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Wang M, Zhang F, Xiang L, Li M, Lu Z, Wu P, Sheng X, Zhou J, Zhang G. Enhancing the activity of zearalenone lactone hydrolase toward the more toxic α-zearalanol via a single-point mutation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024; 90:e0181823. [PMID: 38332488 PMCID: PMC10952378 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01818-23] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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Zearalenone (ZEN) and its derivatives are estrogenic mycotoxins known to pose significant health threats to humans and animals. Especially, the derivative α-zearalanol (α-ZAL) is over 10 times more toxic than ZEN. Simultaneous degradation of ZEN and its derivatives, especially α-ZAL, using ZEN lactone hydrolases (ZHDs) is a promising solution to eliminate their potential hazards to food safety. However, most available ZHDs exhibit limited activity toward the more toxic α-ZAL compared to ZEN. Here, we identified a broad-substrate spectrum ZHD, named ZHDAY3, from Exophiala aquamarina CBS 119918, which could not only efficiently degrade ZEN but also exhibited 73% relative activity toward α-ZAL. Through rational design, we obtained the ZHDAY3(N153H) mutant, which exhibited the highest specific activity (253.3 ± 4.3 U/mg) reported so far for degrading α-ZAL. Molecular docking, structural comparative analysis, and kinetic analysis collectively suggested that the shorter distance between the side chain of the catalytic residue His242 and the lactone bond of α-ZAL and the increased binding affinity to the substrate were mainly responsible for the improved catalytic activity of ZHDAY3(N153H) mutant. This mechanism was further validated through additional molecular docking of 18 mutants and experimental verification of six mutants.IMPORTANCEThe mycotoxins zearalenone (ZEN) and its derivatives pose a significant threat to food safety. Here, we present a highly promising ZEN lactone hydrolase (ZHD), ZHDAY3, which is capable of efficiently degrading both ZEN and the more toxic derivative α-ZAL. Next, the ZHDAY3(N153H) mutant obtained by single-point mutation exhibited the highest specific activity for degrading α-ZAL reported thus far. We further elucidated the molecular mechanisms underlying the enhanced hydrolytic activity of ZHDAY3(N153H) toward α-ZAL. These findings represent the first investigation on the molecular mechanism of ZHDs against α-ZAL and are expected to provide a significant reference for further rational engineering of ZHDs, which will ultimately contribute to addressing the health risks and food safety issues posed by ZEN-like mycotoxins.
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- Meixing Wang
- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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Zhou H, Li L, Zhan B, Wang S, Li J, Hu XJ. The Trp183 is essential in lactonohydrolase ZHD detoxifying zearalenone and zearalenols. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 522:986-989. [PMID: 31810602 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.11.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lactonohydrolase ZHD can detoxify oestrogenic mycotoxin zearalenone and zearalenols through hydrolysis and decarboxylation. The detail mechanism, especially the role of Trp183, which interacts with substrate through p-π interaction and one hydrogen bond, is still unknown. The Trp183 mutants abolished activity to ZEN, α-ZOL and β-ZOL, except that W183F mutant retained about 40% activity against α-ZOL. In two W183F-reactant complex structures the reactants still bind at the active position and it suggested that this p-π interaction takes responsible for the reactants recognization and allocation. Further, the ZHD-productant complex structures showed that the resorcinol ring of hydrolysed α-ZOL and hydrolysed β-ZOL move a distance of one ring as compare to the resorcinol ring of reactant α-ZOL and β-ZOL. The same movement also found in comparison of hydrolysed ZEN and ZEN. In the structure of W183F complex with hydrolysed α-ZOL the resorcinol ring of hydrolysed α-ZOL doesn't move as compare to the resorcinol ring of reactant α-ZOL. It suggested the Trp183 coordinated hydrogen bond takes responsible for the movement of the hydrolysed product. These functional and structural results suggested that Trp183 is essential for ZHD detoxifying zearalenone and zearalenols.
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- Hujian Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Collaborateive Innovative Center of Genetics and Development, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Collaborateive Innovative Center of Genetics and Development, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Collaborateive Innovative Center of Genetics and Development, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Collaborateive Innovative Center of Genetics and Development, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Collaborateive Innovative Center of Genetics and Development, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Collaborateive Innovative Center of Genetics and Development, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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The occurrence of mycotoxin zearalenone (ZEN) and its derivatives has been a severe global threat to food and animals. In addition to the chemical and physical degradation methods, a powerful biocatalyst is urgently required for the detoxification of ZEN. Here, an efficient ZEN-degrading lactonase from Gliocladium roseum, named ZENG, was identified for the first time. The recombinant ZENG exhibited the highest activity at pH 7.0 and 38 °C. In addition, the recombinant enzyme showed a high degrading performance toward ZEN and its toxic derivatives α-zearalenol (α-ZOL) and α-zearalanol (α-ZAL), with the specific activities as 315, 187, and 117 units/mg, respectively. To meet the industrial demands, attempts were also made to enhance the thermostability of ZENG using a structure-based modification. Three double-site mutants, including H134L/S136L, H134F/S136F, and H134I/S134I, in the position between the cap and core catalytic domain of ZENG were designed. Finally, the thermostability of both H134L/S136L and H134F/S136F displayed a significant improvement compared to the wild-type enzyme.
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Gzyl-Malcher B, Rudolphi-Skórska E, Sieprawska A, Filek M. Manganese protects wheat from the mycotoxin zearalenone and its derivatives. Sci Rep 2019; 9:14214. [PMID: 31578385 PMCID: PMC6775100 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50664-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Searching for factors that reduce zearalenone (ZEN) toxicity is an important challenge in wheat production, considering that this crop is a basic dietary ingredient. ZEN, absorbed by cells, is metabolized into α-zearalenol and α-zearalanol, and this study focused on the function of manganese ions as potential protectants against the mycotoxins. Stress effects were invoked by an application of 30 µM ZEN and its derivatives. Manganese ions were applied at 100 µM, not stress-inducing concentration. Importance of the biomembrane structures in the absorption of the mycotoxins was demonstrated in in vitro wheat calli and on model membranes. ZEN showed the greatest and α-zearalanol the smallest stressogenic effect manifested as a decrease in the calli growth. This was confirmed by variable increase in antioxidant enzyme activity. Mn ions added to the toxin mixture diminished stressogenic properties of the toxins. Variable decrease in total lipid content and the percentage of phospholipid fraction detected in calli cells exposed to ZEN and its metabolites indicated significance of the membrane structure. An analysis of physicochemical parameters of model membranes build from phosphatidylcholine, a basic lipid in native membranes, and its mixture with the tested toxins made by Langmuir technique and verified by Brewster angle microscopy, confirmed variable contribution of ZEN and its derivatives to the modification of membrane properties. The order of toxicity was as follows: ZEN ≥ α-zearalenol > α-zearalanol. Manganese ions present in the hydrophilic phase interacted with polar lipid groups and reduced the extent of membrane modification caused by the mycotoxins.
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- Barbara Gzyl-Malcher
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Biology, Pedagogical University, Podchorążych 2, Kraków, 30-084, Kraków, Poland.
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- Institute of Biology, Pedagogical University, Podchorążych 2, Kraków, 30-084, Kraków, Poland
- Polish Academy of Science, The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology, Niezapominajek 21, 30-239, Kraków, Poland
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Borzekowski A, Anggriawan R, Auliyati M, Kunte HJ, Koch M, Rohn S, Karlovsky P, Maul R. Formation of Zearalenone Metabolites in Tempeh Fermentation. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24152697. [PMID: 31344953 PMCID: PMC6696204 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24152697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Tempeh is a common food in Indonesia, produced by fungal fermentation of soybeans using Rhizopus sp., as well as Aspergillus oryzae, for inoculation. Analogously, for economic reasons, mixtures of maize and soybeans are used for the production of so-called tempeh-like products. For maize, a contamination with the mycoestrogen zearalenone (ZEN) has been frequently reported. ZEN is a mycotoxin which is known to be metabolized by Rhizopus and Aspergillus species. Consequently, this study focused on the ZEN transformation during tempeh fermentation. Five fungal strains of the genera Rhizopus and Aspergillus, isolated from fresh Indonesian tempeh and authentic Indonesian inocula, were utilized for tempeh manufacturing from a maize/soybean mixture (30:70) at laboratory-scale. Furthermore, comparable tempeh-like products obtained from Indonesian markets were analyzed. Results from the HPLC-MS/MS analyses show that ZEN is intensely transformed into its metabolites α-zearalenol (α-ZEL), ZEN-14-sulfate, α-ZEL-sulfate, ZEN-14-glucoside, and ZEN-16-glucoside in tempeh production. α-ZEL, being significantly more toxic than ZEN, was the main metabolite in most of the Rhizopus incubations, while in Aspergillus oryzae fermentations ZEN-14-sulfate was predominantly formed. Additionally, two of the 14 authentic samples were contaminated with ZEN, α-ZEL and ZEN-14-sulfate, and in two further samples, ZEN and α-ZEL, were determined. Consequently, tempeh fermentation of ZEN-contaminated maize/soybean mixture may lead to toxification of the food item by formation of the reductive ZEN metabolite, α-ZEL, under model as well as authentic conditions.
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- Antje Borzekowski
- Department Analytical Chemistry, Reference Materials, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Molecular Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Research Section, University of Goettingen, Grisebachstrasse 6, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
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- Molecular Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Research Section, University of Goettingen, Grisebachstrasse 6, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
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- Department Materials and the Environment, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und-prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany
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- Department Analytical Chemistry, Reference Materials, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Hamburg School of Food Science, Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Grindelallee 117, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Molecular Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Research Section, University of Goettingen, Grisebachstrasse 6, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
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- BfR - German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany.
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Catteuw A, Broekaert N, De Baere S, Lauwers M, Gasthuys E, Huybrechts B, Callebaut A, Ivanova L, Uhlig S, De Boevre M, De Saeger S, Gehring R, Devreese M, Croubels S. Insights into In Vivo Absolute Oral Bioavailability, Biotransformation, and Toxicokinetics of Zearalenone, α-Zearalenol, β-Zearalenol, Zearalenone-14-glucoside, and Zearalenone-14-sulfate in Pigs. J Agric Food Chem 2019; 67:3448-3458. [PMID: 30807145 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b05838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [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: 06/09/2023]
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The aim of this study was to determine the toxicokinetic characteristics of ZEN and its modified forms, α-zearalenol (α-ZEL), β-zearalenol (β-ZEL), zearalenone-14-glucoside (ZEN14G), and zearalenone-14-sulfate (ZEN14S), including presystemic and systemic hydrolysis in pigs. Crossover pig trials were performed by means of intravenous and oral administration of ZEN and its modified forms. Systemic plasma concentrations of the administered toxins and their metabolites were quantified and further processed via tailor-made compartmental toxicokinetic models. Furthermore, portal plasma was analyzed to unravel the site of hydrolysis, and urine samples were analyzed to determine urinary excretion. Results demonstrate complete presystemic hydrolysis of ZEN14G and ZEN14S to ZEN and high oral bioavailability for all administered compounds, with further extensive first-pass glucuronidation. Conclusively, the modified-ZEN forms α-ZEL, β-ZEL, ZEN14G, and ZEN14S contribute to overall ZEN systemic toxicity in pigs and should be taken into account for risk assessment.
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- Amelie Catteuw
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Ghent University , Salisburylaan 133 , 9820 Merelbeke , Belgium
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Ghent University , Salisburylaan 133 , 9820 Merelbeke , Belgium
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Ghent University , Salisburylaan 133 , 9820 Merelbeke , Belgium
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Ghent University , Salisburylaan 133 , 9820 Merelbeke , Belgium
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Ghent University , Salisburylaan 133 , 9820 Merelbeke , Belgium
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- Sciensano , Juliette Wytsmanstraat 14 , 1050 Elsene , Belgium
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- Chemistry Section , Norwegian Veterinary Institute , Ullevålsveien 68 , 0454 Oslo , Norway
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- Chemistry Section , Norwegian Veterinary Institute , Ullevålsveien 68 , 0454 Oslo , Norway
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- Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Ghent University , Ottergemsesteenweg 460 , 9000 Ghent , Belgium
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- Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Ghent University , Ottergemsesteenweg 460 , 9000 Ghent , Belgium
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- Institute of Computational Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine , Kansas State University , 1700 Denison Ave , Manhattan , Kansas 66506 , United States
- Institute of Risk Assessment Sciences, Division of Toxicology/Pharmacology , Utrecht University , Yalelaan 1 , 3584 CL Utrecht , The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Ghent University , Salisburylaan 133 , 9820 Merelbeke , Belgium
- Institute of Computational Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine , Kansas State University , 1700 Denison Ave , Manhattan , Kansas 66506 , United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Ghent University , Salisburylaan 133 , 9820 Merelbeke , Belgium
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Liu Y, Wan Y, Zhu J, Yu Z, Tian X, Han J, Zhang Z, Han W. Theoretical Study on Zearalenol Compounds Binding with Wild Type Zearalenone Hydrolase and V153H Mutant. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19092808. [PMID: 30231501 PMCID: PMC6165071 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19092808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Zearalenone hydrolase (ZHD) is the only reported α/β-hydrolase that can detoxify zearalenone (ZEN). ZHD has demonstrated its potential as a treatment for ZEN contamination that will not result in damage to cereal crops. Recent researches have shown that the V153H mutant ZHD increased the specific activity against α-ZOL, but decreased its specific activity to β-ZOL. To understand whyV153H mutation showed catalytic specificity for α-ZOL, four molecular dynamics simulations combining with protein network analysis for wild type ZHD α-ZOL, ZHD β-ZOL, V153H α-ZOL, and V153H β-ZOL complexes were performed using Gromacs software. Our theoretical results indicated that the V153H mutant could cause a conformational switch at the cap domain (residues Gly161–Thr190) to affect the relative position catalytic residue (H242). Protein network analysis illustrated that the V153H mutation enhanced the communication with the whole protein and residues with high betweenness in the four complexes, which were primarily assembled in the cap domain and residues Met241 to Tyr245 regions. In addition, the existence of α-ZOL binding to V153H mutation enlarged the distance from the OAE atom in α-ZOL to the NE2 atom in His242, which prompted the side chain of H242 to the position with catalytic activity, thereby increasing the activity of V153H on the α-ZOL. Furthermore, α-ZOL could easily form a right attack angle and attack distance in the ZHD and α-ZOL complex to guarantee catalytic reaction. The alanine scanning results indicated that modifications of the residues in the cap domain produced significant changes in the binding affinity for α-ZOL and β-ZOL. Our results may provide useful theoretical evidence for the mechanism underlying the catalytic specificity of ZHD.
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- Ye Liu
- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory of AIDS Vaccine, College of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory of AIDS Vaccine, College of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory of AIDS Vaccine, College of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory of AIDS Vaccine, College of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory of AIDS Vaccine, College of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory of AIDS Vaccine, College of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory of AIDS Vaccine, College of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory of AIDS Vaccine, College of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China.
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Song Y, Wu P, Hu Z, Yang L, Chen Y. [Determination of zearalenone and α-zearalenol in vegetable oil and grain products by C_(18)-Al_2O_3 solid phase extraction column purification coupled with ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry]. Wei Sheng Yan Jiu 2018; 47:615-620. [PMID: 30081990] [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: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To develop a method for simultaneous determination of zearalenone( ZEN) and α-zearalenol( α-ZEL) in vegetable oil and grain products by solid phase extraction column purification coupled with ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. METHODS Firstly, ZEN and α-ZEL in grain products were extracted by hexane/ethyl acetate( 50 : 50, V/V), and then extracted as vegetable oil by acetonitrile-water solution( 90: 10, V/V), and purified by C_(18)-Al_2O_3 solid phase extraction column. ZEN and α-ZEL was separated by UPLC with acetonitrile-water gradient elution on C_(18) column( 2. 1 mm × 100 mm, 1. 6 μm), and qualified/quantified by mass spectrometry with ESI negative MRM mode with ~(13)C_(18)-zearalenone as internal standard. RESULTS The linearity of ZEN and α-ZEL ranged from 1. 0-500 ng/mL. The limit of detection for ZEN and α-ZEL in vegetable oil and grain products was 0. 3 and 0. 2 μg/kg, respectively. The limit of quantification for ZEN and α-ZEL in vegetable oil and grain products was 1. 0 and 0. 5 μg/kg. The average recoveries of ZEN and α-ZEL for spiked samples of 1. 0-100 μg/kg were 93. 5%-108. 0% and 92. 0%-105. 0%. The relative standard deviations of ZEN and α-ZEL were 3. 2%-8. 5% and 4. 6%-7. 8%( n = 6). 55 samples sold in Hangzhou supermarkets were analyzed. ZEN was detected in all corn germ oil with median and maximum contents of 126. 2 and 453. 1 μg/kg. α-ZEL was detected in 50% corn germ oil with median and maximum contents of 2. 0 and 5. 0μg/kg. CONCLUSION The method possesses several advantages including sensitivity, precision, good efficiency of purification, simplicity and economy, and it is applicable to the batch analysis of zearalenone and α-zearalenol in vegetable oil and grain products.
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- Yue Song
- Dalian Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dalian 116021, China
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- Dalian Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dalian 116021, China
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- Dalian Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dalian 116021, China
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- Dalian Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dalian 116021, China
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- Dalian Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dalian 116021, China
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Poór M, Zand A, Szente L, Lemli B, Kunsági-Máté S. Interaction of α- and β-zearalenols with β-cyclodextrins. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22111910. [PMID: 29113131 PMCID: PMC6150337 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22111910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Revised: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Zearalenone (ZEN) is a mycotoxin produced by Fusarium fungi. ZEN primarily contaminates different cereals, and exerts a strong xenoestrogenic effect in animals and humans. ZEN is a fluorescent mycotoxin, although molecular interactions and microenvironmental changes significantly modify its spectral properties. During biotransformation, ZEN is converted into α-zearalenol (α-ZOL) and β-zearalenol (β-ZOL), the toxic metabolites of ZEN, which mimick the effect of estrogen. Cyclodextrins (CDs) are host molecules, and have been studied extensively; they can form stable complexes with several mycotoxins, including ZEN. However, information is limited regarding the interactions of CDs with ZOLs. Therefore, we studied the interactions of α- and β-ZOLs with native and six chemically modified β-CDs by fluorescence spectroscopy. Fluorescence enhancement during complex formation, as well as binding constants, were determined. To understand ZOL-CD interactions better, molecular modeling studies were also carried out. Both mycotoxin derivatives formed the most stable complexes with methylated and sulfobutylated CD-derivatives; however, the CD complexes of α-ZOL were significantly stronger than those of β-ZOL. The data presented here indicate which of the chemically modified β-CDs appear more suitable as fluorescence enhancers or as potential mycotoxin binders.
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- Miklós Poór
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
- János Szentágothai Research Center, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 20, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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- CycloLab Cyclodextrin Research & Development Laboratory, Ltd., Illatos út 7, H-1097 Budapest, Hungary.
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- János Szentágothai Research Center, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 20, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
- Department of General and Physical Chemistry, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 6, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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- János Szentágothai Research Center, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 20, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
- Department of General and Physical Chemistry, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 6, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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Ben Salem I, Boussabbeh M, Prola A, Guilbert A, Bacha H, Lemaire C, Abid-Essefi S. Crocin protects human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293) from α- and β-Zearalenol-induced ER stress and apoptosis. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:15504-15514. [PMID: 27121014 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6741-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 09/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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α-zearalenol (α-ZOL) and β-zearalenol (β-ZOL) are the major metabolites of Zearalenone (ZEN) and are known to induce many toxic effects. In the present study, we investigated the involvement of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in α- and β-ZOL-mediated toxicity in human kidney cells (HEK293) and evaluated the effect of a common dietary compound Crocin (CRO), from saffron. We show that α- and β-ZOL treatment induces ER stress as evidenced by the upregulation of the 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein (GRP78) and the Growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein (GADD34). Activation of the ER stress response is associated with activation of the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis. This apoptotic process is characterized by an increase in ROS generation and lipid peroxidation, a loss of mitochondrial transmembrane potential (ΔΨm) and activation of caspases. We also demonstrate that the antioxidant properties of CRO help to prevent ER stress and reduce α- and β-ZOL-induced apoptosis in HEK293 cells. Our results suggest that saffron consumption might be helpful to prevent α- and β-ZOL-induced ER stress and toxicity.
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- Intidhar Ben Salem
- Laboratory for Research on Biologically Compatible Compounds (LRSBC), Faculty of Dental Medicine, Rue Avicenne, 5019, Monastir, Tunisia
- Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Carthage University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory for Research on Biologically Compatible Compounds (LRSBC), Faculty of Dental Medicine, Rue Avicenne, 5019, Monastir, Tunisia
- Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Carthage University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory for Research on Biologically Compatible Compounds (LRSBC), Faculty of Dental Medicine, Rue Avicenne, 5019, Monastir, Tunisia
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- INSERM UMR-S 769, LabEx LERMIT, Châtenay-Malabry, France
- Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Pharmacie, Châtenay-Malabry, France
- Université de Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Versailles, France
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- Laboratory for Research on Biologically Compatible Compounds (LRSBC), Faculty of Dental Medicine, Rue Avicenne, 5019, Monastir, Tunisia.
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Qu S, Kolodziej EP, Cwiertny DM. Sorption and mineral-promoted transformation of synthetic hormone growth promoters in soil systems. J Agric Food Chem 2014; 62:12277-12286. [PMID: 25426694 DOI: 10.1021/jf5035527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 06/04/2023]
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This work examines the fate of synthetic growth promoters (trenbolone acetate, melengestrol acetate, and zeranol) in sterilized soil systems, focusing on their sorption to organic matter and propensity for mineral-promoted reactions. In organic-rich soil matrices (e.g., Pahokee Peat), the extent and reversibility of sorption did not generally correlate with compound hydrophobicity (e.g., K(ow) values), suggesting that specific binding interactions (e.g., potentially hydrogen bonding through C17 hydroxyl groups for the trenbolone and melengestrol families) can also contribute to uptake. In soils with lower organic carbon contents (1-5.9% OC), evidence supports sorption occurring in parallel with surface reaction on inorganic mineral phases. Subsequent experiments with pure mineral phases representative of those naturally abundant in soil (e.g., iron, silica, and manganese oxides) suggest that growth promoters are prone to mineral-promoted oxidation, hydrolysis, and/or nucleophilic (e.g., H2O or OH(-)) addition reactions. Although reaction products remain unidentified, this study shows that synthetic growth promoters can undergo abiotic transformation in soil systems, a previously unidentified fate pathway with implications for their persistence and ecosystem effects in the subsurface.
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- Shen Qu
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa , 4105 Seamans Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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Mukherjee D, Royce SG, Alexander JA, Buckley B, Isukapalli SS, Bandera EV, Zarbl H, Georgopoulos PG. Physiologically-based toxicokinetic modeling of zearalenone and its metabolites: application to the Jersey girl study. PLoS One 2014; 9:e113632. [PMID: 25474635 PMCID: PMC4256163 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Zearalenone (ZEA), a fungal mycotoxin, and its metabolite zeranol (ZAL) are known estrogen agonists in mammals, and are found as contaminants in food. Zeranol, which is more potent than ZEA and comparable in potency to estradiol, is also added as a growth additive in beef in the US and Canada. This article presents the development and application of a Physiologically-Based Toxicokinetic (PBTK) model for ZEA and ZAL and their primary metabolites, zearalenol, zearalanone, and their conjugated glucuronides, for rats and for human subjects. The PBTK modeling study explicitly simulates critical metabolic pathways in the gastrointestinal and hepatic systems. Metabolic events such as dehydrogenation and glucuronidation of the chemicals, which have direct effects on the accumulation and elimination of the toxic compounds, have been quantified. The PBTK model considers urinary and fecal excretion and biliary recirculation and compares the predicted biomarkers of blood, urinary and fecal concentrations with published in vivo measurements in rats and human subjects. Additionally, the toxicokinetic model has been coupled with a novel probabilistic dietary exposure model and applied to the Jersey Girl Study (JGS), which involved measurement of mycoestrogens as urinary biomarkers, in a cohort of young girls in New Jersey, USA. A probabilistic exposure characterization for the study population has been conducted and the predicted urinary concentrations have been compared to measurements considering inter-individual physiological and dietary variability. The in vivo measurements from the JGS fall within the high and low predicted distributions of biomarker values corresponding to dietary exposure estimates calculated by the probabilistic modeling system. The work described here is the first of its kind to present a comprehensive framework developing estimates of potential exposures to mycotoxins and linking them with biologically relevant doses and biomarker measurements, including a systematic characterization of uncertainties in exposure and dose estimation for a vulnerable population.
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- Dwaipayan Mukherjee
- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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Qu S, Kolodziej EP, Cwiertny DM. Phototransformation rates and mechanisms for synthetic hormone growth promoters used in animal agriculture. Environ Sci Technol 2012; 46:13202-13211. [PMID: 23163486 DOI: 10.1021/es303091c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Trenbolone acetate, melengestrol acetate, and zeranol are synthetic hormones extensively used as growth promoters in animal agriculture, yet despite occurrence in water and soil little is known about their environmental fate. Here, we establish the time scales and mechanisms by which these synthetic growth promoters and their metabolites (SGPMs) undergo phototransformation in sunlit surface waters. The families of trenbolone acetate (including 17β-trenbolone, 17α-trenbolone, and trendione) and melengestrol acetate (including melengestrol) readily undergo direct photolysis, exhibiting half-lives between ∼0.25 and 1 h in both natural and simulated sunlight that were largely insensitive to solution variables (e.g., pH, temperature, and cosolutes). Direct photolysis yielded products that not only are more photostable but also maintain their steroidal ring structure and therefore may retain some biological activity. In contrast, zeranol, β-zearalanol, and zearalanone only exhibited reactivity in irradiated solutions of model humic and fulvic acids, and rates of indirect photolysis increased steadily from pH 7 to 9. Use of selective probe and quencher compounds suggest hydroxyl radical and triplet state dissolved organic matter are responsible for zeranol family decay at neutral pH, although singlet oxygen contributes modestly in more alkaline waters. This observed pH-dependence appears to result from photooxidants reacting primarily with the monodeprotonated form of zeranol (pK(a) values of 8.44 and 11.42). This investigation provides the first characterization of the fate of this emerging pollutant class in sunlit surface waters and prioritizes future efforts on the identity, fate, and biological impact of their more persistent phototransformation products.
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- Shen Qu
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, 4105 Seamans Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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Card ML, Chin YP, Lee LS, Khan B. Prediction and experimental evaluation of soil sorption by natural hormones and hormone mimics. J Agric Food Chem 2012; 60:1480-1487. [PMID: 22224428 DOI: 10.1021/jf203093d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Surface runoff from manure-fertilized fields is a significant source of endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) in the environment. Sorption by soils may play a major role in the environmental fate of manure-borne EDCs, including 17α- and 17β-estradiol (17α-E2 and 17β-E2), estrone (E1), melengestrol acetate (MGA), 17α- and 17β-trenbolone (17α-TB and 17β-TB), trendione (TND), and zeranol (α-ZAL). As a measure of sorption behavior, the organic carbon-normalized partition coefficients (K(OC)) of 17β-E2, E1, MGA, and α-ZAL were experimentally determined for three agricultural soils with initial EDC concentrations spanning from ∼0.01 to >1 μM. Sorption isotherms were linear for most solute-soil combinations. Measured K(OC) values were compared to those predicted using a suite of single-parameter and polyparameter linear free energy relationships (sp- and pp-LFERs). Sp-LFER models were based on experimentally determined octanol-water partition coefficients (K(OW)), whereas pp-LFER solute descriptors were calculated indirectly from experimentally determined solvent-water partition coefficients or the program ABSOLV. Log K(OC) predictions by sp-LFERs were closest to the experimentally determined values, whereas pp-LFER predictions varied considerably due to uncertainties in both solute and sorbent descriptors determined by ABSOLV or estimates using the partition coefficient approach.
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- Marcella L Card
- Environmental Science Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Filannino A, Stout TAE, Gadella BM, Sostaric E, Pizzi F, Colenbrander B, Dell'Aquila ME, Minervini F. Dose-response effects of estrogenic mycotoxins (zearalenone, alpha- and beta-zearalenol) on motility, hyperactivation and the acrosome reaction of stallion sperm. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2011; 9:134. [PMID: 21970729 PMCID: PMC3213023 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-9-134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2011] [Accepted: 10/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro effects of the Fusarium fungus-derived mycotoxin, zearalenone and its derivatives alpha-zearalenol and beta-zearalenol on motility parameters and the acrosome reaction of stallion sperm. Since the toxic effects of zearalenone and its derivatives are thought to result from their structural similarity to 17beta-estradiol, 17beta-estradiol was used as a positive control for 'estrogen-like' effects. METHODS Stallion spermatozoa were exposed in vitro to zearalenone, alpha-zearalenol, beta-zearalenol or 17beta-estradiol at concentrations ranging from 1 pM - 0.1 mM. After 2 hours exposure, motility parameters were evaluated by computer-assisted analysis, and acrosome integrity was examined by flow cytometry after staining with fluoroscein-conjugated peanut agglutinin. RESULTS Mycotoxins affected sperm parameters only at the highest concentration tested (0.1 mM) after 2 hours exposure. In this respect, all of the compounds reduced the average path velocity, but only alpha-zearalenol reduced percentages of motile and progressively motile sperm. Induction of motility patterns consistent with hyperactivation was stimulated according to the following rank of potency: alpha-zearalenol > 17beta-estradiol > zearalenone = beta-zearalenol. The hyperactivity-associated changes observed included reductions in straight-line velocity and linearity of movement, and an increase in the amplitude of lateral head displacement, while curvilinear velocity was unchanged. In addition, whereas alpha- and beta- zearalenol increased the percentages of live acrosome-reacted sperm, zearalenone and 17beta-estradiol had no apparent effect on acrosome status. In short, alpha-zearalenol inhibited normal sperm motility, but stimulated hyperactive motility in the remaining motile cells and simultaneously induced the acrosome reaction. Beta-zearalenol induced the acrosome reaction without altering motility. Conversely, zearalenone and 17beta-estradiol did not induce the acrosome reaction but induced hyperactive motility albeit to a different extent. CONCLUSIONS Apparently, the mycotoxin zearalenone has 17beta-estradiol-like estrogenic activity that enables it to induce hyperactivated motility of equine sperm cells, whereas the zearalenol derivatives induce premature completion of the acrosome reaction and thereby adversely affect stallion sperm physiology. The alpha form of zearalenol still possessed the estrogenic ability to induce hyperactivated motility, whereas its beta stereo-isomere had lost this property.
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- Angela Filannino
- Department of Animal Production, University Aldo Moro of Bari, Italy
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- Department of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology (IBBA) National Research Council (CNR) Milano, Italy
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- Department of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production (ISPA), National Research Council (CNR) Bari, Italy
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Rider CV, Hartig PC, Cardon MC, Wilson VS. Comparison of chemical binding to recombinant fathead minnow and human estrogen receptors alpha in whole cell and cell-free binding assays. Environ Toxicol Chem 2009; 28:2175-2181. [PMID: 19453209 DOI: 10.1897/09-018.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2009] [Accepted: 04/27/2009] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Mammalian receptors and assay systems are generally used for in vitro screening of endocrine-disrupting chemicals with the assumption that minor differences in amino acid sequences among species do not translate into significant differences in receptor function. Objectives of the present study were to evaluate the performance of two different in vitro assay systems (a whole cell and a cell-free competitive binding assay) in assessing whether binding of chemicals differs significantly between full-length recombinant estrogen receptors from fathead minnows (fhERalpha) and those from humans (hERalpha). It was confirmed that 17beta-estradiol displays a reduction in binding to fhERalpha at an elevated temperature (37 degrees C), as has been reported with other piscine estrogen receptors. Several of the chemicals (17beta-estradiol, ethinylestradiol, alpha-zearalanol, fulvestrant, dibutyl phthalate, benzyl butyl phthalate, and cadmium chloride) displayed higher affinity for fhERalpha than for hERalpha in the whole cell assay, while only dibutyl phthalate had a higher affinity for fhERalpha than for hERalpha in the cell-free assay. Both assays were effective in identifying strong binders, weak binders, and nonbinders to the two receptors. However, the cell-free assay provided a less complicated and more efficient binding platform and is, therefore, recommended over the whole cell binding assay. In conclusion, no strong evidence showed species-specific binding among the chemicals tested.
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- Cynthia V Rider
- Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, USA
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Reiter M, Walf VM, Christians A, Pfaffl MW, Meyer HHD. Modification of mRNA expression after treatment with anabolic agents and the usefulness for gene expression-biomarkers. Anal Chim Acta 2007; 586:73-81. [PMID: 17386698 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2006.10.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2006] [Revised: 09/08/2006] [Accepted: 10/30/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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With this feasibility study a first step towards a new monitoring system for hormonal treatments was done. Screening of regulation and function of anabolic sex steroids via modified gene expression of mRNA in various tissues could be a new approach to trace treatments with unknown drugs or newly combined cocktails. In the study, uterus, liver and muscle tissue from 24 cycling heifers were taken after the animals were treated either with Melengestrol Acetate (MGA), Finaplix-H (200 mg Trenbolone Acetate) or Ralgro (36 mg Zeranol) for 56 days. In every treatment group always two heifers were given 1-fold, 3-fold and 10-fold doses of the standard preparation, the control group without any treatment consisted of two animals. The different tissue gene expression profiles were investigated via the candidate gene approach. Totally 57 candidate genes were selected according to their functionality by screening the actual literature and composed to functional groups: angiogenesis, apoptosis, cell cycle, endocrine factors, energy metabolism, inflammatory factors, muscle function, oncogenes, protein metabolism and transcription factors. Gene expression was measured using quantitative real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) technology. From 24 tested candidate genes in the liver, 17 showed a significant regulation. Eight genes were influenced by MGA, 9 by Finaplix-H, and 4 by Ralgro. For the muscle tissue 19 genes were tested with the result that in the neck muscle 11 genes were regulated and in the hind limb muscle 8 genes. In the neck 5 genes were affected by MGA, 6 by Finaplix-H and 3 by Ralgro. Only 2 genes were influenced by MGA in the hind limb muscle. Finaplix-H affected 6 and Ralgro 4 genes. In the uterus 29 target genes were tested and 13 were significantly influenced by the anabolic sex steroids. Under Finaplix-H treatment eight target genes were regulated and Ralgro and MGA showed a significant regulation in four target genes. The highest gene expression changes under anabolic treatment were observed in the uterus. The analyzed genes showed significant regulations but further studies, testing different animal husbandry conditions will be needed to identify meaningful expression patterns for the different tissues. With the investigation of the regulation and possible function of anabolic sex steroids via gene expression, a preparatory work for the development of an expression pattern for drug screening was made.
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- Martina Reiter
- Physiology Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, Weihenstephaner Berg 3, 85354 Freising, Germany.
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Wei WG, Wang L, Bai YF, Gong Y, Gu M, Zhu J, Han W, Guan R. [Preparation and preliminary application of monoclonal antibody against alpha-zearalanol]. Xi Bao Yu Fen Zi Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi 2007; 23:68-71. [PMID: 17210112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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AIM To prepare monoclonal antibody (mAb) against alpha-zearalanol (alpha-ZER) and develop an immunoassay for the detection of alpha-ZER and its analogues residues in food derived from animal tissues. METHODS alpha-ZER was conjugated to BSA as immunogen to immunize BALB/c mice and mAb were prepared by hybridoma technique. mAb's characteristics (titer, Ig subclass, specificity and relative affinity) were identified by ELISA. Standard inhibitive cure was made and sensitivity of the mAb was identified. 37 samples derived from animal liver were detected for alpha-ZER residues by competitive ELISA established in the study. RESULTS 8 hybridoma cell lines stably secreting anti-alpha-ZER mAb were obtained. The titer of one of them (4E5) was 5.142x10(7). The Ig subclass was IgG1. The mAb was specific for alpha-ZER and its analogues and had no cross-reactivity with other compounds.8 positive results were found from the 37 samples derived from animal liver which were negative detected by HPLC. CONCLUSION Anti-alpha-ZER mAb has been prepared successfully. A rapid method using the mAb for detecting alpha-ZER and its analogues residues in animal tissues has been established.
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- Wan-gui Wei
- Shanghai CASB Biotechnology CO., LTD, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
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Hartmann N, Erbs M, Wettstein FE, Schwarzenbach RP, Bucheli TD. Quantification of estrogenic mycotoxins at the ng/L level in aqueous environmental samples using deuterated internal standards. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1138:132-40. [PMID: 17084850 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.10.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2006] [Revised: 10/18/2006] [Accepted: 10/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Because of their pronounced estrogenicity, resorcyclic acid lactones (RALs) are of concern in aqueous environments even at the low ng/L level. Therefore, we developed an accurate, precise and sensitive HPLC-MS/MS method to detect these mycotoxins in different aqueous environmental samples. The compounds investigated included zearalenone (ZON), alpha- and beta-zearalenol, zearalanone as well as alpha- and beta-zearalanol. The use of isotope labelled internal standards (in this case deuterated RAL-analogues) ensured an accurate quantification of the target analytes, independent of matrix compounds interfering with the analytes during ionisation and analyte losses occurring during sample preparation. Sample enrichment was carried out by solid-phase extraction (SPE) using Supelclean Envi-18 cartridges. Absolute method recoveries for all analytes ranged from 95 to 108%, 70 to 102%, and 76 to 109%, method detection limits from 0.5 to 2.1 ng/L, 0.4 to 1.1 ng/L, and 0.8 to 12.4 ng/L and precision from 3 to 14%, 2 to 13% and 4 to 16% in drainage water, river water and wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent, respectively. The method was applied to verify the emission of RALs from a Fusarium graminearum infested crop field into the drainage system. Zearalenone was present in drainage water in concentrations up to 30 ng/L. So far, none of the other five investigated compounds have been detected.
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- Niccolo Hartmann
- Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station ART, Reckenholzstrasse 191, CH-8046 Zürich, Switzerland
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We describe a new method for modeling protein and ligand main-chain flexibility, and show its ability to model flexible molecular recognition. The goal is to sample the full conformational space, including large-scale motions that typically cannot be reached in molecular dynamics simulations due to the computational intensity, as well as conformations that have not been observed yet by crystallography or NMR. A secondary goal is to assess the degree of flexibility consistent with protein-ligand recognition. Flexibility analysis of the target protein is performed using the graph-theoretic algorithm FIRST, which also identifies coupled networks of covalent and noncovalent bonds within the protein. The available conformations of the flexible regions are then explored with ROCK by random-walk sampling of the rotatable bonds. ROCK explores correlated motions by only sampling dihedral angles that preserve the coupled bond networks in the protein and generates conformers with good stereochemistry, without using a computationally expensive potential function. A representative set of the conformational ensemble generated this way can be used as targets for docking with SLIDE, which handles the flexibility of protein and ligand side-chains. The realism of this protein main-chain conformational sampling is assessed by comparison with time-resolved NMR studies of cyclophilin A motions. ROCK is also effective for modeling the flexibility of large cyclic and polycyclic ligands, as demonstrated for cyclosporin and zearalenol. The use of this combined approach to perform docking with main-chain flexibility is illustrated for the cyclophilin A-cyclosporin complex and the estrogen receptor in complex with zearalenol, while addressing the question of how much flexibility is allowed without hindering molecular recognition.
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- Maria I Zavodszky
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1319, USA
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Fang X, Chen J, Guo D, Wang G. Detection and identification of zeranol in chicken or rabbit liver by liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. J AOAC Int 2002; 85:841-7. [PMID: 12180676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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A sensitive, specific, and reliable liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was developed for detection and identification of zeranol in chicken or rabbit liver. A homogenized liver sample was hydrolyzed with beta-glucuronidase/arylsulfatase, and the hydrolysate was extracted with ethyl ether. The supernatant was evaporated to dryness, and the residue was dissolved in chloroform and re-extracted with sodium hydroxide. After acidification, the extract was cleaned up on a C18 solid-phase extraction cartridge and analyzed by electrospray LC-MS/MS in the negative ion mode. The multiple reaction monitoring transition from both m/z 321 to 277 and m/z 321 to 303 was monitored for confirmation, and the product ion of 277 was used for quantitation. Separation was performed on a Waters XTettra C18 column (50 x 2.1 mm, 3.5 microm) combined with a safeguard column (Symmetry C18, 20 x 3.9 mm, 5 microm), using a gradient elution with acetonitrile and 20 mM ammonium acetate. Calibration curves were prepared and good linearity was achieved over the concentration ranges tested. For all liver samples fortified at 3 different levels of 1, 5, and 50 microg/kg, the overall recoveries and relative standard deviations were in the range of 61-90 and 8-13%, respectively. The limit of quantitation based on the assay validation was 1 microg/kg. The method had been used on a routine basis for detection and identification of zeranol in liver samples.
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- Xiaoming Fang
- Technical Center for Animal, Plant and Food Inspection and Quarantine, Shanghai Exit-Entry Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, China.
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This paper reviews data reported in the literature as well as recent and unpublished studies from our laboratory on the metabolism and genotoxicity of the xenobiotic growth promoters 17beta-trenbolone, melengestrol acetate and zeranol. In our metabolic study, the oxidative in vitro metabolites generated by hepatic microsomes from rats, bovine and humans were analyzed by HPLC and GC/MS. 17beta-Trenbolone gave rise to at least 13 monohydroxylated products, whereas 12 mono- and dihydroxylated metabolites were obtained with melengestrol acetate and at least 5 with zeranol. The genotoxic potential of the parent compounds was studied using the following endpoints: induction of HPRT mutations in cultured V79 cells and of lacI mutations in E. coli; induction of micronuclei in V79 cells; and formation of DNA adducts in cultured primary rat hepatocytes. Negative results were obtained in most of these assay systems. Only the micronucleus induction was marginally positive with 17beta-trenbolone and zeranol at near-cytotoxic concentrations. Commercial melengestrol acetate was found to contain an impurity causing apoptosis in V79 cells. The genotoxic potential of the numerous oxidative metabolites of the xenobiotic growth promoters remains to be studied.
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- M Metzler
- Institute of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Department of Chemistry, University of Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Marques MA, Lima LA, Bizarri CH, Neto FR, Cardoso JN. Development and validation of a screening method for DES, zeranol, and beta-zearalanol in bovine urine by HRGC-MS and evaluation of robustness for routine survey of the Brazilian herd. J Anal Toxicol 1998; 22:367-73. [PMID: 9737331 DOI: 10.1093/jat/22.5.367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A method and evaluated for screening and confirmation of diethylstilbestrol (DES), alpha- and beta-zearalanol in bovine urine was developed. The residues were extracted from urine by C18 cartridges and purified on alumina columns. For screening and confirmation purposes, the anabolic derivatives were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after derivatization with BSTFA + 1% TMCS or a solution of PFPA/acetone (1:2, v/v), respectively. The recovery of most analytes for the whole procedure was higher than 96%, with a detection limit of 0.5 ppb. This procedure is being routinely applied to the Brazilian National Program for the Control of Residues in Meat (PNCRBC).
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- M A Marques
- Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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Jiménez M, Mateo R. Determination of mycotoxins produced by Fusarium isolates from banana fruits by capillary gas chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 1997; 778:363-72. [PMID: 9299747 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(97)00328-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A method of analysis for trichothecenes (nivalenol, deoxynivalenol, 3- and 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol, diacetoxyscirpenol, neosolaniol, T-2 tetraol, T-2 and HT-2 toxins), zearalenone and zearalenols, and another method for determination of fumonisin B1 are described and applied to cultures of Fusarium isolated from bananas. Both methods were adapted from different techniques of extraction, clean-up and determination of these mycotoxins. The first method involves extraction with methanol-1% aqueous sodium chloride, clean-up of extracts by partition with hexane and dichloromethane, additional solid reversed-phase clean-up and analysis of two eluates by both high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection and capillary gas chromatography. The method for fumonisin B1 implies extraction with aqueous methanol, concentration, clean-up with water and methanol on Amberlite XAD-2 column, formation of a fluorescent 4-fluoro-7-nitrobenzofurazan derivative and analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. Both procedures give good limits of detection and recoveries, and are considered suitable for the detection and quantification of the studied toxins in corn and rice cultures of Fusarium spp. isolated from banana fruits.
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- M Jiménez
- Department of Microbiology, University of Valencia, Spain
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Sydenham EW, Thiel PG, Vleggaar R. Physicochemical data for some selected Fusarium toxins. J AOAC Int 1996; 79:1365-79. [PMID: 8946715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Fusarium toxins are a major group of secondary metabolites, produced by several species, that may contaminate food cereals and animal feeds. We describe results of a study in which a number of physicochemical constants for 12 Important Fusarium mycotoxins (zearalenone, diacetoxyscirpenol, T-2 toxin, neosolaniol monoacetate, deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, fumonisin B1, fumonisin B2, moniliformin, fusarenon-X, HT-2 toxin, and beta-zearalenol) were determined. Nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometric, UV spectral, molar absorption coefficients, fluorescence spectra, melting points, and specific rotation data are presented.
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- E W Sydenham
- Programme on Mycotoxins and Experimental Carcinogenesis, Tygerberg, South Africa
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