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Jordan SJ, Wilson L, Ren J, Gupta K, Barnes S, Geisler WM. Natural Clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection Is Associated With Distinct Differences in Cervicovaginal Metabolites. J Infect Dis 2023; 228:1119-1126. [PMID: 37163744 PMCID: PMC10582912 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Natural clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis in women occurs in the interval between screening and treatment. In vitro, interferon-γ (IFN-γ)-mediated tryptophan depletion results in C. trachomatis clearance, but whether this mechanism occurs in vivo remains unclear. We previously found that women who naturally cleared C. trachomatis had lower cervicovaginal levels of tryptophan and IFN-γ compared to women with persisting infection, suggesting IFN-γ-independent pathways may promote C. trachomatis clearance. METHODS Cervicovaginal lavages from 34 women who did (n = 17) or did not (n = 17) naturally clear C. trachomatis were subjected to untargeted high-performance liquid chromatography mass-spectrometry to identify metabolites and metabolic pathways associated with natural clearance. RESULTS In total, 375 positively charged metabolites and 149 negatively charged metabolites were annotated. Compared to women with persisting infection, C. trachomatis natural clearance was associated with increased levels of oligosaccharides trehalose, sucrose, melezitose, and maltotriose, and lower levels of indoline and various amino acids. Metabolites were associated with valine, leucine, and isoleucine biosynthesis pathways. CONCLUSIONS The cervicovaginal metabolome in women who did or did not naturally clear C. trachomatis is distinct. In women who cleared C. trachomatis, depletion of various amino acids, especially valine, leucine, and isoleucine, suggests that amino acids other than tryptophan impact C. trachomatis survival in vivo.
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- Stephen J Jordan
- Department of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Targeted Metabolomics and Proteomics Laboratory, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Biostatics and Health Data Science, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Targeted Metabolomics and Proteomics Laboratory, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Rendić SP, Crouch RD, Guengerich FP. Roles of selected non-P450 human oxidoreductase enzymes in protective and toxic effects of chemicals: review and compilation of reactions. Arch Toxicol 2022; 96:2145-2246. [PMID: 35648190 PMCID: PMC9159052 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-022-03304-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This is an overview of the metabolic reactions of drugs, natural products, physiological compounds, and other (general) chemicals catalyzed by flavin monooxygenase (FMO), monoamine oxidase (MAO), NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase (NQO), and molybdenum hydroxylase enzymes (aldehyde oxidase (AOX) and xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR)), including roles as substrates, inducers, and inhibitors of the enzymes. The metabolism and bioactivation of selected examples of each group (i.e., drugs, “general chemicals,” natural products, and physiological compounds) are discussed. We identified a higher fraction of bioactivation reactions for FMO enzymes compared to other enzymes, predominately involving drugs and general chemicals. With MAO enzymes, physiological compounds predominate as substrates, and some products lead to unwanted side effects or illness. AOX and XOR enzymes are molybdenum hydroxylases that catalyze the oxidation of various heteroaromatic rings and aldehydes and the reduction of a number of different functional groups. While neither of these two enzymes contributes substantially to the metabolism of currently marketed drugs, AOX has become a frequently encountered route of metabolism among drug discovery programs in the past 10–15 years. XOR has even less of a role in the metabolism of clinical drugs and preclinical drug candidates than AOX, likely due to narrower substrate specificity.
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- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, 37204, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 37232-0146, USA
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Weitman M, Bejar C, Melamed M, Weill T, Yanovsky I, Zeeli S, Nudelman A, Weinstock M. Comparison of the tissue distribution and metabolism of AN1284, a potent anti-inflammatory agent, after subcutaneous and oral administration in mice. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2021; 394:2077-2089. [PMID: 34309687 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-021-02125-y] [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: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study is to compare the tissue distribution and metabolism of AN1284 after subcutaneous and oral administration at doses causing maximal reductions in IL-6 in plasma and tissues of mice. Anti-inflammatory activity of AN1284 and its metabolites was detected in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) activated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Mice were given AN1284 by injection or gavage, 15 min before LPS. IL-6 protein levels were measured after 4 h. Using a liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry method we developed, we showed that AN1284 is rapidly metabolized to the indole (AN1422), a 7-OH derivative (AN1280) and its glucuronide. AN1422 has weaker anti-inflammatory activity than AN1284 in LPS-activated macrophages and in mice. AN1284 (0.5 mg/kg) caused maximal reductions in IL-6 in the plasma, brain, and liver when injected subcutaneously and after gavage only in the liver. Similar reductions in the plasma and brain required a dose of 2.5 mg/kg, which resulted in 5.5-fold higher hepatic levels than after injection of 0.5 mg/kg, but 7, 11, and 19-fold lower ones in the plasma, brain, and kidneys, respectively. Hepatic concentrations produced by AN1284 were 2.5 mg/kg/day given by subcutaneously implanted mini-pumps that were only 12% of the peak levels seen after acute injection of 0.5 mg/kg. Similar hepatic concentrations were obtained by (1 mg/kg/day), administered in the drinking fluid. These were sufficient to decrease hepatocellular damage and liver triglycerides in previous experiments in diabetic mice. AN1284 can be given orally by a method of continuous release to treat chronic liver disease, and its preferential concentration in the liver should limit any adverse effects.
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- Michal Weitman
- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, 5290002, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Institute of Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ein Kerem, 9112002, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ein Kerem, 9112002, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ein Kerem, 9112002, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, 5290002, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, 5290002, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, 5290002, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Institute of Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ein Kerem, 9112002, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Insight into the Metabolic Profiles of Pb(II) Removing Microorganisms. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26134008. [PMID: 34209142 PMCID: PMC8271443 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26134008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The objective of the study was to gather insight into the metabolism of lead-removing microorganisms, coupled with Pb(II) removal, biomass viability and nitrate concentrations for Pb(II) bioremoval using an industrially obtained microbial consortium. The consortium used for study has proven to be highly effective at removing aqueous Pb(II) from solution. Anaerobic batch experiments were conducted with Luria-Bertani broth as rich growth medium over a period of 33 h, comparing a lower concentration of Pb(II) with a higher concentration at two different nutrient concentrations. Metabolite profiling and quantification were conducted with the aid of both liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectroscopy (UPLC-HDMS) in a “non-targeted” fashion and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in a “targeted” fashion. Four main compounds were identified, and a metabolic study was conducted on each to establish their possible significance for Pb(II) bioremoval. The study investigates the first metabolic profile to date for Pb(II) bioremoval, which in turn can result in a clarified understanding for development on an industrial and microbial level.
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Thongbuakaew T, Suwansa-Ard S, Chaiyamoon A, Cummins SF, Sobhon P. Sex steroids and steroidogenesis-related genes in the sea cucumber, Holothuria scabra and their potential role in gonad maturation. Sci Rep 2021; 11:2194. [PMID: 33500499 PMCID: PMC7838161 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81917-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The sea cucumber Holothuria scabra is an economically valuable marine species which is distributed throughout the Asia-Pacific region. With the natural population declining due to over fishing, aquaculture of this species is deemed necessary. Hence, it is essential to understand the mechanisms regulating the reproduction in order to increase their populations. Sex steroids, including estrogens, androgens and progestogens, play an important role in reproduction in most vertebrates and several invertebrates. It has been proposed that sea cucumbers have the same sex steroids as vertebrates but the steroidogenic pathway in the sea cucumbers is still unclear. In this study, we demonstrated by using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) that sex steroids (estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone) were present in H. scabra neural and gonadal tissues. In silico searches of available sea cucumber transcriptome data identified 26 steroidogenesis-related genes. Comparative analysis of encoded proteins for the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (HscStAR), CYP P450 10, 17 and 3A (HscCYP10, HscCYP17, HscCYP3A) and hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (Hsc3β-HSD, Hsc17β-HSD) with other species was performed to confirm their evolutionary conservation. Gene expression analyses revealed widespread tissue expression. Real-time PCR analysis revealed that HscStAR, HscCYP10, Hsc3β-HSD, and Hsc17β-HSD gene expressions were similar to those in ovaries and testes, which increased during the gonad maturation. HscCYP17 mRNA was increased during ovarian development and its expression declined at late stages in females but continued high level in males. The expression of the HscCYP3A was high at the early stages of ovarian development, but not at other later stages in ovaries, however it remained low in testes. Moreover, a role for steroids in reproduction was confirmed following the effect of sex steroids on vitellogenin (Vtg) expression in ovary explant culture, showing upregulation of Vtg level. Collectively, this study has confirmed the existence of steroids in an echinoderm, as well as characterizing key genes associated with the steroidogenic pathway. We propose that sex steroids might also be associated with the reproduction of H. scabra, and the identification of biosynthetic genes enables future functional studies to be performed.
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- Genecology Research Centre, School of Science and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, 4556, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
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- Genecology Research Centre, School of Science and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, 4556, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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Rudik A, Bezhentsev V, Dmitriev A, Lagunin A, Filimonov D, Poroikov V. Metatox - Web application for generation of metabolic pathways and toxicity estimation. J Bioinform Comput Biol 2020; 17:1940001. [PMID: 30866738 DOI: 10.1142/s0219720019400018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Xenobiotics biotransformation in humans is a process of the chemical modifications, which may lead to the formation of toxic metabolites. The prediction of such metabolites is very important for drug development and ecotoxicology studies. We created the web-application MetaTox ( http://way2drug.com/mg ) for the generation of xenobiotics metabolic pathways in the human organism. For each generated metabolite, the estimations of the acute toxicity (based on GUSAR software prediction), organ-specific carcinogenicity and adverse effects (based on PASS software prediction) are performed. Generation of metabolites by MetaTox is based on the fragments datasets, which describe transformations of substrates structures to a metabolites structure. We added three new classes of biotransformation reactions: Dehydrogenation, Glutathionation, and Hydrolysis, and now metabolite generation for 15 most frequent classes of xenobiotic's biotransformation reactions are available. MetaTox calculates the probability of formation of generated metabolite - it is the integrated assessment of the biotransformation reactions probabilities and their sites using the algorithm of PASS ( http://way2drug.com/passonline ). The prediction accuracy estimated by the leave-one-out cross-validation (LOO-CV) procedure calculated separately for the probabilities of biotransformation reactions and their sites is about 0.9 on the average for all reactions.
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- Anastasiya Rudik
- * Department of Bioinformatics, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 10 Building 8, Pogodinskaya Street, Moscow 119121, Russia
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- * Department of Bioinformatics, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 10 Building 8, Pogodinskaya Street, Moscow 119121, Russia
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- * Department of Bioinformatics, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 10 Building 8, Pogodinskaya Street, Moscow 119121, Russia
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- * Department of Bioinformatics, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 10 Building 8, Pogodinskaya Street, Moscow 119121, Russia.,† Medico-Biological Faculty, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, 1 Ostrovitianov Street, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- * Department of Bioinformatics, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 10 Building 8, Pogodinskaya Street, Moscow 119121, Russia
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- * Department of Bioinformatics, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 10 Building 8, Pogodinskaya Street, Moscow 119121, Russia
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Permyakova A, Gammal A, Hinden L, Weitman M, Weinstock M, Tam J. A Novel Indoline Derivative Ameliorates Diabesity-Induced Chronic Kidney Disease by Reducing Metabolic Abnormalities. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020; 11:91. [PMID: 32218769 PMCID: PMC7078689 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Both diabetes and obesity (diabesity) contribute significantly to the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD). In search of new remedies to reverse or arrest the progression of CKD, we examined the therapeutic potential of a novel compound, AN1284, in a mouse model of CKD induced by type 2 diabetes with obesity. Six-week-old BKS Cg-Dock 7m+/+ Leprdb/J mice with type 2 diabetes and obesity were treated with AN1284 (2.5 or 5 mg kg-1 per day) via micro-osmotic pumps implanted subcutaneously for 3 months. Measures included renal, pancreatic, and liver assessment as well as energy utilization. AN1284 improved kidney function in BSK-db/db animals by reducing albumin and creatinine and preventing renal inflammation and morphological changes. The treatment was associated with weight loss, decreased body fat mass, increased utilization of body fat toward energy, preservation of insulin sensitivity and pancreatic β cell mass, and reduction of dyslipidemia, hepatic steatosis, and liver injury. This indoline derivative protected the kidney from the deleterious effects of hyperglycemia by ameliorating the metabolic abnormalities of diabetes. It could have therapeutic potential for preventing CKD in human subjects with diabesity.
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- Anna Permyakova
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Institute for Drug Research, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Institute for Drug Research, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Institute for Drug Research, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Institute for Drug Research, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Institute for Drug Research, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
- *Correspondence: Joseph Tam
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Thitiphuree T, Nagasawa K, Osada M. Molecular identification of steroidogenesis-related genes in scallops and their potential roles in gametogenesis. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 186:22-33. [PMID: 30195968 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2018.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Sex steroids are crucial for controlling gametogenesis and germ cell maturation in vertebrates. It has been proposed that Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) has the same sex steroids as those animals, but the scallop biosynthetic pathway is unclear. In this study, we characterized several steroidogenesis-related genes in M. yessoensis and proposed a putative biosynthetic pathway for sex steroids that is similar to that of vertebrates. Specifically, we identified several steroidogenesis-related gene sequences that encode steroid metabolizing enzymes: StAR-related lipid transfer (START) protein, 17α-hydroxylase, 17,20-lyase (cyp17a), 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (hsd17b), and 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (hsd3b). We sampled adult scallops throughout their reproductive phase to compare their degree of maturation with their intensity of mRNA expression. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed a ubiquitous expression of transcripts for steroid metabolizing enzymes (i.e., star, cyp17a, hsd17b, and hsd3b) in peripheral and gonadal tissues. Real-time PCR analysis revealed a high level of expression of star3 and cyp17a genes in gonadal tissues at the early stage of cell differentiation in scallops. Interestingly, mRNA expression of hsd3b and hsd17b genes showed a synchronous pattern related to degree of gonad maturity. These results indicate that both hsd3b and hsd17b genes are likely involved in steroidogenesis in scallops. We therefore believe that these steroid-metabolizing enzymes allow scallops to endogenously produce sex steroids to regulate reproductive events.
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- Tongchai Thitiphuree
- Laboratory of Aquacultural Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8572, Japan
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- Laboratory of Aquacultural Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8572, Japan
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- Laboratory of Aquacultural Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8572, Japan.
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He F, Mi L, Shen Y, Mori T, Liu S, Zhang Y. Fe-N-C Artificial Enzyme: Activation of Oxygen for Dehydrogenation and Monoxygenation of Organic Substrates under Mild Condition and Cancer Therapeutic Application. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:35327-35333. [PMID: 30246526 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b15540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Developing highly efficient biomimetic catalysts that directly use O2 as the terminal oxidant to dehydrogenate and monoxygenate substrates with high selectivity under mild conditions has long been pursued but rarely achieved yet. Herein, we report that heterogeneous Fe-N-C, which is commonly used as an electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction, had unusual biomimetic catalytic activity in both dehydrogenation and monoxygenation of a series of organic molecules (∼100% selectivity) by directly using O2. The Fe-N x center was verified to be the active site that reductively activated O2 by spontaneously generating specific reactive oxygen species (ROS) (1O2, O2•-, and H2O2). Aided by these ROS, under physiological conditions, the Fe-N-C was further successfully exampled to kill proliferative lung cancer cells. Fe-N-C had several striking superior features with respect to natural enzymes, classical heterogeneous nanozymes, and homogeneous artificial enzymes incapable of working under harsh conditions (extreme pH and high temperature), ease of separation and recycling, and direct use of O2. It would open up a new vista of Fe-N-C as an artificial enzyme in biomimetic catalysis, ranging from fundamental simulation of oxidase/oxygenase metabolism to industrial oxidation processes and to disease treatment.
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- Fei He
- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Medical School , Southeast University , Nanjing 211189 , China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Medical School , Southeast University , Nanjing 211189 , China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Medical School , Southeast University , Nanjing 211189 , China
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- Global Research Center for Environment and Energy Based on Nanomaterials Science (GREEN) , National Institute for Materials Sciences (NIMS) , 1-1 Namiki , Ibaraki 305-0044 , Japan
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Medical School , Southeast University , Nanjing 211189 , China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Medical School , Southeast University , Nanjing 211189 , China
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Flavin-catalyzed redox tailoring reactions in natural product biosynthesis. Arch Biochem Biophys 2017; 632:20-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2017.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2017] [Revised: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Rankin GO, Tyree C, Pope D, Tate J, Racine C, Anestis DK, Brown KC, Dial M, Valentovic MA. Role of Free Radicals and Biotransformation in Trichloronitrobenzene-Induced Nephrotoxicity In Vitro. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18061165. [PMID: 28561793 PMCID: PMC5485989 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18061165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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This study determined the comparative nephrotoxic potential of four trichloronitrobenzenes (TCNBs) (2,3,4-; 2,4,5-; 2,4,6-; and 3,4,5-TCNB) and explored the effects of antioxidants and biotransformation inhibitors on TCNB-induced cytotoxicity in isolated renal cortical cells (IRCC) from male Fischer 344 rats. IRCC were incubated with a TCNB up to 1.0 mM for 15–120 min. Pretreatment with an antioxidant or cytochrome P450 (CYP), flavin monooxygenase (FMO), or peroxidase inhibitor was used in some experiments. Among the four TCNBs, the order of decreasing nephrotoxic potential was approximately 3,4,5- > 2,4,6- > 2,3,4- > 2,4,5-TCNB. The four TCNBs exhibited a similar profile of attenuation of cytotoxicity in response to antioxidant pretreatments. 2,3,4- and 3,4,5-TCNB cytotoxicity was attenuated by most of the biotransformation inhibitors tested, 2,4,5-TCNB cytotoxicity was only inhibited by isoniazid (CYP 2E1 inhibitor), and 2,4,6-TCNB-induced cytotoxicity was inhibited by one CYP inhibitor, one FMO inhibitor, and one peroxidase inhibitor. All of the CYP specific inhibitors tested offered some attenuation of 3,4,5-TCNB cytotoxicity. These results indicate that 3,4,5-TCNB is the most potent nephrotoxicant, free radicals play a role in the TCNB cytotoxicity, and the role of biotransformation in TCNB nephrotoxicity in vitro is variable and dependent on the position of the chloro groups.
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- Gary O Rankin
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA.
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Yamazoe Y, Ito K, Yamamura Y, Iwama R, Yoshinari K. Prediction of regioselectivity and preferred order of metabolisms on CYP1A2-mediated reactions. Part 1. Focusing on polycyclic arenes and the related chemicals. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2016; 31:363-384. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dmpk.2016.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2016] [Revised: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Yang X, Liu W, Li L, Wei W, Li CJ. Photo-induced Carboiodination: A Simple Way to Synthesize Functionalized Dihydrobenzofurans and Indolines. Chemistry 2016; 22:15252-15256. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201603608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Xiaobo Yang
- Department of Chemistry and FQRNT Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis; McGill University; 801 Sherbrooke St. W. Montreal Quebec H3A 0B8 Canada
- Institute of Catalysis for Energy and Environment; College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Shenyang Normal University; Shenyang 110034 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and FQRNT Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis; McGill University; 801 Sherbrooke St. W. Montreal Quebec H3A 0B8 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and FQRNT Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis; McGill University; 801 Sherbrooke St. W. Montreal Quebec H3A 0B8 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and FQRNT Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis; McGill University; 801 Sherbrooke St. W. Montreal Quebec H3A 0B8 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and FQRNT Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis; McGill University; 801 Sherbrooke St. W. Montreal Quebec H3A 0B8 Canada
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Newmister SA, Gober CM, Romminger S, Yu F, Tripathi A, Parra LLL, Williams RM, Berlinck RG, Joullie MM, Sherman DH. OxaD: A Versatile Indolic Nitrone Synthase from the Marine-Derived Fungus Penicillium oxalicum F30. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:11176-84. [PMID: 27505044 PMCID: PMC5014723 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b04915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Indole alkaloids are a diverse class of natural products known for their wide range of biological activities and complex chemical structures. Rarely observed in this class are indolic nitrones, such as avrainvillamide and waikialoid, which possess potent bioactivities. Herein the oxa gene cluster from the marine-derived fungus Penicillium oxalicum F30 is described along with the characterization of OxaD, a flavin-dependent oxidase that generates roquefortine L, a nitrone-bearing intermediate in the biosynthesis of oxaline. Nitrone functionality in roquefortine L was confirmed by spectroscopic methods and 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with methyl acrylate. OxaD is a versatile biocatalyst that converts an array of semisynthetic roquefortine C derivatives bearing indoline systems to their respective nitrones. This work describes the first implementation of a nitrone synthase as a biocatalyst and establishes a novel platform for late-stage diversification of a range of complex natural products.
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- Sean A. Newmister
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Instituto de Quimica de Sao Carlos, Universidade de Sao Paulo, CP 780, CEP 13560-970 Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
- University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
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- Instituto de Quimica de Sao Carlos, Universidade de Sao Paulo, CP 780, CEP 13560-970 Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Racine CR, Ferguson T, Preston D, Ward D, Ball J, Anestis D, Valentovic M, Rankin GO. The role of biotransformation and oxidative stress in 3,5-dichloroaniline (3,5-DCA) induced nephrotoxicity in isolated renal cortical cells from male Fischer 344 rats. Toxicology 2016; 341-343:47-55. [PMID: 26808022 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2016.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Among the mono- and dichloroanilines, 3,5-dichloroaniline (3,5-DCA) is the most potent nephrotoxicant in vivo and in vitro. However, the role of renal biotransformation in 3,5-DCA induced nephrotoxicity is unknown. The current study was designed to determine the in vitro nephrotoxic potential of 3,5-DCA in isolated renal cortical cells (IRCC) obtained from male Fischer 344 rats, and the role of renal bioactivation and oxidative stress in 3,5-DCA nephrotoxicity. IRCC (∼ 4 million cells/ml) from male rats were exposed to 3,5-DCA (0-1.0mM) for up to 120 min. In IRCC, 3,5-DCA was cytotoxic at 1.0mM by 60 min as evidenced by the increased release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), but 120 min was required for 3,5-DCA 0.5mM to increase LDH release. In subsequent studies, IRCC were exposed to a pretreatment (antioxidant or enzyme inhibitor) prior to exposure to 3,5-DCA (1.0mM) for 90 min. Cytotoxicity induced by 3,5-DCA was attenuated by pretreatment with inhibitors of flavin-containing monooxygenase (FMO; methimazole, N-octylamine), cytochrome P450 (CYP; piperonyl butoxide, metyrapone), or peroxidase (indomethacin, mercaptosuccinate) enzymes. Use of more selective CYP inhibitors suggested that the CYP 2C family contributed to 3,5-DCA bioactivation. Antioxidants (glutathione, N-acetyl-l-cysteine, α-tocopherol, ascorbate, pyruvate) also attenuated 3,5-DCA nephrotoxicity, but oxidized glutathione levels and the oxidized/reduced glutathione ratios were not increased. These results indicate that 3,5-DCA may be activated via several renal enzyme systems to toxic metabolites, and that free radicals, but not oxidative stress, contribute to 3,5-DCA induced nephrotoxicity in vitro.
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- Christopher R Racine
- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Toxicology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Toxicology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Toxicology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Toxicology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Toxicology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Toxicology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Toxicology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA.
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Ozolin DV, Lyubimov SE, Davankov VA. Assymmetric Ir-catalyzed hydrogenation of 2-methylindole using phosphite-type ligands. Russ Chem Bull 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11172-014-0754-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nakashige ML, Lewis RS, Chain WJ. Transformation of N , N -dimethylaniline- N -oxides into N -methylindolines by a tandem Polonovski–Mannich reaction. Tetrahedron Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Seo JW, Ma M, Kwong T, Ju J, Lim SK, Jiang H, Lohman JR, Yang C, Cleveland J, Zazopoulos E, Farnet CM, Shen B. Comparative characterization of the lactimidomycin and iso-migrastatin biosynthetic machineries revealing unusual features for acyltransferase-less type I polyketide synthases and providing an opportunity to engineer new analogues. Biochemistry 2014; 53:7854-65. [PMID: 25405956 PMCID: PMC4270375 DOI: 10.1021/bi501396v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Lactimidomycin (LTM, 1) and iso-migrastatin (iso-MGS, 2) belong to the glutarimide-containing polyketide family of natural products. We previously cloned and characterized the mgs biosynthetic gene cluster from Streptomyces platensis NRRL 18993. The iso-MGS biosynthetic machinery featured an acyltransferase (AT)-less type I polyketide synthase (PKS) and three tailoring enzymes (MgsIJK). We now report cloning and characterization of the ltm biosynthetic gene cluster from Streptomyces amphibiosporus ATCC 53964, which consists of nine genes that encode an AT-less type I PKS (LtmBCDEFGHL) and one tailoring enzyme (LtmK). Inactivation of ltmE or ltmH afforded the mutant strain SB15001 or SB15002, respectively, that abolished the production of 1, as well as the three cometabolites 8,9-dihydro-LTM (14), 8,9-dihydro-8S-hydroxy-LTM (15), and 8,9-dihydro-9R-hydroxy-LTM (13). Inactivation of ltmK yielded the mutant strain SB15003 that abolished the production of 1, 13, and 15 but led to the accumulation of 14. Complementation of the ΔltmK mutation in SB15003 by expressing ltmK in trans restored the production of 1, as well as that of 13 and 15. These results support the model for 1 biosynthesis, featuring an AT-less type I PKS that synthesizes 14 as the nascent polyketide intermediate and a cytochrome P450 desaturase that converts 14 to 1, with 13 and 15 as minor cometabolites. Comparative analysis of the LTM and iso-MGS AT-less type I PKSs revealed several unusual features that deviate from those of the collinear type I PKS model. Exploitation of the tailoring enzymes for 1 and 2 biosynthesis afforded two analogues, 8,9-dihydro-8R-hydroxy-LTM (16) and 8,9-dihydro-8R-methoxy-LTM (17), that provided new insights into the structure-activity relationship of 1 and 2. While 12-membered macrolides, featuring a combination of a hydroxyl group at C-17 and a double bond at C-8 and C-9 as found in 1, exhibit the most potent activity, analogues with a single hydroxyl or methoxy group at C-8 or C-9 retain most of the activity whereas analogues with double substitutions at C-8 and C-9 lose significant activity.
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- Jeong-Woo Seo
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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3,4,5-Trichloroaniline nephrotoxicity in vitro: potential role of free radicals and renal biotransformation. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:20900-12. [PMID: 25402648 PMCID: PMC4264202 DOI: 10.3390/ijms151120900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Revised: 10/17/2014] [Accepted: 11/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Chloroanilines are widely used in the manufacture of drugs, pesticides and industrial intermediates. Among the trichloroanilines, 3,4,5-trichloroaniline (TCA) is the most potent nephrotoxicant in vivo. The purpose of this study was to examine the nephrotoxic potential of TCA in vitro and to determine if renal biotransformation and/or free radicals contributed to TCA cytotoxicity using isolated renal cortical cells (IRCC) from male Fischer 344 rats as the animal model. IRCC (~4 million cells/mL; 3 mL) were incubated with TCA (0, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5 or 1.0 mM) for 60–120 min. In some experiments, IRCC were pretreated with an antioxidant or a cytochrome P450 (CYP), flavin monooxygenase (FMO), cyclooxygenase or peroxidase inhibitor prior to incubation with dimethyl sulfoxide (control) or TCA (0.5 mM) for 120 min. At 60 min, TCA did not induce cytotoxicity, but induced cytotoxicity as early as 90 min with 0.5 mM or higher TCA and at 120 min with 0.1 mM or higher TCA, as evidenced by increased lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release. Pretreatment with the CYP inhibitor piperonyl butoxide, the cyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacin or the peroxidase inhibitor mercaptosuccinate attenuated TCA cytotoxicity, while pretreatment with FMO inhibitors or the CYP inhibitor metyrapone had no effect on TCA nephrotoxicity. Pretreatment with an antioxidant (α-tocopherol, glutathione, ascorbate or N-acetyl-l-cysteine) also reduced or completely blocked TCA cytotoxicity. These results indicate that TCA is directly nephrotoxic to IRCC in a time and concentration dependent manner. Bioactivation of TCA to toxic metabolites by CYP, cyclooxygenase and/or peroxidase contributes to the mechanism of TCA nephrotoxicity. Lastly, free radicals play a role in TCA cytotoxicity, although the exact nature of the origin of these radicals remains to be determined.
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Potent, orally available, selective COX-2 inhibitors based on 2-imidazoline core. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 84:160-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2014] [Revised: 07/05/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Nicolas JM, Chanteux H, Mancel V, Dubin GM, Gerin B, Staelens L, Depelchin O, Kervyn S. N-alkylprotoporphyrin formation and hepatic porphyria in dogs after administration of a new antiepileptic drug candidate: mechanism and species specificity. Toxicol Sci 2014; 141:353-64. [PMID: 24973095 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfu131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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A new antiepileptic synaptic vesicle 2a (SV2a) ligand drug candidate was tested in 4-week oral toxicity studies in rat and dog. Brown pigment inclusions were found in the liver of high-dose dogs. The morphology of the deposits and the accompanying liver changes (increased plasma liver enzymes, increased total hepatic porphyrin level, decreased liver ferrochelatase activity, combined induction, and inactivation of cytochrome P-450 CYP2B11) suggested disruption of the heme biosynthetic cascade. None of these changes was seen in rat although this species was exposed to higher parent drug levels. Toxicokinetic analysis and in vitro metabolism assays in hepatocytes showed that dog is more prone to oxidize the drug candidate than rat. Mass spectrometry analysis of liver samples from treated dogs revealed an N-alkylprotoporphyrin adduct. The elucidation of its chemical structure suggested that the drug transforms into a reactive metabolite which is structurally related to a known reference porphyrogenic agent allylisopropylacetamide. That particular metabolite, primarily produced in dog but neither in rat nor in human, has the potential to alkylate the prosthetic heme of CYP. Overall, the data suggested that the drug candidate should not be porphyrogenic in human. This case study further exemplifies the species variability in the susceptibility to drug-induced porphyria.
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- Jean-Marie Nicolas
- UCB Pharma S.A., Non-Clinical Development, B-1420 Braine l'Alleud, Belgium
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- UCB Pharma S.A., Non-Clinical Development, B-1420 Braine l'Alleud, Belgium
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- UCB Pharma S.A., Non-Clinical Development, B-1420 Braine l'Alleud, Belgium
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- UCB Pharma S.A., Non-Clinical Development, B-1420 Braine l'Alleud, Belgium
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- UCB Pharma S.A., Non-Clinical Development, B-1420 Braine l'Alleud, Belgium
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- UCB Pharma S.A., Non-Clinical Development, B-1420 Braine l'Alleud, Belgium
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- UCB Pharma S.A., Non-Clinical Development, B-1420 Braine l'Alleud, Belgium
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Ries MI, Ali H, Lankhorst PP, Hankemeier T, Bovenberg RAL, Driessen AJM, Vreeken RJ. Novel key metabolites reveal further branching of the roquefortine/meleagrin biosynthetic pathway. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:37289-95. [PMID: 24225953 PMCID: PMC3873581 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.512665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2013] [Revised: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Metabolic profiling and structural elucidation of novel secondary metabolites obtained from derived deletion strains of the filamentous fungus Penicillium chrysogenum were used to reassign various previously ascribed synthetase genes of the roquefortine/meleagrin pathway to their corresponding products. Next to the structural characterization of roquefortine F and neoxaline, which are for the first time reported for P. chrysogenum, we identified the novel metabolite roquefortine L, including its degradation products, harboring remarkable chemical structures. Their biosynthesis is discussed, questioning the exclusive role of glandicoline A as key intermediate in the pathway. The results reveal that further enzymes of this pathway are rather unspecific and catalyze more than one reaction, leading to excessive branching in the pathway with meleagrin and neoxaline as end products of two branches.
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- Marco I. Ries
- From the Division of Analytical Biosciences, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Einsteinweg 55, 2333CC Leiden
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- the Department of Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747AG Groningen
- the Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentations, Julianalaan 67, 2628BC Delft
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- From the Division of Analytical Biosciences, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Einsteinweg 55, 2333CC Leiden
- the Netherlands Metabolomics Centre, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333CC Leiden, and
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- the DSM Biotechnology Center, Alexander Fleminglaan 1, 2613AX Delft
- the Department of Synthetic Biology and Cell Engineering, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- the Department of Molecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747AG Groningen
- the Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentations, Julianalaan 67, 2628BC Delft
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- From the Division of Analytical Biosciences, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Einsteinweg 55, 2333CC Leiden
- the Netherlands Metabolomics Centre, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333CC Leiden, and
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Cryle MJ, Hayes PY, De Voss JJ. Enzyme-Substrate Complementarity Governs Access to a Cationic Reaction Manifold in the P450BM3-Catalysed Oxidation of Cyclopropyl Fatty Acids. Chemistry 2012; 18:15994-9. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201203035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Miao Z, Sun H, Liras J, Prakash C. Excretion, metabolism, and pharmacokinetics of 1-(8-(2-chlorophenyl)-9-(4-chlorophenyl)-9H-purin-6-yl)-4-(ethylamino)piperidine-4-carboxamide, a selective cannabinoid receptor antagonist, in healthy male volunteers. Drug Metab Dispos 2011; 40:568-78. [PMID: 22187487 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.111.043273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The disposition of 1-(8-(2-chlorophenyl)-9-(4-chlorophenyl)-9H- purin-6-yl)-4-(ethylamino)-piperidine-4-carboxamide (CP-945,598), an orally active antagonist of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor, was studied after a single 25-mg oral dose of [(14)C]CP-945,598 to healthy human subjects. Serial blood samples and complete urine and feces were collected up to 672 h after dose. The mean total recovery of radioactivity was 60.1 ± 12.8 from the urine and feces, with the majority of the dose excreted in the feces. The absorption of CP-945,598 in humans was slow with T(max) at 6 h. Less than 2% of the dose was recovered as unchanged drug in the combined excreta, suggesting that CP-945,598 is extensively metabolized. The primary metabolic pathway of CP-945,598 involved N-de-ethylation to form an N-desethyl metabolite (M1), which was then subsequently metabolized by amide hydrolysis (M2), N-hydroxylation (M3), piperidine ring hydroxylation (M6), and ribose conjugation (M9). M3 was further metabolized to oxime (M4) and keto (M5) metabolites. M1, M4, and M5 were the major circulating metabolites, with AUC((0-48)) values 4.7-, 1.5-, and 1.1-fold greater than that of CP-945,598. M1, M2, and M9 accounted for 5.6, 33.6, and 6.30% of the dose, respectively, in excreta. The results from in vitro experiments with recombinant isoforms suggested that the oxidative metabolism of CP-945,598 to M1 is catalyzed primarily by CYP3A4/3A5. The molecular docking study showed that the N-ethyl moiety of CP-945,598 can access to the heme iron-oxo of CYP3A4 in an energetically favored orientation. Together, these data suggest that CP-945,598 is well absorbed and eliminated largely by CYP3A4/3A5-catalyzed metabolism.
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- Zhuang Miao
- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics, and Metabolism, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Groton, Connecticut, USA.
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Gololobov YG, Peregudov AS, Barabanov SV, Petrovskii PV, Khrustalev VN. A novel synthesis of indolines by reaction of ortho-nitrophenylmalonates with bis(dimethylamino)methane. Tetrahedron Lett 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.09.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Gomez A, Nekvindova J, Travica S, Lee MY, Johansson I, Edler D, Mkrtchian S, Ingelman-Sundberg M. Colorectal cancer-specific cytochrome P450 2W1: intracellular localization, glycosylation, and catalytic activity. Mol Pharmacol 2010; 78:1004-11. [PMID: 20805301 DOI: 10.1124/mol.110.067652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Cytochrome P450 2W1 (CYP2W1) is expressed at high levels in colorectal cancer cells. Moreover, we have shown previously that a higher tumor expression is associated with less survival. In this study, we characterize post-translational modification, inverted endoplasmic reticulum (ER) topology, and catalytic activity of CYP2W1. The analysis of colorectal normal and cancer tissues and CYP2W1 overexpressing human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells showed that a fraction of CYP2W1 is modified by N-glycosylation. Bioinformatic analysis identified Asn177 as the only possible glycosylation site of CYP2W1, which was supported by the inability of an N177A mutant to be glycosylated in HEK 293 cells. Analysis of the membrane topology indicated that unlike other cytochromes P450, CYP2W1 in HEK 293-transfected cells and in nontransfected Caco2TC7 and HepG2 cells is oriented toward the lumen of the ER, a topology making CYP2W1 available to the ER glycosylation machinery. Immunofluorescence microscopy and cell surface biotinylation experiments revealed approximately 8% of the CYP2W1 on the cell surface. Despite the reverse orientation of CYP2W1 in the ER membrane, apparently making functional interactions with NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase impossible, CYP2W1 in HEK 293 cells was active in the metabolism of indoline substrates and was able to activate aflatoxin B1 into cytotoxic products. The study identifies for the first time a cytochrome P450 enzyme with a luminal ER orientation and still retaining catalytic activity. Together, these results suggest the possibility of using CYP2W1 as a drug target in the treatment of colon cancer using antibodies and/or specific CYP2W1 activated prodrugs.
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- Alvin Gomez
- Section of Pharmacogenetics, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Independent elaboration of steroid hormone signaling pathways in metazoans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:11913-8. [PMID: 19571007 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0812138106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Steroid hormones regulate many physiological processes in vertebrates, nematodes, and arthropods through binding to nuclear receptors (NR), a metazoan-specific family of ligand-activated transcription factors. The main steps controlling the diversification of this family are now well-understood. In contrast, the origin and evolution of steroid ligands remain mysterious, although this is crucial for understanding the emergence of modern endocrine systems. Using a comparative genomic approach, we analyzed complete metazoan genomes to provide a comprehensive view of the evolution of major enzymatic players implicated in steroidogenesis at the whole metazoan scale. Our analysis reveals that steroidogenesis has been independently elaborated in the 3 main bilaterian lineages, and that steroidogenic cytochrome P450 enzymes descended from those that detoxify xenobiotics.
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Sun H, Moore C, Dansette PM, Kumar S, Halpert JR, Yost GS. Dehydrogenation of the indoline-containing drug 4-chloro-N-(2-methyl-1-indolinyl)-3-sulfamoylbenzamide (indapamide) by CYP3A4: correlation with in silico predictions. Drug Metab Dispos 2008; 37:672-84. [PMID: 19074530 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.108.022707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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4-Chloro-N-(2-methyl-1-indolinyl)-3-sulfamoylbenzamide (indapamide), an indoline-containing diuretic drug, has recently been evaluated in a large Phase III clinical trial (ADVANCE) with a fixed-dose combination of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, perindopril, and shown to significantly reduce the risks of major vascular toxicities in people with type 2 diabetes. The original metabolic studies of indapamide reported that the indoline functional group was aromatized to indole through a dehydrogenation pathway by cytochromes P450. However, the enzymatic efficiency of indapamide dehydrogenation was not elucidated. A consequence of indoline aromatization is that the product indoles might have dramatically different therapeutic potencies. Thus, studies that characterize dehydrogenation of the functional indoline of indapamide were needed. Here we identified several indapamide metabolic pathways in vitro with human liver microsomes and recombinant CYP3A4 that include the dehydrogenation of indapamide to its corresponding indole form, and also hydroxylation and epoxidation metabolites, as characterized by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Indapamide dehydrogenation efficiency (V(max)/K(m)=204 min/mM) by CYP3A4 was approximately 10-fold greater than that of indoline dehydrogenation. In silico molecular docking of indapamide into two CYP3A4 crystal structures, to evaluate the active site parameters that control dehydrogenation, produced conflicting results about the interactions of Arg212 with indapamide in the active site. These conflicting theories were addressed by functional studies with a CYP3A4R212A mutant enzyme, which showed that Arg212 does not seem to facilitate positioning of indapamide for dehydrogenation. However, the metabolites of indapamide were precisely consistent with in silico predictions of binding orientations using three diverse computer methods to predict drug metabolism pathways.
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- Hao Sun
- Lead Generation Group, Department of Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics, and Drug Metabolism, Global Research and Development, Pfizer, Inc., Groton, Connecticut, USA
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Whitehouse C, Bell S, Wong LL. Desaturation of Alkylbenzenes by Cytochrome P450BM3(CYP102A1). Chemistry 2008; 14:10905-8. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.200801927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Reductive cyclization of epoxides tethered to substituted anilines and aminopyridines in the presence of 3 mol % of titanocene dichloride and stoichiometric manganese metal promotes a radical annulation to form 3,3-disubstituted indolines and azaindolines.
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- Peter Wipf
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA.
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Bell SG, Xu F, Forward I, Bartlam M, Rao Z, Wong LL. Crystal structure of CYP199A2, a para-substituted benzoic acid oxidizing cytochrome P450 from Rhodopseudomonas palustris. J Mol Biol 2008; 383:561-74. [PMID: 18762195 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2008] [Revised: 08/13/2008] [Accepted: 08/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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CYP199A2, a cytochrome P450 enzyme from Rhodopseudomonas palustris, oxidatively demethylates 4-methoxybenzoic acid to 4-hydroxybenzoic acid. 4-Ethylbenzoic acid is converted to a mixture of predominantly 4-(1-hydroxyethyl)-benzoic acid and 4-vinylbenzoic acid, the latter being a rare example of CC bond dehydrogenation of an unbranched alkyl group. The crystal structure of CYP199A2 has been determined at 2.0-A resolution. The enzyme has the common P450 fold, but the B' helix is missing and the G helix is broken into two (G and G') by a kink at Pro204. Helices G and G' are bent back from the extended BC loop and the I helix to open up a clearly defined substrate access channel. Channel openings in this region of the P450 fold are rare in bacterial P450 enzymes but more common in eukaryotic P450 enzymes. The channel is hydrophobic except for the basic residue Arg246 at the entrance, which probably plays a role in the specificity of this enzyme for charged benzoates over neutral phenols and benzenes. The substrate binding pocket is hydrophobic, with Ser97 and Ser247 being the only polar residues. Computer docking of 4-ethylbenzoic acid into the active site suggests that the substrate carboxylate oxygens interact with Ser97 and Ser247, and the beta-methyl group is located over the heme iron by Phe185, the side chain of which is only 6.35 A above the iron in the native structure. This binding orientation is consistent with the observed product profile of exclusive attack at the para substituent. Putidaredoxin of the CYP101A1 system from Pseudomonas putida supports substrate oxidation by CYP199A2 at approximately 6% of the activity of the physiological ferredoxin. Comparison of the heme proximal faces of CYP199A2 and CYP101A1 suggests that charge reversal surrounding the surface residue Leu369 in CYP199A2 may be a significant factor in this low cross-activity.
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- Stephen G Bell
- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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