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Li S, Wang D, He J, Liao C, Zuo Z, Li S, Niu X. Thermophilic fungus uses anthraquinones to modulate ferrous excretion, sterol-mediated endocytosis, and iron storage in response to cold stress. Microb Biotechnol 2024; 17:e70002. [PMID: 39212141 PMCID: PMC11362841 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.70002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 08/07/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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To date, there are no real physiological mechanisms for iron excretion in eukaryote, and no physiological "actuator" that can control all the three fundamental biologic processes of absorption, storage, and excretion. Here, we observed that the accumulation of anthraquinones by Thermomyces dupontii under cold stress can achieve this process. Through mutation analysis, we found that mutant ΔAn deficiency in anthraquinones accumulated ferrous and total free iron due to adopting a rare lifestyle with no endocytosis but accumulation of membrane-derived vesicles. Anthraquinone complement indicated that the vesicles in ΔAn could coat the extrinsic anthraquinone-induced granules to prevent contact with the fungal interiors. Detailed chemical investigation on ΔAn led to characterization of a rare oxygen-free ergosterene with unstable nature in air as the major membrane steroid in ΔAn, suggesting hypoxia inner in ΔAn cells, consistent with dramatically low oxygen-consuming rates in ΔAn. A series of physiological and metabolic analyses indicated anthraquinones were involved in exporting ferrous and promoting formation of oxygen-containing metabolites, including ergosterols for endocytosis and iron chelators for iron storage. Moreover, we found that both the anticancer agent mitoxantrone with well-known-cardiotoxicity side effect and the major terpenoid-derived polycyclic aromatics from Danshen for treating cardiovascular disease showed potent ferrous transporting capabilities in human cancer cells. Our findings provide a novel insight into the underlying mechanisms of polycyclic aromatics in nature and pharmacology, and offer a new strategy for developing potential therapeutics and agents for membrane transport, iron homestasis, and anticold.
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- Shuhong Li
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio‐Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life SciencesYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio‐Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life SciencesYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
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- Kunming Key Laboratory of Respiratory DiseaseKunming UniversityKunmingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio‐Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life SciencesYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio‐Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life SciencesYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of BotanyChinese Academy of SciencesKunmingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio‐Resources & Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, School of Life SciencesYunnan UniversityKunmingChina
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Jenkinson CB, Lin SY, Villarreal M, Oakley CE, Sherman DH, Lee CK, Wang CCC, Oakley BR. Discovery of Uncommon Tryptophan-Containing Diketopiperazines from Aspergillus homomorphus CBS 101889 Using an Aspergillus nidulans Heterologous Expression System. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2024; 87:1704-1713. [PMID: 38990199 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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Fungal secondary metabolite (SM) biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) containing dimethylallyltryptophan synthases (DMATSs) produce structurally diverse prenylated indole alkaloids with wide-ranging activities that have vast potential as human therapeutics. To discover new natural products produced by DMATSs, we mined the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute's MycoCosm database for DMATS-containing BGCs. We found a DMATS BGC in Aspergillus homomorphus CBS 101889, which also contains a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS). This BGC appeared to have a previously unreported combination of genes, which suggested the cluster might make novel SMs. We refactored this BGC with highly inducible promoters into the model fungus Aspergillus nidulans. The expression of this refactored BGC in A. nidulans resulted in the production of eight tryptophan-containing diketopiperazines, six of which are new to science. We have named them homomorphins A-F (2, 4-8). Perhaps even more intriguingly, to our knowledge, this is the first discovery of C4-prenylated tryptophan-containing diketopiperazines and their derivatives. In addition, the NRPS from this BGC is the first described that has the ability to promiscuously combine tryptophan with either of two different amino acids, in this case, l-valine or l-allo-isoleucine.
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- Cory B Jenkinson
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, 11490, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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Zhou J, Chen X, Li SM. Construction of an expression platform for fungal secondary metabolite biosynthesis in Penicillium crustosum. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:427. [PMID: 39046587 PMCID: PMC11269504 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-024-13259-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 07/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
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Filamentous fungi are prolific producers of bioactive natural products and play a vital role in drug discovery. Yet, their potential cannot be fully exploited since many biosynthetic genes are silent or cryptic under laboratory culture conditions. Several strategies have been applied to activate these genes, with heterologous expression as one of the most promising approaches. However, successful expression and identification of new products are often hindered by host-dependent factors, such as low gene targeting efficiencies, a high metabolite background, or a lack of selection markers. To overcome these challenges, we have constructed a Penicillium crustosum expression host in a pyrG deficient strain by combining the split-marker strategy and CRISPR-Cas9 technology. Deletion of ligD and pcribo improved gene targeting efficiencies and enabled the use of an additional selection marker in P. crustosum. Furthermore, we reduced the secondary metabolite background by inactivation of two highly expressed gene clusters and abolished the formation of the reactive ortho-quinone methide. Finally, we replaced the P. crustosum pigment gene pcr4401 with the commonly used Aspergillus nidulans wA expression site for convenient use of constructs originally designed for A. nidulans in our P. crustosum host strain. As proof of concept, we successfully expressed a single polyketide synthase gene and an entire gene cluster at the P. crustosum wA locus. Resulting transformants were easily detected by their albino phenotype. With this study, we provide a highly efficient platform for heterologous expression of fungal genes. KEY POINTS: Construction of a highly efficient Penicillium crustosum heterologous expression host Reduction of secondary metabolite background by genetic dereplication strategy Integration of wA site to provide an alternative host besides Aspergillus nidulans.
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- Jenny Zhou
- Institut Für Pharmazeutische Biologie Und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037, Marburg, Germany
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- Institut Für Pharmazeutische Biologie Und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037, Marburg, Germany
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- Institut Für Pharmazeutische Biologie Und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037, Marburg, Germany.
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Yuan GY, Zhang JM, Xu YQ, Zou Y. Biosynthesis and Assembly Logic of Fungal Hybrid Terpenoid Natural Products. Chembiochem 2024:e202400387. [PMID: 38923144 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202400387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2024] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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In recent decades, fungi have emerged as significant sources of diverse hybrid terpenoid natural products, and their biosynthetic pathways are increasingly unveiled. This review mainly focuses on elucidating the various strategies underlying the biosynthesis and assembly logic of these compounds. These pathways combine terpenoid moieties with diverse building blocks including polyketides, nonribosomal peptides, amino acids, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, saccharides, and adenine, resulting in the formation of plenty of hybrid terpenoid natural products via C-O, C-C, or C-N bond linkages. Subsequent tailoring steps, such as oxidation, cyclization, and rearrangement, further enhance the biological diversity and structural complexity of these hybrid terpenoid natural products. Understanding these biosynthetic mechanisms holds promise for the discovery of novel hybrid terpenoid natural products from fungi, which will promote the development of potential drug candidates in the future.
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- Guan-Yin Yuan
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P.R. China
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Li S, Liu X, Gu Q, Yu X. Isolation and Identification of Indole Alkaloids from Aspergillus amstelodami BSX001 and Optimization of Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Neoechinulin A. Microorganisms 2024; 12:864. [PMID: 38792694 PMCID: PMC11123293 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12050864] [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: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the alkaloid secondary metabolites of Aspergillus amstelodami BSX001, a fungus isolated from Anhua dark tea, and to improve the extraction yield of the active ingredients by optimizing the extraction process. The structural characterization of the compounds was investigated using mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The antioxidant activity of echinulin-related alkaloids was evaluated by determining the total reducing power and DPPH radical scavenging capacity. The extraction process of the compound with optimum activity was optimized by a single-factor test and response surface methodology (RSM) combined with Box-Behnken design (BBD). The optimized result was validated. Finally, a new alkaloid 8-hydroxyechinulin (1), and four known alkaloids, variecolorin G (2), echinulin (3), neoechinulin A (4), and eurocristatine (5), were isolated. Echinulin-related compounds 1, 3, and 4 possessed certain antioxidant activities, with IC50 values of 0.587 mg/mL, 1.628 mg/mL, and 0.219 mg/mL, respectively, against DPPH radicals. Their total reducing power at a concentration of 0.5 mg/mL was 0.29 mmol/L, 0.17 mmol/L, and 4.25 mmol/L. The extraction process of neoechinulin A was optimized with the optimum extraction parameters of 72.76% methanol volume fraction, 25 mL/g solid-liquid ratio, and 50.8 °C soaking temperature. Under these conditions, the extraction yield of neoechinulin A was up to 1.500 mg/g.
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- Shuyao Li
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China;
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- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing 210094, China;
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China;
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China;
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Li S, He J, Wu Q, Gou J, Wang D, Niu X. Gene fusion and functional diversification of P450 genes facilitate thermophilic fungal adaptation to temperature change. Mycology 2024; 15:485-505. [PMID: 39247895 PMCID: PMC11376295 DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2024.2324993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024] Open
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Thermomyces dupontii harbors two P450 paralogs (P450S and P450L) in the gene cluster for the biosynthesis of prenylated indole alkaloids (PIAs) and correponding iron chelators with P450L assigned as one protein containing a CYP like domain fused with a FAD-binding domain-containing oxidoreductase. Genetic manipulation and metabolic profile analysis indicated both P450S and P450L were involved in transforming simple PIAs to their corresponding iron chelators. Moreover, P450S is responsible for bolstering simple PIAs to complex PIAs, and P450L for reinforcing conjugating unsaturated systems in complex PIAs. Chemical investigation led to isolation and characterization of novel complex PIA metabolites with more oxidations. P450L also contributed to forming the third iron-chelating core in iron chelators. A series of iron bioassays and infrastructure analysis revealed that lack of these P450 genes caused strongly elevated Fe3+ levels but attenuated Fe2+ levels, together with abnormal mitochondria in mycelia and lipid droplets and vacuoles in conidia. Phenotype analysis revealed that P450S and P450L facilitated fungal colony pigments, conidial formation and germination via bolstering conidiophores and cell walls in response to temperature reduction.
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- Shuhong Li
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Kunming Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Kunming University, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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Wang S, Wu K, Tang YJ, Deng H. Dehydroamino acid residues in bioactive natural products. Nat Prod Rep 2024; 41:273-297. [PMID: 37942836 PMCID: PMC10880069 DOI: 10.1039/d3np00041a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Covering: 2000 to up to 2023α,β-Dehydroamino acids (dhAAs) are unsaturated nonproteinogenic amino acids found in a wide array of naturally occurring peptidyl metabolites, predominantly those from bacteria. Other organisms, such as fungi, higher plants and marine invertebrates, have also been found to produce dhAA-containing peptides. The α,β-unsaturation in dhAAs has profound effects on the properties of these molecules. They display significant synthetic flexibility, readily undergoing reactions such as Michael additions, transition-metal-catalysed cross-couplings, and cycloadditions. These residues in peptides/proteins also exhibit great potential in bioorthogonal applications using click chemistry. Peptides containing contiguous dhAA residues have been extensively investigated in the field of foldamers, self-assembling supermolecules that mimic biomacromolecules such as proteins to fold into well-defined conformations. dhAA residues in these peptidyl materials tend to form a 2.05-helix. As a result, stretches of dhAA residues arrange in an extended conformation. In particular, peptidyl foldamers containing β-enamino acid units display interesting conformational, electronic, and supramolecular aggregation properties that can be modulated by light-dependent E-Z isomerization. Among approximately 40 dhAAs found in the natural product inventory, dehydroalanine (Dha) and dehydrobutyrine (Dhb) are the most abundant. Dha is the simplest dehydro-α-amino acid, or α-dhAA, without any geometrical isomers, while its re-arranged isomer, 3-aminoacrylic acid (Aaa or ΔβAla), is the simplest dehydro-β-amino acid, or β-enamino acid, and displays E/Z isomerism. Dhb is the simplest α-dhAA that exhibits E/Z isomerism. The Z-isomer of Dhb (Z-Dhb) is sterically favourable and is present in the majority of naturally occurring peptides containing Dhb residues. Dha and Z-Dhb motifs are commonly found in ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs). In the last decade, the formation of Dha and Dhb motifs in RiPPs has been extensively investigated, which will be briefly discussed in this review. The formation of other dhAA residues in natural products (NPs) is, however, less understood. In this review, we will discuss recent advances in the biosynthesis of peptidyl NPs containing unusual dhAA residues and cryptic dhAA residues. The proposed biosynthetic pathways of these natural products will also be discussed.
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- Shan Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK.
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Pilz M, Cavelius P, Qoura F, Awad D, Brück T. Lipopeptides development in cosmetics and pharmaceutical applications: A comprehensive review. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 67:108210. [PMID: 37460047 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Lipopeptides are surface active, natural products of bacteria, fungi and green-blue algae origin, having diverse structures and functionalities. In analogy, a number of chemical synthesis techniques generated new designer lipopeptides with desirable features and functions. Lipopetides are self-assembly guided, supramolecular compounds which have the capacity of high-density presentation of the functional epitopes at the surface of the nanostructures. This feature contributes to their successful application in several industry sectors, including food, feed, personal care, and pharmaceutics. In this comprehensive review, the novel class of ribosomally synthesized lipopeptides is introduced alongside the more commonly occuring non-ribosomal lipopeptides. We highlight key representatives of the most researched as well as recently described lipopeptide families, with emphasis on structural features, self-assembly and associated functions. The common biological, chemical and hybrid production routes of lipopeptides, including prominent analogues and derivatives are also discussed. Furthermore, genetic engineering strategies aimed at increasing lipopeptide yields, diversity and biological activity are summarized and exemplified. With respect to application, this work mainly details the potential of lipopeptides in personal care and cosmetics industry as cleansing agents, moisturizer, anti-aging/anti-wrinkling, skin whitening and preservative agents as well as the pharmaceutical industry as anitimicrobial agents, vaccines, immunotherapy, and cancer drugs. Given that this review addresses human applications, we conclude on the topic of safety of lipopeptide formulations and their sustainable production.
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- Melania Pilz
- Werner Siemens-Chair of Synthetic Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Werner Siemens-Chair of Synthetic Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Werner Siemens-Chair of Synthetic Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Werner Siemens-Chair of Synthetic Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 85748 Garching, Germany.
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- Werner Siemens-Chair of Synthetic Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 85748 Garching, Germany.
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Martin A, Dierlamm N, Zocher G, Li SM. A basidomycetous hydroxynaphthalene-prenylating enzyme exhibits promiscuity toward prenyl donors. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023:10.1007/s00253-023-12621-1. [PMID: 37326682 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12621-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The fungal prenyltransferase ShPT from Stereum hirsutum was believed to prenylate 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol and thereby be involved in the vibralactone biosynthesis. In this study, we demonstrate that hydroxynaphthalenes instead of benzyl alcohol or aldehyde were accepted by ShPT for regular C-prenylation in the presence of both dimethylallyl and geranyl diphosphate. Although the natural substrate of ShPT remains unknown, our results provide one additional prenyltransferase from basidiomycetes, which are less studied, in comparison to those from other sources. Furthermore, this study expands the chemical toolbox for regioselective production of prenylated naphthalene derivatives. KEY POINTS: •Basidiomycetous prenyltransferase •Biochemical characterization •A DMATS prenyltransferase prenylating hydroxynaphthalene derivatives.
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- Andreas Martin
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch Straße 4, 35037, Marburg, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry (IFIB), University of Tübingen, Auf Der Morgenstelle 34, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry (IFIB), University of Tübingen, Auf Der Morgenstelle 34, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch Straße 4, 35037, Marburg, Germany.
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Zhang ZX, Li ZH, Li SM. Formation of the Fungal Indole Alkaloid Speradine F Implies Multiple Nonenzymatic Oxidation Steps. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2023; 86:1053-1060. [PMID: 37043818 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The highly oxygenated indole alkaloid speradine F (4) with a 6/5/6/5/5/5 hexacyclic skeleton was isolated from a culture of Penicillium palitans, together with its precursors β-cyclopiazonic acid (β-CPA, 5) and cyclopiazonic acid (CPA, 1). Gene deletion and heterologous expression led to the identification of the responsible five-gene spe cluster for the speradine skeleton formation. Precursor supply experiments proved that 1 was enzymatically converted, via 2-oxoCPA (2), to speradine A (3), which subsequently undergoes multistep nonenzymatic hydroxylations to 4.
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- Zheng-Xi Zhang
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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Xu ZZ, Zhuang Z, Cai R, Lin GQ, She Z, Zhao Q, He QL. Hydroxylation with Unusual Stereoinversion Catalyzed by an Fe II /2-OG Dependent Oxidase and 3,6-Diene-2,5-diketopiperazine Formation in the Biosynthesis of Brevianamide K. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202216989. [PMID: 36750406 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202216989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Natural products with the 3,6-diene-2,5-diketopiperazine core are widely distributed in nature; however, the biosynthetic mechanism of 3,6-diene-2,5-diketopiperazine in fungi remains to be further elucidated. Through heterologous expression and biochemical investigation of an FeII /2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxidase (AspE) and a heme-dependent P450 enzyme (AspF), we report that AspE, AspF and subsequent dehydration account for the formation of the 3,6-diene-2,5-diketopiperazine substructure of brevianamide K from Aspergillus sp. SK-28, a symbiotic fungus of mangrove plant Kandelia candel. More interestingly, in-depth investigation of the enzymatic mechanism showed that AspE promotes hydroxylation of brevianamide Q with unprecedented stereoinversion through hydrogen atom abstraction and water nucleophilic attack from the opposite face of the resultant iminium cation intermediate.
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- Zhuo-Zheng Xu
- Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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An T, Feng X, Li C. Prenylation: A Critical Step for Biomanufacturing of Prenylated Aromatic Natural Products. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:2211-2233. [PMID: 36716399 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c07287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Prenylated aromatic natural products (PANPs) have received much attention due to their biomedical benefits for human health. The prenylation of aromatic natural products (ANPs), which is mainly catalyzed by aromatic prenyltransferases (aPTs), contributes significantly to their structural and functional diversity by providing higher lipophilicity and enhanced bioactivity. aPTs are widely distributed in bacteria, fungi, animals, and plants and play a key role in the regiospecific prenylation of ANPs. Recent studies have greatly advanced our understanding of the characteristics and application of aPTs. In this review, we comment on research progress regarding sources, evolutionary relationships, structural features, reaction mechanism, engineering modification, and application of aPTs. Particular emphasis is also placed on recent advances, challenges, and prospects about applications of aPTs in microbial cell factories for producing PANPs. Generally, this review could provide guidance for using aPTs as robust biocatalytic tools to produce various PANPs with high efficiency.
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- Ting An
- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Key Lab for Industrial Biocatalysis, Ministry of Education, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Diprenylated cyclodipeptide production by changing the prenylation sequence of the nature’s synthetic machinery. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 107:261-271. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-12303-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ascomycetous fungi are often found in agricultural products and foods as contaminants. They produce hazardous mycotoxins for human and animals. On the other hand, the fungal metabolites including mycotoxins are important drug candidates and the enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of these compounds are valuable biocatalysts for production of designed compounds. One of the enzyme groups are members of the dimethylallyl tryptophan synthase superfamily, which mainly catalyze prenylations of tryptophan and tryptophan-containing cyclodipeptides (CDPs). Decoration of CDPs in the biosynthesis of multiple prenylated metabolites in nature is usually initiated by regiospecific C2-prenylation at the indole ring, followed by second and third ones as well as by other modifications. However, the strict substrate specificity can prohibit the further prenylation of unnatural C2-prenylated compounds. To overcome this, we firstly obtained C4-, C5-, C6-, and C7-prenylated cyclo-l-Trp-l-Pro. These products were then used as substrates for the promiscuous C2-prenyltransferase EchPT1, which normally uses the unprenylated CDPs as substrates. Four unnatural diprenylated cyclo-l-Trp-l-Pro including the unique unexpected N1,C6-diprenylated derivative with significant yields were obtained in this way. Our study provides an excellent example for increasing structural diversity by reprogramming the reaction orders of natural biosynthetic pathways. Furthermore, this is the first report that EchPT1 can also catalyze N1-prenylation at the indole ring.
Key points
• Prenyltransferases as biocatalysts for unnatural substrates.
• Chemoenzymatic synthesis of designed molecules.
• A cyclodipeptide prenyltransferase as prenylating enzyme of already prenylated products.
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Ma C, Li C, Bai J, Xiao J, Zhai Y, Guo Y, Ma S. Rhodium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Stereoselective Allylation of Indoles with Allenes. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Chaoyan Ma
- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Lu, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Lu, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Lu, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Lu, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Lu, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Lu, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China
- Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, People’s Republic of China
- Research Center for Molecular Recognition and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 220 Handan Lu, Shanghai 200433, People’s Republic of China
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Zorrilla JG, Evidente A. Structures and Biological Activities of Alkaloids Produced by Mushrooms, a Fungal Subgroup. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12081025. [PMID: 35892335 PMCID: PMC9332295 DOI: 10.3390/biom12081025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Alkaloids are a wide family of basic N-containing natural products, whose research has revealed bioactive compounds of pharmacological interest. Studies on these compounds have focused more attention on those produced by plants, although other types of organisms have also been proven to synthesize bioactive alkaloids, such as animals, marine organisms, bacteria, and fungi. This review covers the findings of the last 20 years (2002–2022) related to the isolation, structures, and biological activities of the alkaloids produced by mushrooms, a fungal subgroup, and their potential to develop drugs and agrochemicals. In some cases, the synthesis of the reviewed compounds and structure−activity relationship studies have been described.
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- Jesús G. Zorrilla
- Allelopathy Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), School of Science, University of Cadiz, C/Republica Saharaui, s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Spain
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Complesso Universitario Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cintia 4, 80126 Napoli, Italy;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Complesso Universitario Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cintia 4, 80126 Napoli, Italy;
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Qi J, Han H, Sui D, Tan S, Liu C, Wang P, Xie C, Xia X, Gao JM, Liu C. Efficient production of a cyclic dipeptide (cyclo-TA) using heterologous expression system of filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. Microb Cell Fact 2022; 21:146. [PMID: 35843946 PMCID: PMC9290255 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-022-01872-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Cyclic dipeptides are an important class of natural products owing to their structural diversity and biological activities. In fungi, the cyclo-ring system is formed through the condensation of two α-amino acids via non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS). However, there are few investigations on the functional identification of this enzyme. Additionally, information on how to increase the production of cyclic dipeptide molecules is relatively scarce. Results We isolated the Eurotium cristatum NWAFU-1 fungus from Jing-Wei Fu brick tea, whose fermentation metabolites contain echinulin-related cyclic dipeptide molecules. We cloned the cirC gene, encoding an NRPS, from E. Cristatum NWAFU-1 and transferred it into the heterologous host Aspergillus oryzae. This transformant produced a novel metabolite possessing an l-tryptophan-l-alanine cyclic dipeptide backbone (Cyclo-TA). Based on the results of heterologous expression and microsomal catalysis, CriC is the first NRPS characterized in fungi that catalyzes the formation of a cyclic dipeptide from l-tryptophan and l-alanine. After substrate feeding, the final yield reached 34 mg/L. In this study, we have characterized a novel NRPS and developed a new method for cyclic dipeptide production. Conclusions In this study we successfully expressed the E. Cristatum NWAFU-1 criC gene in A. oryzae to efficiently produce cyclic dipeptide compounds. Our findings indicate that the A. oryzae heterologous expression system constitutes an efficient method for the biosynthesis of fungal Cyclic dipeptides. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12934-022-01872-8.
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- Jianzhao Qi
- Key Laboratory for Enzyme and Enzyme-Like Material Engineering of Heilongjiang, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarbinHeilongjiang, 150040, China.,Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory for Enzyme and Enzyme-Like Material Engineering of Heilongjiang, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarbinHeilongjiang, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory for Enzyme and Enzyme-Like Material Engineering of Heilongjiang, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarbinHeilongjiang, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory for Enzyme and Enzyme-Like Material Engineering of Heilongjiang, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarbinHeilongjiang, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory for Enzyme and Enzyme-Like Material Engineering of Heilongjiang, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarbinHeilongjiang, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory for Enzyme and Enzyme-Like Material Engineering of Heilongjiang, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarbinHeilongjiang, 150040, China
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- Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, 410205, Hunan, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, Shandong, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Enzyme and Enzyme-Like Material Engineering of Heilongjiang, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarbinHeilongjiang, 150040, China.
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Lv D, Xia J, Guan X, Lai Q, Zhang B, Lin J, Shao Z, Luo S, Zhangsun D, Qin JJ, Wang W. Indole Diketopiperazine Alkaloids Isolated From the Marine-Derived Fungus Aspergillus chevalieri MCCC M23426. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:950857. [PMID: 35875553 PMCID: PMC9301495 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.950857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Two new indole diketopiperazines (1-2) obtained from the fermentation culture of a deep-sea-derived fungus Aspergillus chevalieri MCCC M23426, were characterized, together with nine biogenetic related compounds (3-11). The structures of 1-2 were assigned based on NMR, MS, NMR calculation, DP4+ analysis, and ECD calculation. The bioactive assay showed that compounds 1, 5-7 significantly inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus. Meanwhile, compound 8 potently reduced the cell viability of gastric cancer cell MKN1 with an IC50 value of 4.6 μM.
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- Dongli Lv
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, China
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- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, China
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Stierle SA, Li SM. Biosynthesis of Xylariolide D in Penicillium crustosum Implies a Chain Branching Reaction Catalyzed by a Highly Reducing Polyketide Synthase. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8050493. [PMID: 35628749 PMCID: PMC9147667 DOI: 10.3390/jof8050493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Fungi are important sources for the discovery of natural products. During the last decades, technological progress and the increasing number of sequenced genomes facilitated the exploration of new secondary metabolites. Among those, polyketides represent a structurally diverse group with manifold biological activities. In this study, we successfully used genome mining and genetic manipulation for functional proof of a polyketide biosynthetic gene cluster from the filamentous fungus Penicillium crustosum. Gene activation in the native host and heterologous expression in Aspergillus nidulans led to the identification of the xil cluster, being responsible for the formation of the 6-methyl-2-pyrone derivative xylariolide D. Feeding with 13C-labeled precursors supported the hypothesis of chain branching during the backbone formation catalyzed by a highly reducing fungal polyketide synthase. A cytochrome P450-catalyzed hydroxylation converts the PKS product to the final metabolite. This proved that just two enzymes are required for the biosynthesis of xylariolide D.
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Li K, Chen S, Pang X, Cai J, Zhang X, Liu Y, Zhu Y, Zhou X. Natural products from mangrove sediments-derived microbes: Structural diversity, bioactivities, biosynthesis, and total synthesis. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 230:114117. [PMID: 35063731 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The mangrove forests are a complex ecosystem, and the microbial communities in mangrove sediments play a critical role in the biogeochemical cycles of mangrove ecosystems. Mangrove sediments-derived microbes (MSM), as a rich reservoir of natural product diversity, could be utilized in the exploration of new antibiotics or drugs. To understand the structural diversity and bioactivities of the metabolites of MSM, this review for the first time provides a comprehensive overview of 519 natural products isolated from MSM with their bioactivities, up to 2021. Most of the structural types of these compounds are alkaloids, lactones, xanthones, quinones, terpenoids, and steroids. Among them, 210 compounds are obtained from bacteria, most of which are from Streptomyces, while 309 compounds are from fungus, especially genus Aspergillus and Penicillium. The pharmacological mechanisms of some representative lead compounds are well studied, revealing that they have important medicinal potentials, such as piericidins with anti-renal cell cancer effects, azalomycins with anti-MRSA activities, and ophiobolins as antineoplastic agents. The biosynthetic pathways of representative natural products from MSM have also been summarized, especially ikarugamycin, piericidins, divergolides, and azalomycins. In addition, the total synthetic strategies of representative secondary metabolites from MSM are also reviewed, such as piericidin A and borrelidin. This review provides an important reference for the research status of natural products isolated from MSM and the lead compounds worthy of further development, and reveals that MSM have important medicinal values and are worthy of further development.
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- Kunlong Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China; Department of Emergency Medicine, Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong University, Chest Pain Center, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Research of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese Ministry of Health and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, 511458, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, 511458, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China; Sanya Institute of Oceanology, SCSIO, Sanya, 572000, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, 511458, China.
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Zhang ZX, Li ZH, Yin WB, Li SM. Biosynthesis of Viridicatol in Penicillium palitans Implies a Cytochrome P450-Mediated meta Hydroxylation at a Monoalkylated Benzene Ring. Org Lett 2022; 24:262-267. [PMID: 34928155 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c03932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cyclopenol (1) and viridicatol (6) with m-hydroxyl groups were isolated from a culture of Penicillium palitans. Genome mining and heterologous expression in Aspergillus nidulans led to the identification of their biosynthetic gene cluster and the cytochrome P450 enzyme VdoD responsible for the meta hydroxylation. Precursor feeding experiments into vdoD transformant proved the conversion of cyclopenin (2) to 1, which then undergoes a spontaneous or VdoA-catalyzed rearrangement to 6. A direct conversion of viridicatin (5) to 6 by VdoD was not detected.
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- Zheng-Xi Zhang
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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Liu J, Yang Y, Harken L, Li SM. Elucidation of the Streptoazine Biosynthetic Pathway in Streptomyces aurantiacus Reveals the Presence of a Promiscuous Prenyltransferase/Cyclase. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2021; 84:3100-3109. [PMID: 34846144 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Heterologous expression of a three-gene cluster from Streptomyces aurantiacus coding for a cyclodipeptide synthase, a prenyltransferase, and a methyltransferase led to the elucidation of the biosynthetic steps of streptoazine C (2). In vivo biotransformation experiments proved the high flexibility of the prenyltransferase SasB toward tryptophan-containing cyclodipeptides for regular C-3-prenylation. Furthermore, their corresponding dehydrogenated derivatives prepared by using cyclodipeptide oxidases were also used for prenylation. This study provides an enzyme with high substrate promiscuity from a less explored group of prenyltransferases for potential use to generate prenylated derivatives.
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- Jing Liu
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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Harken L, Liu J, Kreuz O, Berger R, Li SM. Biosynthesis of Guatrypmethine C Implies Two Different Oxidases for exo Double Bond Installation at the Diketopiperazine Ring. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Lauritz Harken
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Straße 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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Wei X, Su JC, Hu JS, He XX, Lin SJ, Zhang DM, Ye WC, Chen MF, Lin HW, Zhang CX. Probing Indole Diketopiperazine-Based Hybrids as Environmental-Induced Products from Aspergillus sp. EGF 15-0-3. Org Lett 2021; 24:158-163. [PMID: 34898224 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c03795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Comprehensive analyses of the metabolite spectra of Aspergillus sp. EGF 15-0-3 under different culture conditions revealed the presence of unique environmental-induced metabolites exclusively from the rice medium. Subsequent target isolation afforded four unprecedented indole diketopiperazine-based hybrids with a pyrano[3',2':7,8]isochromeno[4,3-b]pyrazino[2,1-i]indole core (1 and 2) or a spiro[piperazine-2,2'-pyrano[3,4,5-de]chromene] scaffold (3 and 4). Putative biosynthetic pathways for 1-4, with Diels-Alder cycloadditions as key steps, were proposed. 1-4 exhibited selective cytotoxicities among several human cancer cells.
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- Xia Wei
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of Traditional Chinese Medicine and New Drugs Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of Traditional Chinese Medicine and New Drugs Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of Traditional Chinese Medicine and New Drugs Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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Basuli S, Sahu S, Saha S, Maji MS. Cp*Co(III)‐Catalyzed Dehydrative C2‐Prenylation of Pyrrole and Indole with Allyl Alcohols. Adv Synth Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202100811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Suchand Basuli
- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur West Bengal 721302 India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur West Bengal 721302 India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur West Bengal 721302 India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur West Bengal 721302 India
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Scarel M, Marchesan S. Diketopiperazine Gels: New Horizons from the Self-Assembly of Cyclic Dipeptides. Molecules 2021; 26:3376. [PMID: 34204905 PMCID: PMC8199760 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26113376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Cyclodipeptides (CDPs) or 2,5-diketopiperazines (DKPs) can exert a variety of biological activities and display pronounced resistance against enzymatic hydrolysis as well as a propensity towards self-assembly into gels, relative to the linear-dipeptide counterparts. They have attracted great interest in a variety of fields spanning from functional materials to drug discovery. This concise review will analyze the latest advancements in their synthesis, self-assembly into gels, and their more innovative applications.
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- Marco Scarel
- Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy;
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- Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy;
- National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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