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Taban Akça K, Gürbüz P, Doğan ŞD, Emerce E, Gören AC, Polat R, Süntar İ. Two new eudesmane-type sesquiterpene derivatives from Lecokia cretica (Lam.) DC. Nat Prod Res 2024; 38:1494-1502. [PMID: 36469684 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2153301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Two new sesquiterpene glucosides, 1α,6β,9β-trihydroxy-eudesm-4(15)-en-1,6-O-β-diglucopyranoside (1) and 1α,6β,9β-trihydroxy-eudesm-3-en-1,6-O-β-diglucopyranoside (2) were obtained along with the 1α,6β,9β-trihydroxy-5,10-bis-epi-eudesm-3-en-6-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (3), chlorogenic acid (4), luteolin 7-O-rutinoside (5) and luteolin 7-O- glucoside (6) from the whole plant parts of Lecokia cretica. Their structures were determined on the basis of 1 D, 2 D NMR and HRMS analyses. The in vitro cytotoxic activity of compounds 1-3 against human lung cancer cells (A549) and normal human lung cells (BEAS-2B) was determined using the MTT colorimetric assay. All the tested eudesmane derivatives were found to be inactive.
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- Kevser Taban Akça
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Basic Sciences, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Sciences, Department Chemistry, Gebze Technical University, Gebze, Kocaeli, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Agriculture, Bingöl University, Bingöl, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye
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Wang A, Liu J, Huang L. Comparative Analysis of Metabolome and Transcriptome in Different Tissue Sites of Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg. Molecules 2024; 29:1075. [PMID: 38474587 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29051075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 02/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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The resinous stem of Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg is the sole legally authorized source of agarwood in China. However, whether other tissue parts can be potential substitutes for agarwood requires further investigation. In this study, we conducted metabolic analysis and transcriptome sequencing of six distinct tissues (root, stem, leaf, seed, husk, and callus) of A. sinensis to investigate the variations in metabolite distribution characteristics and transcriptome data across different tissues. A total of 331 differential metabolites were identified by chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), of which 22.96% were terpenoids. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in RNA sequencing were enriched in sesquiterpene synthesis via the mevalonate pathway. The present study establishes a solid foundation for exploring potential alternatives to agarwood.
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- Anjun Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
- State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
- State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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Sresuksai K, Jantaharn P, Sangvichien E, Suwannasai N, Mongkolthanaruk W, Senawong T, Amornkitbamrung V, Tontapha S, McCloskey S. Engleromophilane, a new broad spectrum bioactive eremophilane-type sesquiterpene from Engleromyces sinensis fungus. Nat Prod Res 2024:1-10. [PMID: 38329045 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2024.2314638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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A new eremophilane sesquiterpene, named engleromophilane (1) together with known eremoxylarin E (2) and steroids (3-7) were isolated from the fungus Engleromyces sinensis culture. The structures were deduced by the analysis of spectroscopic and MS data, together with the comparison of calculated 13C NMR chemical shifts and Electronic Circular Dichroism (ECD) spectra. Compound 1 showed cytotoxic effects against Hela, PC-3, HT29 and A549 cell lines with IC50 in the ranges of 4.84-9.48 μg/mL. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibited substantial antimicrobial activity against E. coli, S. aureus, and B. subtilis. Moreover, compounds 1-3 showed α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, in which 2 displayed a strong inhibitory effect with an IC50 value of 0.13 ± 0.01 µg/mL. This work has given additional value to the E. sinensis fungus as a remarkable bioactive compound producer, together with the possibility of increasing cultivation to industrial scales.
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- Kittiwan Sresuksai
- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Hua Mark, Bangkapi, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Integrated Nanotechnology Research Center, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Integrated Nanotechnology Research Center, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Ning Z, Hu B, Sun YY, Ding JF, Han XY, Lu XL, Yin ZF, He Y, Jiao BH, Yu HB, Liu XY. Eutypellaolides A-J, Sesquiterpene diversity expansion of the polar fungus Eutypella sp. D-1. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1349151. [PMID: 38333587 PMCID: PMC10850561 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1349151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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Eight new 12,8-eudesmanolide sesquiterpenes, eutypellaolides A-H (1-8), and two new eudesmane-type sesquiterpenes, eutypellaolides I-J (9-10), along with four known 12,8-eudesmanolide compounds 11-14, were isolated from the culture extract of the polar fungus Eutypella sp. D-1 by one strain many compounds (OSMAC) approach. The structures of these compounds were determined through comprehensive spectroscopic data and experimental and calculated ECD analysis. Antibacterial, immunosuppressive, and PTP1B inhibition activities of these compounds were evaluated. Compounds 1 and 11 exhibited strong inhibitory activities against Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus, with each showing an MIC value of 2 μg/mL. Compound 9 displayed weak immunosuppressive activity against ConA-induced T-cell proliferation with an inhibitory rate of 61.7% at a concentration of 19.8 μM. Compounds 5, 11, and 14 exhibited weak PTP1B inhibition activities with IC50 values of 44.8, 43.2, and 49.5 μM, respectively.
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- Zhe Ning
- Department of Marine Biomedicine and Polar Medicine, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Marine Biomedicine and Polar Medicine, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Marine Biomedicine and Polar Medicine, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Marine Biomedicine and Polar Medicine, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Marine Biomedicine and Polar Medicine, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Marine Biomedicine and Polar Medicine, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Marine Biomedicine and Polar Medicine, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Marine Biomedicine and Polar Medicine, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Wang J, Zheng Q, Wang H, Shi L, Wang G, Zhao Y, Fan C, Si J. Sesquiterpenes and Sesquiterpene Derivatives from Ferula: Their Chemical Structures, Biosynthetic Pathways, and Biological Properties. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 13:7. [PMID: 38275627 PMCID: PMC10812793 DOI: 10.3390/antiox13010007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Ferula is a genus of flowering plants known for its edible and medicinal properties. Since ancient times, many species of Ferula have been used in traditional medicine to treat various health issues across countries, such as digestive disorders, respiratory problems, and even as a remedy for headaches and toothaches. In addition, they are also used as a flavoring agent in various cuisines. As the main active ingredients in Ferula, sesquiterpenes and their derivatives, especially sesquiterpene coumarins, sesquiterpene phenylpropanoids, and sesquiterpene chromones, have attracted the attention of scientists due to the diversity of their chemical structures, as well as their extensive and promising biological properties, such as antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial properties. However, there has not been a comprehensive review of sesquiterpenes and their derivatives from this plant. This review aims to provide an overview of the chemical structures, biosynthetic pathways, and biological properties of sesquiterpenes and sesquiterpene derivatives from Ferula, which may help guide future research directions and possible application methods for this valuable edible and medicinal plant.
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- Junchi Wang
- The 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 & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China; (J.W.); (Q.Z.); (H.W.)
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- The 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 & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China; (J.W.); (Q.Z.); (H.W.)
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- The 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 & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China; (J.W.); (Q.Z.); (H.W.)
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- Xinjiang Institute of Chinese Materia Medica and Ethnodrug, Urumqi 830002, China; (L.S.); (G.W.); (Y.Z.)
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- Xinjiang Institute of Chinese Materia Medica and Ethnodrug, Urumqi 830002, China; (L.S.); (G.W.); (Y.Z.)
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- Xinjiang Institute of Chinese Materia Medica and Ethnodrug, Urumqi 830002, China; (L.S.); (G.W.); (Y.Z.)
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- Xinjiang Institute of Chinese Materia Medica and Ethnodrug, Urumqi 830002, China; (L.S.); (G.W.); (Y.Z.)
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- The 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 & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China; (J.W.); (Q.Z.); (H.W.)
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Wang Z, Yamano Y, Kawakami S, Al-Hamoud GA, Sugimoto S, Otsuka H, Matsunami K. New ψ-Santonin Derivatives from Crossostephium chinense and Their Anti-Proliferative Activities against Leishmania major and Human Cancer Cells A549. Molecules 2023; 28:8108. [PMID: 38138604 PMCID: PMC10746127 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28248108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Previously, we reported two cytotoxic ψ-santonin-amino acid conjugates isolated from the EtOAc layer of Crossostephium chinense. However, a further phytochemical investigation seems to be required because of the few reports of similar derivatives. In this study, we targeted the 1-BuOH layer, which resulted in the isolation of seven new ψ-santonin derivatives (1-7) together with ten known compounds (8-17). The structures of 1-7 were elucidated based on spectroscopic methods, including 1D and 2D NMR experiments (1H, 13C, DEPT, COSY, HSQC, and HMBC), IR spectrum, and high-resolution electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS). The stereochemistry of new compounds was confirmed by NOESY and ECD calculations. All isolated compounds were evaluated by in vitro experiments for their anti-proliferative activities against Leishmania major, human lung cancer cell line A549, and Vero cells. As a result, most of the ψ-santonin derivatives, especially 1-5, showed significant cytotoxicity against L. major with a lower IC50 than the positive control we used (miltefosine).
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- Zhichao Wang
- Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan; (Z.W.); (Y.Y.); (S.S.)
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- Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan; (Z.W.); (Y.Y.); (S.S.)
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- Graduate School of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women’s University, 6-13-1 Yasuhigashi, Asaminami-Ku, Hiroshima 731-0153, Japan; (S.K.); (H.O.)
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- Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan; (Z.W.); (Y.Y.); (S.S.)
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- Graduate School of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women’s University, 6-13-1 Yasuhigashi, Asaminami-Ku, Hiroshima 731-0153, Japan; (S.K.); (H.O.)
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- Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan; (Z.W.); (Y.Y.); (S.S.)
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Li W, Mai J, Lin L, Zhang ZG, Ledesma-Amaro R, Dong W, Ji XJ. Combination of microbial and chemical synthesis for the sustainable production of β-elemene, a promising plant-extracted anticancer compound. Biotechnol Bioeng 2023; 120:3612-3621. [PMID: 37661795 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Beta-elemene, a class of sesquiterpene derived from the Chinese medicinal herb Curcuma wenyujin, is widely used in clinical medicine due to its broad-spectrum antitumor activity. However, the unsustainable plant extraction prompted the search for environmentally friendly strategies for β-elemene production. In this study, we designed a Yarrowia lipolytica cell factory that can continuously produce germacrene A, which is further converted into β-elemene with 100% yield through a Cope rearrangement reaction by shifting the temperature to 250°C. First, the productivity of four plant-derived germacrene A synthases was evaluated. After that, the metabolic flux of the precursor to germacrene A was maximized by optimizing the endogenous mevalonate pathway, inhibiting the competing squalene pathway, and expressing germacrene A synthase gene in multiple copies. Finally, the most promising strain achieved the highest β-elemene titer reported to date with 5.08 g/L. This sustainable and green method has the potential for industrial β-elemene production.
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- Wenjuan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College Centre for Synthetic Biology, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Ngo QMT, Thi Tran N, Nguyen Thi Thu P, Thi TN, Nguyen Manh K, Nguyen Van H, Pham Van L, Nguyen Van K. Carotane sesquiterpenes from Peperomia pellucida and their anti-infective activities. Nat Prod Res 2023:1-7. [PMID: 37950747 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2280923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/13/2023]
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Owing to the challenges of antimicrobial resistance, investigations of new antibiotics from medicinal plants are continuously being conducted. Peperomia pellucida is a pantropical plant used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various disorders. From the ethanol extract of a whole P. pellucida plant, one previously undescribed carotane sesquiterpene (pellucarotine), one known carotane sesquiterpene (daucol), and one phenylpropanoid (dillapiol) were isolated and structurally elucidated. Their structures were determined based on 1D and 2D NMR, HR-ESI-Mass, experimental, and computational electronic circular dichroism spectroscopic data and compared with those reported in the literature. Antimicrobial assay results showed that pellucarotine had an anti-infective effect on Candida albicans with an MIC of 512 µg/mL.
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- Quynh-Mai Thi Ngo
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Haiphong, Vietnam
- Biomedical - Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Group, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Haiphong, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Haiphong, Vietnam
- Biomedical - Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Group, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Haiphong, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Haiphong, Vietnam
- Biomedical - Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Group, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Haiphong, Vietnam
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Standardization, National Institute of Medicinal Materials, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Standardization, National Institute of Medicinal Materials, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Haiphong, Vietnam
- Biomedical - Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Group, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Haiphong, Vietnam
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- Biomedical - Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Group, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Haiphong, Vietnam
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- Biomedical - Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Group, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Haiphong, Vietnam
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Sundaraj Y, Abdullah H, Nezhad NG, Rodrigues KF, Sabri S, Baharum SN. Cloning, Expression and Functional Characterization of a Novel α-Humulene Synthase, Responsible for the Formation of Sesquiterpene in Agarwood Originating from Aquilaria malaccensis. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2023; 45:8989-9002. [PMID: 37998741 PMCID: PMC10670791 DOI: 10.3390/cimb45110564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
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This study describes the cloning, expression and functional characterization of α-humulene synthase, responsible for the formation of the key aromatic compound α-humulene in agarwood originating from Aquilaria malaccensis. The partial sesquiterpene synthase gene from the transcriptome data of A. malaccensis was utilized for full-length gene isolation via a 3' RACE PCR. The complete gene, denoted as AmDG2, has an open reading frame (ORF) of 1671 bp and encodes for a polypeptide of 556 amino acids. In silico analysis of the protein highlighted several conserved motifs typically found in terpene synthases such as Asp-rich substrate binding (DDxxD), metal-binding residues (NSE/DTE), and cytoplasmic ER retention (RxR) motifs at their respective sites. The AmDG2 was successfully expressed in the E. coli:pET-28a(+) expression vector whereby an expected band of about 64 kDa in size was detected in the SDS-PAGE gel. In vitro enzyme assay using substrate farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) revealed that AmDG2 gave rise to two sesquiterpenes: α-humulene (major) and β-caryophyllene (minor), affirming its identity as α-humulene synthase. On the other hand, protein modeling performed using AlphaFold2 suggested that AmDG2 consists entirely of α-helices with short connecting loops and turns. Meanwhile, molecular docking via AutoDock Vina (Version 1.5.7) predicted that Asp307 and Asp311 act as catalytic residues in the α-humulene synthase. To our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive report on the cloning, expression and functional characterization of α-humulene synthase from agarwood originating from A. malaccensis species. These findings reveal a deeper understanding of the structure and functional properties of the α-humulene synthase and could be utilized for metabolic engineering work in the future.
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- Yasotha Sundaraj
- Metabolomics Research Laboratory, Institute of Systems Biology (INBIOSIS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia;
- Faculty of Engineering and Life Sciences, Universiti Selangor (UNISEL), Bestari Jaya 45600, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- Faculty of Engineering and Life Sciences, Universiti Selangor (UNISEL), Bestari Jaya 45600, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Kota Kinabalu 88400, Sabah, Malaysia;
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- Enzyme and Microbial Technology Research Centre, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- Metabolomics Research Laboratory, Institute of Systems Biology (INBIOSIS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia;
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Schäfer E, Seibold PS, Bartram S, Trottmann F, Haensch VG, Gressler M, Chadeayne AR, Hertweck C, O'Connor SE, Hoffmeister D. A "Magic Mushroom" Multi-Product Sesquiterpene Synthase. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202300511. [PMID: 37614035 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Psilocybe "magic mushrooms" are chemically well understood for their psychotropic tryptamines. However, the diversity of their other specialized metabolites, in particular terpenoids, has largely remained an open question. Yet, knowledge on the natural product background is critical to understand if other compounds modulate the psychotropic pharmacological effects. CubA, the single clade II sesquiterpene synthase of P. cubensis, was heterologously produced in Escherichia coli and characterized in vitro, complemented by in vivo product formation assays in Aspergillus niger as a heterologous host. Extensive GC-MS analyses proved a function as multi-product synthase and, depending on the reaction conditions, cubebol, β-copaene, δ-cadinene, and germacrene D were detected as the major products of CubA. In addition, mature P. cubensis carpophores were analysed chromatographically which led to the detection of β-copaene and δ-cadinene. Enzymes closely related to CubA are encoded in the genomes of various Psilocybe species. Therefore, our results provide insight into the metabolic capacity of the entire genus.
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- Eike Schäfer
- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology at the Hans Knöll Institute, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Winzerlaer Str. 2, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology at the Hans Knöll Institute, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Winzerlaer Str. 2, 07745, Jena, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Neugasse 23, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Department Natural Product Biosynthesis, Hans-Knöll-Strasse 8, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology at the Hans Knöll Institute, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Winzerlaer Str. 2, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Neugasse 23, 07743, Jena, Germany
- Department Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
- Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Neugasse 23, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Department Natural Product Biosynthesis, Hans-Knöll-Strasse 8, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology at the Hans Knöll Institute, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Winzerlaer Str. 2, 07745, Jena, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Neugasse 23, 07743, Jena, Germany
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Quarrell S, Weinstein AM, Hannah L, Bonavia N, del Borrello O, Flematti GR, Bohman B. Critical Pollination Chemistry: Specific Sesquiterpene Floral Volatiles in Carrot Inhibit Honey Bee Feeding. J Agric Food Chem 2023; 71:16079-16089. [PMID: 37871312 PMCID: PMC10623568 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c03392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Many plants rely on insect pollination, yet numerous agricultural plant-breeding programs focus on traits that appeal to growers and consumers instead of pollinators, leading to declining pollinator attraction and crop yields. Using hybrid carrot seed production as a model, we investigated low-yielding carrot varieties by analyzing sugars and minerals in nectar and floral volatile composition. While the analysis of nectar sugars and minerals did not reveal any key differences between the carrot varieties, differences between the 112 detected volatiles in 23 samples were observed. Numerous differentiating sesquiterpenes were identified in floral solvent extracts, and subsequent behavioral assays showed that β-ocimene from higher-yielding carrot varieties stimulated nectar feeding (attractant), while α- and β-selinene from lower-yielding lines decreased feeding (deterrents). Sesquiterpenes have previously been implicated in plant defense, suggesting a trade-off between pollination and protection. Our results highlight the importance of volatiles as regulators of pollinator attraction in agricultural settings.
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- Stephen
R. Quarrell
- Tasmanian
Institute of Agriculture, University of
Tasmania, College Rd, Hobart 7005, Australia
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- Ecology
and Evolution, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
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- Seed
Production Research, Research and Development, Rijk Zwaan Australia, Musk, Victoria 3461, Australia
- Hawkesbury
Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney
University, Richmond, New South Wales 2753, Australia
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- Seed
Production Research, Research and Development, Rijk Zwaan Australia, Musk, Victoria 3461, Australia
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- School
of Molecular Sciences, University of Western
Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- School
of Molecular Sciences, University of Western
Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- School
of Molecular Sciences, University of Western
Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
- Department
of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences, Lomma 234 22, Sweden
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Liu JB, Xie J, Wang HQ, Lai ST, Shao HJ, Chen RY, Kang J. Four sesquiterpenes isolated from Taraxacum mongolicum. J Asian Nat Prod Res 2023; 25:1038-1043. [PMID: 37071690 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2023.2197225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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One new sesquiterpene, (6S,7R,11S)-13-carboxy-1(10)-en-dihydroartemisinic acid (1), together with three known sesquiterpenes, ainsliaea acid B (2), mongolicumin B (3), and 11β,13-dihydroxydeacetylmatricarin (4) were isolated from Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz. The structures were established on the basis of UV, IR, HR-ESI-MS, 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy, ECD spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis. Compound 1 was found to have potential anti-inflammatory activity and could reduce LPS-induced NO levels in murine macrophage, with inhibitory rate of 37%.
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- Jian-Bo Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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Xu Y, Guo X, Li T, Li T, Ding X, Wang Z, Lu A, Wang Q. Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Derivatives of the Marine Natural Product Laurene. J Agric Food Chem 2023; 71:14483-14492. [PMID: 37751549 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c03700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Plant pathogenic fungi and viruses are seriously threatening agricultural production. There is an urgent need to develop novel fungicides and antiviral agents with low toxicity and high efficiency. In this study, we designed and synthesized 32 thiazole-, hydrazone-, and amide-containing derivatives of laurene and systematically evaluated their antiviral activities and fungicidal activities. Structure-simplified compounds 5a-5c, 5i, 5k, 5l, 11a, 11j, and 12c displayed higher antiviral activities than that of ningnanmycin. Compound 11a with a simple chemical structure, convenient synthetic route, and excellent antiviral activity emerged as a secondary lead compound. The docking results show that compounds 5i, 5k, and 11a have strong interactions with the tobacco mosaic virus coat protein (TMV CP). These compounds also exhibited significant fungicidal activities. Compounds 5g, 5k, 11j, and 11l displayed 9.15-17.45 μg/mL EC50 values against Pyricularia grisea, and compounds 5h (EC50: 8.01 μg/mL) and 11i (EC50: 15.23 μg/mL) exhibited a similar level of EC50 values with chlorothalonil (EC50: 7.33 μg/mL) against Physalospora piricola. Preliminary fungicidal mechanism research indicated that compound 5h has a certain destructive effect on the hyphae of P. piricola. This work lays a foundation for the application of laurene derivatives in plant protection.
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- Yubin Xu
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Ali R, Salawu KM, Aamer M, Jahan H, Tufail P, Irshad R, Khan FA, Sener B, Choudhary MI, Wang Y. A new sesquiterpene, prosoterpene, from Prosopis africana (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. Nat Prod Res 2023; 37:3220-3227. [PMID: 35403496 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2062755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A new sesquiterpene (Prosoterpene, 1) and eleven reported compounds (2-12) of several classes, such as flavonoids, alkaloids, phenolic acids, and long-chain alcohols, were isolated from the BuOH extract of Prosopis africana (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. Compounds 2-10 were reported for the first time from this plant. Isomers 11 and 12 were separated for the first time. Extensive spectroscopic techniques and literature comparisons were used to characterise their structures. Furthermore, compounds 3, 5-8, and 10-12 were performed for anti-glycation and cytotoxicity activities. Compound 3 (quercetin-3-O-α-L-rhamnoside) exhibited moderate anti-glycation activity. All tested compounds were non-cytotoxic against MCF-7 (breast cancer), NCI-H460 (lung cancer), Hela (cervical cancer), and BJ (normal human fibroblast) cell lines.
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- Raza Ali
- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
- Third World Center (TWC) for Chemical Sciences, International Center for Chemical & Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
- Third World Center (TWC) for Chemical Sciences, International Center for Chemical & Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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Chou MY, Andersen TB, Mechan Llontop ME, Beculheimer N, Sow A, Moreno N, Shade A, Hamberger B, Bonito G. Terpenes modulate bacterial and fungal growth and sorghum rhizobiome communities. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0133223. [PMID: 37772854 PMCID: PMC10580827 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01332-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Terpenes are among the oldest and largest class of plant-specialized bioproducts that are known to affect plant development, adaptation, and biological interactions. While their biosynthesis, evolution, and function in aboveground interactions with insects and individual microbial species are well studied, how different terpenes impact plant microbiomes belowground is much less understood. Here we designed an experiment to assess how belowground exogenous applications of monoterpenes (1,8-cineole and linalool) and a sesquiterpene (nerolidol) delivered through an artificial root system impacted its belowground bacterial and fungal microbiome. We found that the terpene applications had significant and variable impacts on bacterial and fungal communities, depending on terpene class and concentration; however, these impacts were localized to the artificial root system and the fungal rhizosphere. We complemented this experiment with pure culture bioassays on responsive bacteria and fungi isolated from the sorghum rhizobiome. Overall, higher concentrations (200 µM) of nerolidol were inhibitory to Ferrovibrium and tested Firmicutes. While fungal isolates of Penicillium and Periconia were also more inhibited by higher concentrations (200 µM) of nerolidol, Clonostachys was enhanced at this higher level and together with Humicola was inhibited by the lower concentration tested (100 µM). On the other hand, 1,8-cineole had an inhibitory effect on Orbilia at both tested concentrations but had a promotive effect at 100 µM on Penicillium and Periconia. Similarly, linalool at 100 µM had significant growth promotion in Mortierella, but an inhibitory effect for Orbilia. Together, these results highlight the variable direct effects of terpenes on single microbial isolates and demonstrate the complexity of microbe-terpene interactions in the rhizobiome. IMPORTANCE Terpenes represent one of the largest and oldest classes of plant-specialized metabolism, but their role in the belowground microbiome is poorly understood. Here, we used a "rhizobox" mesocosm experimental set-up to supply different concentrations and classes of terpenes into the soil compartment with growing sorghum for 1 month to assess how these terpenes affect sorghum bacterial and fungal rhizobiome communities. Changes in bacterial and fungal communities between treatments belowground were characterized, followed by bioassays screening on bacterial and fungal isolates from the sorghum rhizosphere against terpenes to validate direct microbial responses. We found that microbial growth stimulatory and inhibitory effects were localized, terpene specific, dose dependent, and transient in time. This work paves the way for engineering terpene metabolisms in plant microbiomes for improved sustainable agriculture and bioenergy crop production.
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- Ming-Yi Chou
- Department of Plant Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Plant Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Research Group on Bacterial Efflux and Environmental Resistance, CNRS, INRAe, École Nationale Véterinaire de Lyon and Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Plant Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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Thanh NTV, Tung DT, Hoang VD, Yen PH, Tai BH. New Guaiane-Type Sesquiterpene and Norsesquiterpene from Alisma plantago-aquatica and Their Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitory Activity. Chem Biodivers 2023; 20:e202301069. [PMID: 37548471 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202301069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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A new sesquiterpene (1) and a new norsesquiterpene (2) belonging guaiane-type skeleton together with six known compounds (3-8) were isolated from the rhizomes of Alisma plantago-aquatica. Their structures were determined by HR-ESI-MS, 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic methods. Absolute configurations of new compounds were established by experimental and TD-DFT computational ECD spectra. Compounds 1-8 exhibited xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity with their IC50 values in range of 9.4-66.7 μM. The sesquiterpenoids 1-5 displayed the inhibitory activity and hence they could be potential xanthine oxidase inhibitors from A. plantago-aquatica.
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- Nguyen Thi Viet Thanh
- School of Chemistry and Life Science, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 1 Dai Co Viet, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam
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- School of Chemistry and Life Science, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 1 Dai Co Viet, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam
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- School of Chemistry and Life Science, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 1 Dai Co Viet, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam
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- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 10072, Vietnam
- Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 10072, Vietnam
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- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 10072, Vietnam
- Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 10072, Vietnam
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Nemoto K, Takikawa H, Ogura Y. Syntheses of (+)-costic acid and structurally related eudesmane sesquiterpenoids and their biological evaluations as acaricidal agents against Varroa destructor. J Pestic Sci 2023; 48:111-115. [PMID: 37745169 PMCID: PMC10513954 DOI: 10.1584/jpestics.d23-029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Synthesis of (+)-costic acid, isolated from Dittrichia viscosa (L.) W. Greuter as a natural acaricidal sesquiterpenoid, was achieved in 16 steps from (R)-carvone with an overall yield of 4.8%, involving the radical cyclization of selenoester to construct a decalone framework as the key step. Other structurally related natural products, (+)-costal, (+)-costol, and (+)-β-selinene, were also synthesized. The acaricidal activities of these four natural products and some synthetic intermediates were also evaluated against Varroa destructor. Among them, (+)-costal especially exhibited potent acaricidal activity.
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- Kenji Nemoto
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Wang G, Liu H, Zhang Q, Mou X, Zhao Y, Fan H, Xu H, Chen D, Qiu F, Zhao F. Two sesquiterpene lactones, arnicolide B and arnicolide C, isolated from Centipeda minima, exert anti-inflammatory effects in LPS stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages via inactivation of the MAPK pathway. Nat Prod Res 2023; 37:2969-2972. [PMID: 36323306 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2140659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Arnicolide B and arnicolide C are two sesquiterpene lactones isolated and identified from Centipeda minima, but the anti-inflammatory effects and mechanisms of these two compounds have not been reported. In this study, LPS was used to establish RAW 264.7 macrophages inflammatory response model. Griess, ELISA, Western blot were used to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects in vitro and the molecular mechanisms of these two active compounds. The results showed that arnicolide B and arnicolide C could not only inhibit the production of inflammatory mediators NO, PGE2, TNF-α and IL-6, but also down-regulate the high expression of inflammatory proteins iNOS and COX-2. Furthermore, arnicolide B and arnicolide C inhibited the phosphorylation of ERK, JNK, p38 proteins in the MAPK signaling pathway, but had no effect on the degradation of IκB-α protein and the activation of the NF-κB pathway. As conclusion, these two compounds exert anti-inflammatory effects by inactivation of the MAPK pathway.
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- Ge Wang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Pharmacy Department, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong, P. R. China
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Guo ZH, Huang JY, Xiao T, Yang WD. Terpenoids as anti-inflammatory substances inhibiting COX-2 isolated from the fibrous roots of Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms. Nat Prod Res 2023; 37:2824-2829. [PMID: 36301732 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2136659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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A new sesquiterpene, 1-carbonyl-2,8-dihydroxy-11-oxabicyclo [4,4,1] germacra- 2(3),4(5),6(7),8(9)-tetraene (1) and four known compounds (3E, 23E)-3-caffeoyl-23-coumaroylhederagenin (2), (3E, 23E)-dicoumaroylhederagenin (3), morettinone (4), 24-ehylcholesta-3,6-dione (5) were isolated from the ethyl acetate layer of the fibrous root of Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms. The structure of compound 1 was characterized by its 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, DEPT, HMBC, HSQC spectrums, and the structures of the known compounds were determined by comparison of their spectroscopic data with those reported by the literatures. The obtained compounds were evaluated for their anti-inflammatory against cyclooxygenase (COX-2). Compound 1 has a good inhibitory effect against COX-2 with IC50 20.43 ± 4.72 μM. The compounds 2-5 have inhibitory effect against COX-2 with IC50 49.19 ± 0.76, 23.29 ± 0.99, 47.78 ± 1.33, and 44.44 ± 0.12 μM, respectively.
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- Zheng-Hong Guo
- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, P.R. China
- the State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, P.R. China
- The Key Laboratory of Optimal Utilizaiton of Natural Medicine Resources, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, P.R. China
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- the State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, P.R. China
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, P.R. China
- The Key Laboratory of Optimal Utilizaiton of Natural Medicine Resources, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, P.R. China
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Huang Y, Ye Z, Wan X, Yao G, Duan J, Liu J, Yao M, Sun X, Deng Z, Shen K, Jiang H, Liu T. Systematic Mining and Evaluation of the Sesquiterpene Skeletons as High Energy Aviation Fuel Molecules. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2023; 10:e2300889. [PMID: 37271925 PMCID: PMC10427387 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202300889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Sesquiterpenes have been identified as promising ingredients for aviation fuels due to their high energy density and combustion heat properties. Despite the characterization of numerous sesquiterpene structures, studies testing their performance properties and feasibility as fuels are scarce. In this study, 122 sesquiterpenoid skeleton compounds, obtained from existing literature reports, are tested using group contribution and gaussian quantum chemistry methods to assess their potential as high-energy aviation fuels. Seventeen sesquiterpene compounds exhibit good predictive performance and nine compounds are further selected for overproduction in yeast. Through fed-batch fermentation, all compounds achieve the highest reported titers to date. Subsequently, three representative products, pentalenene, presilphiperfol-1-ene, and α-farnesene, are selected, produced, purified in large quantities, and tested for use as potential fuels. The performance of pentalenene, presilphiperfol-1-ene, and their derivatives reveals favorable prospects as high-energy aviation fuels.
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- Yanglei Huang
- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug DiscoveryMinistry of Education and School of Pharmaceutical SciencesWuhan UniversityWuhan430071China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug DiscoveryMinistry of Education and School of Pharmaceutical SciencesWuhan UniversityWuhan430071China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for CivilianBeijing102205China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for CivilianBeijing102205China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug DiscoveryMinistry of Education and School of Pharmaceutical SciencesWuhan UniversityWuhan430071China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for CivilianBeijing102205China
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- Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education)School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Frontier Technology Research InstituteTianjin UniversityTianjin301700China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug DiscoveryMinistry of Education and School of Pharmaceutical SciencesWuhan UniversityWuhan430071China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug DiscoveryMinistry of Education and School of Pharmaceutical SciencesWuhan UniversityWuhan430071China
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial MetabolismSchool of Life Sciences and BiotechnologyShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai200030China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug DiscoveryMinistry of Education and School of Pharmaceutical SciencesWuhan UniversityWuhan430071China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for CivilianBeijing102205China
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug DiscoveryMinistry of Education and School of Pharmaceutical SciencesWuhan UniversityWuhan430071China
- Hubei Engineering Laboratory for Synthetic MicrobiologyWuhan Institute of BiotechnologyWuhan430075China
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Wang Z, Chitama BYA, Suganuma K, Yamano Y, Sugimoto S, Kawakami S, Kaneko O, Otsuka H, Matsunami K. Two New Cytotoxic Sesquiterpene-Amino Acid Conjugates and a Coumarin-Glucoside from Crossostephium chinense. Molecules 2023; 28:4696. [PMID: 37375252 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28124696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The Asteraceae family is a promising source of bioactive compounds, such as the famous Asteraceae plants Tanacetum cinerariifolium (pyrethrin) and Artemisia annua (artemisinin). As a result of our series of phytochemical studies of the subtropical plants, two novel sesquiterpenes, named crossoseamines A and B in this study (1 and 2, respectively), one undescribed coumarin-glucoside (3), and eighteen known compounds (4-21) were isolated from the aerial part of Crossostephium chinense (Asteraceae). The structures of isolated compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, including 1D and 2D NMR experiments (1H, 13C, DEPT, COSY, HSQC, HMBC, and NOESY), IR spectrum, circular dichroism spectrum (CD), and high-resolution electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS). All isolated compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against Leishmania major, Plasmodium falciparum, Trypanosoma brucei (gambiense and rhodesiense), and human lung cancer cell line A549 because of the high demand for the discovery of new drug leads to overcome the present side effects and emerging drug-resistant strains. As a result, the new compounds (1 and 2) showed significant activities against A549 (IC50, 1: 3.3 ± 0.3; 2: 12.3 ± 1.0 μg/mL), L. major (IC50, 1: 6.9 ± 0.6; 2: 24.9 ± 2.2 μg/mL), and P. falciparum (IC50, 1: 12.1 ± 1.1; 2: 15.6 ± 1.2 μg/mL).
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- Zhichao Wang
- Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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- Department of Protozoology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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- National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada, Obihiro 080-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, Hiroshima 731-0153, Japan
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- Department of Protozoology, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, Hiroshima 731-0153, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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Ma Y, Ran J, Li G, Wang M, Yang C, Wen X, Geng X, Zhang L, Li Y, Zhang Z. Revealing the Roles of the JAZ Family in Defense Signaling and the Agarwood Formation Process in Aquilaria sinensis. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:9872. [PMID: 37373020 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24129872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Jasmonate ZIM-domain family proteins (JAZs) are repressors in the signaling cascades triggered by jasmonates (JAs). It has been proposed that JAs play essential roles in the sesquiterpene induction and agarwood formation processes in Aquilaria sinensis. However, the specific roles of JAZs in A. sinensis remain elusive. This study employed various methods, including phylogenetic analysis, real-time quantitative PCR, transcriptomic sequencing, yeast two-hybrid assay, and pull-down assay, to characterize A. sinensis JAZ family members and explore their correlations with WRKY transcription factors. The bioinformatic analysis revealed twelve putative AsJAZ proteins in five groups and sixty-four putative AsWRKY transcription factors in three groups. The AsJAZ and AsWRKY genes exhibited various tissue-specific or hormone-induced expression patterns. Some AsJAZ and AsWRKY genes were highly expressed in agarwood or significantly induced by methyl jasmonate in suspension cells. Potential relationships were proposed between AsJAZ4 and several AsWRKY transcription factors. The interaction between AsJAZ4 and AsWRKY75n was confirmed by yeast two-hybrid and pull-down assays. This study characterized the JAZ family members in A. sinensis and proposed a model of the function of the AsJAZ4/WRKY75n complex. This will advance our understanding of the roles of the AsJAZ proteins and their regulatory pathways.
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- Yimian Ma
- National Engineering Laboratory for Breeding of Endangered Medicinal Materials, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Breeding of Endangered Medicinal Materials, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Breeding of Endangered Medicinal Materials, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Breeding of Endangered Medicinal Materials, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Breeding of Endangered Medicinal Materials, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Breeding of Endangered Medicinal Materials, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Breeding of Endangered Medicinal Materials, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Breeding of Endangered Medicinal Materials, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Breeding of Endangered Medicinal Materials, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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Di Girolamo A, Pedrotti M, Koot A, Verstappen F, van Houwelingen A, Vossen C, Bouwmeester H, de Ridder D, Beekwilder J. The use of proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry for high throughput screening of terpene synthases. J Mass Spectrom 2023; 58:e4951. [PMID: 37259491 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In this work, we introduce the application of proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) for the selection of improved terpene synthase mutants. In comparison with gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS)-based methods, PTR-MS could offer advantages by reduction of sample preparation steps and analysis time. The method we propose here allows for minimal sample preparation and analysis time and provides a promising platform for the high throughput screening (HTS) of large enzyme mutant libraries. To investigate the feasibility of a PTR-MS-based screening method, we employed a small library of Callitropsis nootkatensis valencene synthase (CnVS) mutants. Bacterial cultures expressing enzyme mutants were subjected to different growth formats, and headspace terpenes concentrations measured by PTR-Qi-ToF-MS were compared with GC-MS, to rank the activity of the enzyme mutants. For all cultivation formats, including 96 deep well plates, PTR-Qi-ToF-MS resulted in the same ranking of the enzyme variants, compared with the canonical format using 100 mL flasks and GC-MS analysis. This study provides a first basis for the application of rapid PTR-Qi-ToF-MS detection, in combination with multi-well formats, in HTS screening methods for the selection of highly productive terpene synthases.
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- Alice Di Girolamo
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Post-Harvest Technology Group, Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, Wageningen Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Authenticity & Nutrients Group, Wageningen Food Safety Research, Wageningen Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Bioscience, Wageningen Plant Research, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Bioinformatics Group, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Bioscience, Wageningen Plant Research, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Isobionics BV, Geleen, The Netherlands
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García-Davis S, López-Arencibia A, Bethencourt-Estrella CJ, San Nicolás-Hernández D, Viveros-Valdez E, Díaz-Marrero AR, Fernández JJ, Lorenzo-Morales J, Piñero JE. Laurequinone, a Lead Compound against Leishmania. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:333. [PMID: 37367658 DOI: 10.3390/md21060333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Among neglected tropical diseases, leishmaniasis is one of the leading causes, not only of deaths but also of disability-adjusted life years. This disease, caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, triggers different clinical manifestations, with cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral forms. As existing treatments for this parasitosis are not sufficiently effective or safe for the patient, in this work, different sesquiterpenes isolated from the red alga Laurencia johnstonii have been studied for this purpose. The different compounds were tested in vitro against the promastigote and amastigote forms of Leishmania amazonensis. Different assays were also performed, including the measurement of mitochondrial potential, determination of ROS accumulation, and chromatin condensation, among others, focused on the detection of the cell death process known in this type of organism as apoptosis-like. Five compounds were identified that displayed leishmanicidal activity: laurequinone, laurinterol, debromolaurinterol, isolaurinterol, and aplysin, showing IC50 values against promastigotes of 1.87, 34.45, 12.48, 10.09, and 54.13 µM, respectively. Laurequinone was the most potent compound tested and was shown to be more effective than the reference drug miltefosine against promastigotes. Different death mechanism studies carried out showed that laurequinone appears to induce programmed cell death or apoptosis in the parasite studied. The obtained results underline the potential of this sesquiterpene as a novel anti-kinetoplastid therapeutic agent.
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- Sara García-Davis
- Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González (IUBO AG), Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez S/N, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
- Consorcio Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), |Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28006 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Pediatría, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Toxicología, Medicina Legal y Forense y Parasitología, Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez S/N, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
- Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Pediatría, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Toxicología, Medicina Legal y Forense y Parasitología, Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez S/N, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
- Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Pediatría, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Toxicología, Medicina Legal y Forense y Parasitología, Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Avenida Pedro de Alba S/N, San Nicolás de los Garza 66450, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González (IUBO AG), Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología (IPNA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González (IUBO AG), Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez S/N, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
- Consorcio Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), |Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28006 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Pediatría, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Toxicología, Medicina Legal y Forense y Parasitología, Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez S/N, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
- Consorcio Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), |Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28006 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Pediatría, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Toxicología, Medicina Legal y Forense y Parasitología, Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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Yan S, Ke C, Feng Z, Tang C, Ye Y. The First Phytochemical Investigation of Artemisia divaricate: Sesquiterpenes and Their Anti-Inflammatory Activity. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28104254. [PMID: 37241993 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28104254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Artemisia divaricate belongs to the Artemisia genus of the family of Compositae, a sort of perennial herb endemic in most regions of China. For the first time, a phytochemical investigation was carried out on the whole plant of Artemisia divaricate, resulting in the identification of 39 sesquiterpenes, with 9 of them being new (1-9). The structures of the new compounds were fully established using extensive analysis of MS and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data and density functional theory (DFT) NMR calculations. Their structures involve germacrane, eudesmane, and bisabolane types. All the new isolates were evaluated for their anti-inflammatory activities in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated murine macrophages of RAW 264.7 cells. Compounds 2 and 8 showed a significant inhibition effect on NO production, with IC50 values of 5.35 ± 0.75 and 7.68 ± 0.54 µM, respectively.
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- Siqi Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- Natural Products Chemistry Department, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- Natural Products Chemistry Department, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- Natural Products Chemistry Department, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- Natural Products Chemistry Department, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- Natural Products Chemistry Department, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
- School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201203, China
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Smith N, Crescenzo GV, Bertram AK, Nizkorodov SA, Faiola CL. Insect Infestation Increases Viscosity of Biogenic Secondary Organic Aerosol. ACS Earth Space Chem 2023; 7:1060-1071. [PMID: 37223424 PMCID: PMC10201571 DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.3c00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Plant stress alters emissions of volatile organic compounds. However, little is known about how this could influence climate-relevant properties of secondary organic aerosol (SOA), particularly from complex mixtures such as real plant emissions. In this study, the chemical composition and viscosity were examined for SOA generated from real healthy and aphid-stressed Canary Island pine (Pinus canariensis) trees, which are commonly used for landscaping in Southern California. Healthy Canary Island pine (HCIP) and stressed Canary Island pine (SCIP) aerosols were generated in a 5 m3 environmental chamber at 35-84% relative humidity and room temperature via OH-initiated oxidation. Viscosities of the collected particles were measured using an offline poke-flow method, after conditioning the particles in a humidified air flow. SCIP particles were consistently more viscous than HCIP particles. The largest differences in particle viscosity were observed in particles conditioned at 50% relative humidity where the viscosity of SCIP particles was an order of magnitude larger than that of HCIP particles. The increased viscosity for the aphid-stressed pine tree SOA was attributed to the increased fraction of sesquiterpenes in the emission profile. The real pine SOA particles, both healthy and aphid-stressed, were more viscous than α-pinene SOA particles, demonstrating the limitation of using a single monoterpene as a model compound to predict the physicochemical properties of real biogenic SOA. However, synthetic mixtures composed of only a few major compounds present in emissions (<10 compounds) can reproduce the viscosities of SOA observed from the more complex real plant emissions.
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- Natalie
R. Smith
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California,
Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California,
Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California,
Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Department
of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University
of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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Ning J, Wu F, Liu J, He J, Feng T. Sesquiterpenes from the Fungus Antrodiella albocinnamomea with Cytotoxicity and Antibacterial Activity. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:jof9050521. [PMID: 37233232 DOI: 10.3390/jof9050521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Eight new sesquiterpenes, namely, albocinnamins A-H (1-8), along with two known ones (9 and 10), have been isolated from the fungus Antrodiella albocinnamomea. Compound 1 possesses a new backbone that might be derived from cadinane-type sesquiterpene. Structures of the new compounds were elucidated by detailed spectroscopic data analysis, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and ECD calculations. Compounds 1a and 1b showed cytotoxicity against SW480 and MCF-7 cells, with IC50 values ranging from 19.3 to 33.3 μM, while compound 2 displayed cytotoxicity against the HL-60 cell with an IC50 value of 12.3 μM. In addition, compounds 5 and 6 exhibited antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus with MIC values of 64 and 64 µg/mL, respectively.
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- Jinlei Ning
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China
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Wu MZ, Xu BQ, Zhang XZ, Liu S, Luo YP, Zhou XM, Chen GY. Guaiane-type Sesquiterpenes from the stems of Fissistigma oldhamii. Chem Biodivers 2023; 20:e202300338. [PMID: 37019843 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202300338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Two new guaiane-type sesquiterpenes dysodensiols J and L (1 and 2), one new natural product dysodensiol K (3) together with four known biogenetically related guaiane-type sesquiterpenes (4-7) were isolated from the stems of Fissistigma oldhamii. Their structures were elucidated using comprehensive spectroscopic methods. Compound 1 contains an uncommon five-membered ether ring. The inhibitory effect of all compounds on the proliferation of primary synovial cells was evaluated.
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- Mei-Zhu Wu
- Hainan Normal University, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China, haikou, CHINA
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- Hainan Normal University, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China, haikou, CHINA
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- Hainan Normal University, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China, haikou, CHINA
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- Hainan Normal University, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China, haikou, CHINA
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- Hainan Normal University, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China, haikou, CHINA
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- Hainan Normal University, college of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China, 571158, haikou, CHINA
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- Hainan Normal University, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Longkun South Road, 571158, Haikou, CHINA
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Korkmaz B, Renda G, Erik İ, Kılıç G, Coşkunçelebi K, Yaylı N. Two new dihydroisocoumarins and terpenoids from Scorzonera longiana Sümbül an endemic species to Turkey and their antimicrobial activity. Nat Prod Res 2023; 37:1185-1198. [PMID: 34736355 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2021.2000410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Two new dihydroisocoumarins (scorzolongin I (1), and scorzolongin II (2)) and nine known compounds (3',5'-dimethoxy hydrangenol (scorzolongin III, 3), cladantholide (4), dammar-24-ene-3β-ol (5), taraxasterol (6), β-sitosterol (7), mangifgerursanone (8), and a mixture of α-amyrenone (9a), β-amyrenone (9b), and dammar-24-ene-3-one (9c) in about 1:1:2 ratio) were identified from the dichloromethane fraction of Scorzonera longiana. The structure of all compounds (1-9a-c) were elucidated by extensive 1D and 2D NMR (1H, 13C/APT, COSY, HMBC, HSQC, and NOESY) spectroscopy, UV, FT-IR, and LC-QTOF-MS data and by comparison of their NMR data with the literature. These compounds have been isolated from S. longiana for the first time. An antimicrobial assay against eight microorganisms was applied to isolated compounds 1-3. Scorzolongin I, and scorzolongin II, and scorzolongin III showed notable activity against gram (-) (Escherichia coli and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis) and fungi (Candida albicans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae) with 20 mm inhibition zone each. Scorzolongin II (2) exhibited strong activity against E. coli, Y. pseudotuberculosis, Mycobacterium smegmatis C. albicans, S. cerevisiae with MIC value of 33.8 μg/mL.
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- Büşra Korkmaz
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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Hage H, Couillaud J, Salamov A, Loussouarn-Yvon M, Durbesson F, Ormeño E, Grisel S, Duquesne K, Vincentelli R, Grigoriev I, Iacazio G, Rosso MN. An HMM approach expands the landscape of sesquiterpene cyclases across the kingdom Fungi. Microb Genom 2023; 9. [PMID: 37073784 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2023] Open
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Sesquiterpene cyclases (STC) catalyse the cyclization of the C15 molecule farnesyl diphosphate into a vast variety of mono- or polycyclic hydrocarbons and, for a few enzymes, oxygenated structures, with diverse stereogenic centres. The huge diversity in sesquiterpene skeleton structures in nature is primarily the result of the type of cyclization driven by the STC. Despite the phenomenal impact of fungal sesquiterpenes on the ecology of fungi and their potentials for applications, the fungal sesquiterpenome is largely untapped. The identification of fungal STC is generally based on protein sequence similarity with characterized enzymes. This approach has improved our knowledge on STC in a few fungal species, but it has limited success for the discovery of distant sequences. Besides, the tools based on secondary metabolite biosynthesis gene clusters have shown poor performance for terpene cyclases. Here, we used four sets of sequences of fungal STC that catalyse four types of cyclization, and specific amino acid motives to identify phylogenetically related sequences in the genomes of basidiomycetes fungi from the order Polyporales. We validated that four STC genes newly identified from the genome sequence of Leiotrametes menziesii, each classified in a different phylogenetic clade, catalysed a predicted cyclization of farnesyl diphosphate. We built HMM models and searched STC genes in 656 fungal genomes genomes. We identified 5605 STC genes, which were classified in one of the four clades and had a predicted cyclization mechanism. We noticed that the HMM models were more accurate for the prediction of the type of cyclization catalysed by basidiomycete STC than for ascomycete STC.
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- Hayat Hage
- INRAE, Aix Marseille Univ, UMR1163, Biodiversité et Biotechnologie Fongiques, Marseille, France
- Present address: Bioaster, Lyon, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, Marseille, France
- Present address: Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Systems and Synthetic Biology Division, Chalmers university of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- INRAE, Aix Marseille Univ, UMR1163, Biodiversité et Biotechnologie Fongiques, Marseille, France
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- CNRS, Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, Avignon Univ, IMBE, Marseille, France
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- INRAE, Aix Marseille Univ, UMR1163, Biodiversité et Biotechnologie Fongiques, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, Marseille, France
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, Marseille, France
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- INRAE, Aix Marseille Univ, UMR1163, Biodiversité et Biotechnologie Fongiques, Marseille, France
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Peng QQ, Guo Q, Chen C, Song P, Wang YT, Ji XJ, Ye C, Shi TQ. High-Level Production of Patchoulol in Yarrowia lipolytica via Systematic Engineering Strategies. J Agric Food Chem 2023; 71:4638-4645. [PMID: 36883816 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c00222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Patchoulol is an important sesquiterpene alcohol with a strong and lasting odor, which has led to prominent applications in perfumes and cosmetics. In this study, systematic metabolic engineering strategies were adopted to create an efficient yeast cell factory for patchoulol overproduction. First, a baseline strain was constructed by selecting a highly active patchoulol synthase. Subsequently, the mevalonate precursor pool was expanded to boost patchoulol synthesis. Moreover, a method for downregulating squalene synthesis based on Cu2+-repressible promoter was optimized, which significantly improved the patchoulol titer by 100.9% to 124 mg/L. In addition, a protein fusion strategy resulted in a final titer of 235 mg/L in shake flasks. Finally, 2.864 g/L patchoulol could be produced in a 5 L bioreactor, representing a remarkable 1684-fold increase compared to the baseline strain. To our knowledge, this is the highest patchoulol titer reported so far.
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- Qian-Qian Peng
- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, No. 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, No. 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 2 Xuelin Road, Qixia, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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Inori Y, Takikawa H, Ogura Y. New synthesis of (±)-karanone, an important aroma compound in agarwood. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2023; 87:371-377. [PMID: 36702511 DOI: 10.1093/bbb/zbad009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A concise synthesis of (±)-karanone, an important aroma compound of agarwood, was achieved from a commercially available 3-methylcyclohex-2-enol in 3.5% yield in 11 steps. The two contiguous stereocenters at C4 and C5 were constructed via Ireland-Claisen rearrangement. The allylic oxidation at C8 was successfully performed with the mixture of tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) and CuI. A precursor of ring-closing metathesis to construct a bicyclic dienone was efficiently synthesized from iodoenone by 1,4-addition and nucleophilic substitution of the vinyl group in one pot.
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- Yuta Inori
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Tafouo Tsakou A, Laure Ndontsa B, Carly Nono Nono E, Tseme Wandji N, Thierry Mbahbou Bitchagno G, Jules Kezetas Bankeu J, Azefack Tapondjou L, Sewald N, Ndjakou Lenta B. Elemane-Type Sesquiterpene, Acetonide Derived Polyacetylene and Other Constituents from the Whole Plant of Gymnanthemum theophrastifolium (Schweinf. ex Oliv. & Hiern) H.Rob. and Their Chemophenetic Significance. Chem Biodivers 2023; 20:e202200196. [PMID: 36879423 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202200196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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The chemical investigation of the methanol extract of the whole plant of Gymnanthemum theophrastifolium (Schweinf. ex Oliv. & Hiern) H.Rob. (Asteraceae) led to the isolation of a new elemane-type sesquiterpene (1), a new acetonide derived polyacetylene (2) and a naturally occurring compound (3) from the plant kingdom along with sixteen known compounds (4-19). Their structures were elucidated by extensive NMR and MS analysis. This is the first report on the chemical constituents of G. theophrastifolium. Furthermore, compounds 12, 13, and 14 are reported for the first time from the family Asteraceae, while compound 9 is reported for the first time from the genus Gymnanthemum. Thus, the present results provide valuable insights to the chemophenetic knowledge of G. theophrastifolium, which is also discussed in this work.
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- Armelle Tafouo Tsakou
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P. O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P. O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon
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- Department of organic Chemistry, Faculty of science, University of Yaoundé, P. O. Box 812, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Department of Chemistry, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Yaoundé I, P. O. Box 47, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P. O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon
- Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, D-33501, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of science, The University of Bamenda, P. O. Box 39, Bambili, Cameroon
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P. O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon
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- Department of organic Chemistry, Faculty of science, University of Yaoundé, P. O. Box 812, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Department of Chemistry, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Yaoundé I, P. O. Box 47, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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Yazici Bektas N, Altiparmak Ulbegi G, Aksoy Sagirli P, Miski M. Novel Cytotoxic Sesquiterpene Ester Derivatives from the Roots of Ferula mervynii. Chem Biodivers 2023; 20:e202201058. [PMID: 36866863 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202201058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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This study is the first chemical investigation of Ferula mervynii M. Sağıroğlu & H. Duman, an endemic species to Eastern Anatolia. The isolations of nine compounds including six previously undescribed sesquiterpene esters, 8-trans-cinnamoyltovarol (1), 8-trans-cinnamoylantakyatriol (3), 6-acetyl-8-trans-cinnamoyl-3-epi-antakyatriol (5), 6-acetyl-8-trans-cinnamoylshiromodiol (6), 6-acetyl-8-trans-cinnamoylfermedurone (7), and 6-acetyl-8-trans-cinnamoyl-(1S),2-epoxyfermedurone (8), were described along with three known sesquiterpene esters, 6-acetyl-8-benzoyltovarol (2), 6-acetyl-8-trans-cinnamoylantakyatriol (4), and ferutinin (9). The structures of novel compounds were elucidated through extensive spectroscopic analyses and quantum chemistry calculations. The putative biosynthetic pathways for compounds 7 and 8 were discussed. The extracts and isolated compounds were tested for cytotoxic activity against the COLO 205, K-562, MCF-7 cancer cell lines, and Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell (HUVEC) lines using MTT assay. Compound 4 showed the highest activity against the MCF-7 cell lines with an IC50 value of 16.74±0.21 μM.
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- Nurdan Yazici Bektas
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University, Istanbul, 34116, Türkiye
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University, Istanbul, 34116, Türkiye
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Kim NY, Kim S, Lee HJ, Ryu JH. Sesquiterpenes from Artemisia princeps regulate inflammatory responses in RAW 264.7 macrophages. Nat Prod Res 2023; 37:823-828. [PMID: 35724377 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2089881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Four sesquiterpenoids were isolated from an ethyl acetate-soluble fraction of A. princeps ethanolic extract: seco-tanapartholide B (5-epi-seco-tanapartholide A) (1), 4-epi-seco-tanapartholide A (2), 11,13-dehydrodesacetylmatricarin (3) and desacetylmatricarin (4). Compounds 1 - 3 dose-dependently inhibited nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated macrophages. These compounds also decreased mRNA and protein expression levels of inducible NO synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 as well as mRNA levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-1β and tumour necrosis factor-α) in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Moreover, compound 3 effectively enhanced the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in macrophages in the presence or absence of LPS. Additionally, the exocyclic methylene of α-methylene-γ-lactone moiety of compound 3 was found to be essential for the activation of the NF erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)/HO-1 pathway. Here, we firstly report the isolation of compounds 3 and 4 from A. princeps and the anti-inflammatory activity of compound 3 by up-regulation of Nrf2/HO-1 pathway.
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- Na Yeon Kim
- College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Industrial Bio-Pharmaceutical Science, Semyung University, Jecheon, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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Kuck K, Unterholzner A, Lipowicz B, Schwindl S, Jürgenliemk G, Schmidt TJ, Heilmann J. Terpenoids from Myrrh and Their Cytotoxic Activity against HeLa Cells. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28041637. [PMID: 36838624 PMCID: PMC9964945 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28041637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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The oleo-gum resin of Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl. has a long history of medicinal use, although many of its constituents are still unknown. In the present investigation, 34 secondary metabolites were isolated from myrrh resin using different chromatographic techniques (silica flash chromatography, CPC, and preparative HPLC) and their structures were elucidated with NMR spectroscopy, HRESIMS, CD spectroscopy, and ECD calculations. Among the isolated substances are seven sesquiterpenes (1-7), one disesquiterpene (8), and two triterpenes (23, 24), which were hitherto unknown, and numerous substances are described here for the first time for C. myrrha or the genus Commiphora. Furthermore, the effects of selected terpenes on cervix cancer cells (HeLa) were studied in an MTT-based in vitro assay. Three triterpenes were observed to be the most toxic with moderate IC50 values of 60.3 (29), 74.5 (33), and 78.9 µM (26). Due to the different activity of the structurally similar triterpenoids, the impact of different structural elements on the cytotoxic effect could be discussed and linked to the presence of a 1,2,3-trihydroxy substructure in the A ring. The influence on TNF-α dependent expression of the intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) in human microvascular endothelial cells (HMEC-1) was also tested for 4-6, 9-11, 17, 18, 20, and 27 in vitro, but revealed less than 20% ICAM-1 reduction and, therefore, no significant anti-inflammatory activity.
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- Katrin Kuck
- Lehrstuhl Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universitätsstraße 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universitätsstraße 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Repha GmbH Biologische Arzneimittel, Alt-Godshorn 87, D-30855 Langenhagen, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universitätsstraße 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universitätsstraße 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Phytochemie, Corrensstr. 48, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universitätsstraße 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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Luo C, Lou DJ, Li YF, Yang L, Shao LJ, Liu JK, Yang XY. A new chamigrane sesquiterpene from the basidiomycete Antrodiella albocinnamomea. J Asian Nat Prod Res 2023; 25:191-196. [PMID: 35442135 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2022.2064283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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One new chamigrane sesquiterpene, antroalbol A (1), was isolated from the cultures of the higher fungus Antrodiella albocinnamomea. Its structure was established by means of spectroscopic methods, and the absolute configuration of 1 was confirmed by single crystal x-ray diffraction analysis. The compound was evaluated for its cytotoxicity against five human cancer cell lines, but no significant cytotoxicity was found.
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- Cheng Luo
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Sciences, Yuxi Normal University, Yuxi 653100, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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Bracegirdle J, Olsen SSH, Teng MN, Tran KC, Amsler CD, McClintock JB, Baker BJ. Neosuberitenone, a New Sesterterpenoid Carbon Skeleton; New Suberitenones; and Bioactivity against Respiratory Syncytial Virus, from the Antarctic Sponge Suberites sp. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:md21020107. [PMID: 36827148 PMCID: PMC9964336 DOI: 10.3390/md21020107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a highly contagious human pathogen that poses a significant threat to children under the age of two, and there is a current need for new small molecule treatments. The Antarctic sponge Suberites sp. is a known source of sesterterpenes, and following an NMR-guided fractionation procedure, it was found to produce several previously unreported metabolites. Neosuberitenone (1), with a new carbon scaffold herein termed the 'neosuberitane' backbone, six suberitenone derivatives (2-7), an ansellane-type terpenoid (8), and a highly degraded sesterterpene (9), as well as previously reported suberitenones A (10) and B (11), were characterized. The structures of all of the isolated metabolites including absolute configurations are proposed on the basis of NMR, HRESIMS, optical rotation, and XRD data. The biological activities of the metabolites were evaluated in a range of infectious disease assays. Suberitenones A, B, and F (3) were found to be active against RSV, though, along with other Suberites sp. metabolites, they were inactive in bacterial and fungal screens. None of the metabolites were cytotoxic for J774 macrophages or A549 adenocarcinoma cells. The selectivity of suberitenones A, B, and F for RSV among other infectious agents is noteworthy.
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- Joe Bracegirdle
- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CHE205, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CHE205, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1300 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1300 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CHE205, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-(813)-974-1967
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Fan RY, Gao RM, Li JS, Su SL, Shang EX, Qian DW, Duan JA. Comparative Analysis of Pharmacokinetics and Metabolites of Three Main Terpenoids before and after Compatibility of Frankincense and Myrrh in Rats by UHPLC-MS. Curr Drug Metab 2023; 24:434-447. [PMID: 37559536 DOI: 10.2174/1389200224666230808090614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND 3-acetyl-11-keto-beta-boswellic acid (AKBA) and 11-keto-boswellic acid (KBA) are the main active components of frankincense as pentacyclic triterpenoids, which are designated by the European Pharmacopoeia 8.0 as the quality standard for the evaluation of Indian frankincense, 2-methoxy-8,12-epoxygermacra- 1(10),7,11-trien-6-one (MCS134) is a non-volatile sesquiterpene compound in myrrh. OBJECTIVE In this paper, the absorption pharmacokinetics and metabolites of AKBA, KBA and MCS134 after frankincense, myrrh and their compatibility were analyzed, elaborated their absorption and metabolism mechanism and provided the ideas for the research on the bioactive components of frankincense and myrrh compatibility in vivo. METHODS The area under the blood concentration time curve (AUC), half-life (t1/2) and drug clearance (CL) of AKBA, KBA and MCS134 in rats were analyzed by LC-TQ / MS. The metabolites of AKBA, KBA and MCS134 in rats were analyzed by ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography with a linear ion trap-high resolution Orbitrap mass spectrometry system (UHPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap-MS). RESULTS The results showed that AKBA, KBA and MCS134 reached the maximum plasma concentration at about 2 h, 2 h and 15 min, respectively. AUC0-t and t1/2 of the three components increased in varying degrees after compatibility, and the clearance/ bioavailability (CL/F) decreased. AKBA, KBA and MCS134 were metabolized in phase I and phase II in rats, and there represented differences before and after compatibility. CONCLUSION After the compatibility of frankincense and myrrh, the absorption of effective components was improved to some extent, and there were some differences in the metabolites in rats. The results provide ideas for elucidating the in vivo effect mechanism of frankincense and myrrh.
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- Ruo-Ying Fan
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, China
- National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, China
- National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, China
- National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, China
- National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, China
- National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, China
- National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing, China
- National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Bahmani K, Robinson A, Majumder S, LaVardera A, Dowell JA, Goolsby EW, Mason CM. Broad diversity in monoterpene- sesquiterpene balance across wild sunflowers: Implications of leaf and floral volatiles for biotic interactions. Am J Bot 2022; 109:2051-2067. [PMID: 36317693 DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.16093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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PREMISE As plant lineages diversify across environmental gradients, species are predicted to encounter divergent biotic pressures. This study investigated the evolution of volatile secondary metabolism across species of Helianthus. METHODS Leaves and petals of 40 species of wild Helianthus were analyzed via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to determine volatile secondary metabolite profiles. RESULTS Across all species, 500 compounds were identified; 40% were sesquiterpenes, 18% monoterpenes, 3% diterpenes, 4% fatty acid derivatives, and 35% other compounds such as phenolics and small organic molecules. Qualitatively, annuals and species from more arid western climates had leaf compositions with a higher proportion of total monoterpenes, while erect perennials and species from more mesic eastern habitats contained a higher proportion of total sesquiterpenes. Among species, mass-based leaf monoterpene and sesquiterpene abundance were identified as largely orthogonal axes of variation by principal component analysis. Profiles for leaves were not strongly correlated with those of petals. CONCLUSIONS Volatile metabolites were highly diverse among wild Helianthus, indicating the value of this genus as a model system and rich genetic resource. The independence of leaf and petal volatile profiles indicates a low level of phenotypic integration between vegetative and reproductive structures, implying vegetative defense and reproductive defense or pollinator attraction functions mediated by terpene profiles in these two organs can evolve without major trade-offs. The major biosynthetic pathways for the major terpenes in wild Helianthus are already well described, providing a road map to deeper inquiry into the drivers of this diversity.
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- Keivan Bahmani
- Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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Li L, Yang S, Chen D, Wu Z, Zhang M, Yang F, Qin L, Zhou X. In Vitro Anti-Influenza A Virus H1N1 Effect of Sesquiterpene-Rich Extracts of Carpesium abrotanoides. Molecules 2022; 27. [PMID: 36500406 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Due to a high content of sesquiterpenes, Carpesium abrotanoides has been investigated to fully explore its health-promoting properties. Therefore, this work aimed to assess, for the first time, the anti-influenza A virus H1N1 potential of sesquiterpene-targeted fractions of the herb derived from C. abrotanoides. Five compounds, including four sesquiterpenes and one aldehyde, were isolated and identified from the sesquiterpene-rich extracts of C. abrotanoides (SECA), and the contents of three main sesquiterpenes in the SECA were determined. Furthermore, SECA showed a significant protective effect in the MDCK cells infected with influenza A virus (H1N1) in three different conditions: premixed administration, prophylactic administration, and therapeutic administration. SECA can significantly decrease the mRNA expressions of TLR4, MyD88, NF-κB, TNF-α, and IL-6, as well as the protein expressions of TLR4, MyD88, and NF-κB. This result suggests that SECA can resist the influenza A virus H1N1 through the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signal pathway.
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Zhang W, Meng Q, Wu J, Cheng W, Liu D, Huang J, Fan A, Xu J, Lin W. Acorane sesquiterpenes from the deep-sea derived Penicillium bilaiae fungus with anti-neuroinflammatory effects. Front Chem 2022; 10:1036212. [PMID: 36505743 PMCID: PMC9727179 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1036212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Acorane-type sesquiterpenes comprise a unique class of natural products with a range of pharmaceutical effects. Genome sequencing and gene annotation, along with qRT-PCR detection, demonstrate that the deep-sea derived Penicillium bilaiae F-28 fungus shows potential to produce acorane sesquiterpenes. Chromatographic manipulation resulted in the isolation of 20 acorane sesquiterpenes from the large-scale fermented fungal strain. Their structures were established by the interpretation of spectroscopic data, together with X-ray diffraction, chemical conversion, and ECD data for configurational assignments. A total of 18 new sesquiterpenes, namely, bilaiaeacorenols A-R (1-18), were identified. Bilaiaeacorenols A and B represent structurally unique tricyclic acoranes. Compound 18 exhibited efficient reduction against NO production in LPS-induced BV-2 macrophages in a dose-dependent manner, and it abolished LPS-induced NF-κB in the nucleus of BV-2 microglial cells. In addition, marked reductions of iNOS and COX-2 in protein and mRNA levels were observed. This study extends the chemical diversity of acorane-type sesquiterpenoids and suggests that compound 18 is a promising lead for anti-neuroinflammation.
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- Wenfang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University, Beijing, China,School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, China,*Correspondence: Jing Xu, ; Wenhan Lin,
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University, Beijing, China,Ningbo Institute of Marine Medicines, Peking University, Ningbo, China,*Correspondence: Jing Xu, ; Wenhan Lin,
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Baugh SDP. Guanidine-Containing Antifungal Agents against Human-Relevant Fungal Pathogens (2004-2022)-A Review. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:1085. [PMID: 36294650 DOI: 10.3390/jof8101085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The guanidine moiety is typically a highly basic group, and can be found in a wide variety of drugs, such as zanamivir (Relenza) and metformin (Fortamet), as well as in biologically active compounds for numerous disease areas, including central nervous system (CNS) diseases and chemotherapeutics. This review will focus on antifungal agents which contain at least one guanidine group, for the treatment of human-related fungal pathogens, described in the literature between 2004 and 2022. These compounds include small molecules, steroids, polymers, metal complexes, sesquiterpenes, natural products, and polypeptides. It shall be made clear that a diverse range of guanidine-containing derivatives have been published in the literature and have antifungal activity, including efficacy in in vivo experiments.
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Chen ZC, Cai YS, Yu SS. [A new sesquiterpene from stems of Buddleja lindleyana]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2022; 47:5537-5543. [PMID: 36471970 DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20220412.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The present study investigated the chemical constituents from the stems of Buddleja lindleyana. Ten compounds were isolated from the 95% EtOH extract of B. lindleyana stems by means of some techniques including polyamide, silica gel, MCI, Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, and semi-preparative high-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC). Their structures were identified by spectral analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction as buddledin F(1), 6-O-4″-hydroxy-3″-methoxy-benzoyl ajugol(2), negundoin G(3),(+)-dihydrocubebin(4), 7-O-ethylguaiacylglycerol(5),(-)-jatrointelignan B(6), threo-1,2-bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-propane-1,3-diol(7), vomifoliol(8), hinokinin(9), and isovanillic acid(10). Compound 1 was a new sesquiterpene named buddledin F. Compounds 3-8 were isolated from the Buddleja plant for the first time. The anti-inflammatory activities of compounds 1-10 in vitro were investigated, and the results failed to show the inhibitory activities of these compounds on the production of inflammatory factor NO.
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- Zhao-Chan Chen
- Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine Nanning 530200, China
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- Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine Nanning 530200, China
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- Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine Nanning 530200, China State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100050, China
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Tang M, Tang SH, Huang JY, Hattori M, Zhang N, Yang B, Wu XH, Zhang HL, Wang ZG. Three new sesquiterpenes from Ixeris sonchifolia. J Asian Nat Prod Res 2022:1-7. [PMID: 36173154 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2022.2126358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Two new guaiacene-type sesquiterpenes 13α-dihydroixerin acid, ixerin acid and one new secoguaiacene-type sesquiterpene secoixerin Z, along with four known compounds, were separated from ethanol extract of Ixeris sonchifolia. The structures were determined based on the detailed spectroscopic and physicochemical methods. The cytotoxic activity of the isolates was tested against A549 cells. Among them, compound 3 exhibited potent cytotoxicity against A549 cells with the IC50 of 5.6 ± 0.9 µM.
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- Meng Tang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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- Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Harbin Children Hospital, Harbin 150010, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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- Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
- Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
- Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
- Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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Ye S, Wen Q, Zhu L, Qian C, Yang D, Zhao Z. Neuroprotective Effects of a New Derivative of Chlojaponilactone B against Oxidative Damaged Induced by Hydrogen Peroxide in PC12 Cells. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27186049. [PMID: 36144782 PMCID: PMC9501937 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27186049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A new sesquiterpenoid (1) was obtained by hydrogenating Chlojaponilactone B. The structure of 1 was elucidated according to a combination of NMR, HRESIMS, and NOE diffraction data. The treatment of H2O2 in a PC12 cell model was used to evaluate the antioxidant activity of 1. An MMT assay showed that 1 had no cytotoxicity to the PC12 cell and rescued cell viability from the oxidative damage caused by H2O2. The treatment of 1 stabilized the mitochondria membrane potential (MMP), which decreased the intracellular ROS level and reduced cell apoptosis in the oxidative stress model. The activities of antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and the content of intracellular glutathione (GSH) were significantly enhanced after the treatment of 1. In addition, the results of qRT-PCR showed that 1 treatment minimized the cell injury by H2O2 via the up-regulation of the expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2 (Nrf2) and its downstream enzymes Heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1), glutamate cysteine ligase-modifier subunit (GCLm), and NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 (Nqo1). Based on the antioxidant activity of 1, we speculated its potential as a therapeutic agent for some diseases induced by oxidative damage.
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- Shaoxia Ye
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361021, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-020-3994-3043
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Kivimäenpää M, Riikonen J, Valolahti H, Elina H, Holopainen JK, Holopainen T. Effects of elevated ozone and warming on terpenoid emissions and concentrations of Norway spruce depend on needle phenology and age. Tree Physiol 2022; 42:1570-1586. [PMID: 35183060 PMCID: PMC9366870 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpac019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst) trees are affected by ongoing climate change, including warming and exposure to phytotoxic levels of ozone. Non-volatile terpenoids and volatile terpenoids (biogenic organic volatile compounds, BVOCs) protect spruce against biotic and abiotic stresses. BVOCs also affect the atmosphere's oxidative capacity. Four-year-old Norway spruce were exposed to elevated ozone (EO) (1.4 × ambient) and warming (1.1 °C + ambient air) alone and in combination on an open-field exposure site in Central Finland. Net photosynthesis, needle terpenoid concentrations and BVOC emissions were measured four times during the experiment's second growing season: after bud opening in May, during the mid-growing season in June, and after needle maturation in August and September. Warming increased terpene concentrations in May due to advanced phenology and decreased them at the end of the growing season in matured current-year needles. Ozone enhanced these effects of warming on several compounds. Warming decreased concentrations of oxygenated sesquiterpenes in previous-year needles. Decreased emissions of oxygenated monoterpenes by warming and ozone alone in May were less prominent when ozone and warming were combined. A similar interactive treatment response in isoprene, camphene, tricyclene and α-pinene was observed in August when the temperature and ozone concentration was high. The results suggest long-term warming may reduce the terpenoid-based defence capacity of young spruce, but the defence capacity can be increased during the most sensitive growth phase (after bud break), and when high temperatures or ozone concentrations co-occur. Reduced BVOC emissions from young spruce may decrease the atmosphere's oxidative capacity in the warmer future, but the effect of EO may be marginal because less reactive minor compounds are affected.
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, PO Box 1627, Kuopio 70211, Finland
- Ramboll, Niemenkatu 73, Lahti 15140, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, PO Box 1627, Kuopio 70211, Finland
- South Savo Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment, PO Box 164, Mikkeli 50101, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, PO Box 1627, Kuopio 70211, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, PO Box 1627, Kuopio 70211, Finland
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Cao C, Cao X, Yu W, Chen Y, Lin X, Zhu B, Zhou YJ. Global Metabolic Rewiring of Yeast Enables Overproduction of Sesquiterpene (+)-Valencene. J Agric Food Chem 2022; 70:7180-7187. [PMID: 35657170 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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(+)-Valencene is a bioactive sesquiterpene that can be used for flavoring and fragrances, and microbial production provides an alternative sustainable access. However, the complexity of cellular metabolism makes it challenging for its high-level production. Here, we report the global rewiring cellular metabolism for de novo production of (+)-valencene in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae by engineering central metabolism, mevalonate pathway, and sesquiterpenoid synthase. In particular, we show that metabolic transformation can help accelerate the strain construction process and multiple copy expression of sesquiterpenoid synthase is essential for boosting the metabolic flux for product synthesis with enhanced supply of precursors. The engineered strain produced 1.2 g/L (+)-valencene under fed-batch fermentation in shake flasks, which was increased by 549-fold and demonstrated great potential of the yeast cell factory for (+)-valencene production.
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- Chunyang Cao
- National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Collaborative Innovation Center of Seafood Deep Processing, Liaoning Province Collaborative Innovation Center for Marine Food Deep Processing, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, People's Republic of China
- Division of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Collaborative Innovation Center of Seafood Deep Processing, Liaoning Province Collaborative Innovation Center for Marine Food Deep Processing, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Collaborative Innovation Center of Seafood Deep Processing, Liaoning Province Collaborative Innovation Center for Marine Food Deep Processing, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Collaborative Innovation Center of Seafood Deep Processing, Liaoning Province Collaborative Innovation Center for Marine Food Deep Processing, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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Wang CF, Yang XQ, Sun J, Wang T, Cui HR, Yang YB, Ding ZT. New Metabolites, Antifeedant, Insecticidal Activities, and Reciprocal Relationship Between Insect and Fungus from Endophyte Schizophyllum commune. Chem Biodivers 2022; 19:e202200130. [PMID: 35580000 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202200130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Five new bisabolane sesquiterpenes, a new polyketide, along with seven known compounds, were isolated from endophyte Schizophyllum commune associated with a famous medicinal and edible plant, Gastrodia elata. Most compounds 1-12, and extract indicated antifeedant activities against silkworm with feeding deterrence index (FDI) of 21-85 %, at concentrations of 20 μg/cm2 , 40 μg/cm2 , respectively. Compound 6 indicated obvious insecticidal activity with fatality rate of 60 %, at the concentration of 20 μg/cm2 . Five bisabolane sesquiterpenes, two ergosterols, and a glyceride showed insecticidal synergism by combining with abamectin. Interesting, ergosterol peroxide (13) distributed widely in mushrooms and fungi, was found to have feeding attractant activities on insects and antifungal activity against entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana. The reciprocal relationship should be occurred between S. commune and pests for the fungus produced ergosterol peroxide to attract the pests propagating spore, and its anti-entomopathogen activity was also benefit for the health of insects.
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- Cui-Fang Wang
- Functional Molecules Analysis and Biotransformation Key Laboratory of Universities in Yunnan Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry Education and Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- Functional Molecules Analysis and Biotransformation Key Laboratory of Universities in Yunnan Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry Education and Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- Functional Molecules Analysis and Biotransformation Key Laboratory of Universities in Yunnan Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry Education and Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- Functional Molecules Analysis and Biotransformation Key Laboratory of Universities in Yunnan Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry Education and Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- Functional Molecules Analysis and Biotransformation Key Laboratory of Universities in Yunnan Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry Education and Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- Functional Molecules Analysis and Biotransformation Key Laboratory of Universities in Yunnan Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry Education and Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China
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- Functional Molecules Analysis and Biotransformation Key Laboratory of Universities in Yunnan Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry Education and Yunnan Province, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China.,College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali, 671003, P. R. China
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Wu Y, Zhu CC, Luo YX, Zhang B, Ji XS, Song XM, Zhou XM. Sesquiterpenes from Fissistigma glaucescens inhibiting the proliferation of synoviocytes. J Asian Nat Prod Res 2022; 24:550-555. [PMID: 34308728 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2021.1949300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Two new sesquiterpenes, litseachrandaevanes C and D (1 and 2), together with five known sesquiterpenes (3 - 7), were isolated from the stems of Fissistigma glaucescens (Hance) Merr. Their structures were elucidated using comprehensive spectroscopic methods. The inhibitory effect of all compounds on the proliferation of primary synovial cells was evaluated. Compound 3 showed inhibitory effect on the proliferation of synoviocytes, with an IC50 value of 12.5 μM.
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- You Wu
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Plant Chemistry of Hainan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Plant Chemistry of Hainan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Plant Chemistry of Hainan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Plant Chemistry of Hainan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Plant Chemistry of Hainan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Plant Chemistry of Hainan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Plant Chemistry of Hainan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
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