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Zhang H, Cui L, Xie Y, Li X, Zhao R, Yang Y, Sun S, Li Q, Ma W, Jia H. Characterization, Mechanism, and Application of Dipeptidyl Peptidase III: An Aflatoxin B 1-Degrading Enzyme from Aspergillus terreus HNGD-TM15. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024. [PMID: 38949246 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c03531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Aflatoxin B1 is a notorious mycotoxin with mutagenicity and carcinogenicity, posing a serious hazard to human and animal health. In this study, an AFB1-degrading dipeptidyl-peptidase III mining from Aspergillus terreus HNGD-TM15 (ADPP III) with a molecular weight of 79 kDa was identified. ADPP III exhibited optimal activity toward AFB1 at 40 °C and pH 7.0, maintaining over 80% relative activity at 80 °C. The key amino acid residues that affected enzyme activity were identified as H450, E451, H455, and E509 via bioinformatic analysis and site-directed mutagenesis. The degradation product of ADPP III toward AFB1 was verified to be AFD1. The zebrafish hepatotoxicity assay verified the toxicity of the AFB1 degradation product was significantly weaker than that of AFB1. The result of this study proved that ADPP III presented a promising prospect for industrial application in food and feed detoxification.
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- Hongxin Zhang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety and Nutrition, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- School of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety and Nutrition, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety and Nutrition, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety and Nutrition, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety and Nutrition, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety and Nutrition, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety and Nutrition, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety and Nutrition, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety and Nutrition, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Guo J, Zhang H, Zhao Y, Hao X, Liu Y, Li S, Wu R. Identification of a Novel Aflatoxin B 1-Degrading Strain, Bacillus halotolerans DDC-4, and Its Response Mechanisms to Aflatoxin B 1. Toxins (Basel) 2024; 16:256. [PMID: 38922150 PMCID: PMC11209560 DOI: 10.3390/toxins16060256] [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: 04/30/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) contamination is a food safety issue threatening human health globally. Biodegradation is an effective method for overcoming this problem, and many microorganisms have been identified as AFB1-degrading strains. However, the response mechanisms of these microbes to AFB1 remain unclear. More degrading enzymes, especially of new types, need to be discovered. In this study, a novel AFB1-degrading strain, DDC-4, was isolated using coumarin as the sole carbon source. This strain was identified as Bacillus halotolerans through physiological, biochemical, and molecular methods. The strain's degradation activity was predominantly attributable to thermostable extracellular proteins (degradation rate remained approximately 80% at 90 °C) and was augmented by Cu2+ (95.45% AFB1 was degraded at 48 h). Alpha/beta hydrolase (arylesterase) was selected as candidate AFB1-degrading enzymes for the first time as a gene encoding this enzyme was highly expressed in the presence of AFB1. Moreover, AFB1 inhibited many genes involved in the nucleotide synthesis of strain DDC-4, which is possibly the partial molecular mechanism of AFB1's toxicity to microorganisms. To survive under this stress, sporulation-related genes were induced in the strain. Altogether, our study identified a novel AFB1-degrading strain and explained its response mechanisms to AFB1, thereby providing new insights for AFB1 biodegradation.
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- Jia Guo
- College of Food Science, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China; (J.G.); (Y.Z.); (X.H.); (Y.L.)
- Engineering Research Center of Food Fermentation Technology, Liaoning, Key Laboratory of Microbial Fermentation Technology Innovation, Shenyang 110866, China
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- Greens SCI. & TECH. Development Co., Ltd., Tangshan 063299, China;
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- College of Food Science, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China; (J.G.); (Y.Z.); (X.H.); (Y.L.)
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- College of Food Science, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China; (J.G.); (Y.Z.); (X.H.); (Y.L.)
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- College of Food Science, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China; (J.G.); (Y.Z.); (X.H.); (Y.L.)
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- College of Food Science, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China; (J.G.); (Y.Z.); (X.H.); (Y.L.)
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- College of Food Science, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China; (J.G.); (Y.Z.); (X.H.); (Y.L.)
- Engineering Research Center of Food Fermentation Technology, Liaoning, Key Laboratory of Microbial Fermentation Technology Innovation, Shenyang 110866, China
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Jia R, Tian S, Yang Z, Lu S, Wang L, Zhang G. The mitigative role of novel aflatoxin-degrading enzymes in diverse broiler performance indicators and gut microbiota following the consumption of diets contaminated with aflatoxins. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024. [PMID: 38738519 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND This study aims to explore both the toxic effects of aflatoxins (AFs) and the protective effects of degrading enzymes (DE) on broilers exposed to AFs. RESULTS The findings reveal that a diet contaminated with 69.15 μg kg-1 of aflatoxin B1 had significant adverse effects on broilers. Specifically, it led to a reduction in average daily gain, dressed yield percentage, half-eviscerated yield with giblet yield percentage, eviscerated yield percentage, as well as serum superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase activity and liver SOD activity (P < 0.05). Conversely, the diet increased the feed conversion ratio, liver index, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase levels and malondialdehyde levels in both serum and liver (P < 0.05). Additionally, AFs disrupted the intestinal microflora significantly (P < 0.05), altering the relative abundance of Enterococcus, Lactobacillus and Escherichia in broiler jejunum. The addition of DE to AF-contaminated feed mitigated these negative effects and reduced the residues of aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin B2 and aflatoxin M1 in the liver and duodenum (P < 0.05). We also observed that broilers fed the diet pelleted at 80 °C exhibited improved dressing percentage and water holding capacity compared to those on the 75 °C diet. CONCLUSION In summary, DE serves as an effective feed additive for mitigating AF contamination in poultry production. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Ru Jia
- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
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Arimboor R. Metabolites and degradation pathways of microbial detoxification of aflatoxins: a review. Mycotoxin Res 2024; 40:71-83. [PMID: 38151634 DOI: 10.1007/s12550-023-00515-0] [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: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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The degradation of aflatoxins using nonpathogenic microbes and their enzymes is emerging as a safe and economical alternative to chemical and physical methods for the detoxification of aflatoxins in food and feeds. Many bacteria and fungi have been identified as aflatoxin degraders. This review is focused on the chemical identification of microbial degradation products and their degradation pathways. The microbial degradations of aflatoxins are initiated by oxidation, hydroxylation, reduction, or elimination reactions mostly catalyzed by various enzymes belonging to the classes of laccase, reductases, and peroxidases. The resulting products with lesser chemical stability further undergo various reactions to form low molecular weight products. Studies on the chemical and biological nature of degraded products of aflatoxins are necessary to ensure the safety of the decontamination process. This review indicated the need for an integrated approach including decontamination studies using culture media and food matrices, proper identification and toxicity profiling of degraded products of aflatoxins, and interactions of microbes and the degradation products with food matrices for developing practical and effective microbial detoxification process.
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- Ranjith Arimboor
- Spices Board Quality Evaluation Laboratory, SIPCOT, Gummidipoondi, Chennai, 601201, India.
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Cheng S, Wu T, Zhang H, Sun Z, Mwabulili F, Xie Y, Sun S, Ma W, Li Q, Yang Y, Wu X, Jia H. Mining Lactonase Gene from Aflatoxin B 1-Degrading Strain Bacillus megaterium and Degrading Properties of the Recombinant Enzyme. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:20762-20771. [PMID: 38103014 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c05725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites mainly produced by filamentous fungal species that commonly contaminate food and feed. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is extremely toxic and seriously threatens the health of humans and animals. In this work, the Bacillus megaterium HNGD-A6 was obtained and showed a 94.66% removal ability of AFB1 by employing extracellular enzymes as the degrading active substance. The degradation products were P1 (AFD1, C16H14O5) and P2 (C14H16N2O2), and their toxicity was greatly reduced compared to that of AFB1. The AttM gene was mined by BlastP comparison and successfully expressed in Escherichia coli BL21. AttM could degrade 86.78% of AFB1 at pH 8.5 and 80 °C, as well as 81.32% of ochratoxin A and 67.82% of zearalenone. The ability of AttM to degrade a wide range of toxins and its resistance to high temperatures offer the possibility of its use in food or feed applications.
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- Sizhong Cheng
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety Inspection and Control, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety Inspection and Control, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety Inspection and Control, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
- College of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety Inspection and Control, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety Inspection and Control, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety Inspection and Control, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety Inspection and Control, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety Inspection and Control, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety Inspection and Control, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
- College of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Cereal and Oil Food Safety Inspection and Control, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, People's Republic of China
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Sun H, He Z, Xiong D, Long M. Mechanisms by which microbial enzymes degrade four mycotoxins and application in animal production: A review. ANIMAL NUTRITION (ZHONGGUO XU MU SHOU YI XUE HUI) 2023; 15:256-274. [PMID: 38033608 PMCID: PMC10685049 DOI: 10.1016/j.aninu.2023.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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Mycotoxins are toxic compounds that pose a serious threat to animal health and food safety. Therefore, there is an urgent need for safe and efficient methods of detoxifying mycotoxins. As biotechnology has continued to develop, methods involving biological enzymes have shown great promise. Biological enzymatic methods, which can fundamentally destroy the structures of mycotoxins and produce degradation products whose toxicity is greatly reduced, are generally more specific, efficient, and environmentally friendly. Mycotoxin-degrading enzymes can thus facilitate the safe and effective detoxification of mycotoxins which gives them a huge advantage over other methods. This article summarizes the newly discovered degrading enzymes that can degrade four common mycotoxins (aflatoxins, zearalenone, deoxynivalenol, and ochratoxin A) in the past five years, and reveals the degradation mechanism of degrading enzymes on four mycotoxins, as well as their positive effects on animal production. This review will provide a theoretical basis for the safe treatment of mycotoxins by using biological enzyme technology.
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- Huiying Sun
- Key Laboratory of Livestock Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Ruminant Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (East), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, China
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- Key Laboratory of Livestock Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Ruminant Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (East), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, China
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- Key Laboratory of Livestock Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Ruminant Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (East), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, China
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- Key Laboratory of Livestock Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Ruminant Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (East), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, China
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Sinelnikov I, Mikityuk O, Shcherbakova L, Nazarova T, Denisenko Y, Rozhkova A, Statsyuk N, Zorov I. Recombinant Oxidase from Armillaria tabescens as a Potential Tool for Aflatoxin B1 Degradation in Contaminated Cereal Grain. Toxins (Basel) 2023; 15:678. [PMID: 38133182 PMCID: PMC10747862 DOI: 10.3390/toxins15120678] [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: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Forage grain contamination with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a global problem, so its detoxification with the aim of providing feed safety and cost-efficiency is still a relevant issue. AFB1 degradation by microbial enzymes is considered to be a promising detoxification approach. In this study, we modified an previously developed Pichia pastoris GS115 expression system using a chimeric signal peptide to obtain a new recombinant producer of extracellular AFB1 oxidase (AFO) from Armillaria tabescens (the yield of 0.3 g/L), purified AFO, and selected optimal conditions for AFO-induced AFB1 removal from model solutions. After a 72 h exposure of the AFB1 solution to AFO at pH 6.0 and 30 °C, 80% of the AFB1 was degraded. Treatments with AFO also significantly reduced the AFB1 content in wheat and corn grain inoculated with Aspergillus flavus. In grain samples contaminated with several dozen micrograms of AFB1 per kg, a 48 h exposure to AFO resulted in at least double the reduction in grain contamination compared to the control, while the same treatment of more significantly (~mg/kg) AFB1-polluted samples reduced their contamination by ~40%. These findings prove the potential of the tested AFO for cereal grain decontamination and suggest that additional studies to stabilize AFO and improve its AFB1-degrading efficacy are required.
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- Igor Sinelnikov
- Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (Y.D.); (A.R.); (I.Z.)
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- All-Russian Research Institute of Phytopathology, Bolshie Vyazemy, 143050 Moscow, Russia; (O.M.); (N.S.)
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- All-Russian Research Institute of Phytopathology, Bolshie Vyazemy, 143050 Moscow, Russia; (O.M.); (N.S.)
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- All-Russian Research Institute of Phytopathology, Bolshie Vyazemy, 143050 Moscow, Russia; (O.M.); (N.S.)
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- Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (Y.D.); (A.R.); (I.Z.)
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- Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (Y.D.); (A.R.); (I.Z.)
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- All-Russian Research Institute of Phytopathology, Bolshie Vyazemy, 143050 Moscow, Russia; (O.M.); (N.S.)
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- Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (Y.D.); (A.R.); (I.Z.)
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Wang J, Chen Q, Yan P, Dong C, Shao Z. Isolation and Optimization of Aflatoxin B 1 Degradation by Uniform Design and Complete Genome Sequencing of Novel Deep-Sea Kocuria rosea Strain 13. Toxins (Basel) 2023; 15:520. [PMID: 37755946 PMCID: PMC10534749 DOI: 10.3390/toxins15090520] [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: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Aflatoxin B1 is a natural carcinogenic mycotoxin. The biological detoxification of aflatoxin could result in less environmental pollution, more moderate conditions, and less impact on food and feed, and be more convenient than physical and chemical methods. In this study, strain 13 with aflatoxin B1 degradation activity (67.47 ± 1.44%) was isolated and identified as Kocuria rosea. A uniform design was applied to optimize the degradation activity using a software Data Processing System, and a quadratic polynomial stepwise regression model was selected to investigate the relationships between the degradation rate and five independent variables. Furthermore, the optimal degradation conditions (culture temperature of 30 °C, culture time of 4.2 days, seawater ratio of 100%, pH of 7.11, and inoculation dosage of 0.09%) were verified with a degradation rate of 88 ± 0.03%, which was well matched with the predicted value (92.97%) of the model. Complete genome sequencing of Kocuria rosea, conducted with a combination of Illumina and single-molecule real-time sequencing, was used to analyze the genomic features and functions of the strain, which were predicted by the annotation based on seven databases, and may provide insights into the potential of Kocuria rosea, as well as providing a reference for degradation gene and protein mining. These results indicate that Kocuria rosea strain 13 has the ability to degrade aflatoxin B1 efficiently, and it also has the potential to provide aflatoxin-degrading enzymes.
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- Jingying Wang
- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China; (J.W.)
- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Weihai 264209, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China; (J.W.)
- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Weihai 264209, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China; (J.W.)
- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Weihai 264209, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources of PR China, Xiamen 361005, China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources of Fujian Province, Xiamen 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources of PR China, Xiamen 361005, China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Marine Genetic Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources of Fujian Province, Xiamen 350002, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519080, China
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Yang P, Wu W, Zhang D, Cao L, Cheng J. AFB 1 Microbial Degradation by Bacillus subtilis WJ6 and Its Degradation Mechanism Exploration Based on the Comparative Transcriptomics Approach. Metabolites 2023; 13:785. [PMID: 37512492 PMCID: PMC10385142 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13070785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Aflatoxin pollution poses great harm to human and animal health and causes huge economic losses. The biological detoxification method that utilizes microorganisms and their secreted enzymes to degrade aflatoxin has the advantages of strong specificity, high efficiency, and no pollution inflicted onto the environment. In this study, Bacillus subtilis WJ6 with a high efficiency in aflatoxin B1 degradation was screened and identified through molecular identification, physiological, and biochemical methods. The fermentation broth, cell-free supernatant, and cell suspension degraded 81.57%, 73.27%, and 8.39% of AFB1, respectively. The comparative transcriptomics analysis indicated that AFB1 led to 60 up-regulated genes and 31 down-regulated genes in B. subtilis WJ6. A gene ontology (GO) analysis showed that the function classifications of cell aggregation, the organizational aspect, and the structural molecule activity were all of large proportions among the up-regulated genes. The down-regulated gene expression was mainly related to the multi-organism process function under the fermentation condition. Therefore, B. subtilis WJ6 degraded AFB1 through secreted extracellular enzymes with the up-regulated genes of structural molecule activity and down-regulated genes of multi-organism process function.
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- Peizhou Yang
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Intensive Processing of Agricultural Products, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Intensive Processing of Agricultural Products, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Intensive Processing of Agricultural Products, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Intensive Processing of Agricultural Products, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Intensive Processing of Agricultural Products, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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Sharma S, Singh S, Sarma SJ. Challenges and advancements in bioprocess intensification of fungal secondary metabolite: kojic acid. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:140. [PMID: 36995482 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03587-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Kojic acid is a fungal secondary metabolite commonly known as a tyrosinase inhibitor, that acts as a skin-whitening agent. Its applications are widely distributed in the area of cosmetics, medicine, food, and chemical synthesis. Renewable resources are the alternative feedstocks that can fulfill the demand for free sugars which are fermented for the production of kojic acid. This review highlights the current progress and importance of bioprocessing of kojic acid from various types of competitive and non-competitive renewable feedstocks. The bioprocessing advancements, secondary metabolic pathway networks, gene clusters and regulations, strain improvement, and process design have also been discussed. The importance of nitrogen sources, amino acids, ions, agitation, and pH has been summarized. Two fungal species Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus oryzae are found to be extensively studied for kojic acid production due to their versatile substrate utilization and high titer ability. The potential of A. flavus to be a competitive industrial strain for large-scale production of kojic acid has been studied.
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- Sumit Sharma
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Bennett University, Greater Noida, 201310, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Bennett University, Greater Noida, 201310, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Bennett University, Greater Noida, 201310, India.
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Kang SW, Antoney J, Frkic RL, Lupton DW, Speight R, Scott C, Jackson CJ. Asymmetric Ene-Reduction of α,β-Unsaturated Compounds by F 420-Dependent Oxidoreductases A Enzymes from Mycobacterium smegmatis. Biochemistry 2023; 62:873-891. [PMID: 36637210 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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The stereoselective reduction of alkenes conjugated to electron-withdrawing groups by ene-reductases has been extensively applied to the commercial preparation of fine chemicals. Although several different enzyme families are known to possess ene-reductase activity, the old yellow enzyme (OYE) family has been the most thoroughly investigated. Recently, it was shown that a subset of ene-reductases belonging to the flavin/deazaflavin oxidoreductase (FDOR) superfamily exhibit enantioselectivity that is generally complementary to that seen in the OYE family. These enzymes belong to one of several FDOR subgroups that use the unusual deazaflavin cofactor F420. Here, we explore several enzymes of the FDOR-A subgroup, characterizing their substrate range and enantioselectivity with 20 different compounds, identifying enzymes (MSMEG_2027 and MSMEG_2850) that could reduce a wide range of compounds stereoselectively. For example, MSMEG_2027 catalyzed the complete conversion of both isomers of citral to (R)-citronellal with 99% ee, while MSMEG_2850 catalyzed complete conversion of ketoisophorone to (S)-levodione with 99% ee. Protein crystallography combined with computational docking has allowed the observed stereoselectivity to be mechanistically rationalized for two enzymes. These findings add further support for the FDOR and OYE families of ene-reductases displaying general stereocomplementarity to each other and highlight their potential value in asymmetric ene-reduction.
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- Suk Woo Kang
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory2601, Australia.,Natural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung25451, Republic of Korea
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory2601, Australia.,School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland4000, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland4000, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory2601, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide & Protein Science, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory2601, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria3800, Australia
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- School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland4000, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland4000, Australia
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- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Clayton, Victoria3168, Australia.,CSIRO Synthetic Biology Future Science Platform, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory2601, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory2601, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide & Protein Science, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory2601, Australia
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Yanhua X, Haiwei L, Renyong Z. Cloning and expression of the catalase gene (KatA) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the degradation of AFB 1 by recombinant catalase. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2023; 103:792-798. [PMID: 36054708 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1 ) poses a severe threat to human and animal health. Countries worldwide have invested considerable manpower and material resources in degrading aflatoxins. Enzyme degradation is the most efficient and environmentally friendly approach for modifying aflatoxin into less toxic molecules. Catalase is commonly used as a detoxification agent to decrease the contamination levels of aflatoxins in animal feeds. This study aimed to obtain recombinant catalase via gene engineering and determined whether a recombinant catalase could degrade AFB1 . RESULTS The catalase gene (KatA) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, and the expression conditions of this recombinant catalase were optimized. The recombinant catalase was isolated and purified using Ni-chelating affinity chromatography, and its ability to degrade AFB1 was evaluated. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed that the expressed of catalase was approximately 55.6 kDa, which was subsequently purified using Ni-chelating affinity chromatography. The degradation rate of AFB1 by recombinant catalase in the presence of syringaldehyde was 38.79%. CONCLUSION The degradation of AFB1 by a recombinant catalase has been reported for the first time. This study provides a new paradigm for the use of recombinant catalases in degrading AFB1 in food and feed. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Xu Yanhua
- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, China
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Kang SW, Antoney J, Lupton DW, Speight R, Scott C, Jackson CJ. Asymmetric Ene-Reduction by F 420 -Dependent Oxidoreductases B (FDOR-B) from Mycobacterium smegmatis. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202200797. [PMID: 36716144 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200797] [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: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Asymmetric reduction by ene-reductases has received considerable attention in recent decades. While several enzyme families possess ene-reductase activity, the Old Yellow Enzyme (OYE) family has received the most scientific and industrial attention. However, there is a limited substrate range and few stereocomplementary pairs of current ene-reductases, necessitating the development of a complementary class. Flavin/deazaflavin oxidoreductases (FDORs) that use the uncommon cofactor F420 have recently gained attention as ene-reductases for use in biocatalysis due to their stereocomplementarity with OYEs. Although the enzymes of the FDOR-As sub-group have been characterized in this context and reported to catalyse ene-reductions enantioselectively, enzymes from the similarly large, but more diverse, FDOR-B sub-group have not been investigated in this context. In this study, we investigated the activity of eight FDOR-B enzymes distributed across this sub-group, evaluating their specific activity, kinetic properties, and stereoselectivity against α,β-unsaturated compounds. The stereochemical outcomes of the FDOR-Bs are compared with enzymes of the FDOR-A sub-group and OYE family. Computational modelling and induced-fit docking are used to rationalize the observed catalytic behaviour and proposed a catalytic mechanism.
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- Suk Woo Kang
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.,Natural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung, 25451 (Republic of, Korea
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.,School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia
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- Environment, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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Pushparaj K, Meyyazhagan A, Pappuswamy M, Mousavi Khaneghah A, Liu W, Balasubramanian B. Occurrence, identification, and decontamination of potential mycotoxins in fruits and fruit by‐products. FOOD FRONTIERS 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/fft2.198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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- Karthika Pushparaj
- Department of Zoology, School of Biosciences Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women Coimbatore Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Life Science CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Bengaluru Karnataka India
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- Department of Life Science CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Bengaluru Karnataka India
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- Department of Fruit and Vegetable Product Technology Prof. Wacław Dąbrowski Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology – State Research Institute Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences Guangdong Ocean University Zhanjiang China
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An NN, Shang N, Zhao X, Tie XY, Guo WB, Li D, Wang LJ, Wang Y. Occurrence, Regulation, and Emerging Detoxification Techniques of Aflatoxins in Maize: A Review. FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2022.2158339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Nan-nan An
- College of Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, National Energy R & D Center for Non-food Biomass, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, National Energy R & D Center for Non-food Biomass, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Functional Food from Plant Resources, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, National Energy R & D Center for Non-food Biomass, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, National Energy R & D Center for Non-food Biomass, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, National Energy R & D Center for Non-food Biomass, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Functional Food from Plant Resources, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
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Abraham N, Chan ETS, Zhou T, Seah SYK. Microbial detoxification of mycotoxins in food. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:957148. [PMID: 36504774 PMCID: PMC9726736 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.957148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by certain genera of fungi including but not limited to Fusarium, Aspergillus, and Penicillium. Their persistence in agricultural commodities poses a significant food safety issue owing to their carcinogenic, teratogenic, and immunosuppressive effects. Due to their inherent stability, mycotoxin levels in contaminated food often exceed the prescribed regulatory thresholds posing a risk to both humans and livestock. Although physical and chemical methods have been applied to remove mycotoxins, these approaches may reduce the nutrient quality and organoleptic properties of food. Microbial transformation of mycotoxins is a promising alternative for mycotoxin detoxification as it is more specific and environmentally friendly compared to physical/chemical methods. Here we review the biological detoxification of the major mycotoxins with a focus on microbial enzymes.
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- Nadine Abraham
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada,Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada,*Correspondence: Stephen Y. K. Seah,
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Yang P, Xiao W, Lu S, Jiang S, Jiang S, Chen J, Wu W, Zheng Z, Jiang S. Characterization of a Trametes versicolor aflatoxin B1-degrading enzyme (TV-AFB1D) and its application in the AFB1 degradation of contaminated rice in situ. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:960882. [PMID: 36187979 PMCID: PMC9515612 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.960882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) contaminates rice during harvest or storage and causes a considerable risk to human and animal health. In this study, Trametes versicolor AFB1–degrading enzyme (TV–AFB1D) gene recombinantly expressed in engineered E. coli BL21 (DE3) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The TV–AFB1D enzymatic characteristics and AFB1 degradation efficiency in contaminated rice were investigated. Results showed that the size of recombinant TV-AFB1D expressing in E. coli BL21 (DE3) and S. cerevisiae was appropriately 77 KDa. The kinetic equation of TV-AFB1D was y = 0.01671x + 1.80756 (R2 = 0.994, Km = 9.24 mM, and Vmax = 553.23 mM/min). The Kcat and Kcat/Km values of TV-AFB1D were 0.07392 (s−1) and 8 M−1 s−1, respectively. The AFB1 concentration of contaminated rice decreased from 100 μg/ml to 32.6 μg/ml after treatment at 32°C for 5 h under the catabolism of TV-AFB1D. S. cerevisiae engineered strains carrying aldehyde oxidase 1 (AOX1) and Cauliflower mosaic virus 35 S (CaMV 35 S) promoters caused the residual AFB1 contents, respectively, decreased to 3.4 and 2.9 μg/g from the initial AFB1 content of 7.4 μg/g after 24 h of fermentation using AFB1-contaminated rice as substrate. The AFB1 degradation rates of S. cerevisiae engineered strains carrying AOX1 and CaMV promoters were 54 and 61%, respectively. Engineered S. cerevisiae strains integrated with TV-AFB1D expression cassettes were developed to simultaneously degrade AFB1 and produce ethanol using AFB1-contaminated rice as substrate. Thus, TV-AFB1D has significant application potential in the AFB1 decomposition from contaminated agricultural products.
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- Peizhou Yang
- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Anhui Key Laboratory of Intensive Processing of Agriculture Products, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
- *Correspondence: Peizhou Yang, ,;
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Anhui Key Laboratory of Intensive Processing of Agriculture Products, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Anhui Key Laboratory of Intensive Processing of Agriculture Products, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Anhui Key Laboratory of Intensive Processing of Agriculture Products, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
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- Department of Biological, Food and Environment Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Anhui Key Laboratory of Intensive Processing of Agriculture Products, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Anhui Key Laboratory of Intensive Processing of Agriculture Products, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Anhui Key Laboratory of Intensive Processing of Agriculture Products, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Anhui Key Laboratory of Intensive Processing of Agriculture Products, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
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Song C, Yang J, Wang Y, Ding G, Guo L, Qin J. Mechanisms and transformed products of aflatoxin B1 degradation under multiple treatments: a review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2022; 64:2263-2275. [PMID: 36102160 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2121910] [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] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Aflatoxins, including aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, G2, M1, and M2, are one of the major types of mycotoxins that endangers food safety, human health, and contribute to the immeasurable loss of food and agricultural production in the world yearly. In addition, aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) mainly produced by Aspergilus sp. is the most potent of these compounds and has been well documented to cause the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in humans and animals. This paper reviewed the detoxification and degradation of AFB1, including analysis and summary of the major technologies in physics, chemistry, and biology in recent years. The chemical structure and toxicity of the transformed products, and the degradation mechanisms of AFB1 are overviewed and discussed in this presented review. In addition to the traditional techniques, we also provide a prospective study on the use of emerging detoxification methods such as natural products and photocatalysis. The purpose of this work is to provide reference for AFB1 control and detoxification, and to promote the development of follow-up research.
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- Chenggang Song
- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun, P. R. China
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Isoenzyme N-Acyl-l-Amino Acid Amidohydrolase NA Increases Ochratoxin A Degradation Efficacy of Stenotrophomonas sp. CW117 by Enhancing Amidohydrolase ADH3 Stability. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0220522. [PMID: 35924842 PMCID: PMC9430628 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02205-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a potent mycotoxin mainly produced by toxicogenic strains of Aspergillus spp. and seriously contaminates foods and feedstuffs. OTA detoxification strategies are significant to food safety. A superefficient enzyme ADH3 to OTA hydrolysis was isolated from the difunctional strain Stenotrophomonas sp. CW117 in our previous study. Here, we identified a gene N-acyl-l-amino acid amidohydrolase NA, which is an isoenzyme of ADH3. However, it is not as efficient a hydrolase as ADH3. The kinetic constant showed that the catalytic efficiency of ADH3 (Kcat/Km = 30,3938 s-1 · mM-1) against OTA was 29,113 times higher than that of NA (Kcat/Km = 10.4 s-1 · mM-1), indicating that ADH3 was the overwhelming superior detoxifying gene in CW117. Intriguingly, when gene na was knocked out from the CW117 genome, degradation activity of the Δna mutant was significantly reduced at the first 6 h, suggesting that the two enzymes might have an interactive effect on OTA transformation. Gene expressions and Western blotting assay showed that the Δna mutant and wild-type CW117 showed similar adh3 expression levels, but na deficiency decreased ADH3 protein level in CW117. Collectively, isoenzyme NA was identified as a factor that improved the stability of ADH3 in CW117 but not as a dominant hydrolase for OTA transformation. IMPORTANCE Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a potent mycotoxin mainly produced by toxicogenic strains of Aspergillus spp. and seriously contaminates foods and feedstuffs. Previous OTA detoxification studies mainly focused on characterizations of degradation strains and detoxifying enzymes. Here, we identified a gene N-acyl-l-amino acid amidohydrolase NA from strain CW117, which is an isoenzyme of the efficient detoxifying enzyme ADH3. Isoenzyme NA was identified as a factor that improved the stability of ADH3 in CW117 and, thus, enhanced the degradation activity of the strain. This is the first study on an isoenzyme improving the stability of another efficient detoxifying enzyme in vivo.
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Reactive molecular dynamics simulation on degradation of aflatoxin B1 by cold atmospheric plasmas. INNOV FOOD SCI EMERG 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2022.103101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Last D, Hasan M, Rothenburger L, Braga D, Lackner G. High-yield production of coenzyme F 420 in Escherichia coli by fluorescence-based screening of multi-dimensional gene expression space. Metab Eng 2022; 73:158-167. [PMID: 35863619 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2022.07.006] [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: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Coenzyme F420 is involved in bioprocesses such as biosynthesis of antibiotics by streptomycetes, prodrug activation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and methanogenesis in archaea. F420-dependent enzymes also attract interest as biocatalysts in organic chemistry. However, as only low F420 levels are produced in microorganisms, F420 availability is a serious bottleneck for research and application. Recent advances in our understanding of the F420 biosynthesis enabled heterologous overproduction of F420 in Escherichia coli, but the yields remained moderate. To address this issue, we rationally designed a synthetic operon for F420 biosynthesis in E. coli. However, it still led to the production of low amounts of F420 and undesired side-products. In order to strongly improve yield and purity, a screening approach was chosen to interrogate the gene expression-space of a combinatorial library based on diversified promotors and ribosome binding sites. The whole pathway was encoded by a two-operon construct. The first module ("core") addressed parts of the riboflavin biosynthesis pathway and FO synthase for the conversion of GTP to the stable F420 intermediate FO. The enzymes of the second module ("decoration") were chosen to turn FO into F420. The final construct included variations of T7 promoter strengths and ribosome binding site activity to vary the expression ratio for the eight genes involved in the pathway. Fluorescence-activated cell sorting was used to isolate clones of this library displaying strong F420-derived fluorescence. This approach yielded the highest titer of coenzyme F420 produced in the widely used organism E. coli so far. Production in standard LB medium offers a highly effective and simple production process that will facilitate basic research into unexplored F420-dependent bioprocesses as well as applications of F420-dependent enzymes in biocatalysis.
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- Daniel Last
- Junior Research Group Synthetic Microbiology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute, Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Junior Research Group Synthetic Microbiology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute, Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Core Facility Flow Cytometry, Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute, Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Junior Research Group Synthetic Microbiology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute, Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Junior Research Group Synthetic Microbiology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute, Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany.
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Functional Characterization and Whole-Genome Analysis of an Aflatoxin-Degrading Rhodococcus pyridinivorans Strain. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11050774. [PMID: 35625502 PMCID: PMC9138218 DOI: 10.3390/biology11050774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Simple Summary The microbiological degradation of AFB1 has been a promising approach to control AFB1 contamination. Here, we characterize a Rhodococcus pyridinivorans strain that can efficiently degrade AFB1. The AFB1-degrading capacity of this bacterial strain was characterized, and the completed genome was sequenced and analyzed. Further proteomic analyses of this strain identified a total of 723 proteins in an extracellular component that showed the strongest capacity to degrade AFB1 (degradation rate 83.7%). Multiple potential AFB1-degrading enzymes, and enzymes that are reported to respond to AFB1 treatment, have been identified accordingly. These findings provide a genomic, proteomic, and experimental approach for characterizing an efficient AFB1-degrading bacterial strain with great potential for use in the remediation of AFB1 contamination. Abstract Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is one of the most toxic, naturally occurring carcinogen compounds and is produced by specific strains of fungi. Crop contamination with AFB1 can cause huge economic losses and serious health problems. Many studies have examined the microbiological degradation of AFB1, especially the use of efficient AFB1-degrading microorganisms, to control AFB1 contamination. Here, we reported the identification of a new Rhodococcus pyridinivorans strain (4-4) that can efficiently degrade AFB1 (degradation rate 84.9%). The extracellular component of this strain showed the strongest capacity to degrade AFB1 (degradation rate 83.7%). The effects of proteinase K, SDS, temperature, pH, incubation time, and AFB1 concentration on the AFB1 degradation ability of the extracellular component were investigated. We sequenced the complete genome of this strain, encoding 5246 protein-coding genes and 169 RNA genes on a circular chromosome and two plasmids. Comparative genomic analysis revealed high homology with other Rhodococcus strains with high AFB1-degradation ability. Further proteomic analyses of this strain identified a total of 723 proteins in the extracellular component, including multiple potential AFB1-degrading enzymes, along with enzymes that are reported to response to AFB1 treatment. Overall, the results demonstrate that R. pyridinivorans 4-4 would be an excellent candidate for the biodegradation and detoxification of AFB1 contamination.
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Zhou Z, Li R, Ng TB, Huang F, Ye X. Considerations regarding affinity determinants for aflatoxin B 1 in binding cavity of fungal laccase based on in silico mutational and in vitro verification studies. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 234:113412. [PMID: 35304333 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Laccase, a multicopper oxidase, is well known for its industrial potentials to remove environmental pollutants due to its low substrate specificity to oxidize phenols and thus catalytic versatility. Many efforts focused on the metabolic mechanism, yet to decipher the structural determinants responsible for the differentiation between substrates. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a new substrate for laccase, is a mycotoxin with a formidable environmental threat to public health and food safety. In the present study, we combined biochemical, in silico mutational and molecular-docking data to gain an insight to the function of key residues in the active cavity close to the T1 copper site in a characterized recombinant laccase from Cerrena unicolor (rCuL). Kinetic data for computer-assisted virtual mutants established the binding affinity of hydrogen bonds and residues (Asn336, Asp207, Val391, and Thr165) in rCuL to AFB1. The augmented binding affinity to AFB1 may be related to the conformational rearrangements of the laccase and its ability to hydrogen-bond with the substrate. Furthermore, the optimal pH and temperature for rCuL and variants mediated AFB1 degradation may depend on their pH stability and thermostability. Our findings reinforce the importance of the structure-function relationship of fungal laccases in degrading AFB1, providing mechanistic guidance for future biocatalyst and bioengineering applications.
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- Zhimin Zhou
- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China; The Key Laboratory of Marine Enzyme Engineering of Fujian Province, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China; National Engineering Laboratory for High-efficient Enzyme Expression, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Marine Enzyme Engineering of Fujian Province, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China; National Engineering Laboratory for High-efficient Enzyme Expression, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Marine Enzyme Engineering of Fujian Province, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China; National Engineering Laboratory for High-efficient Enzyme Expression, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China; The Key Laboratory of Marine Enzyme Engineering of Fujian Province, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China; National Engineering Laboratory for High-efficient Enzyme Expression, Fuzhou 350116, China.
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The metabolism and biotransformation of AFB 1: Key enzymes and pathways. Biochem Pharmacol 2022; 199:115005. [PMID: 35318037 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2022.115005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Aflatoxins B1 (AFB1) is a hepatoxic compound produced by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, seriously threatening food safety and the health of humans and animals. Understanding the metabolism of AFB1 is important for developing detoxification and intervention strategies. In this review, we summarize the AFB1 metabolic fates in humans and animals and the key enzymes that metabolize AFB1, including cytochrome P450s (CYP450s) for AFB1 bioactivation, glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) and aflatoxin-aldehyde reductases (AFARs) in detoxification. Furthermore, AFB1 metabolism in microbes is also summarized. Microorganisms specifically and efficiently transform AFB1 into less or non-toxic products in an environmental-friendly approach which could be the most desirable detoxification strategy in the future. This review provides a wholistic insight into the metabolism and biotransformation of AFB1 in various organisms, which also benefits the development of protective strategies in humans and animals.
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Kumar V, Bahuguna A, Ramalingam S, Dhakal G, Shim JJ, Kim M. Recent technological advances in mechanism, toxicity, and food perspectives of enzyme-mediated aflatoxin degradation. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2021; 62:5395-5412. [PMID: 34955062 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.2010647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Aflatoxins are carcinogenic secondary metabolites produced by Aspergillus section Flavi that contaminates a wide variety of food and feed products and is responsible for serious health and economic consequences. Fermented foods are prepared with a wide variety of substrates over a long fermentation time and are thus vulnerable to contamination by aflatoxin-producing fungi, leading to the production of aflatoxin B1. The mitigation and control of aflatoxin is currently a prime focus for developing safe aflatoxin-free food. This review summarizes the role of major aflatoxin-degrading enzymes such as laccase, peroxidase, and lactonase, and microorganisms in the context of their application in food. A putative mechanism of enzyme-mediated aflatoxin degradation and toxicity evaluation of the degraded products are also extensively discussed to evaluate the safety of degradation processes for food applications. The review also describes aflatoxin-degrading microorganisms isolated from fermented products and investigates their applicability in food as aflatoxin preventing agents. Furthermore, a summary of recent technological advancements in protein engineering, nanozymes, in silico and statistical optimization approaches are explored to improve the industrial applicability of aflatoxin-degrading enzymes.
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- Vishal Kumar
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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Current and emerging tools of computational biology to improve the detoxification of mycotoxins. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 88:e0210221. [PMID: 34878810 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02102-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Biological organisms carry a rich potential for removing toxins from our environment, but identifying suitable candidates and improving them remain challenging. We explore the use of computational tools to discover strains and enzymes that detoxify harmful compounds. In particular, we will focus on mycotoxins-fungi-produced toxins that contaminate food and feed-and biological enzymes that are capable of rendering them less harmful. We discuss the use of established and novel computational tools to complement existing empirical data in three directions: discovering the prospect of detoxification among underexplored organisms, finding important cellular processes that contribute to detoxification, and improving the performance of detoxifying enzymes. We hope to create a synergistic conversation between researchers in computational biology and those in the bioremediation field. We showcase open bioremediation questions where computational researchers can contribute and highlight relevant existing and emerging computational tools that could benefit bioremediation researchers.
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A superefficient ochratoxin A hydrolase with promising potential for industrial applications. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 88:e0196421. [PMID: 34788069 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01964-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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As the most seriously controlled mycotoxin produced by Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp., ochratoxin A (OTA) results in various toxicological effects and widely contaminates agro-products. Biological detoxification of OTA is the most priority in food and feed industry, but currently available detoxification enzymes are relatively low effectiveness in time and cost. Here we show a superefficient enzyme ADH3 identified from Stenotrophomonas acidaminiphila with a strong ability to transform OTA into non-toxic ochratoxin-α by acting as an amidohydrolase. Recombinant ADH3 (1.2 μg/mL) completely degrades 50 μg/L OTA within 90 seconds, while the availably most efficient OTA hydrolases takes several hours. The kinetic constant showed that rADH3 (Kcat/Km) catalytic efficiency was 56.7-35000 times higher than those of previous hydrolases rAfOTase, rOTase and commercial carboxypeptidase A (CPA). Protein structure-based assay suggested that ADH3 has a preference for hydrophobic residues to form a larger hydrophobic area than other detoxifying enzymes at the cavity of the catalytic sites, and this structure makes the OTA easier to access to catalytic sites. In addition, ADH3 shows considerable temperature adaptability to exert hydrolytic function at the temperature down to 0°C or up to 70°C. Collectively, we report a superefficient OTA detoxifying enzyme with promising potential for industrial applications. IMPORTANCE Ochratoxin A (OTA) can result in various toxicological effects and widely contaminates agro-products and feedstuffs. OTA detoxifications by microbial strains and bio-enzymes are significant to food safety. Although previous studies showed OTA could be transformed through several pathways, the ochratoxin-α pathway is recognized as the most effective one. However, the most currently available enzymes are not efficient enough. Here, a superefficient hydrolase ADH3 which can completely transform 50 μg/L OTA into ochratoxin-α within 90 seconds was screened and characterized. The hydrolase ADH3 shows considerable temperature adaptability (0-70°C) to exert the hydrolytic function. Findings of this study supplied an efficient OTA detoxifying enzyme and predicted the superefficient degradation mechanism which lay a foundation for future industrial applications.
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Improved production of the non-native cofactor F 420 in Escherichia coli. Sci Rep 2021; 11:21774. [PMID: 34741069 PMCID: PMC8571402 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01224-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The deazaflavin cofactor F420 is a low-potential, two-electron redox cofactor produced by some Archaea and Eubacteria that is involved in methanogenesis and methanotrophy, antibiotic biosynthesis, and xenobiotic metabolism. However, it is not produced by bacterial strains commonly used for industrial biocatalysis or recombinant protein production, such as Escherichia coli, limiting our ability to exploit it as an enzymatic cofactor and produce it in high yield. Here we have utilized a genome-scale metabolic model of E. coli and constraint-based metabolic modelling of cofactor F420 biosynthesis to optimize F420 production in E. coli. This analysis identified phospho-enol pyruvate (PEP) as a limiting precursor for F420 biosynthesis, explaining carbon source-dependent differences in productivity. PEP availability was improved by using gluconeogenic carbon sources and overexpression of PEP synthase. By improving PEP availability, we were able to achieve a ~ 40-fold increase in the space–time yield of F420 compared with the widely used recombinant Mycobacterium smegmatis expression system. This study establishes E. coli as an industrial F420-production system and will allow the recombinant in vivo use of F420-dependent enzymes for biocatalysis and protein engineering applications.
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Gibellato S, Dalsóquio L, do Nascimento I, Alvarez T. Current and promising strategies to prevent and reduce aflatoxin contamination in grains and food matrices. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2021. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2020.2559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by filamentous fungi that colonise various crops around the world and cause major damage to the agro-industrial sector on a global scale. Considering the estimative of population growth in the next decades, it is of fundamental importance the implementation of practices that help prevent the economics and social impacts of aflatoxin contamination. Even though various approaches have been developed – including physical, chemical and biological approaches – there is not yet one that strikes a balance in terms of safety, food quality and cost, especially when considering large scale application. In this review, we present a compilation of advantages and disadvantages of different strategies for prevention and reduction of aflatoxin contamination. Biological approaches represent the trend in innovations mainly due to their specificity and versatility, since it is possible to consider the utilisation of whole microorganisms, culture supernatants, purified enzymes or even genetic engineering. However, challenges related to improvement of the efficiency of such methods and ensuring safety of treated foods still need to be overcome.
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- S.L. Gibellato
- Graduate Programme in Industrial Biotechnology, Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-330, Brazil
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- Bioprocesses and Biotechnology Engineering, Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-330, Brazil
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- Bioprocesses and Biotechnology Engineering, Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-330, Brazil
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- Graduate Programme in Industrial Biotechnology, Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-330, Brazil
- Bioprocesses and Biotechnology Engineering, Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-330, Brazil
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Grinter R, Greening C. Cofactor F420: an expanded view of its distribution, biosynthesis and roles in bacteria and archaea. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2021; 45:fuab021. [PMID: 33851978 PMCID: PMC8498797 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuab021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Many bacteria and archaea produce the redox cofactor F420. F420 is structurally similar to the cofactors FAD and FMN but is catalytically more similar to NAD and NADP. These properties allow F420 to catalyze challenging redox reactions, including key steps in methanogenesis, antibiotic biosynthesis and xenobiotic biodegradation. In the last 5 years, there has been much progress in understanding its distribution, biosynthesis, role and applications. Whereas F420 was previously thought to be confined to Actinobacteria and Euryarchaeota, new evidence indicates it is synthesized across the bacterial and archaeal domains, as a result of extensive horizontal and vertical biosynthetic gene transfer. F420 was thought to be synthesized through one biosynthetic pathway; however, recent advances have revealed variants of this pathway and have resolved their key biosynthetic steps. In parallel, new F420-dependent biosynthetic and metabolic processes have been discovered. These advances have enabled the heterologous production of F420 and identified enantioselective F420H2-dependent reductases for biocatalysis. New research has also helped resolve how microorganisms use F420 to influence human and environmental health, providing opportunities for tuberculosis treatment and methane mitigation. A total of 50 years since its discovery, multiple paradigms associated with F420 have shifted, and new F420-dependent organisms and processes continue to be discovered.
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- Rhys Grinter
- Department of Microbiology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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Yang P, Lu S, Xiao W, Zheng Z, Jiang S, Jiang S, Jiang S, Cheng J, Zhang D. Activity enhancement of Trametes versicolor aflatoxin B1-degrading enzyme (TV-AFB1D) by molecular docking and site-directed mutagenesis techniques. FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2021.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Yao Y, Shu X, Wang D, Kan W, Su P, Hu H, Chen X, Wang D, Huang S, Wu L. Non-enzymatic Transformation of Aflatoxin B 1 by Pseudomonas geniculata m29. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:724103. [PMID: 34447365 PMCID: PMC8383447 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.724103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is the most harmful mycotoxin produced by filamentous fungi and presents a serious threat to human and animal health. Therefore, it is essential to protect humans and animals from AFB1-induced acute and chronic toxicity. In this study, Pseudomonas strain m29 having a high efficiency of AFB1 transformation was isolated from soil. The transformation ratio by m29 was more than 97% within 24 h, and the optimum temperature for transformation was 37°C. Moreover, the AFB1 transforming activity was mainly attributed to the cell-free supernatant of strain m29. The metabolite that plays a crucial role in AFB1 transformation is likely 1,2-dimethylhydrazine or 1,1-dimethylhydrazine, as identified by GC-MS and LC-MS analysis. AFB1 was transformed into a product with molecular formula C17H14O7. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study of non-enzymatic AFB1 transformation by bacteria. Importantly, this AFB1 transformation mechanism could be universal to various microorganisms.
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- Yuanyuan Yao
- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China.,School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China.,School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China.,School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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Mascotti ML, Juri Ayub M, Fraaije MW. On the diversity of F 420 -dependent oxidoreductases: A sequence- and structure-based classification. Proteins 2021; 89:1497-1507. [PMID: 34216160 PMCID: PMC8518648 DOI: 10.1002/prot.26170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The F420 deazaflavin cofactor is an intriguing molecule as it structurally resembles the canonical flavin cofactor, although behaves as a nicotinamide cofactor due to its obligate hydride-transfer reactivity and similar low redox potential. Since its discovery, numerous enzymes relying on it have been described. The known deazaflavoproteins are taxonomically restricted to Archaea and Bacteria. The biochemistry of the deazaflavoenzymes is diverse and they exhibit great structural variability. In this study a thorough sequence and structural homology evolutionary analysis was performed in order to generate an overarching classification of the F420 -dependent oxidoreductases. Five different deazaflavoenzyme Classes (I-V) are described according to their structural folds as follows: Class I encompassing the TIM-barrel F420 -dependent enzymes; Class II including the Rossmann fold F420 -dependent enzymes; Class III comprising the β-roll F420 -dependent enzymes; Class IV which exclusively gathers the SH3 barrel F420 -dependent enzymes and Class V including the three layer ββα sandwich F420 -dependent enzymes. This classification provides a framework for the identification and biochemical characterization of novel deazaflavoenzymes.
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- María Laura Mascotti
- Molecular Enzymology Group, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,IMIBIO-SL CONICET, Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
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- IMIBIO-SL CONICET, Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
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- Molecular Enzymology Group, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Wang L, Huang W, Sha Y, Yin H, Liang Y, Wang X, Shen Y, Wu X, Wu D, Wang J. Co-Cultivation of Two Bacillus Strains for Improved Cell Growth and Enzyme Production to Enhance the Degradation of Aflatoxin B 1. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:toxins13070435. [PMID: 34206659 PMCID: PMC8309871 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13070435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bacillus sp. H16v8 and Bacillus sp. HGD9229 were identified as Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) degrader in nutrient broth after a 12 h incubation at 37 °C. The degradation efficiency of the two-strain supernatant on 100 μg/L AFB1 was higher than the bacterial cells and cell lysate. Moreover, degradations of AFB1 were strongly affected by the metal ions in which Cu2+ stimulated the degradation and Zn2+ inhibited the degradation. The extracellular detoxifying enzymes produced by co-cultivation of two strains were isolated and purified by ultrafiltration. The molecular weight range of the detoxifying enzymes was 20-25 kDa by SDS-PAGE. The co-culture of two strains improved the total cell growth with the enhancement of the total protein content and detoxifying enzyme production. The degradation efficiency of the supernatant from mixed cultures increased by 87.7% and 55.3% compared to Bacillus sp. H16v8 and HGD9229, individually. Moreover, after the degradation of AFB1, the four products of the lower toxicity were identified by LC-Triple TOF-MS with the two proposed hypothetical degradation pathways.
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- Le Wang
- College of Biological Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat & Corn Further Processing, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (L.W.); (W.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.L.); (X.W.); (Y.S.); (X.W.)
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- College of Biological Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat & Corn Further Processing, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (L.W.); (W.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.L.); (X.W.); (Y.S.); (X.W.)
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- College of Biological Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat & Corn Further Processing, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (L.W.); (W.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.L.); (X.W.); (Y.S.); (X.W.)
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- College of Biological Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat & Corn Further Processing, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (L.W.); (W.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.L.); (X.W.); (Y.S.); (X.W.)
- Correspondence: (H.Y.); (J.W.)
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- College of Biological Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat & Corn Further Processing, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (L.W.); (W.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.L.); (X.W.); (Y.S.); (X.W.)
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- College of Biological Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat & Corn Further Processing, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (L.W.); (W.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.L.); (X.W.); (Y.S.); (X.W.)
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- College of Biological Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat & Corn Further Processing, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (L.W.); (W.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.L.); (X.W.); (Y.S.); (X.W.)
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- College of Biological Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat & Corn Further Processing, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (L.W.); (W.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.L.); (X.W.); (Y.S.); (X.W.)
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453001, China;
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- College of Biological Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat & Corn Further Processing, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (L.W.); (W.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.L.); (X.W.); (Y.S.); (X.W.)
- Correspondence: (H.Y.); (J.W.)
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Potency boost of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor by multienzyme F 420H 2-dependent reduction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2025172118. [PMID: 34161270 PMCID: PMC8237569 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2025172118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Bacterial metabolism can cause intrinsic drug resistance but can also convert inactive parent drugs into bioactive derivatives, as is the case for several antimycobacterial prodrugs. Here, we show that the intrabacterial metabolism of a Mtb dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) inhibitor with moderate affinity for its target boosts its on-target activity by two orders of magnitude. This is a “prodrug-like” antimycobacterial that possesses baseline activity in the absence of intracellular bioactivation. By elucidating the metabolic enhancement mechanism, we have provided the basis for the rational optimization of a class of DHFR inhibitors and uncovered an antibacterial drug discovery concept. Triaza-coumarin (TA-C) is a Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) inhibitor with an IC50 (half maximal inhibitory concentration) of ∼1 µM against the enzyme. Despite this moderate target inhibition, TA-C shows exquisite antimycobacterial activity (MIC50, concentration inhibiting growth by 50% = 10 to 20 nM). Here, we investigated the mechanism underlying this potency disconnect. To confirm that TA-C targets DHFR and investigate its unusual potency pattern, we focused on resistance mechanisms. In Mtb, resistance to DHFR inhibitors is frequently associated with mutations in thymidylate synthase thyA, which sensitizes Mtb to DHFR inhibition, rather than in DHFR itself. We observed thyA mutations, consistent with TA-C interfering with the folate pathway. A second resistance mechanism involved biosynthesis of the redox coenzyme F420. Thus, we hypothesized that TA-C may be metabolized by Mtb F420–dependent oxidoreductases (FDORs). By chemically blocking the putative site of FDOR-mediated reduction in TA-C, we reproduced the F420-dependent resistance phenotype, suggesting that F420H2-dependent reduction is required for TA-C to exert its potent antibacterial activity. Indeed, chemically synthesized TA-C-Acid, the putative product of TA-C reduction, displayed a 100-fold lower IC50 against DHFR. Screening seven recombinant Mtb FDORs revealed that at least two of these enzymes reduce TA-C. This redundancy in activation explains why no mutations in the activating enzymes were identified in the resistance screen. Analysis of the reaction products confirmed that FDORs reduce TA-C at the predicted site, yielding TA-C-Acid. This work demonstrates that intrabacterial metabolism converts TA-C, a moderately active “prodrug,” into a 100-fold-more-potent DHFR inhibitor, thus explaining the disconnect between enzymatic and whole-cell activity.
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Campos-Avelar I, Colas de la Noue A, Durand N, Cazals G, Martinez V, Strub C, Fontana A, Schorr-Galindo S. Aspergillus flavus Growth Inhibition and Aflatoxin B 1 Decontamination by Streptomyces Isolates and Their Metabolites. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:toxins13050340. [PMID: 34066812 PMCID: PMC8151643 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13050340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Aflatoxin B1 is a potent carcinogen produced by Aspergillus flavus, mainly during grain storage. As pre-harvest methods are insufficient to avoid mycotoxin presence during storage, diverse curative techniques are being investigated for the inhibition of fungal growth and aflatoxin detoxification. Streptomyces spp. represent an alternative as they are a promising source of detoxifying enzymes. Fifty-nine Streptomyces isolates and a Streptomyces griseoviridis strain from the commercial product Mycostop®, evaluated against Penicillium verrucosum and ochratoxin A during previous work, were screened for their ability to inhibit Aspergillus flavus growth and decrease the aflatoxin amount. The activities of bacterial cells and cell-free extracts (CFEs) from liquid cultures were also evaluated. Fifty-eight isolates were able to inhibit fungal growth during dual culture assays, with a maximal reduction going down to 13% of the control. Aflatoxin-specific production was decreased by all isolates to at least 54% of the control. CFEs were less effective in decreasing fungal growth (down to 40% and 55% for unheated and heated CFEs, respectively) and aflatoxin-specific production, with a few CFEs causing an overproduction of mycotoxins. Nearly all Streptomyces isolates were able to degrade AFB1 when growing in solid and liquid media. A total degradation of AFB1 was achieved by Mycostop® on solid medium, as well as an almost complete degradation by IX20 in liquid medium (6% of the control). CFE maximal degradation went down to 37% of the control for isolate IX09. The search for degradation by-products indicated the presence of a few unknown molecules. The evaluation of residual toxicity of the tested isolates by the SOS chromotest indicated a detoxification of at least 68% of AFB1’s genotoxicity.
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- Ixchel Campos-Avelar
- UMR Qualisud, University of Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France; (N.D.); (V.M.); (C.S.); (A.F.); (S.S.-G.)
- Correspondence: (I.C.-A.); (A.C.d.l.N.)
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- UMR Qualisud, University of Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France; (N.D.); (V.M.); (C.S.); (A.F.); (S.S.-G.)
- Correspondence: (I.C.-A.); (A.C.d.l.N.)
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- UMR Qualisud, University of Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France; (N.D.); (V.M.); (C.S.); (A.F.); (S.S.-G.)
- CIRAD, UMR Qualisud, 34398 Montpellier, France
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- IBMMUMR5247, University of Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France;
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- UMR Qualisud, University of Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France; (N.D.); (V.M.); (C.S.); (A.F.); (S.S.-G.)
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- UMR Qualisud, University of Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France; (N.D.); (V.M.); (C.S.); (A.F.); (S.S.-G.)
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- UMR Qualisud, University of Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France; (N.D.); (V.M.); (C.S.); (A.F.); (S.S.-G.)
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- UMR Qualisud, University of Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France; (N.D.); (V.M.); (C.S.); (A.F.); (S.S.-G.)
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Nešić K, Habschied K, Mastanjević K. Possibilities for the Biological Control of Mycotoxins in Food and Feed. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:198. [PMID: 33801997 PMCID: PMC8001018 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13030198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Seeking useful biological agents for mycotoxin detoxification has achieved success in the last twenty years thanks to the participation of many multidisciplinary teams. We have recently witnessed discoveries in the fields of bacterial genetics (inclusive of next-generation sequencing), protein encoding, and bioinformatics that have helped to shape the latest perception of how microorganisms/mycotoxins/environmental factors intertwine and interact, so the road is opened for new breakthroughs. Analysis of literature data related to the biological control of mycotoxins indicates the ability of yeast, bacteria, fungi and enzymes to degrade or adsorb mycotoxins, which increases the safety and quality of susceptible crops, animal feed and, ultimately, food of animal origin (milk, meat and eggs) by preventing the presence of residues. Microbial detoxification (transformation and adsorption) is becoming a trustworthy strategy that leaves no or less toxic compounds and contributes to food security. This review summarizes the data and highlights the importance and prospects of these methods.
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- Ksenija Nešić
- Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia, Food and Feed Department, Autoput 3, 11070 Beograd, Serbia
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- Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, F. Kuhača 20, 31000 Osijek, Croatia;
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- Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, F. Kuhača 20, 31000 Osijek, Croatia;
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Xu H, Wang L, Sun J, Wang L, Guo H, Ye Y, Sun X. Microbial detoxification of mycotoxins in food and feed. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2021; 62:4951-4969. [PMID: 33663294 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1879730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Mycotoxins are metabolites produced by fungi growing in food or feed, which can produce toxic effects and seriously threaten the health of humans and animals. Mycotoxins are commonly found in food and feed, and are of significant concern due to their hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, and ability to damage the immune and reproductive systems. Traditional physical and chemical detoxification methods to treat mycotoxins in food and feed products have limitations, such as loss of nutrients, reagent residues, and secondary pollution to the environment. Thus, there is an urgent need for new detoxification methods to effectively control mycotoxins and treat mycotoxin pollution. In recent years, microbial detoxification technology has been widely used for the degradation of mycotoxins in food and feed because this approach offers the potential for treatment with high efficiency, low toxicity, and strong specificity, without damage to nutrients. This article reviews the application of microbial detoxification technology for removal of common mycotoxins such as Aflatoxin, Ochratoxin, Zearalenone, Deoxynivalenol, and Fumonisins, and discusses the development trend of this important technology.
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- Hongwen Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, P.R. China
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Ali S, Hassan M, Essam T, Ibrahim MA, Al-Amry K. Biodegradation of aflatoxin by bacterial species isolated from poultry farms. Toxicon 2021; 195:7-16. [PMID: 33610638 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2021.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aflatoxins are carcinogenic compounds produced by certain Aspergillus spp and naturally contaminate poultry rations. Exposure to low levels of Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in poultry feeds is the second most threatening issue facing the poultry industry in Egypt; it can cause a reduction in growth, egg production, and compromised immune functions, resulting in significant economic loss. Hence, a safe, effective and eco-friendly detoxification method is strongly required. Biological decontamination is a promising approach to reduce aflatoxin levels within threshold limits. This study explores the biodegradation capacity of bacteria isolated from the moldy feed, soil and poultry feces in various poultry farms against AFB1 (100 ppb), G1 (100 ppb), B2 (30 ppb), G2 (30 ppb). Sixty-five bacterial isolates were initially screened using coumarin media with a concentration of (0.01%-0.5%) coumarin. Only one soil isolate (SZ1) grew at the highest concentration (0.5%). Coumarin and Aflatoxin degradation rates of ten promising isolates were measured using spectrophotometry and HPLC. Six isolates reduced AFG1 by more than 90% in the liquid medium, five reduced AFB2 while only four did the same with AFB1& AFG2. Impressively, isolate SZ1 (identified as Pseudomonas fluorescens) exhibited the best degradation capacity to both coumarin and aflatoxin with 100% degradation of AFG1 and 99% degradation of AFB1, AFB2 and AFG2. Biochemical and molecular identification of the ten isolates revealed that they belong to four genera; Bacillus (6), Pseudomonas (2), Enterococcus (1) and Stenotrophomonas (1). Factors affecting Pseudomonas fluorescens SZ1 degradation activity was further investigated. Optimum temperature, time and pH for maximum aflatoxin degradation were at 37 °C, 72 h and 7, respectively. Treatment with proteinase K reduced the degradation activity of G1 (31% ± 1.438), B1 (42% ± 1.438), G2 (19% ± 1.097), and B2 (25% ± 1.732), suggesting that the effective component in aflatoxin degradation may be protein in nature. Our study suggests the biocontrol potential of several different species isolated from poultry farms; B. haynesii, B. licheniformis, B. tequilensis, B. subtilis, B. amyloliquefaciens, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Enterococcus casseliflavus, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. The results proposed Pseudomonas fluorescens SZ1 as an excellent candidate for bioremediation and decontamination of aflatoxin in feed matrices. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report identifying B. haynesii, Enterococcus casseliflavus, B. tequilensis and B. amyloliquefaciens with aflatoxin degradation activity.
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- Sabah Ali
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
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Peles F, Sipos P, Kovács S, Győri Z, Pócsi I, Pusztahelyi T. Biological Control and Mitigation of Aflatoxin Contamination in Commodities. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:toxins13020104. [PMID: 33535580 PMCID: PMC7912779 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13020104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Aflatoxins (AFs) are toxic secondary metabolites produced mostly by Aspergillus species. AF contamination entering the feed and food chain has been a crucial long-term issue for veterinarians, medicals, agroindustry experts, and researchers working in this field. Although different (physical, chemical, and biological) technologies have been developed, tested, and employed to mitigate the detrimental effects of mycotoxins, including AFs, universal methods are still not available to reduce AF levels in feed and food in the last decades. Possible biological control by bacteria, yeasts, and fungi, their excretes, the role of the ruminal degradation, pre-harvest biocontrol by competitive exclusion or biofungicides, and post-harvest technologies and practices based on biological agents currently used to alleviate the toxic effects of AFs are collected in this review. Pre-harvest biocontrol technologies can give us the greatest opportunity to reduce AF production on the spot. Together with post-harvest applications of bacteria or fungal cultures, these technologies can help us strictly reduce AF contamination without synthetic chemicals.
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- Ferenc Peles
- Institute of Food Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Böszörményi str. 138, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Institute of Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Böszörményi str. 138, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (P.S.); (Z.G.)
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- Central Laboratory of Agricultural and Food Products, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Böszörményi str. 138, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Institute of Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Böszörményi str. 138, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (P.S.); (Z.G.)
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, Egyetem Square 1, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Central Laboratory of Agricultural and Food Products, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Böszörményi str. 138, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +36-20-210-9491
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Guan Y, Chen J, Nepovimova E, Long M, Wu W, Kuca K. Aflatoxin Detoxification Using Microorganisms and Enzymes. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:toxins13010046. [PMID: 33435382 PMCID: PMC7827145 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13010046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mycotoxin contamination causes significant economic loss to food and feed industries and seriously threatens human health. Aflatoxins (AFs) are one of the most harmful mycotoxins, which are produced by Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus parasiticus, and other fungi that are commonly found in the production and preservation of grain and feed. AFs can cause harm to animal and human health due to their toxic (carcinogenic, teratogenic, and mutagenic) effects. How to remove AF has become a major problem: biological methods cause no contamination, have high specificity, and work at high temperature, affording environmental protection. In the present research, microorganisms with detoxification effects researched in recent years are reviewed, the detoxification mechanism of microbes on AFs, the safety of degrading enzymes and reaction products formed in the degradation process, and the application of microorganisms as detoxification strategies for AFs were investigated. One of the main aims of the work is to provide a reliable reference strategy for biological detoxification of AFs.
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- Yun Guan
- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis of Liaoning Province, College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China; (Y.G.); (J.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis of Liaoning Province, College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China; (Y.G.); (J.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove, 50003 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic;
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis of Liaoning Province, College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China; (Y.G.); (J.C.)
- Correspondence: (M.L.); (W.W.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove, 50003 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic;
- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Correspondence: (M.L.); (W.W.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove, 50003 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic;
- Correspondence: (M.L.); (W.W.); (K.K.)
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Martin C, Tjallinks G, Trajkovic M, Fraaije MW. Facile Stereoselective Reduction of Prochiral Ketones by using an F 420 -dependent Alcohol Dehydrogenase. Chembiochem 2021; 22:156-159. [PMID: 32935896 PMCID: PMC7820951 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Effective procedures for the synthesis of optically pure alcohols are highly valuable. A commonly employed method involves the biocatalytic reduction of prochiral ketones. This is typically achieved by using nicotinamide cofactor-dependent reductases. In this work, we demonstrate that a rather unexplored class of enzymes can also be used for this. We used an F420 -dependent alcohol dehydrogenase (ADF) from Methanoculleus thermophilicus that was found to reduce various ketones to enantiopure alcohols. The respective (S) alcohols were obtained in excellent enantiopurity (>99 % ee). Furthermore, we discovered that the deazaflavoenzyme can be used as a self-sufficient system by merely using a sacrificial cosubstrate (isopropanol) and a catalytic amount of cofactor F420 or the unnatural cofactor FOP to achieve full conversion. This study reveals that deazaflavoenzymes complement the biocatalytic toolbox for enantioselective ketone reductions.
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- Caterina Martin
- Molecular Enzymology GroupUniversity of GroningenNijenborgh 4GroningenThe Netherlands
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- Molecular Enzymology GroupUniversity of GroningenNijenborgh 4GroningenThe Netherlands
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- Molecular Enzymology GroupUniversity of GroningenNijenborgh 4GroningenThe Netherlands
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- Molecular Enzymology GroupUniversity of GroningenNijenborgh 4GroningenThe Netherlands
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Guo Y, Zhao L, Ma Q, Ji C. Novel strategies for degradation of aflatoxins in food and feed: A review. Food Res Int 2020; 140:109878. [PMID: 33648196 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Aflatoxins are toxic secondary metabolites mainly produced by Aspergillus fungi, posing high carcinogenic potency in humans and animals. Dietary exposure to aflatoxins is a global problem in both developed and developing countries especially where there is poor regulation of their levels in food and feed. Thus, academics have been striving over the decades to develop effective strategies for degrading aflatoxins in food and feed. These strategies are technologically diverse and based on physical, chemical, or biological principles. This review summarizes the recent progress on novel aflatoxin degradation strategies including irradiation, cold plasma, ozone, electrolyzed oxidizing water, organic acids, natural plant extracts, microorganisms and enzymes. A clear understanding of the detoxification efficiency, mechanism of action, degradation products, application potential and current limitations of these methods is presented. In addition, the development and future perspective of nanozymes in aflatoxins degradation are introduced.
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- Yongpeng Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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Zhang Y, Wang P, Kong Q, Cotty PJ. Biotransformation of aflatoxin B 1 by Lactobacillus helviticus FAM22155 in wheat bran by solid-state fermentation. Food Chem 2020; 341:128180. [PMID: 33032249 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Lactobacillus helveticus FAM22155 was the most efficient among five lactic acid bacteria at removing aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) during solid-state fermentation on wheat bran substrate. The mechanism of removal was explored by comparing different fermentation modes. Liquid fermentation had little effect on the breakdown of AFB1. However, a protein extract from the fermented bran was equally effective at degrading aflatoxin B1 as living cell digestion. After treatment with heat and protease K, the degrading capacity of the protein extract was significantly reduced. Taken together, the observed biotransformation of AFB1 was mainly associated with proteins produced during bran fermentation. Four products of U-[13C17]-AFB1 were found by mass spectrometry, including Ⅱ-1 (C11H10O4), Ⅱ-2 (C11H10O4), III (C15H12O5), and IV (C14H10O4). These products all lack the lactone ring indicating lower toxicity than aflatoxin B1.
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- Yingchao Zhang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, China.
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Ji X, Dong Y, Ling C, Zhou Z, Li Q, Ju J. Elucidation of the Tailoring Steps in Julichrome Biosynthesis by Marine Gastropod Mollusk-Associated Streptomyces sampsonii SCSIO 054. Org Lett 2020; 22:6927-6931. [PMID: 32822193 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c02469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Xiaoqi Ji
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
- College of Oceanology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
- College of Oceanology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
- College of Oceanology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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Söylemez T, Yamaç M, Yıldız Z. Statistical optimization of cultural variables for enzymatic degradation of aflatoxin B 1 by Panus neostrigosus. Toxicon 2020; 186:141-150. [PMID: 32795459 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2020.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The aim of this study is to determine the best aflatoxin B1 degradation conditions which was optimized using a combination of the Plackett-Burman and Box-Behnken methods with Panus neostrigosus culture filtrate. Panus neostrigosus was grown in a modified Kirk Broth medium to determine optimal degradation conditions. As a result, aflatoxin B1 was degraded under varying culture conditions. The Plackett-Burman method was designed after sixteen different experiments with fifteen variables. The three most effective variables (Sucrose, yeast extract, wheat bran) were chosen for the Box-Behnken methodology. The aflatoxin B1 degradation rate was 49% in just 1 h exposure to culture filtrate which was obtained under optimal growth conditions; (g-ml/L) sucrose 10, yeast extract 3, wheat bran 3, soytone 5, KH2PO4 2, MgSO4.7H2O 0.5, CaCl2.H2O 0.1, ammonium tartrate 2, trace element solution 10; 28 °C of incubation temperature, medium pH 5, 7.5% inoculum rate, 125 rpm of agitation speed, and a twelve-day incubation period. The SDS-PAGE studies show that the enzyme responsible for AFB1 degradation has 38 kDa molecular weight and has no laccase or MnP activity. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report for AFB1 degradation by Panus neostrigosus.
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- Tuncay Söylemez
- Savaş Kubaş Anatolian High School, 26050, Eskişehir, Turkey.
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- Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Biology, 26480, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Statistics, 26480, Eskisehir, Turkey
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Zhou Z, Li R, Ng TB, Lai Y, Yang J, Ye X. A New Laccase of Lac 2 from the White Rot Fungus Cerrena unicolor 6884 and Lac 2-Mediated Degradation of Aflatoxin B 1. Toxins (Basel) 2020; 12:toxins12080476. [PMID: 32727016 PMCID: PMC7472184 DOI: 10.3390/toxins12080476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a known toxic human carcinogen and can be detoxified by laccases, which are multicopper oxidases that convert several environmental pollutants and toxins. In this study, a new laccase that could catalyze AFB1 degradation was purified and identified from the white-rot fungus Cerrena unicolor 6884. The laccase was purified using (NH4)2SO4 precipitation and anion exchange chromatography, and then identified as Lac 2 through zymogram and UHPLC-MS/MS based on the Illumina transcriptome analysis of C. unicolor 6884. Six putative laccase protein sequences were obtained via functional annotation. The lac 2 cDNA encoding a full-length protein of 512 amino acids was cloned and sequenced to expand the fungus laccase gene library for AFB1 detoxification. AFB1 degradation by Lac 2 was conducted in vitro at pH 7.0 and 45 °C for 24 h. The half-life of AFB1 degradation catalyzed by Lac 2 was 5.16 h. Acetosyringone (AS), Syrinagaldehyde (SA) and [2,2' -azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)] (ABTS) at 1 mM concentration seemed to be similar mediators for strongly enhancing AFB1 degradation by Lac 2. The product of AFB1 degradation catalyzed by Lac 2 was traced and identified to be Aflatoxin Q1 (AFQ1) based on mass spectrometry data. These findings are promising for a possible application of Lac 2 as a new aflatoxin oxidase in degrading AFB1 present in food and feeds.
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- Zhimin Zhou
- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China;
- The Key Laboratory of Marine Enzyme Engineering of Fujian Province, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China; (R.L.); (Y.L.); (J.Y.)
- National Engineering Laboratory for High-efficient Enzyme Expression, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Marine Enzyme Engineering of Fujian Province, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China; (R.L.); (Y.L.); (J.Y.)
- National Engineering Laboratory for High-efficient Enzyme Expression, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong 999077, China;
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- The Key Laboratory of Marine Enzyme Engineering of Fujian Province, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China; (R.L.); (Y.L.); (J.Y.)
- National Engineering Laboratory for High-efficient Enzyme Expression, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Marine Enzyme Engineering of Fujian Province, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China; (R.L.); (Y.L.); (J.Y.)
- National Engineering Laboratory for High-efficient Enzyme Expression, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China;
- The Key Laboratory of Marine Enzyme Engineering of Fujian Province, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China; (R.L.); (Y.L.); (J.Y.)
- National Engineering Laboratory for High-efficient Enzyme Expression, Fuzhou 350116, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-591-2286-6376
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Zolfaghari H, Khezerlou A, Ehsani A, Yari Khosroushahi A. Detoxification of Aflatoxin B1 by Probiotic Yeasts and Bacteria Isolated From Dairy Products of Iran. Adv Pharm Bull 2020; 10:482-487. [PMID: 32665910 PMCID: PMC7335981 DOI: 10.34172/apb.2020.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 11/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Purpose: The present study was conducted to assess the ability of probiotic bacteria and yeasts strains to reduce aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in gastrointestinal simulated conditions. Aflatoxins are potent carcinogenic and immunosuppressive agents. Acute exposure to a high level of aflatoxins leads to aflatoxicosis, which cause rapid death due to liver failure. It is anticipated that consumption of probiotic microorganisms capable of binding aflatoxins can reduce the risk of AFB1 on human health to a certain extent.
Methods: For this purpose, the bacteria (1 × 1010 cfu/mL) and yeasts count (2 × 108 cells/mL) and AFB1 concentration (10 ppb) were adjusted. Then, the samples were incubated in the simulated medium, human gastric secretions and small intestine. The concentration of residual AFB1 was determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The results were statistically analyzed by SPSS 16 software.
Results: The native isolated bacteria and yeasts in the simulated gastrointestinal tract condition showed a significant effect on AFB1 reduction (P <0.05). The AFB1 reduction ability of native probiotic microorganisms was strain dependent. The highest binding ability in bacteria belonged to Lactobacillus rhamnosus (31.14%) and at yeasts belonged to Saccharomyces cerevisiae (30.46%).
Conclusion: The use of probiotic strains is the appropriate biological method to reduce AFB1 in the human gastrointestinal tract. Probiotic bacteria could help to decrease the harmful effects of AFB1 in humans through enhancing the food safety.
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- Hajar Zolfaghari
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Nutrition and Food Science Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Department of Food Science and Technology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Nutrition and Food Science Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Food and Drug Safety Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Science, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Cai M, Qian Y, Chen N, Ling T, Wang J, Jiang H, Wang X, Qi K, Zhou Y. Detoxification of aflatoxin B1 by Stenotrophomonas sp. CW117 and characterization the thermophilic degradation process. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 261:114178. [PMID: 32097790 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Mycotoxins are high toxic, widely distributed contaminants in foodstuff. In this study, a aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) degrading strain S. acidoaminiphila CW117 was screened, and its detoxification characteristics were investigated. Substrate AFB1 at 45 μg/L was degraded by CW117 within 24 h; meanwhile, 4.1 mg/L AFB1 was almost degraded within 48 h. After 24 h degradation, the biotoxicity of the detoxified culture was eliminated. Strain CW117 efficient degradation to AFB1 (especially to low AFB1 concentrations) suggested its potential significance to detoxification development on food and feedstuff. The active degradation components present in the cell-free supernatant. The degradation ratio increased constantly with increasing incubation temperature raised (0-90 °C) and was even stable at 90 °C. Degradation was optimal at pH 6-7, and was only partially inhibited by metal-chelators (EDTA and EGTA), proteinase K, and a protein denaturant (sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS). The recombinant laccase rLC1 (0.5 mg/mL) from CW117 degraded 29.3% of AFB1 within 24 h; however, the cell-free supernatant degraded 76.7% of the toxin in same time, with much lower protein content. The results indicated the CW117 degrades AFB1 via a combination of enzymes and micro-molecule oxides.
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- Mengyu Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Heifei, 230036, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bio-Energy Crops, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
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Grinter R, Ney B, Brammananth R, Barlow CK, Cordero PRF, Gillett DL, Izoré T, Cryle MJ, Harold LK, Cook GM, Taiaroa G, Williamson DA, Warden AC, Oakeshott JG, Taylor MC, Crellin PK, Jackson CJ, Schittenhelm RB, Coppel RL, Greening C. Cellular and Structural Basis of Synthesis of the Unique Intermediate Dehydro-F 420-0 in Mycobacteria. mSystems 2020; 5:e00389-20. [PMID: 32430409 PMCID: PMC7253369 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00389-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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F420 is a low-potential redox cofactor used by diverse bacteria and archaea. In mycobacteria, this cofactor has multiple roles, including adaptation to redox stress, cell wall biosynthesis, and activation of the clinical antitubercular prodrugs pretomanid and delamanid. A recent biochemical study proposed a revised biosynthesis pathway for F420 in mycobacteria; it was suggested that phosphoenolpyruvate served as a metabolic precursor for this pathway, rather than 2-phospholactate as long proposed, but these findings were subsequently challenged. In this work, we combined metabolomic, genetic, and structural analyses to resolve these discrepancies and determine the basis of F420 biosynthesis in mycobacterial cells. We show that, in whole cells of Mycobacterium smegmatis, phosphoenolpyruvate rather than 2-phospholactate stimulates F420 biosynthesis. Analysis of F420 biosynthesis intermediates present in M. smegmatis cells harboring genetic deletions at each step of the biosynthetic pathway confirmed that phosphoenolpyruvate is then used to produce the novel precursor compound dehydro-F420-0. To determine the structural basis of dehydro-F420-0 production, we solved high-resolution crystal structures of the enzyme responsible (FbiA) in apo-, substrate-, and product-bound forms. These data show the essential role of a single divalent cation in coordinating the catalytic precomplex of this enzyme and demonstrate that dehydro-F420-0 synthesis occurs through a direct substrate transfer mechanism. Together, these findings resolve the biosynthetic pathway of F420 in mycobacteria and have significant implications for understanding the emergence of antitubercular prodrug resistance.IMPORTANCE Mycobacteria are major environmental microorganisms and cause many significant diseases, including tuberculosis. Mycobacteria make an unusual vitamin-like compound, F420, and use it to both persist during stress and resist antibiotic treatment. Understanding how mycobacteria make F420 is important, as this process can be targeted to create new drugs to combat infections like tuberculosis. In this study, we show that mycobacteria make F420 in a way that is different from other bacteria. We studied the molecular machinery that mycobacteria use to make F420, determining the chemical mechanism for this process and identifying a novel chemical intermediate. These findings also have clinical relevance, given that two new prodrugs for tuberculosis treatment are activated by F420.
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- Rhys Grinter
- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Department of Microbiology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- CSIRO Land & Water, Canberra, ACT, Australia
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Department of Microbiology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Monash Proteomics & Metabolomics Facility, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Department of Microbiology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Department of Microbiology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Department of Microbiology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Monash Proteomics & Metabolomics Facility, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Department of Microbiology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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