eight new secondary metabolites, including two anthranilic acid-derived peptides (1 and 2), four glycosylated anthraquinones (3-6), 4-isoprenylravenelin (7), and a dimer of 5,8-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-α-tetralone (8), along with four known compounds (9-12), were isolated from solid rice-based cultures of Malbranchea circinata. The structural elucidation of these metabolites was performed using 1D and 2D NMR techniques and DFT-calculated chemical shifts. Compounds 1-3, 9, and 10 showed inhibitory activity to yeast α-glucosidase (αGHY), with IC50 values ranging from 57.4 to 261.3 μM (IC50 acarbose = 585.8 μM). The effect of 10 (10.0 mg/kg) was corroborated in vivo using a sucrose tolerance test in normoglucemic mice. The most active compounds against PTP-1B were 8-10, with IC50 values from 10.9 to 15.3 μM (IC50 ursolic acid = 27.8 μM). Docking analysis of the active compounds into the crystal structures of αGHY and PTP-1B predicted that all compounds bind to the catalytic domains of the enzymes. Together, these results showed that M. circinata is a potential source of antidiabetic drug leads.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, United States
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Fraley AE, Caddell Haatveit K, Ye Y, Kelly SP, Newmister SA, Yu F, Williams RM, Smith JL, Houk KN, Sherman DH. Molecular Basis for Spirocycle Formation in the Paraherquamide Biosynthetic Pathway. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:2244-2252. [PMID: 31904957 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The paraherquamides are potent anthelmintic natural products with complex heptacyclic scaffolds. One key feature of these molecules is the spiro-oxindole moiety that lends a strained three-dimensional architecture to these structures. The flavin monooxygenase PhqK was found to catalyze spirocycle formation through two parallel pathways in the biosynthesis of paraherquamides A and G. Two new paraherquamides (K and L) were isolated from a ΔphqK strain of Penicillium simplicissimum, and subsequent enzymatic reactions with these compounds generated two additional metabolites, paraherquamides M and N. Crystal structures of PhqK in complex with various substrates provided a foundation for mechanistic analyses and computational studies. While it is evident that PhqK can react with various substrates, reaction kinetics and molecular dynamics simulations indicated that the dioxepin-containing paraherquamide L is the favored substrate. Through this effort, we have elucidated a key step in the biosynthesis of the paraherquamides and provided a rationale for the selective spirocyclization of these powerful anthelmintic agents.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , United States.,University of Colorado Cancer Center , Aurora , Colorado 80045 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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Torrens-Spence MP, Liu CT, Weng JK. Engineering New Branches of the Kynurenine Pathway To Produce Oxo-(2-aminophenyl) and Quinoline Scaffolds in Yeast. ACS Synth Biol 2019; 8:2735-2745. [PMID: 31714755 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.9b00368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The kynurenine pathway, named after its nonproteinogenic amino acid precursor l-kynurenine, is responsible for the de novo biosynthesis of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) in eukaryotes. Oxo-(2-aminophenyl) and quinoline molecules downstream from l-kynurenine also serve as antagonists of several receptors of the central nervous system in mammals. In this study, we engineered new biosynthetic routes in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce a suite of l-kynurenine-derived natural products. Overexpression of Homo sapiens l-tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (HsTDO2) in S. cerevisiae led to a marked increase in the production of l-kynurenine and downstream metabolites. Using this background, new branch points to the kynurenine pathway were added through the incorporation of a Psilocybe cubensis noncanonical L-aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (PcncAAAD) capable of catalyzing both decarboxylation and decarboxylation-dependent oxidative-deamination reactions of l-kynurenine and 3-hydroxy-l-kynurenine to yield their corresponding monoamines, aldehydes, and downstream nonenzymatically cyclized quinolines. The PcncAAAD-catalyzed decarboxylation products, kynuramine and 3-hydroxykynuramine, could further be converted to quinoline scaffolds through the addition of H. sapiens monoamine oxidase A (HsMAO-A). Finally, by incorporating upstream regiospecific l-tryptophan halogenases into the engineering scheme, we produced a number of halogenated oxo-(2-aminophenyl) and quinoline compounds. This work illustrates a synthetic biology approach to expand primary metabolic pathways in the production of novel natural-product-like scaffolds amenable for downstream functionalization.
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 455 Main Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 455 Main Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Sebastian A, Srinivasulu V, Abu-Yousef IA, Gorka O, Al-Tel TH. Domino Transformations of Ene/Yne Tethered Salicylaldehyde Derivatives: Pluripotent Platforms for the Construction of High sp 3 Content and Privileged Architectures. Chemistry 2019; 25:15710-15735. [PMID: 31365773 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Diversity-oriented synthesis (DOS) has become a powerful synthetic tool that facilitates the construction of nature-inspired and privileged chemical space, particularly for sp3 -rich non-flat scaffolds, which are needed for phenotypic screening campaigns. These diverse compound collections led to the discovery of novel chemotypes that can modulate the protein function in underrepresented biological space. In this context, starting material-driven DOS is one of the most important tools used to build diverse compound libraries with rich stereochemical and scaffold diversity. To this end, ene/yne tethered salicylaldehyde derivatives have emerged as a pluripotent chemical platform, the products of which led to the construction of a privileged chemical space with significant biological activities. In this review, various domino transformations employing o-alkene/alkyne tethered aryl aldehyde/ketone platforms are described and discussed, with emphasis on the period from 2011 to date.
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- Anusha Sebastian
- Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah, UAE
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- Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah, UAE
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- College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
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- NanoBioCel Group, Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo de la Universidad 7, Vitoria-Gasteiz, 01006, Spain.,Biomedical Research Networking Centre in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah, UAE.,College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah, UAE
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Dan Q, Newmister SA, Klas KR, Fraley AE, McAfoos TJ, Somoza AD, Sunderhaus JD, Ye Y, Shende VV, Yu F, Sanders JN, Brown WC, Zhao L, Paton RS, Houk KN, Smith JL, Sherman DH, Williams RM. Fungal indole alkaloid biogenesis through evolution of a bifunctional reductase/Diels-Alderase. Nat Chem 2019; 11:972-980. [PMID: 31548667 PMCID: PMC6815239 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-019-0326-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Prenylated indole alkaloids such as the calmodulin-inhibitory malbrancheamides and anthelmintic paraherquamides possess great structural diversity and pharmaceutical utility. Here, we report complete elucidation of the malbrancheamide biosynthetic pathway accomplished through complementary approaches. These include a biomimetic total synthesis to access the natural alkaloid and biosynthetic intermediates in racemic form and in vitro enzymatic reconstitution to provide access to the natural antipode (+)-malbrancheamide. Reductive cleavage of an L-Pro-L-Trp dipeptide from the MalG non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) followed by reverse prenylation and a cascade of post-NRPS reactions culminates in an intramolecular [4+2] hetero-Diels-Alder (IMDA) cyclization to furnish the bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane scaffold. Enzymatic assembly of optically pure (+)-premalbrancheamide involves an unexpected zwitterionic intermediate where MalC catalyses enantioselective cycloaddition as a bifunctional NADPH-dependent reductase/Diels-Alderase. The crystal structures of substrate and product complexes together with site-directed mutagenesis and molecular dynamics simulations demonstrate how MalC and PhqE (its homologue from the paraherquamide pathway) catalyse diastereo- and enantioselective cyclization in the construction of this important class of secondary metabolites.
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- Qingyun Dan
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Program in Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
- University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, CO, USA.
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Perturbation of the interactions of calmodulin with GRK5 using a natural product chemical probe. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:15895-15900. [PMID: 31337679 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1818547116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) kinases (GRKs) are responsible for initiating desensitization of activated GPCRs. GRK5 is potently inhibited by the calcium-sensing protein calmodulin (CaM), which leads to nuclear translocation of GRK5 and promotion of cardiac hypertrophy. Herein, we report the architecture of the Ca2+·CaM-GRK5 complex determined by small-angle X-ray scattering and negative-stain electron microscopy. Ca2+·CaM binds primarily to the small lobe of the kinase domain of GRK5 near elements critical for receptor interaction and membrane association, thereby inhibiting receptor phosphorylation while activating the kinase for phosphorylation of soluble substrates. To define the role of each lobe of Ca2+·CaM, we utilized the natural product malbrancheamide as a chemical probe to show that the C-terminal lobe of Ca2+·CaM regulates membrane binding while the N-terminal lobe regulates receptor phosphorylation and kinase domain activation. In cells, malbrancheamide attenuated GRK5 nuclear translocation and effectively blocked the hypertrophic response, demonstrating the utility of this natural product and its derivatives in probing Ca2+·CaM-dependent hypertrophy.
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Jeon H, Chung Y, Kim S. Proline Ester Enolate Claisen Rearrangement and Formal Total Synthesis of (-)-Cephalotaxine. J Org Chem 2019; 84:8080-8089. [PMID: 31190529 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b00933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A concise formal total synthesis of (-)-cephalotaxine was achieved via an ester enolate Claisen rearrangement (EECR). A series of EECRs of proline allyl esters were examined to obtain the desired relative stereochemistry of an azaspiranic tetracyclic backbone. An unexpected reversal or low diastereoselectivity of ( Z)-cinnamyl ester was observed. The diastereoselectivity was controlled by substitution patterns of a styrene region. This result represents a useful guide in aiding the prediction of stereochemical outcome of EECR of α-amino allylic esters.
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- Hongjun Jeon
- College of Pharmacy , Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro , Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826 , Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy , Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro , Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826 , Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy , Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro , Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826 , Republic of Korea
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Klas KR, Kato H, Frisvad JC, Yu F, Newmister SA, Fraley AE, Sherman DH, Tsukamoto S, Williams RM. Structural and stereochemical diversity in prenylated indole alkaloids containing the bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane ring system from marine and terrestrial fungi. Nat Prod Rep 2019; 35:532-558. [PMID: 29632911 DOI: 10.1039/c7np00042a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Covering: up to February 2017 Various fungi of the genera Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Malbranchea produce prenylated indole alkaloids possessing a bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane ring system. After the discovery of distinct enantiomers of the natural alkaloids stephacidin A and notoamide B, from A. protuberus MF297-2 and A. amoenus NRRL 35660, another fungi, A. taichungensis, was found to produce their diastereomers, 6-epi-stephacidin A and versicolamide B, as major metabolites. Distinct enantiomers of stephacidin A and 6-epi-stephacidin A may be derived from a common precursor, notoamide S, by enzymes that form a bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane core via a putative intramolecular hetero-Diels-Alder cycloaddition. This review provides our current understanding of the structural and stereochemical homologies and disparities of these alkaloids. Through the deployment of biomimetic syntheses, whole-genome sequencing, and biochemical studies, a unified biogenesis of both the dioxopiperazine and the monooxopiperazine families of prenylated indole alkaloids constituted of bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane ring systems is presented.
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- Kimberly R Klas
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, 1301 Center Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
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Fraley AE, Sherman DH. Halogenase engineering and its utility in medicinal chemistry. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2018; 28:1992-1999. [PMID: 29731363 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.04.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/28/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Halogenation is commonly used in medicinal chemistry to improve the potency of pharmaceutical leads. While synthetic methods for halogenation present selectivity and reactivity challenges, halogenases have evolved over time to perform selective reactions under benign conditions. The optimization of halogenation biocatalysts has utilized enzyme evolution and structure-based engineering alongside biotransformation in a variety of systems to generate stable site-selective variants. The recent improvements in halogenase-catalyzed reactions has demonstrated the utility of these biocatalysts for industrial purposes, and their ability to achieve a broad substrate scope implies a synthetic tractability with increasing relevance in medicinal chemistry.
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- Amy E Fraley
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
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Fraley AE, Garcia-Borràs M, Tripathi A, Khare D, Mercado-Marin EV, Tran H, Dan Q, Webb GP, Watts KR, Crews P, Sarpong R, Williams RM, Smith JL, Houk KN, Sherman DH. Function and Structure of MalA/MalA', Iterative Halogenases for Late-Stage C-H Functionalization of Indole Alkaloids. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:12060-12068. [PMID: 28777910 PMCID: PMC5595095 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b06773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Malbrancheamide is a dichlorinated fungal indole alkaloid isolated from both Malbranchea aurantiaca and Malbranchea graminicola that belongs to a family of natural products containing a characteristic bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane core. The introduction of chlorine atoms on the indole ring of malbrancheamide differentiates it from other members of this family and contributes significantly to its biological activity. In this study, we characterized the two flavin-dependent halogenases involved in the late-stage halogenation of malbrancheamide in two different fungal strains. MalA and MalA' catalyze the iterative dichlorination and monobromination of the free substrate premalbrancheamide as the final steps in the malbrancheamide biosynthetic pathway. Two unnatural bromo-chloro-malbrancheamide analogues were generated through MalA-mediated chemoenzymatic synthesis. Structural analysis and computational studies of MalA' in complex with three substrates revealed that the enzyme represents a new class of zinc-binding flavin-dependent halogenases and provides new insights into a potentially unique reaction mechanism.
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- Amy E. Fraley
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Program in Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Verastegui-Omaña B, Rebollar-Ramos D, Pérez-Vásquez A, Martínez AL, Madariaga-Mazón A, Flores-Bocanegra L, Mata R. α-Glucosidase Inhibitors from Malbranchea flavorosea. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2017; 80:190-195. [PMID: 28060505 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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From an extract prepared from the grain-based culture of Malbranchea flavorosea two new polyketides, namely, 8-chloroxylarinol A (1) and flavoroseoside (2), along with the known compounds xylarinol A (3), xylarinol B (4), massarigenins B and C (5 and 6), and clavatol (7), were isolated. The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated using spectroscopic methods and corroborated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. In the case of compound 2 the absolute configuration at the stereogenic centers was established according to the method of Flack. In addition, the X-ray structure of compound 6 is reported for the first time. Compounds 3, 4, and 6 significantly inhibited yeast α-glucosidase. Compound 6 also inhibited the postprandial peak during an oral sucrose tolerance assay when tested in vivo, using normal and NA/STZ-induced hyperglycemic mice.
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- Brisa Verastegui-Omaña
- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , México, Ciudad de México 04510, México
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , México, Ciudad de México 04510, México
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , México, Ciudad de México 04510, México
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , México, Ciudad de México 04510, México
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , México, Ciudad de México 04510, México
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , México, Ciudad de México 04510, México
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , México, Ciudad de México 04510, México
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Wu CJ, Li CW, Gao H, Huang XJ, Cui CB. Penicimutamides D–E: two new prenylated indole alkaloids from a mutant of the marine-derived Penicillium purpurogenum G59. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra02446k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Two new prenylated indole alkaloids, penicimutamides D–E (1–2), were discovered via activating silent pathways in a marine-derived fungus.
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- Chang-Jing Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures
- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Beijing 100850
- China
- College of Life Science and Agronomy
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures
- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Beijing 100850
- China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products
- College of Pharmacy
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou 510632
- China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Natural Products
- College of Pharmacy
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou 510632
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures
- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Beijing 100850
- China
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Cao MH, Green NJ, Xu SZ. Application of the aza-Diels–Alder reaction in the synthesis of natural products. Org Biomol Chem 2017; 15:3105-3129. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ob02761j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The Diels–Alder reaction that involves a nitrogen atom in the diene or dienophile is termed the aza-Diels–Alder reaction.
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- Min-Hui Cao
- College of Science
- Huazhong Agricultural University
- Wuhan
- China
- Department of Pharmacy
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- Research School of Chemistry
- Australian National University
- ACT
- Canberra
- Australia
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- College of Science
- Huazhong Agricultural University
- Wuhan
- China
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Qin WF, Xiao T, Zhang D, Deng LF, Wang Y, Qin Y. Total synthesis of (-)-depyranoversicolamide B. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 51:16143-6. [PMID: 26393932 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc05877e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Starting from easily prepared (R)-C3-isoprenylated pyrroloindoline, the C3-isoprenylated indolyl diketopiperazine is prepared by an efficient reductive opening of the pyrrolo ring, and undergoes biomimetic Diels-Alder reaction to generate an anti-adduct as a sole stereoisomer. Oxidation of the indoline moiety to oxindole completes the synthesis of (-)-depyranoversicolamide B.
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- Wen-Fang Qin
- The Innovative Drug Research Centre, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, P. R. China
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- The Innovative Drug Research Centre, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems of the Ministry of Education, West China School of Pharmacy, and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems of the Ministry of Education, West China School of Pharmacy, and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems of the Ministry of Education, West China School of Pharmacy, and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems of the Ministry of Education, West China School of Pharmacy, and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China.
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Robins JG, Kim KJ, Chinn AJ, Woo JS, Scheerer JR. Intermolecular Diels-Alder Cycloaddition for the Construction of Bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane Structures: Formal Synthesis of Brevianamide B and Premalbrancheamide. J Org Chem 2016; 81:2293-301. [PMID: 26916112 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b02744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A stereoselective intermolecular Diels-Alder cycloaddition of an intermediate pyrazinone with both achiral and chiral acrylate-derived dienophiles provides rapid access to the bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane core shared among several prenylated indole alkaloids. The product derived from cycloaddition with 2-nitroacrylate required an additional five to six synthetic operations to intercept established precursors to premalbrancheamide and brevianamide B. The chemistry detailed in this manuscript constitutes a formal total synthesis (12 steps each) of these [2.2.2]diazabicyclic natural products from proline methyl ester.
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- Jacob G Robins
- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary , P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary , P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary , P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary , P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary , P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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Li CW, Wu CJ, Cui CB, Xu LL, Cao F, Zhu HJ. Penicimutamides A–C: rare carbamate-containing alkaloids from a mutant of the marine-derived Penicillium purpurogenum G59. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra14904a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Three new and rare carbamate-containing penicimutamides A–C (1–3) were discovered via activating silent pathways in a marine-derived fungus.
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- Chang-Wei Li
- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures
- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Beijing 100850
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures
- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Beijing 100850
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures
- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Beijing 100850
- China
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- Chinese Center for Chirality
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics of the Ministry of Education
- College of Pharmacy
- Hebei University
- Baoding 071002
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- Chinese Center for Chirality
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics of the Ministry of Education
- College of Pharmacy
- Hebei University
- Baoding 071002
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- Chinese Center for Chirality
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics of the Ministry of Education
- College of Pharmacy
- Hebei University
- Baoding 071002
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Kagiyama I, Kato H, Nehira T, Frisvad JC, Sherman DH, Williams RM, Tsukamoto S. Taichunamides: Prenylated Indole Alkaloids from Aspergillus taichungensis (IBT 19404). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 55:1128-32. [PMID: 26644336 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201509462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Seven new prenylated indole alkaloids, taichunamides A-G, were isolated from the fungus Aspergillus taichungensis (IBT 19404). Taichunamides A and B contained an azetidine and 4-pyridone units, respectively, and are likely biosynthesized from notoamide S via (+)-6-epi-stephacidin A. Taichunamides C and D contain endoperoxide and methylsulfonyl units, respectively. This fungus produced indole alkaloids containing an anti-bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane core, whereas A. protuberus and A. amoenus produced congeners with a syn-bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane core. Plausible biosynthetic pathways to access these cores within the three species likely arise from an intramolecular hetero Diels-Alder reaction.
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- Ippei Kagiyama
- Graduated School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan
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- Graduated School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan
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- Graduated School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima, 739-8521, Japan
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- Section for Eukaryotic Biotechnology, Departments of System Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Building 221, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Life Sciences Institute and Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, The University of Michigan, 210 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2216, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, 1301 Center Avenue, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.,Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, 1301 Center Avenue, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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- Graduated School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan.
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Kagiyama I, Kato H, Nehira T, Frisvad JC, Sherman DH, Williams RM, Tsukamoto S. Taichunamides: Prenylated Indole Alkaloids from Aspergillus taichungensis
(IBT 19404). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201509462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ippei Kagiyama
- Graduated School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Kumamoto University; 5-1 Oe-honmachi Kumamoto 862-0973 Japan
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- Graduated School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Kumamoto University; 5-1 Oe-honmachi Kumamoto 862-0973 Japan
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- Graduated School of Integrated Arts and Sciences; Hiroshima University; 1-7-1 Kagamiyama Higashi-hiroshima 739-8521 Japan
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- Section for Eukaryotic Biotechnology, Departments of System Biology; Technical University of Denmark; Building 221 2800 Kongens Lyngby Denmark
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- Life Sciences Institute and Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology; The University of Michigan; 210 Washtenaw Avenue Ann Arbor MI 48109-2216 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Colorado State University; 1301 Center Avenue Fort Collins CO 80523 USA
- Department of Chemistry; Colorado State University; 1301 Center Avenue Fort Collins CO 80523 USA
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- Graduated School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Kumamoto University; 5-1 Oe-honmachi Kumamoto 862-0973 Japan
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Mata R, Figueroa M, González-Andrade M, Rivera-Chávez JA, Madariaga-Mazón A, Del Valle P. Calmodulin inhibitors from natural sources: an update. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2015; 78:576-586. [PMID: 25536331 DOI: 10.1021/np500954x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Calmodulin (CaM) plays a central role in regulating a myriad of cellular functions in physiological and pathophysiological processes, thus representing an important drug target. In previous reviews, our group has reported relevant information regarding natural anti-CaM compounds up to 2009. Natural sources continue to provide a diverse and unique reservoir of CaM inhibitors for drug and research tool discovery. This review provides an update of natural products with reported CaM inhibitory properties, which includes around 70 natural products and some synthetic analogues, belonging to different structural classes. Most of these natural inhibitors were isolated from fungi and plants and belong to the stilbenoid, polyketide, alkaloid, and peptide structural classes. These products were discovered mainly using a fluorescence-based method on rationally designed biosensors, which are highly specific, low-cost, and selective and have short reaction times. The effect of several antimitotic drugs on Ca(2+)-hCaM is also described.
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- Rachel Mata
- †Facultad de Química and ‡Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF 04510, Mexico
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- †Facultad de Química and ‡Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF 04510, Mexico
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- †Facultad de Química and ‡Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF 04510, Mexico
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- †Facultad de Química and ‡Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF 04510, Mexico
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- †Facultad de Química and ‡Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF 04510, Mexico
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- †Facultad de Química and ‡Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF 04510, Mexico
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Madariaga-Mazón A, Hernández-Abreu O, Estrada-Soto S, Mata R. Insights on the vasorelaxant mode of action of malbrancheamide. J Pharm Pharmacol 2015; 67:551-8. [DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Objectives
This study was conducted to evaluate the vasorelaxant effect of the fungal alkaloids malbrancheamides on pre-contracted rat aorta rings. Also, we explored the probable mode of action using experimental and theoretical docking studies.
Methods
The vasorelaxant effect was assessed on rat aorta rings pre-contracted with noradrenaline (0.1 μm). The mechanism of action was evaluated using different inhibitors of the pathways involved in the vasorelaxation process, such as l-NAME, indomethacin, tetraethylammonium and atropine. The docking analyses were carried out with AutoDock 4.2 software using the crystallized structure of the cyclooxygenase domain of eNOS.
Key findings
Malbrancheamides (1–3) induced a significant vasorelaxant activity in a concentration- and endothelium-intact model in rat aorta rings, and a lesser effect in an endothelium-denuded model. Malbrancheamide-induced vasorelaxation was significantly weakened by pretreatment of endothelium-intact aortic rings with L-NAME (10 μm), indicating a nitrergic relaxant mechanism. Docking analysis predicted that 1–3 could activate eNOS throughout an allosteric fashion at C1 and C2 pockets.
Conclusions
Experimental evidence revealed that malbrancheamides induced both endothelium-independent and endothelium-dependent relaxant effects. According to theoretical studies, it is feasible that the endothelium-independent relaxation exerted by malbrancheamide could be mediated by its calmodulin inhibitory properties throughout an interference with myosin light chain phosphorylation and a positive modulation of eNOS.
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- Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, México
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, México
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Korch KM, Eidamshaus C, Behenna DC, Nam S, Horne D, Stoltz BM. Enantioselective synthesis of α-secondary and α-tertiary piperazin-2-ones and piperazines by catalytic asymmetric allylic alkylation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:179-83. [PMID: 25382664 PMCID: PMC4285707 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201408609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The asymmetric palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative allylic alkylation of differentially N-protected piperazin-2-ones allows the synthesis of a variety of highly enantioenriched tertiary piperazine-2-ones. Deprotection and reduction affords the corresponding tertiary piperazines, which can be employed for the synthesis of medicinally important analogues. The introduction of these chiral tertiary piperazines resulted in imatinib analogues which exhibited comparable antiproliferative activity to that of their corresponding imatinib counterparts.
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- Katerina M. Korch
- The Warren and Katharine Schlinger Laboratory for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 101-20, Pasadena, CA 91125 (USA)
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- The Warren and Katharine Schlinger Laboratory for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 101-20, Pasadena, CA 91125 (USA)
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- The Warren and Katharine Schlinger Laboratory for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 101-20, Pasadena, CA 91125 (USA)
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- Molecular Medicine, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010 (USA)
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- Molecular Medicine, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010 (USA)
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- The Warren and Katharine Schlinger Laboratory for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 101-20, Pasadena, CA 91125 (USA)
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Khan I, Khan S, Tyagi V, Chouhan PS, Chauhan PMS. Diversity-oriented reconstruction of primitive diketopiperazine-fused tetrahydro-β-carboline ring systems via Pictet–Spengler/Ugi-4CR/deprotection-cyclization reactions. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra17259d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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An expedient construction of tetrahydro-β-carbolinediketopiperazine ring systems, which are present in various indole alkaloids, is documented.
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- Irfan Khan
- Division of Medicinal and Process Chemistry
- CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute
- Lucknow 226031
- India
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- Division of Medicinal and Process Chemistry
- CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute
- Lucknow 226031
- India
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- Division of Medicinal and Process Chemistry
- CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute
- Lucknow 226031
- India
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- Division of Medicinal and Process Chemistry
- CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute
- Lucknow 226031
- India
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- Division of Medicinal and Process Chemistry
- CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute
- Lucknow 226031
- India
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Korch KM, Eidamshaus C, Behenna DC, Nam S, Horne D, Stoltz BM. Enantioselective Synthesis of α‐Secondary and α‐Tertiary Piperazin‐2‐ones and Piperazines by Catalytic Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201408609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Katerina M. Korch
- The Warren and Katharine Schlinger Laboratory for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 101‐20, Pasadena, CA 91125 (USA)
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- The Warren and Katharine Schlinger Laboratory for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 101‐20, Pasadena, CA 91125 (USA)
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- The Warren and Katharine Schlinger Laboratory for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 101‐20, Pasadena, CA 91125 (USA)
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- Molecular Medicine, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010 (USA)
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- Molecular Medicine, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010 (USA)
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- The Warren and Katharine Schlinger Laboratory for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 101‐20, Pasadena, CA 91125 (USA)
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Indole alkaloids from marine sources as potential leads against infectious diseases. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:375423. [PMID: 24995289 PMCID: PMC4066687 DOI: 10.1155/2014/375423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2014] [Revised: 04/25/2014] [Accepted: 04/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Indole alkaloids comprise a large and complex class of natural products found in a variety of marine sources. Infectious diseases remain a major threat to public health, and in the absence of long-term protective vaccines, the control of these infectious diseases is based on a small number of chemotherapeutic agents. Furthermore, the emerging resistance against these drugs makes it urgently necessary to discover and develop new, safe and, effective anti-infective agents. In this regard, the aim of this review is to highlight indole alkaloids from marine sources which have been shown to demonstrate activity against infectious diseases.
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Madariaga-Mazón A, González-Andrade M, González MDC, Glenn AE, Cerda-García-Rojas CM, Mata R. Absolute configuration of acremoxanthone C, a potent calmodulin inhibitor from Purpureocillium lilacinum. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2013; 76:1454-1460. [PMID: 23876004 DOI: 10.1021/np4002477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Bioassay-guided fractionation of an extract prepared from the culture medium and mycelium of Purpureocillium lilacinum allowed the isolation of two calmodulin (CaM) inhibitors, namely, acremoxanthone C (1) and acremonidin A (2). The absolute configuration of 1 was established as 2R, 3R, 1'S, 11'S, and 14'R through extensive NMR spectroscopy and molecular modeling calculations at the DFT B3LYP/DGDZVP level, which included the comparison between theoretical and experimental specific rotation, ³J(C,H), and ³J(H,H) values. Compounds 1 and 2 bind to the human calmodulin (hCaM) biosensor hCaM M124C-mBBr, with dissociation constants (Kd) of 18.25 and 19.40 nM, respectively, 70-fold higher than that of chlorpromazine (Kd = 1.24 μM), used as positive control. Docking analysis using AutoDock 4.2 predicted that 1 and 2 bind to CaM at a similar site to that which KAR-2 binds, which is unusual. Furthermore, a novel, sensible, and specific fluorescent biosensor of hCaM, i.e., hCaM T110C-mBBr, was constructed; this device is labeled at a site where classical inhibitors do not interact and was successfully applied to measure the interaction of 1 with CaM. This is the first report of xanthone-anthraquinone heterodimers in species of Paecilomyces or Purpureocillium genera.
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- Stephen W. Laws
- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg,
Virginia 23187, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg,
Virginia 23187, United States
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Li S, Anand K, Tran H, Yu F, Finefield JM, Sunderhaus JD, McAfoos TJ, Tsukamoto S, Williams RM, Sherman DH. Comparative analysis of the biosynthetic systems for fungal bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane indole alkaloids: the (+)/(-)-notoamide, paraherquamide and malbrancheamide pathways. MEDCHEMCOMM 2012; 3:987-996. [PMID: 23213353 PMCID: PMC3511817 DOI: 10.1039/c2md20029e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The biosynthesis of fungal bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane indole alkaloids with a wide spectrum of biological activities have attracted increasing interest. Their intriguing mode of assembly has long been proposed to feature a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase, a presumed intramolecular Diels-Alderase, a variant number of prenyltransferases, and a series of oxidases responsible for the diverse tailoring modifications of their cyclodipeptide-based structural core. Until recently, the details of these biosynthetic pathways have remained largely unknown due to lack of information on the fungal derived biosynthetic gene clusters. Herein, we report a comparative analysis of four natural product metabolic systems of a select group of bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane indole alkaloids including (+)/(-)-notoamide, paraherquamide and malbrancheamide, in which we propose an enzyme for each step in the biosynthetic pathway based on deep annotation and on-going biochemical studies.
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- Shengying Li
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan
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- University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, and Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, and Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Margrey KA, Chinn AJ, Laws SW, Pike RD, Scheerer JR. Efficient Entry to the [2.2.2]-Diazabicyclic Ring System via Diastereoselective Domino Reaction Sequence. Org Lett 2012; 14:2458-61. [DOI: 10.1021/ol3007056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Kaila A. Margrey
- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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Finefield JM, Frisvad JC, Sherman DH, Williams RM. Fungal origins of the bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane ring system of prenylated indole alkaloids. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2012; 75:812-33. [PMID: 22502590 PMCID: PMC3485739 DOI: 10.1021/np200954v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Over eight different families of natural products consisting of nearly 70 secondary metabolites that contain the bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane ring system have been isolated from various Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Malbranchea species. Since 1968, these secondary metabolites have been the focus of numerous biogenetic, synthetic, taxonomic, and biological studies and, as such, have made a lasting impact across multiple scientific disciplines. This review covers the isolation, biosynthesis, and biological activity of these unique secondary metabolites containing the bridging bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane ring system. Furthermore, the diverse fungal origin of these natural products is closely examined and, in many cases, updated to reflect the currently accepted fungal taxonomy.
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- Jennifer M Finefield
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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Once considered to be isolation artifacts or chemical "mistakes" of nature, the number of naturally occurring organohalogen compounds has grown from a dozen in 1954 to >5000 today. Of these, at least 25% are halogenated alkaloids. This is not surprising since nitrogen-containing pyrroles, indoles, carbolines, tryptamines, tyrosines, and tyramines are excellent platforms for biohalogenation, particularly in the marine environment where both chloride and bromide are plentiful for biooxidation and subsequent incorporation into these electron-rich substrates. This review presents the occurrence of all halogenated alkaloids, with the exception of marine bromotyrosines where coverage begins where it left off in volume 61 of The Alkaloids. Whereas the biological activity of these extraordinary compounds is briefly cited for some examples, a future volume of The Alkaloids will present full coverage of this topic and will also include selected syntheses of halogenated alkaloids. Natural organohalogens of all types, especially marine and terrestrial halogenated alkaloids, comprise a rapidly expanding class of natural products, in many cases expressing powerful biological activity. This enormous proliferation has several origins: (1) a revitalization of natural product research in a search for new drugs, (2) improved compound characterization methods (multidimensional NMR, high-resolution mass spectrometry), (3) specific enzyme-based and other biological assays, (4) sophisticated collection methods (SCUBA and remote submersibles for deep ocean marine collections), (5) new separation and purification techniques (HPLC and countercurrent separation), (6) a greater appreciation of traditional folk medicine and ethobotany, and (7) marine bacteria and fungi as novel sources of natural products. Halogenated alkaloids are truly omnipresent in the environment. Indeed, one compound, Q1 (234), is ubiquitous in the marine food web and is found in the Inuit from their diet of whale blubber. Given the fact that of the 500,000 estimated marine organisms--which are the source of most halogenated alkaloids--only a small percentage have been investigated for their chemical content, it is certain that myriad new halogenated alkaloids are awaiting discovery. For example, it is estimated that nearly 4000 species of bryozoans have not been examined for their chemical content. The few species that have been studied contain some extraordinary halogenated alkaloids, such as hinckdentine A (610) and the chartellines (611-613). Of the estimated 1.5 million species of fungi, secondary metabolites have been characterized from only 5000 species. The future seems bright for the collector of halogenated alkaloids!
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- Gordon W Gribble
- Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.
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Kato H, Nakamura Y, Finefield JM, Umaoka H, Nakahara T, Williams RM, Tsukamoto S. Study on the biosynthesis of the notoamides: Pinacol-type rearrangement of the isoprenyl unit in deoxybrevianamide E and 6-hydroxydeoxybrevianamide E. Tetrahedron Lett 2011; 52:6923-6926. [PMID: 22140281 DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.10.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Two reverse-prenylated indole alkaloids, deoxybrevianamide E and 6-hydroxydeoxybrevianamide E, are proposed as biosynthetic precursors for advanced metabolites isolated from the marine-derived Aspergillus sp. In order to uncover the role of the alkaloids in the biosynthetic pathway, the feeding experiments of the [(13)C](2)-[(15)N]-labeled deoxybrevianamide E and 6-hydroxydeoxybrevianamide E were performed to afford the metabolites, which were produced by oxidation and successive pinacol-type rearrangement of the isoprenyl units.
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- Hikaru Kato
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan
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Morris EN, Nenninger EK, Pike RD, Scheerer JR. Diels–Alder Cycloaddition of Chiral Nonracemic 2,5-Diketopiperazine Dienes. Org Lett 2011; 13:4430-3. [DOI: 10.1021/ol201768f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Erin N. Morris
- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, United States
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Finefield JM, Kato H, Greshock TJ, Sherman DH, Tsukamoto S, Williams RM. Biosynthetic studies of the notoamides: isotopic synthesis of stephacidin A and incorporation into notoamide B and sclerotiamide. Org Lett 2011; 13:3802-5. [PMID: 21714564 DOI: 10.1021/ol201284y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The advanced natural product stephacidin A is proposed as a biosynthetic precursor to notoamide B in various Aspergillus species. Doubly (13)C-labeled racemic stephacidin A was synthesized and fed to cultures of the terrestrial-derived fungus, Aspergillus versicolor NRRL 35600, and the marine-derived fungus, Aspergillus sp. MF297-2. Analysis of the metabolites revealed enantiospecific incorporation of intact (-)-stephacidin A into (+)-notoamide B in Aspergillus versicolor and (+)-stephacidin A into (-)-notoamide B in Aspergillus sp. MF297-2. (13)C-Labeled sclerotiamide was also isolated from both fungal cultures.
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- Jennifer M Finefield
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, 1301 Center Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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Watts KR, Loveridge ST, Tenney K, Media J, Valeriote FA, Crews P. Utilizing DART mass spectrometry to pinpoint halogenated metabolites from a marine invertebrate-derived fungus. J Org Chem 2011; 76:6201-8. [PMID: 21682275 DOI: 10.1021/jo2009593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Prenylated indole alkaloids are a diverse group of fungal secondary metabolites and represent an important biosynthetic class. In this study we have identified new halogenated prenyl-indole alkaloids from an invertebrate-derived Malbranchea graminicola strain. Using direct analysis in real time (DART) mass spectrometry, these compounds were initially detected from hyphae of the fungus grown on agar plates, without the need for any organic extraction. Subsequently, the metabolites were isolated from liquid culture in artificial seawater. The structures of two novel chlorinated metabolites, named (-)-spiromalbramide and (+)-isomalbrancheamide B, provide additional insights into the assembly of the malbrancheamide compound family. Remarkably, two new brominated analogues, (+)-malbrancheamide C and (+)-isomalbrancheamide C, were produced by enriching the growth medium with bromine salts.
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- Katharine R Watts
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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Asymmetric total syntheses of (+)- and (-)-versicolamide B and biosynthetic implications. Nat Chem 2011; 1:63-8. [PMID: 20300443 DOI: 10.1038/nchem.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The Diels-Alder reaction is one of the most well-studied, synthetically useful organic transformations. While a significant number of naturally occurring substances are postulated to arise by biosynthetic Diels-Alder reactions, rigorous confirmation of a mechanistically distinct natural Diels-Alderase enzyme remains elusive. Within this context, several related fungi within the Aspergillus genus produce a number of metabolites of opposite absolute configuration including (+)- or (-)-versicolamide B. These alkaloids are hypothesized to arise via biosynthetic Diels-Alder reactions implying that each Aspergillus species possesses enantiomerically distinct Diels-Alderases. Herein, experimental validation of these biosynthetic proposals via deployment of the IMDA reaction as a key step in the asymmetric total syntheses of (+)- and (-)-versicolamide B is described. Laboratory validation of the proposed biosynthetic Diels-Alder construction, coupled with the secondary metabolite profile of the producing fungi, reveals that each Aspergillus species has evolved enantiomerically distinct indole oxidases, as well as enantiomerically distinct Diels-Alderases.
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Sunderhaus JD, Sherman DH, Williams RM. Studies on the Biosynthesis of the Stephacidin and Notoamide Natural Products: A Stereochemical and Genetic Conundrum. Isr J Chem 2011; 51:442-452. [PMID: 21818159 PMCID: PMC3148524 DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201100016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The stephacidin and notoamide natural products belong to a group of prenylated indole alkaloids containing a bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane core. Biosynthetically, this bicyclic core is believed to be the product of an intermolecular Diels- Alder (IMDA) cycloaddition of an achiral azadiene. Since all of the natural products in this family have been isolated in enantiomerically pure form to date, it is believed that an elusive Diels-Alderase enzyme mediates the IMDA reaction. Adding further intrigue to this biosynthetic puzzle is the fact that several related Aspergillus fungi produce a number of metabolites with the opposite absolute configuration, implying that these fungi have evolved enantiomerically distinct Diels-Alderases. We have undertaken a program to identify every step in the biogenesis of the stephacidins and notoamides, and by combining the techniques of chemical synthesis and biochemical analysis we have been able to identify the two prenyltransferases involved in the early stages of the stephacidin and notoamide biosyntheses. This has allowed us to propose a modified biosynthesis for stephacidin A, and has brought us closer to our goal of finding evidence for, or against, the presence of a Diels-Alderase in this biosynthetic pathway.
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- James D Sunderhaus
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA, phone: +1 970-491-6747, fax: +1 970-491-3944
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This review surveys the chemical, biological, and mycological literature dealing with the isolation, structural elucidation, biological activities, and synthesis of nitrogen-containing compounds from the fruiting bodies or the culture broths of macromycetes.
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- Meng-Yuan Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650204, People's Republic of China
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