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Chen B, Foo JL, Ling H, Chang MW. Mechanism-Driven Metabolic Engineering for Bio-Based Production of Free R-Lipoic Acid in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mitochondria. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:965. [PMID: 32974306 PMCID: PMC7468506 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Lipoic acid is a valuable organosulfur compound used as an antioxidant for dietary supplementation, and potentially anti-diabetic and anti-cancer. Currently, lipoic acid is obtained mainly through chemical synthesis, which requires toxic reagents and organic solvents, thus causing environmental issues. Moreover, chemically synthesized lipoic acid is conventionally a racemic mixture. To obtain enantiomerically pure R-lipoic acid, which has superior bioactivity than the S form, chiral resolution and asymmetric synthesis methods require additional reagents and solvents, and often lead to wastage of S-lipoic acid or precursors with undesired chirality. Toward sustainable production of R-lipoic acid, we aim to develop a synthetic biology-based method using engineered yeast. Here, we deepened mechanistic understanding of lipoic acid biosynthesis and protein lipoylation in the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to facilitate metabolic engineering of the microbe for producing free R-lipoic acid. In brief, we studied the biosynthesis and confirmed the availability of protein-bound lipoate in yeast cells through LC-MS/MS. We then characterized in vitro the activity of a lipoamidase from Enterococcus faecalis for releasing free R-lipoic acid from lipoate-modified yeast proteins. Overexpression of the lipoamidase in yeast mitochondria enabled de novo free R-lipoic acid production in vivo. By overexpressing pathway enzymes and regenerating the cofactor, the production titer was increased ∼2.9-fold. This study represents the first report of free R-lipoic acid biosynthesis in S. cerevisiae. We envision that these results could provide insights into lipoic acid biosynthesis in eukaryotic cells and drive development of sustainable R-lipoic acid production.
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- Binbin Chen
- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Makhova AA, Shikh EV, Bulko TV, Gilep AA, Usanov SA, Shumyantseva VV. No effect of lipoic acid on catalytic activity of cytochrome P450 3A4. Drug Metab Pers Ther 2020; 35:dmpt-2020-0105. [PMID: 32712589 DOI: 10.1515/dmpt-2020-0105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Objectives α-Lipoic acid is used as an antioxidant in multivitamin formulations to restore the normal level of intracellular glutathione after depletion caused by environmental pollutants or during physiological aging of the body, as a chelating agent, as a dietary supplement, in anti-aging compositions. Lipoic acid (LA) acts as a buffer in cancer therapy and in therapy of diseases associated with oxidative stress. The effect of LA on the catalytic functions of cytochrome P450 3A4 as the main enzyme of the biotransformation of drugs was studied. It was shown that LA in the concentration range of 50-200 μM affects the stage of electron transfer (stage of cytochrome P450 3A4 heme reduction), decreasing the cathodic reduction current by an average of 20 ± 5%. The kinetic parameters (k cat) of the N-demethylation reaction of erythromycin, the antibiotic of the macrolide group, used as a marker substrate for the comparative analysis of the catalytic activity of cytochrome P450 3A4, both in the presence of α-lipoic acid and in the cytochrome P450 3A4-erythromycin complex, amounted to comparable values of 3.5 ± 0.9 and 3.4 ± 0.9 min-1, respectively. Based on these experimental data, we can conclude that there is no significant effect of α-lipoic acid on the catalysis of cytochrome P450 3A4. These results can be projected on the possibility of using α-lipoic acid in complex therapy without negative impact on the enzymatic cytochrome P450 system. Methods The analysis was performed in electrochemical non-invasive model systems for recording the catalytic activity of cytochrome P450 3A4, using screen-printed electrodes, modified with membranous didodecyldimethylammonium bromide. Results It was shown that LA did not affect the N-demethylation of macrolide antibiotic erythromycin. Catalytic constant (k cat) of N-demethylation of erythromycin corresponds to 3.4 ± 0.9 min-1 and in the presence of LA corresponds to 3.5 ± 0.9 min-1. Conclusions Based on the obtained experimental data, we can conclude that there is no significant effect of α-lipoic acid on individual stages and processes of catalysis of cytochrome P450 3A4. LA can be recommended for inclusion in complex therapy as an antioxidant, antitoxic and chelating compound without negative impact on the enzymatic cytochrome P450 3A4 activity of the human body.
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- Anna A Makhova
- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Moscow, Russian Federation.,Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Tripathi R, Banji D, Tripathi P. Evaluation of mutagenic and anti-mutagenic potential of alpha-lipoic acid by chromosomal aberration assay in mice. Drug Chem Toxicol 2019; 43:378-382. [PMID: 31072146 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2019.1606231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This study investigated both the mutagenicity and anti-mutagenicity of alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) in the bone marrow cells of mice using a chromosomal aberration assay. Cyclophosphamide (CP) 40 mg/kg was used as a clastogen in the positive control, and a vehicle-treated negative control group was also included. Multiple dose levels (15, 30, and 100 mg/kg of ALA) were given by intraperitoneal injection (IP) alone and in combination with CP (CP was administered 1 h prior to ALA). Bone marrow samples were collected 12 and 24 h after drug administration. The results demonstrated a significant increase in the frequency of chromosomal aberrations (CA) in bone marrow cells with depressions in the mitotic index (MI) of the positive control group of mice. However, in the groups of mice treated with different doses of ALA in the presence of CP, the percentages of CA decreased significantly with increases in mitotic activity. The results also indicate that ALA given alone in different doses had no mutagenic effect on mouse bone marrow cells. ALA has a dose and time-dependent protective effect against the mutagenicity induced by CP.
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- Rina Tripathi
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, KSA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, KSA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan, KSA
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Fu C, Xu D, Wang CY, Jin Y, Liu Q, Meng Q, Liu KX, Sun HJ, Liu MZ. Alpha-Lipoic Acid Promotes Osteoblastic Formation in H2
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-Treated MC3T3-E1 Cells and Prevents Bone Loss in Ovariectomized Rats. J Cell Physiol 2015; 230:2184-201. [PMID: 25655087 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.24947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Chao Fu
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology; College of Pharmacy; Dalian Medical University; Dalian China
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- Department of Orthopaedics; First Affiliated Hospital; Dalian Medical University; Dalian China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology; College of Pharmacy; Dalian Medical University; Dalian China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology; College of Pharmacy; Dalian Medical University; Dalian China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology; College of Pharmacy; Dalian Medical University; Dalian China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology; College of Pharmacy; Dalian Medical University; Dalian China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology; College of Pharmacy; Dalian Medical University; Dalian China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology; College of Pharmacy; Dalian Medical University; Dalian China
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- Department of Orthopaedics; First Affiliated Hospital; Dalian Medical University; Dalian China
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Jiang S, Zhu W, Wu J, Li C, Zhang X, Li Y, Cao K, Liu L. α-Lipoic acid protected cardiomyoblasts from the injury induced by sodium nitroprusside through ROS-mediated Akt/Gsk-3β activation. Toxicol In Vitro 2014; 28:1461-73. [PMID: 25193743 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2014.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2014] [Revised: 07/05/2014] [Accepted: 08/14/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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It has been long noted that cardiac cell apoptosis provoked by excessive production of nitric oxide (NO) plays important roles in the pathogenesis of variant cardiac diseases. Attenuation of NO-induced injury would be an alternative therapeutic approach for the development of cardiac disorders. This study investigated the effects of α-lipoic acid (LA) on the injury induced by sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a widely used NO donor, in rat cardiomyoblast H9c2 cells. SNP challenge significantly decreased cell viability and increased apoptosis, as evidenced by morphological abnormalities, nuclear condensation and decline of mitochondrial potential (ΔΨm). These changes induced by SNP were significantly attenuated by LA pretreatment. Furthermore, LA pretreatment prevented the SNP-triggered suppression of Akt and Gsk-3β activation. Blockade of Akt activation with triciribin (API) completely abolished the cytoprotection of LA against SNP challenge. In addition, LA moderately increased intracellular ROS production. Interestingly, inhibition of ROS with N-acetylcysteine abrogated Akt/Gsk-3β activation and the LA-induced cytoprotection following SNP stimulation. Taken together, the results indicate that LA protected the SNP-induced injury in cardiac H9c2 cells through, at least in part, the activation of Akt/Gsk-3β signaling in a ROS-dependent mechanism.
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- Surong Jiang
- Department of Geriatrics, First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China; Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Surgery, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, United States
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- Department of Geriatrics, First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
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Frassinetti S, Della Croce CM, Caltavuturo L, Longo V. Antimutagenic and antioxidant activity of Lisosan G in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Food Chem 2012; 135:2029-34. [PMID: 22953954 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.06.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2012] [Revised: 05/30/2012] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In the present study the antimutagenic and antioxidant effects of a powder of grain (Lisosan G) in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae were studied. Results showed that Lisosan G treatment decreased significantly the intracellular ROS concentration and mutagenesis induced by hydrogen peroxide in S. cerevisiae D7 strain. The effect of Lisosan G was then evaluated by using superoxide dismutase (SOD) proficient and deficient strains of S. cerevisiae. Lisosan G showed protective activity in sod1Δ and sod2Δ mutant strains, indicating an in vivo antioxidant effect. A high radical scavenging activity of Lisosan G was also demonstrated in vitro using the oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay. The obtained results showed a protective effect of Lisosan G in yeast cells, indicating that its antioxidant capacity contributes to its antimutagenic action.
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- Stefania Frassinetti
- National Research Council, Institute of Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology (IBBA), Pisa Unit, Research Area of Pisa, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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Xiao Y, Cui J, Shi Y, Le G. Alpha-lipoic acid protects against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in MC3T3-E1 osteoblast-like cells. J Funct Foods 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2012.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Simultaneous determination of lipoic acid (LA) and dihydrolipoic acid (DHLA) in human plasma using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrochemical detection. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2011; 879:1725-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2011.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2011] [Revised: 04/11/2011] [Accepted: 04/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Khan A, Khan MI, Iqbal Z, Ahmad L, Shah Y, Watson DG. Determination of lipoic acid in human plasma by HPLC-ECD using liquid–liquid and solid-phase extraction: Method development, validation and optimization of experimental parameters. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2010; 878:2782-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2010.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2010] [Revised: 08/10/2010] [Accepted: 08/13/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Corduneanu O, Garnett M, Brett AMO. Anodic Oxidation of α‐Lipoic Acid at a Glassy Carbon Electrode and Its Determination in Dietary Supplements. ANAL LETT 2007. [DOI: 10.1080/00032710701298552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Bakkali F, Averbeck S, Averbeck D, Zhiri A, Idaomar M. Cytotoxicity and gene induction by some essential oils in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2005; 585:1-13. [PMID: 15975845 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2005.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2004] [Revised: 01/25/2005] [Accepted: 03/14/2005] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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In order to get an insight into the possible genotoxicity of essential oils (EOs) used in traditional pharmacological applications we tested five different oils extracted from the medicinal plants Origanum compactum, Coriandrum sativum, Artemisia herba alba, Cinnamomum camphora (Ravintsara aromatica) and Helichrysum italicum (Calendula officinalis) for genotoxic effects using the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Clear cytotoxic effects were observed in the diploid yeast strain D7, with the cells being more sensitive to EOs in exponential than in stationary growth phase. The cytotoxicity decreased in the following order: Origanum compactum>Coriandrum sativum>Artemisia herba alba>Cinnamomum camphora>Helichrysum italicum. In the same order, all EOs, except that derived from Helichrysum italicum, clearly induced cytoplasmic petite mutations indicating damage to mitochondrial DNA. However, no nuclear genetic events such as point mutations or mitotic intragenic or intergenic recombination were induced. The capacity of EOs to induce nuclear DNA damage-responsive genes was tested using suitable Lac-Z fusion strains for RNR3 and RAD51, which are genes involved in DNA metabolism and DNA repair, respectively. At equitoxic doses, all EOs demonstrated significant gene induction, approximately the same as that caused by hydrogen peroxide, but much lower than that caused by methyl methanesulfonate (MMS). EOs affect mitochondrial structure and function and can stimulate the transcriptional expression of DNA damage-responsive genes. The induction of mitochondrial damage by EOs appears to be closely linked to overall cellular cytotoxicity and appears to mask the occurrence of nuclear genetic events. EO-induced cytotoxicity involves oxidative stress, as is evident from the protection observed in the presence of ROS inhibitors such as glutathione, catalase or the iron-chelating agent deferoxamine.
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- F Bakkali
- Université Abdelmalek Essaadi, BCM, Département de Biologie, BP 2121 Tétouan, Morocco.
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