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Inoue S, Thanh Nguyen D, Hamada K, Okuma R, Okada C, Okada M, Abe I, Sengoku T, Goto Y, Suga H. De Novo Discovery of Pseudo-Natural Prenylated Macrocyclic Peptide Ligands. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024:e202409973. [PMID: 38837490 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202409973] [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: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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Prenylation of peptides is widely observed in the secondary metabolites of diverse organisms, granting peptides unique chemical properties distinct from proteinogenic amino acids. Discovery of prenylated peptide agents has largely relied on isolation or genome mining of naturally occurring molecules. To devise a platform technology for de novo discovery of artificial prenylated peptides targeting a protein of choice, here we have integrated the thioether-macrocyclic peptide (teMP) library construction/selection technology, so-called RaPID (Random nonstandard Peptides Integrated Discovery) system, with a Trp-C3-prenyltransferase KgpF involved in the biosynthesis of a prenylated natural product. This unique enzyme exhibited remarkably broad substrate tolerance, capable of modifying various Trp-containing teMPs to install a prenylated residue with tricyclic constrained structure. We constructed a vast library of prenylated teMPs and subjected it to in vitro selection against a phosphoglycerate mutase. This selection platform has led to the identification of a pseudo-natural prenylated teMP inhibiting the target enzyme with an IC50 of 30 nM. Importantly, the prenylation was essential for the inhibitory activity, enhanced serum stability, and cellular uptake of the peptide, highlighting the benefits of peptide prenylation. This work showcases the de novo discovery platform for pseudo-natural prenylated peptides, which is readily applicable to other drug targets.
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- Sumika Inoue
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, 113-0033, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, 113-0033, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Kanazawa-ku, 236-0004, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, 113-0033, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Kanazawa-ku, 236-0004, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Material and Life Chemistry, Kanagawa University, Kanagawa-ku, 221-8686, Yokohama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, 113-0033, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Kanazawa-ku, 236-0004, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, 113-0033, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, 606-8502, Kyoto, Japan
- Toyota Riken Rising Fellow, Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute, Sakyo, 606-8502, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, 113-0033, Tokyo, Japan
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Lambert C, Schmidt K, Karger M, Stadler M, Stradal TEB, Rottner K. Cytochalasans and Their Impact on Actin Filament Remodeling. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1247. [PMID: 37627312 PMCID: PMC10452583 DOI: 10.3390/biom13081247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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The eukaryotic actin cytoskeleton comprises the protein itself in its monomeric and filamentous forms, G- and F-actin, as well as multiple interaction partners (actin-binding proteins, ABPs). This gives rise to a temporally and spatially controlled, dynamic network, eliciting a plethora of motility-associated processes. To interfere with the complex inter- and intracellular interactions the actin cytoskeleton confers, small molecular inhibitors have been used, foremost of all to study the relevance of actin filaments and their turnover for various cellular processes. The most prominent inhibitors act by, e.g., sequestering monomers or by interfering with the polymerization of new filaments and the elongation of existing filaments. Among these inhibitors used as tool compounds are the cytochalasans, fungal secondary metabolites known for decades and exploited for their F-actin polymerization inhibitory capabilities. In spite of their application as tool compounds for decades, comprehensive data are lacking that explain (i) how the structural deviances of the more than 400 cytochalasans described to date influence their bioactivity mechanistically and (ii) how the intricate network of ABPs reacts (or adapts) to cytochalasan binding. This review thus aims to summarize the information available concerning the structural features of cytochalasans and their influence on the described activities on cell morphology and actin cytoskeleton organization in eukaryotic cells.
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- Christopher Lambert
- Molecular Cell Biology Group, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Hannover/Braunschweig, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany;
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- Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Molecular Cell Biology Group, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Division of Molecular Cell Biology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstrasse 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Hannover/Braunschweig, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany;
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- Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Molecular Cell Biology Group, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Division of Molecular Cell Biology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstrasse 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
- Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Sayyed SK, Quraishi M, Jobby R, Rameshkumar N, Kayalvizhi N, Krishnan M, Sonawane T. A computational overview of integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) against emerging and evolving drug-resistant HIV-1 integrase mutants. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:142. [PMID: 36966200 PMCID: PMC10039815 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-023-03461-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2023]
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AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is one of the chronic and potentially life-threatening epidemics across the world. Hitherto, the non-existence of definitive drugs that could completely cure the Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) implies an urgent necessity for the discovery of novel anti-HIV agents. Since integration is the most crucial stage in retroviral replication, hindering it can inhibit overall viral transmission. The 5 FDA-approved integrase inhibitors were computationally investigated, especially owing to the rising multiple mutations against their susceptibility. This comparative study will open new possibilities to guide the rational design of novel lead compounds for antiretroviral therapies (ARTs), more specifically the structure-based design of novel Integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) that may possess a better resistance profile than present drugs. Further, we have discussed potent anti-HIV natural compounds and their interactions as an alternative approach, recommending the urgent need to tap into the rich vein of indigenous knowledge for reverse pharmacology. Moreover, herein, we discuss existing evidence that might change in the near future.
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- Sharif Karim Sayyed
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 410206, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 410206, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 410206, India
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- Regenerative Medicine Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, 636011, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 410206, India.
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Antiproliferative and Cytotoxic Cytochalasins from Sparticola triseptata Inhibit Actin Polymerization and Aggregation. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8060560. [PMID: 35736043 PMCID: PMC9225350 DOI: 10.3390/jof8060560] [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: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Laying the groundwork on preliminary structure–activity relationship study relating to the disruptive activity of cytochalasan derivatives on mammalian cell actin cytoskeleton, we furthered our study on the cytochalasans of the Dothideomycetes fungus, Sparticola triseptata. A new cytochalasan analog triseptatin (1), along with the previously described cytochalasans deoxaphomin B (2) and cytochalasin B (3), and polyketide derivatives cis-4-hydroxy-6-deoxyscytalone (4) and 6-hydroxymellein (5) were isolated from the rice culture of S. triseptata. The structure of 1 was elucidated through NMR spectroscopic analysis and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS). The relative and absolute configurations were established through analysis of NOESY spectroscopic data and later correlated with experimental electronic circular dichroism and time-dependent density functional theory (ECD–TDDFT) computational analysis. Compounds 1 and 2 showed cytotoxic activities against seven mammalian cell lines (L929, KB3.1, MCF-7, A549, PC-3, SKOV-3, and A431) and antiproliferative effects against the myeloid leukemia K-562 cancer cell line. Both 1 and 2 were shown to possess properties inhibiting the F-actin network, prompting further hypotheses that should to be tested in the future to enable a well-resolved concept of the structural implications determining the bioactivity of the cytochalasin backbone against F-actin.
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Production and characterization of a broad-spectrum antimicrobial 5-butyl-2-pyridine carboxylic acid from Aspergillus fumigatus nHF-01. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6006. [PMID: 35397665 PMCID: PMC8994762 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09925-z] [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: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The present study aims at the production optimization, purification, and characterization of a potent broad-spectrum antimicrobial compound (AMC) produced by Aspergillus fumigatus nHF-01 (GenBank Ac. No. MN190286). The culture conditions were optimized for a higher amount of AMC. The AMC was solvent extracted and characterized by UV–Vis, FT–IR, ESI–MS, and 1H-NMR spectroscopy. The MIC, MBC and mode of action were determined against a set of Gram-positive and Gram-negative human pathogenic bacteria. Its antibiofilm, synergistic and cytotoxic effects were also tested. The putative target site of action was evaluated through in silico molecular docking study. The stain A. fumigatus nHF-01 produced the maximum AMC (5-butyl-2-pyridine carboxylic acid) in 2% MEB (w/v) and 4% YE (w/v) at pH 6.0 and 20 °C temperature with 100 rpm agitation for ten days. It caused complete lethality of the Gram-positive and Gram-negative human pathogenic bacteria at a 129 µg/mL dose by rupture and entire dissolution of cell integrity. It showed moderate antibiofilm activity and had a synergistic activity with streptomycin and additive effects with ciprofloxacin and vancomycin. It targets a respiratory enzyme, Quinol-Fumarate Reductase (1l0v), with the highest binding affinities. It had cytotoxicity against human lung carcinoma A549 cell line and was stable up to 100 °C. Thus, the study revealed that the strain A. fumigatus nHF-01 produces a potent broad-spectrum AMC 5-butyl-2-pyridine carboxylic acid that could be used against human food and topical pathogenic bacteria. This is the first report of such a compound produced from the A. fumigatus.
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Raihan T, Rabbee MF, Roy P, Choudhury S, Baek KH, Azad AK. Microbial Metabolites: The Emerging Hotspot of Antiviral Compounds as Potential Candidates to Avert Viral Pandemic Alike COVID-19. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:732256. [PMID: 34557521 PMCID: PMC8452873 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.732256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The present global COVID-19 pandemic caused by the noble pleomorphic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has created a vulnerable situation in the global healthcare and economy. In this pandemic situation, researchers all around the world are trying their level best to find suitable therapeutics from various sources to combat against the SARS-CoV-2. To date, numerous bioactive compounds from different sources have been tested to control many viral diseases. However, microbial metabolites are advantageous for drug development over metabolites from other sources. We herein retrieved and reviewed literatures from PubMed, Scopus and Google relevant to antiviral microbial metabolites by searching with the keywords "antiviral microbial metabolites," "microbial metabolite against virus," "microorganism with antiviral activity," "antiviral medicine from microbial metabolite," "antiviral bacterial metabolites," "antiviral fungal metabolites," "antiviral metabolites from microscopic algae' and so on. For the same purpose, the keywords "microbial metabolites against COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2" and "plant metabolites against COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2" were used. Only the full text literatures available in English and pertinent to the topic have been included and those which are not available as full text in English and pertinent to antiviral or anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity were excluded. In this review, we have accumulated microbial metabolites that can be used as antiviral agents against a broad range of viruses including SARS-CoV-2. Based on this concept, we have included 330 antiviral microbial metabolites so far available to date in the data bases and were previously isolated from fungi, bacteria and microalgae. The microbial source, chemical nature, targeted viruses, mechanism of actions and IC50/EC50 values of these metabolites are discussed although mechanisms of actions of many of them are not yet elucidated. Among these antiviral microbial metabolites, some compounds might be very potential against many other viruses including coronaviruses. However, these potential microbial metabolites need further research to be developed as effective antiviral drugs. This paper may provide the scientific community with the possible secret of microbial metabolites that could be an effective source of novel antiviral drugs to fight against many viruses including SARS-CoV-2 as well as the future viral pandemics.
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- Topu Raihan
- Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
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Progress in the Chemistry of Cytochalasans. PROGRESS IN THE CHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC NATURAL PRODUCTS 2021; 114:1-134. [PMID: 33792860 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59444-2_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cytochalasans are a group of fungal-derived natural products characterized by a perhydro-isoindolone core fused with a macrocyclic ring, and they exhibit a high structural diversity and a broad spectrum of bioactivities. Cytochalasans have attracted significant attention from the chemical and pharmacological communities and have been reviewed previously from various perspectives in recent years. However, continued interest in the cytochalasans and the number of laboratory investigations on these compounds are both growing rapidly. This contribution provides a general overview of the isolation, structural determination, biological activities, biosynthesis, and total synthesis of cytochalasans. In total, 477 cytochalasans are covered, including "merocytochalasans" that arise by the dimerization or polymerization of one or more cytochalasan molecules with one or more other natural product units. This contribution provides a comprehensive treatment of the cytochalasans, and it is hoped that it may stimulate further work on these interesting natural products.
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Tang JW, Hu K, Su XZ, Li XN, Yan BC, Sun HD, Puno PT. Phomopsisins A–C: Three new cytochalasans from the plant endophytic fungus Phomopsis sp. sh917. Tetrahedron 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2020.131475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Kang HH, Zhong MJ, Ma LY, Rong XG, Liu DS, Liu WZ. Iizukines C−E from a saline soil fungus Aspergillus iizukae. Bioorg Chem 2019; 91:103167. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.103167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Gao W, Sun W, Li F, Chai C, He Y, Wang J, Xue Y, Chen C, Zhu H, Hu Z, Zhang Y. Armochaetoglasins A-I: Cytochalasan alkaloids from fermentation broth of Chaetomium globosum TW1-1 by feeding L-tyrosine. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2018; 156:106-115. [PMID: 30268043 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2018.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2018] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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By feeding L-tyrosine into the culture medium, nine undescribed compounds, termed as armochaetoglasins A-I, together with three known analogues, namely armochaetoglobin E, chaetoglobosin V, and chaetoglobosin J, were isolated and identified from the medicinal terrestrial arthropod-derived fungus Chaetomium globosum TW1-1. Their structures were elucidated by means of NMR spectroscopy, single-crystal X-ray crystallography, and comparison of their electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra. Structurally, armochaetoglasin A represented the first tyrosine-derived cytochalasan alkaloid characterized by a 13-membered carbocyclic ring system; armochaetoglasins B and C possessed a rare 19,20-seco-chaetoglobosin skeleton. Armochaetoglasin B, chaetoglobosin V, and chaetoglobosin J showed weak cytotoxic activity with IC50 values ranging from 19.5 to 34.72 μM.
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- Weixi Gao
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, People's Republic of China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, People's Republic of China.
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Two Novel Aspochalasins from the Gut Fungus Aspergillus sp. Z4. Mar Drugs 2018; 16:md16100343. [PMID: 30241299 PMCID: PMC6213381 DOI: 10.3390/md16100343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Two novel aspochalasins, tricochalasin A (1) and aspochalasin A2 (2), along with three known compounds (3–5) have been isolated from the different culture broth of Aspergillus sp., which was found in the gut of a marine isopod Ligia oceanica. Compound 1 contains a rare 5/6/6 tricyclic ring fused with the aspochalasin skeleton. The structures were determined on the basis of electrospray ionisation mass spectroscopy (ESIMS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectral data, and the absolute configurations were further confirmed by modified Mosher’s method. Cytotoxicity against the prostate cancer PC3 cell line were assayed by the MTT method. Compound 3 showed strong activity while the remaining compounds showed weak activity.
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Two novel aspochalasins, tricochalasin A (1) and aspochalasin A2 (2), along with three known compounds (3–5) have been isolated from the different culture broth of Aspergillus sp., which was found in the gut of a marine isopod Ligia oceanica. Compound 1 contains a rare 5/6/6 tricyclic ring fused with the aspochalasin skeleton. The structures were determined on the basis of electrospray ionisation mass spectroscopy (ESIMS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectral data, and the absolute configurations were further confirmed by modified Mosher’s method. Cytotoxicity against the prostate cancer PC3 cell line were assayed by the MTT method. Compound 3 showed strong activity while the remaining compounds showed weak activity.
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Investigation of the Anti-Prostate Cancer Properties of Marine-Derived Compounds. Mar Drugs 2018; 16:md16050160. [PMID: 29757237 PMCID: PMC5983291 DOI: 10.3390/md16050160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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This review focuses on marine compounds with anti-prostate cancer properties. Marine species are unique and have great potential for the discovery of anticancer drugs. Marine sources are taxonomically diverse and include bacteria, cyanobacteria, fungi, algae, and mangroves. Marine-derived compounds, including nucleotides, amides, quinones, polyethers, and peptides are biologically active compounds isolated from marine organisms such as sponges, ascidians, gorgonians, soft corals, and bryozoans, including those mentioned above. Several compound classes such as macrolides and alkaloids include drugs with anti-cancer mechanisms, such as antioxidants, anti-angiogenics, antiproliferatives, and apoptosis-inducing drugs. Despite the diversity of marine species, most marine-derived bioactive compounds have not yet been evaluated. Our objective is to explore marine compounds to identify new treatment strategies for prostate cancer. This review discusses chemically and pharmacologically diverse marine natural compounds and their sources in the context of prostate cancer drug treatment.
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Guo L, Wang C. Optimized production and isolation of antibacterial agent from marine Aspergillus flavipes against Vibrio harveyi. 3 Biotech 2017; 7:383. [PMID: 29134160 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-017-1015-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/03/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Statistical methodologies, including Plackett-Burman design and Box-Behnken design, were employed to optimize the fermentation conditions for the production of active substances against aquatic pathogen Vibrio harveyi by marine-derived Aspergillus flavipes strain HN4-13. The optimal crucial fermentation values for maximum production of active substances against V. harveyi were obtained as follows: X1 (peptone) = 0.3%, X2 (KCl) = 0.25%, and X3 (inoculum size) = 4.5%. The predicted diameter of inhibitory zone against V. harveyi was 23.39 mm, and the practical value reached 23.71 ± 0.98 mm with a 62.3% increase. Bioassay-guided fractionation resulted in the acquisition of two compounds whose structures were identified as questin (1) and emodin (2). Questin exhibited the same antibacterial activity against V. harveyi as streptomycin (MIC 31.25 µg/mL). This is the first time to report questin as a potential antibacterial agent against aquatic pathogen V. harveyi.
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Various viral diseases, such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, influenza, and hepatitis, have emerged as leading causes of human death worldwide. Scientific endeavor since invention of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase of pox virus in 1967 resulted in better understanding of virus replication and development of various novel therapeutic strategies. Despite considerable advancement in every facet of drug discovery process, development of commercially viable, safe, and effective drugs for these viruses still remains a big challenge. Decades of intense research yielded a handful of natural and synthetic therapeutic options. But emergence of new viruses and drug-resistant viral strains had made new drug development process a never-ending battle. Small-molecule fungal metabolites due to their vast diversity, stereochemical complexity, and preapproved biocompatibility always remain an attractive source for new drug discovery. Though, exploration of therapeutic importance of fungal metabolites has started early with discovery of penicillin, recent prediction asserted that only a small percentage (5-10%) of fungal species have been identified and much less have been scientifically investigated. Therefore, exploration of new fungal metabolites, their bioassay, and subsequent mechanistic study bears huge importance in new drug discovery endeavors. Though no fungal metabolites so far approved for antiviral treatment, many of these exhibited high potential against various viral diseases. This review comprehensively discussed about antiviral activities of fungal metabolites of diverse origin against some important viral diseases. This also highlighted the mechanistic details of inhibition of viral replication along with structure-activity relationship of some common and important classes of fungal metabolites.
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- Biswajit G Roy
- Department of Chemistry, Sikkim University, Gangtok, India
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Amaral LS, Fill TP, Santos LFA, Rodrigues-Filho E. Biosynthesis and mass spectral fragmentation pathways of (13)C and (15)N labeled cytochalasin D produced by Xylaria arbuscula. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2017; 52:239-247. [PMID: 28220590 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 01/29/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The fungus Xylaria arbuscula was isolated as an endophyte from Cupressus lusitanica and has shown to be a prominent producer of cytochalasins, mainly cytochalasins C, D and Q. Cytochalasins comprise an important class of fungal secondary metabolites that have aroused attention due to their uncommon molecular structures and pronounced biological activities. Due to the few published studies on the ESI-MS/MS fragmentation of this important class of secondary metabolites, in the first part of our work, we studied the cytochalasin D fragmentation pathways by using an ESI-Q-ToF mass spectrometer coupled with liquid chromatography. We verified that the main fragmentation routes were generated by hydrogen and McLafferty rearrangements which provided more ions than just the ones related to the losses of H2 O and CO as reported in previous studies. We also confirmed the diagnostic ions at m/z 146 and 120 as direct precursor derived from phenylalanine. The present work also aimed the production of structurally diverse cytochalasins by varying the culture conditions used to grow the fungus X. arbuscula and further insights into the biosynthesis of cytochalasins. HPLC-MS analysis revealed no significant changes in the metabolic profile of the microorganism with the supplementation of different nitrogen sources but indicated the ability of X. arbuscula to have access to inorganic and organic nitrogen, such as nitrate, ammonium and amino acids as a primary source of nitrogen. The administration of 2-13 C-glycine showed the direct correlation of this amino acid catabolism and the biosynthesis of cytochalasin D by X. arbuscula, due to the incorporation of three labeled carbons in cytochalasin chemical structure. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- L S Amaral
- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, CP 676, 13.565-905, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, CP 6154, 13083-970, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Bruker do Brasil, Rod. D. Pedro I, Km 87.5, CEP 12954-260, Atibaia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, CP 676, 13.565-905, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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Flavichalasines A-M, cytochalasan alkaloids from Aspergillus flavipes. Sci Rep 2017; 7:42434. [PMID: 28205583 PMCID: PMC5304325 DOI: 10.1038/srep42434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Two new tetracyclic cytochalasans, flavichalasines A and B (1 and 2), three new pentacyclic cytochalasans, flavichalasines C-E (3-5), and eight new tricyclic cytochalasans, flavichalasines F-M (6-13), together with eight known analogues (14-21), were isolated from the solid culture of Aspergillus flavipes. Structures of these new compounds were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analyses including 1D, 2D NMR and HRESIMS data. Their absolute configurations were determined by comparison of their experimental ECD with either computed ECD or experimental ECD spectrum of known compound. The structure and absolute configuration of 2 were further determined by X-ray crystallographic diffraction. Flavichalasine A (1) represents the first example of cytochalasan with a terminal double bond at the macrocyclic ring and flavichalasine E (5) is the only cytochalasan with an α-oriented oxygen-bridge in D ring. These new compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against seven human cancer cell lines, of which, 6 and 14 displayed moderate inhibitory activities against tested cell lines. In addition, compounds 6 and 14 induced apoptosis of HL60 cells by activation of caspase-3 and degradation of PARP.
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Yan BC, Wang WG, Hu DB, Sun X, Kong LM, Li XN, Du X, Luo SH, Liu Y, Li Y, Sun HD, Pu JX. Phomopchalasins A and B, Two Cytochalasans with Polycyclic-Fused Skeletons from the Endophytic Fungus Phomopsis sp. shj2. Org Lett 2016; 18:1108-11. [PMID: 26881701 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b00214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Bing-Chao Yan
- State
Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China,
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China,
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P. R. China
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- College
of Resource and Environment, Yuxi Normal University, Yuxi 653100, Yunnan, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China,
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China,
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China,
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China,
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China,
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China,
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China,
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China,
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P. R. China
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Chen C, Tong Q, Zhu H, Tan D, Zhang J, Xue Y, Yao G, Luo Z, Wang J, Wang Y, Zhang Y. Nine new cytochalasan alkaloids from Chaetomium globosum TW1-1 (Ascomycota, Sordariales). Sci Rep 2016; 6:18711. [PMID: 26739896 PMCID: PMC4703973 DOI: 10.1038/srep18711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Chemical investigation on the methanol extract of Chaetomium globosum TW1-1, a fungus isolated from the common pillbug (Armadillidium vulgare), has resulted in the isolation of nine new highly oxygenated cytochalasan alkaloids, armochaetoglobins S-Z (1 and 3-9) and 7-O-acetylarmochaetoglobin S (2), together with eight structurally related known analogues (10-17). Their structures and absolute configurations were elucidated by spectroscopic analyses. Among them, compound 2 presents to be the first member of chaetoglobosin family with an acetyl group, and compounds 3 represents the first chaetoglobosin characterized by an 2',3'-epoxy-indole moiety. The discovery of these new compounds revealed the largely untapped chemical diversity of cytochalasans and enriched their chemical research. Compounds 1-9 were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against five human cancer cell lines, and compounds 8 and 9 exhibited significant cytotoxic activities with IC50 values ranging from 10.45 to 30.42 μM.
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- Chunmei Chen
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Tongji Hospital Affliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University &Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang 443003, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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El-Sayed ASA, Yassin MA, Ali GS. Transcriptional and Proteomic Profiling of Aspergillus flavipes in Response to Sulfur Starvation. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0144304. [PMID: 26633307 PMCID: PMC4669086 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Aspergillus flavipes has received considerable interest due to its potential to produce therapeutic enzymes involved in sulfur amino acid metabolism. In natural habitats, A. flavipes survives under sulfur limitations by mobilizing endogenous and exogenous sulfur to operate diverse cellular processes. Sulfur limitation affects virulence and pathogenicity, and modulates proteome of sulfur assimilating enzymes of several fungi. However, there are no previous reports aimed at exploring effects of sulfur limitation on the regulation of A. flavipes sulfur metabolism enzymes at the transcriptional, post-transcriptional and proteomic levels. In this report, we show that sulfur limitation affects morphological and physiological responses of A. flavipes. Transcription and enzymatic activities of several key sulfur metabolism genes, ATP-sulfurylase, sulfite reductase, methionine permease, cysteine synthase, cystathionine β- and γ-lyase, glutathione reductase and glutathione peroxidase were increased under sulfur starvation conditions. A 50 kDa protein band was strongly induced by sulfur starvation, and the proteomic analyses of this protein band using LC-MS/MS revealed similarity to many proteins involved in the sulfur metabolism pathway.
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- Ashraf S. A. El-Sayed
- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, 44519, Zagazig, Egypt
- Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Apopka, Florida 32703, United States of America
- * E-mail: (GSA); (AES)
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, 44519, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Apopka, Florida 32703, United States of America
- * E-mail: (GSA); (AES)
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New meroterpenoids from the endophytic fungus Aspergillus flavipes AIL8 derived from the mangrove plant Acanthus ilicifolius. Mar Drugs 2015; 13:237-48. [PMID: 25574738 PMCID: PMC4306934 DOI: 10.3390/md13010237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Four new meroterpenoids (2–5), along with three known analogues (1, 6, and 7) were isolated from mangrove plant Acanthus ilicifolius derived endophytic fungus Aspergillus flavipes. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by NMR and MS analysis, the configurations were assigned by CD data, and the stereochemistry of 1 was confirmed by X-ray crystallography analysis. A possible biogenetic pathway of compounds 1–7 was also proposed. All compounds were evaluated for antibacterial and cytotoxic activities.
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Hubka V, Nováková A, Kolařík M, Jurjević Ž, Peterson SW. Revision of Aspergillus section Flavipedes: seven new species and proposal of section Jani sect. nov. Mycologia 2014; 107:169-208. [PMID: 25344259 DOI: 10.3852/14-059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Aspergillus section Flavipedes contains species found worldwide in soils and rhizospheres, indoor and cave environments, as endophytes, food contaminants and occasionally as human pathogens. They produce many extensively studied bioactive secondary metabolites and biotechnologically relevant enzymes. The taxa were revised based on phylogenetic analysis of sequences from four loci (β-tubulin, calmodulin, RPB2, ITS rDNA), two PCR fingerprinting methods, micro- and macromorphology and physiology. Section Flavipedes includes three known and seven new species: A. ardalensis, A. frequens, A. luppii, A. mangaliensis, A. movilensis, A. polyporicola and A. spelaeus. The name A. neoflavipes was proposed for Fennellia flavipes a distinct species from its supposed asexual state A. flavipes. Aspergillus iizukae, A. frequens and A. mangaliensis are the most common and widely distributed species, whereas A. flavipes s. str. is rare. A dichotomous key based on the combination of morphology and physiology is provided for all recognized species. Aspergillus section Jani is established to contain A. janus and A. brevijanus, species previously classified as members of sect. Versicolores, Terrei or Flavipedes. This new section is strongly supported by phylogenetic data and morphology. Section Jani species produce three types of conidiophores and conidia, and colonies have green and white sectors making them distinctive. Accessory conidia found in pathogenic A. terreus were found in all members of sects. Flavipedes and Jani. Our data indicated that A. frequens is a clinically relevant and produces accessory conidia during infection.
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- Vit Hubka
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Benátská 2, 128 01 Prague 2, Czech RepublicInstitute of Microbiology AS CR, v.v.i, Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology AS CR, v.v.i, Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic, and Institute of Soil Biology, Biology Centre AS CR, v.v.i., Na Sádkách 7, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Benátská 2, 128 01 Prague 2, Czech Republic, and Institute of Microbiology AS CR, v.v.i, Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- EMSL Analytical Inc., 200 Route 130 North, Cinnaminson, New Jersey 08077
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- Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens and Mycology Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, 1815 N. University Street, Peoria, Illinois 61604
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Liu Y, Zhao S, Ding W, Wang P, Yang X, Xu J. Methylthio-Aspochalasins from a Marine-Derived Fungus Aspergillus sp. Mar Drugs 2014; 12:5124-31. [PMID: 25272329 PMCID: PMC4210888 DOI: 10.3390/md12105124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Revised: 09/20/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Two novel aspochalasins, 20-β-methylthio-aspochalsin Q (named as aspochalasin V), (1) and aspochalasin W (2), were isolated from culture broth of Aspergillus sp., which was found in the gut of a marine isopod Ligia oceanica. The structures were determined on the basis of NMR and mass spectral data analysis. This is the first report about methylthio-substituted aspochalasin derivatives. Cytotoxicity against the prostate cancer PC3 cell line and HCT116 cell line was assayed using the MTT method. Apochalasin V showed moderate activity at IC50 values of 30.4 and 39.2 μM, respectively.
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- Ying Liu
- Institute of Marine Biology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China.
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Amaral LDS, Rodrigues-Filho E, Santos CAA, de Abreu LM, Pfenning LH. An HPLC Evaluation of Cytochalasin D Biosynthesis by Xylaria arbuscula Cultivated in Different Media. Nat Prod Commun 2014. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1400900914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A quantitative profile of cytochalasin D production by Xylaria arbuscula was followed by growing the fungus in rice, Czapek, Czapek enriched with yeast extract, wheat, and corn. This cytochalasin producer, X. arbuscula, was collected as an endophytic fungus from healthy tissues of Cupressus lusitanica (Cupressaceae). A new HPLC method was developed using a synthetic N-acetyl-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester as internal standard, which showed a good correlation coefficient (r2 = 0.9995). The results varied from 6.40 to 39.55 mg per 100 g of culture medium, with wheat being the best medium for cytochalasin D production. The level of any free amino acids in the medium, not necessarily phenylalanine, appeared to be an important factor to enhance cytochalasin D biosynthesis.
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- Luciana da S. Amaral
- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos CP 676, 13.565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos CP 676, 13.565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos CP 676, 13.565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Departmento de Fitpatologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, CP 3037, 37200-000 Lavras, MG, Brazil
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- Departmento de Fitpatologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, CP 3037, 37200-000 Lavras, MG, Brazil
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Shen L, Luo Q, Shen ZP, Li LY, Zhang XJ, Wei ZQ, Fu Y, Song YC, Tan RX. A new cytochalasin from endophytic Phomopsis sp. IFB-E060. Chin J Nat Med 2014; 12:512-6. [PMID: 25053550 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(14)60080-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM To study the chemical constituents of the solid culture of the endophyte Phomopsis sp. IFB-E060 in Vatica mangachapoi. METHOD Isolation and purification were performed through silica gel column chromatography, gel filtration over Sephadex LH-20, ODS column chromatography, and HPLC. Structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic analyses (UV, CD, IR, MS, 1D, and 2D NMR). The cytotoxicity of the isolates was evaluated in vitro by the MTT method against the human hepatocarcinoma cell line SMMC-7721. RESULTS Five compounds were isolated from the solid culture of the endophyte Phomopsis sp. IFB-E060 and their structures were identified as 18-methoxy cytochalasin J (1), cytochalasin H (2), (22E, 24S)-cerevisterol (3), ergosterol (4), and nicotinic acid (5). Compound 1 had an inhibition rate of 24.4% at 10 μg·mL(-1) and 2 had an IC50 value of 15.0 μg·mL(-1), while a positive control 5-fluorouracil had an inhibition rate of 28.7% at 10 μg·mL(-1). CONCLUSION 18-Methoxy cytochalasin J (1), produced by endophytic Phomopsis sp. IFB-E060, is a new cytochalasin with weak cytotoxicity to the human hepatocarcinoma cell line SMMC-7721.
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- Li Shen
- Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; State Key Laboratory of Element Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Institute of Functional Biomolecules, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Element Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China; Institute of Functional Biomolecules, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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Isolation, structural analyses and biological activity assays against chronic lymphocytic leukemia of two novel cytochalasins - sclerotionigrin A and B. Molecules 2014; 19:9786-97. [PMID: 25006786 PMCID: PMC6271702 DOI: 10.3390/molecules19079786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2014] [Revised: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Two new cytochalasins, sclerotionigrin A (1) and B (2) were isolated together with the known proxiphomin (3) from the filamentous fungus Aspergillus sclerotioniger. The structures and relative stereochemistry of 1 and 2 were determined based on comparison with 3, and from extensive 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic analysis, supported by high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS). Compounds 2 and 3 displayed cytotoxic activity towards chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells in vitro, with 3 being the most active.
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Xu J, Zhao S, Yang X. A new cyclopeptide metabolite of marine gut fungus from Ligia oceanica. Nat Prod Res 2014; 28:994-7. [DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2014.902945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Jinzhong Xu
- Institute of Marine Biology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, P.R. China
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, P.R. China
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Bai ZQ, Lin X, Wang Y, Wang J, Zhou X, Yang B, Liu J, Yang X, Wang Y, Liu Y. New phenyl derivatives from endophytic fungus Aspergillus flavipes AIL8 derived of mangrove plant Acanthus ilicifolius. Fitoterapia 2014; 95:194-202. [PMID: 24704337 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2014.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2014] [Revised: 03/22/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Two new aromatic butyrolactones, flavipesins A (1) and B (2), two new natural products (3 and 4), and a known phenyl dioxolanone (5) were isolated from marine-derived endophytic fungus Aspergillus flavipes. The structures of compounds 1-5 were elucidated by 1D- and 2D-NMR and MS analysis, the absolute configurations were assigned by optical rotation and CD data, and the stereochemistry of 1 was determined by X-ray crystallography analysis. 1 demonstrated lower MIC values against Staphylococcus aureus (8.0 μg/mL) and Bacillus subtillis (0.25 μg/mL). 1 also showed the unique antibiofilm activity of penetration through the biofilm matrix and kills live bacteria inside mature S. aureus biofilm.
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- Zhi-Qiang Bai
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology/Guangdong, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica/RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou 510070, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology/Guangdong, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica/RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China; Department of Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology/Guangdong, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica/RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, 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, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica/RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, 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, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica/RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, 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, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica/RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, 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, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica/RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology/Guangdong, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica/RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China.
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Chen Z, Huang H, Chen Y, Wang Z, Ma J, Wang B, Zhang W, Zhang C, Ju J. New Cytochalasins from the Marine-Derived Fungus Xylaria sp. SCSIO 156. Helv Chim Acta 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.201100051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Phylogenetic identification of fungi isolated from the marine sponge Tethya aurantium and identification of their secondary metabolites. Mar Drugs 2011; 9:561-585. [PMID: 21731550 PMCID: PMC3124973 DOI: 10.3390/md9040561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2011] [Revised: 03/01/2011] [Accepted: 03/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Fungi associated with the marine sponge Tethya aurantium were isolated and identified by morphological criteria and phylogenetic analyses based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions. They were evaluated with regard to their secondary metabolite profiles. Among the 81 isolates which were characterized, members of 21 genera were identified. Some genera like Acremonium, Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium, Phoma, and Trichoderma are quite common, but we also isolated strains belonging to genera like Botryosphaeria, Epicoccum, Parasphaeosphaeria, and Tritirachium which have rarely been reported from sponges. Members affiliated to the genera Bartalinia and Volutella as well as to a presumably new Phoma species were first isolated from a sponge in this study. On the basis of their classification, strains were selected for analysis of their ability to produce natural products. In addition to a number of known compounds, several new natural products were identified. The scopularides and sorbifuranones have been described elsewhere. We have isolated four additional substances which have not been described so far. The new metabolite cillifuranone (1) was isolated from Penicillium chrysogenum strain LF066. The structure of cillifuranone (1) was elucidated based on 1D and 2D NMR analysis and turned out to be a previously postulated intermediate in sorbifuranone biosynthesis. Only minor antibiotic bioactivities of this compound were found so far.
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Li LM, Liu Y, Yang T, Yu KB, Zou Q. Ep-oxy-cytochalasin H methanol solvate. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online 2010; 66:o2176-7. [PMID: 21588456 PMCID: PMC3007521 DOI: 10.1107/s1600536810029600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2010] [Accepted: 07/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In the title solvate, C(30)H(39)NO(5)·CH(4)O {systematic name: 21-acet-oxy-18,21-dihy-droxy-5,6,16,18-tetra-methyl-10-phenyl-6,7-ep-oxy-[11]cytochalasa-13,19-dien-1-one methanol solvate}, the organic mol-ecule exhibits the tetra-cyclic terpenoid skeleton of cytochalasin, consisting of fused five-, six-, three- and 11-membered rings. The five-membered ring adopts an envelope conformation, while the six-membered ring is in a boat conformation. The ep-oxy O atom on the six-membered ring is pointing away from the five-membered ring. An inter-stitial methanol solvent mol-ecule is hydrogen bonded to the cytochalasin mol-ecules and inter-molecular O-H⋯O and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds connect the mol-ecules into infinite chains along the (10) direction.
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- Li-mei Li
- Scientific Research Center, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610083, People’s Republic of China
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- Scientific Research Center, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610083, People’s Republic of China
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- Scientific Research Center, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610083, People’s Republic of China
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- Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, People’s Republic of China
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- Scientific Research Center, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610083, People’s Republic of China
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Scherlach K, Boettger D, Remme N, Hertweck C. The chemistry and biology of cytochalasans. Nat Prod Rep 2010; 27:869-86. [DOI: 10.1039/b903913a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 298] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bräse S, Encinas A, Keck J, Nising CF. Chemistry and Biology of Mycotoxins and Related Fungal Metabolites. Chem Rev 2009; 109:3903-90. [DOI: 10.1021/cr050001f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 411] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Stefan Bräse
- Institut für Organische Chemie,Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie,Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie,Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie,Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Lin Z, Zhu T, Wei H, Zhang G, Wang H, Gu Q. Spicochalasin A and New Aspochalasins from the Marine-Derived FungusSpicaria elegans. European J Org Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200801085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Developing Aspergillus as a host for heterologous expression. Biotechnol Adv 2009; 27:53-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2008.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2008] [Revised: 09/04/2008] [Accepted: 09/07/2008] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Zhang Y, Tian R, Liu S, Chen X, Liu X, Che Y. Alachalasins A–G, new cytochalasins from the fungus Stachybotrys charatum. Bioorg Med Chem 2008; 16:2627-34. [PMID: 18365343 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2007.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Yonggang Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Systematic Mycology and Lichenology, and Center for Bio-Energy and Industrial Biotechnology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, People's Republic of China
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Dayam R, Gundla R, Al-Mawsawi LQ, Neamati N. HIV-1 integrase inhibitors: 2005-2006 update. Med Res Rev 2008; 28:118-54. [PMID: 17979144 DOI: 10.1002/med.20116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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HIV-1 integrase (IN) catalyzes the integration of proviral DNA into the host genome, an essential step for viral replication. Inhibition of IN catalytic activity provides an attractive strategy for antiretroviral drug design. Currently two IN inhibitors, MK-0518 and GS-9137, are in advanced stages of human clinical trials. The IN inhibitors in clinical evaluation demonstrate excellent antiretroviral efficacy alone or in combination regimens as compared to previously used clinical antiretroviral agents in naive and treatment-experienced HIV-1 infected patients. However, the emergence of viral strains resistant to clinically studied IN inhibitors and the dynamic nature of the HIV-1 genome demand a continued effort toward the discovery of novel inhibitors to keep a therapeutic advantage over the virus. Continued efforts in the field have resulted in the discovery of compounds from diverse chemical classes. In this review, we provide a comprehensive report of all IN inhibitors discovered in the years 2005 and 2006.
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- Raveendra Dayam
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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