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Maw ZA, Grunwald AL, Haltli BA, Cartmell C, Kerr RG. Discovery of the Lipopeptides Albubactins A-H from Streptomyces albidoflavus RKJM0023 via Chemical Elicitation with Rhamnolipids and Synthesis of Albubactin A. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2024. [PMID: 38940698 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c01234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
Abstract
The marine tunicate-derived Streptomyces albidoflavus RKJM0023 was cultured in the presence of a rhamnolipid mixture in an effort to elicit the production of silent natural products. MS/MS-based molecular networking analysis enhanced with nonparametric statistics highlighted the upregulation of a molecular cluster (Kruskal-Wallis p = 1.6 e-6 for 1) in which no MS/MS features had library matches. Targeted isolation of these features resulted in the discovery of nine new N-acylated lipopeptides, albubactins A-H (1-8) each containing a unique glutamine tripeptide and a C-terminal ethyl ester moiety. Three related albubactin acids A-C (9-11) lacking the ethyl ester were also identified. NMR spectroscopy and UPLC-HR-ESI-MS/MS demonstrated that the albubactins were obtained as mixtures that shared a common m/z and differed only in their acylated terminal groups. Due to the complex spectroscopic elucidation with many overlapping shifts, a total synthesis of albubactin A (1) was completed and used to determine the absolute configuration of the new albubactins.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zacharie A Maw
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Nautilus Biosciences, Croda Canada, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Canada
- Nautilus Biosciences, Croda Canada, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine; Comprehensive Center for Pain and Addiction, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Canada
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Wang Z, Zhang W, Wang Z, Zhang Z, Liu Y, Liu S, Wu Q, Saiding E, Han J, Zhou J, Xu J, Yi X, Zhang Z, Wang R, Su X. Analysis of antimicrobial biological activity of a marine Bacillus velezensis NDB. Arch Microbiol 2024; 206:131. [PMID: 38421449 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-024-03861-4] [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: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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A new strain of Bacillus velezensis NDB was isolated from Xiangshan Harbor and antibacterial test revealed antibacterial activity of this strain against 12 major pathogenic bacteria. The whole genome of the bacterium was sequenced and found to consist of a 4,214,838 bp circular chromosome and a 7410 bp circular plasmid. Furthermore, it was predicted by AntiSMASH and BAGEL4 to have 12 clusters of secondary metabolism genes for the synthesis of the inhibitors, fengycin, bacillomycin, macrolactin H, bacillaene, and difficidin, and there were also five clusters encoding potentially novel antimicrobial substances, as well as three bacteriocin biosynthesis gene clusters of amylocyclicin, ComX1, and LCI. qRT-PCR revealed significant up-regulation of antimicrobial secondary metabolite synthesis genes after 24 h of antagonism with pathogenic bacteria. Furthermore, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry revealed that it can secrete surfactin non-ribosomal peptide synthase and polyketide synthase to exert antibacterial effects. GC-MS was used to analyze methanol extract of B. velezensis NDB, a total of 68 compounds were identified and these metabolites include 16 amino acids, 17 acids, 3 amines, 11 sugars, 11 alcohols, 1 ester, and 9 other compounds which can inhibit pathogenic bacteria by initiating the antibiotic secretion pathway. A comparative genomic analysis of gene families showed that the specificity of B. velezensis NDB was mainly reflected in environmental adaptability. Overall, this research on B. velezensis NDB provides the basis for elucidating its biocontrol effect and promotes its future application as a probiotic.
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- Ze Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China
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- Xiangshan Lanshang Marine Technology Co., Ltd, Ningbo, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China.
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China.
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China.
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China.
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China.
- School of Marine Science, Ningbo University, 169 Qixing South Road, Ningbo, China.
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Stierhof M, Myronovskyi M, Zapp J, Luzhetskyy A. Heterologous Production and Biosynthesis of Threonine-16:0dioic acids with a Hydroxamate Moiety. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2023; 86:2258-2269. [PMID: 37728876 PMCID: PMC10616846 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Dereplication and genome mining in Streptomyces aureus LU18118 combined with heterologous expression of selected biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) led to the discovery of various threonine-16:0dioic acids named lipothrenins. Lipothrenins consist of the core elements l-Thr, d-allo-Thr, or Dhb, which are linked to hexadecanedioic acid by an amide bond. The main compound lipothrenin A (1) carries the N-hydroxylated d-allo form of threonine and expresses a siderophore activity. The lipothrenin BGC was analyzed by a series of deletion experiments. As a result, a variety of interesting genes involved in the recruitment and selective activation of linear 16:0dioic acids, amide bond formation, and the epimerization of l-Thr were revealed. Furthermore, a diiron N-oxygenase was identified that may be directly involved in the monooxygenation of the amide bond. This is divergent from the usual hydroxamate formation mechanism in siderophores, which involves hydroxylation of the free amine prior to amide bond formation. Siderophore activity was observed for all N-hydroxylated lipothrenins by application of the CAS assay method.
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- Marc Stierhof
- Department
of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbruecken, Germany
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbruecken, Germany
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbruecken, Germany
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbruecken, Germany
- Helmholtz
Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbruecken, Germany
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Lasch C, Stierhof M, Estévez MR, Myronovskyi M, Zapp J, Luzhetskyy A. Bonsecamin: A New Cyclic Pentapeptide Discovered through Heterologous Expression of a Cryptic Gene Cluster. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9081640. [PMID: 34442719 PMCID: PMC8400726 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9081640] [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: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The intriguing structural complexity of molecules produced by natural organisms is uncontested. Natural scaffolds serve as an important basis for the development of molecules with broad applications, e.g., therapeutics or agrochemicals. Research in recent decades has demonstrated that by means of classic metabolite extraction from microbes only a small portion of natural products can be accessed. The use of genome mining and heterologous expression approaches represents a promising way to discover new natural compounds. In this paper we report the discovery of a novel cyclic pentapeptide called bonsecamin through the heterologous expression of a cryptic NRPS gene cluster from Streptomyces albus ssp. chlorinus NRRL B-24108 in Streptomyces albus Del14. The new compound was successfully isolated and structurally characterized using NMR. The minimal set of genes required for bonsecamin production was determined through bioinformatic analysis and gene deletion experiments. A biosynthetic route leading to the production of bonsecamin is proposed in this paper.
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- Constanze Lasch
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbruecken, Germany; (C.L.); (M.S.); (M.R.E.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbruecken, Germany; (C.L.); (M.S.); (M.R.E.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbruecken, Germany; (C.L.); (M.S.); (M.R.E.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbruecken, Germany; (C.L.); (M.S.); (M.R.E.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbruecken, Germany;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbruecken, Germany; (C.L.); (M.S.); (M.R.E.); (M.M.)
- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, 66123 Saarbruecken, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-681-302-70200
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