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Feng XL, Zhang RQ, Wang DC, Dong WG, Wang ZX, Zhai YJ, Han WB, Yin X, Tian J, Wei J, Gao JM, Qi J. Genomic and Metabolite Profiling Reveal a Novel Streptomyces Strain, QHH-9511, from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0276422. [PMID: 36622153 PMCID: PMC9927492 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02764-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The prevalence of superbugs, represented by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), has become a serious clinical and public safety concern with rising incidence in hospitals. Polyketides with diverse chemical structures harbor many antimicrobial activities, including those of rifampin and rapamycin against MRSA. Streptomyces sp. QHH-9511 was isolated from a niche habitat in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and used to produce antibacterial metabolites. Herein, an integrated approach combining genome mining and metabolic analysis were employed to decipher the chemical origin of the antibacterial components with pigmented properties in strain QHH-9511, a novel Streptomyces species from a lichen symbiont on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Genomic phylogeny assembled at the chromosome level revealed its unique evolutionary state. Further genome mining uncovered 36 candidate gene clusters, most of which were uncharacterized. Meanwhile, based on liquid chromatography coupled to diode array detection mass spectrometry, a series of granaticins, BSMs, chromones, phaeochromycins, and related molecules were discovered by using the Global Natural Product Social molecular networking platform. Subsequently, several pigment compounds were isolated and identified by high-resolution mass spectrometry and/or nuclear magnetic resonance, among which the structure-activity relationships of seven aromatic polyketides showed that the fused lactone ring of the C-2 carboxyl group could increase antibacterial activity. Genetic experiments indicated that all seven aromatic polyketides are a series of metabolic shunts produced by a single type II polyketide synthase (PKS) cluster. Comparative genomic analysis of granaticin producers showed that the granaticin gene cluster is widely distributed. This study provides an efficient method to combine genome mining and metabolic profiling techniques to uncover bioactive metabolites derived from specific habitats, while deepening our understanding of aromatic polyketide biosynthesis. IMPORTANCE Undescribed microorganisms from special habitats are being screened for anti-superbug drug molecules. In a project to screen actinomycetes for anti-MRSA activity, we isolated a Streptomyces strain from Qinghai Lake lichens. The phylogeny based on the genome assembled at the chromosome level revealed this strain's unique evolutionary state. The chemical origins of the antibacterial components with pigment properties in strain QHH-9511 were determined using an integrated approach combining genome mining and metabolic analysis. Further genome mining uncovered 36 secondary metabolite gene clusters, the majority of which were previously unknown. A series of aromatic compounds were discovered using molecular network analysis, separation, and extraction. Genetic experiments revealed that all seven aromatic polyketides are a series of metabolic shunts produced by a single cluster of type II PKSs. This study describes a method for identifying novel Streptomyces from specific habitats by combining genome mining with metabolic profiling techniques.
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- Xi-Long Feng
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Biology Pharmacy & Food Engineering, Shangluo University, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
- Qinba Mountains of Bio-Resource Collaborative Innovation Center of Southern Shaanxi Province, Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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de Mattos-Shipley KMJ, Simpson TJ. The 'emodin family' of fungal natural products-amalgamating a century of research with recent genomics-based advances. Nat Prod Rep 2023; 40:174-201. [PMID: 36222427 PMCID: PMC9890505 DOI: 10.1039/d2np00040g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Covering: up to 2022A very large group of biosynthetically linked fungal secondary metabolites are formed via the key intermediate emodin and its corresponding anthrone. The group includes anthraquinones such as chrysophanol and cladofulvin, the grisandienes geodin and trypacidin, the diphenyl ether pestheic acid, benzophenones such as monodictyphenone and various xanthones including the prenylated shamixanthones, the agnestins and dimeric xanthones such as the ergochromes, cryptosporioptides and neosartorin. Such compounds exhibit a wide range of bioactivities and as such have been utilised in traditional medicine for centuries, as well as garnering more recent interest from the pharmaceutical sector. Additional interest comes from industries such as textiles and cosmetics due to their use as natural colourants. A variety of biosynthetic routes and mechanisms have been proposed for this family of compounds, being altered and updated as new biosynthetic methods develop and new results emerge. After nearly 100 years of such research, this review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of what is currently known about the biosynthesis of this important family, amalgamating the early chemical and biosynthetic studies with the more recent genetics-based advances and comparative bioinformatics.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
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Gribble GW. Naturally Occurring Organohalogen Compounds-A Comprehensive Review. PROGRESS IN THE CHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC NATURAL PRODUCTS 2023; 121:1-546. [PMID: 37488466 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-26629-4_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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The present volume is the third in a trilogy that documents naturally occurring organohalogen compounds, bringing the total number-from fewer than 25 in 1968-to approximately 8000 compounds to date. Nearly all of these natural products contain chlorine or bromine, with a few containing iodine and, fewer still, fluorine. Produced by ubiquitous marine (algae, sponges, corals, bryozoa, nudibranchs, fungi, bacteria) and terrestrial organisms (plants, fungi, bacteria, insects, higher animals) and universal abiotic processes (volcanos, forest fires, geothermal events), organohalogens pervade the global ecosystem. Newly identified extraterrestrial sources are also documented. In addition to chemical structures, biological activity, biohalogenation, biodegradation, natural function, and future outlook are presented.
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- Gordon W Gribble
- Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA.
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Xing DX, Song XS, Pan WC, Cui H, Zhao ZX. New chromone compounds from the marine derived fungus Diaporthe sp. XW12-1. Fitoterapia 2023; 164:105384. [PMID: 36473537 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2022.105384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Four new chromone compounds diaporspchromanones A-C (1-3) and diaporspchromanone H (4), together with three known compounds (5-7) were separated from the marine derived fungus Diaporthe sp. XW12-1. The structures of the new compounds, including their absolute configurations, were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis and the Mosher's ester method. Among them, diaporspchromanones A-C (1-3) possess a 3-substituted-chroman-4-one skeleton, which are rarely found in natural sources. In the bioassays, all compounds were evaluated for their inhibitory activity against lipopolysaccharide-activated nitric oxide (NO) production in RAW264.7 cells. Compounds 2 and 3 showed potent anti-inflammatory effects than the positive control (indomethacin, IC50, 70.33 ± 0.95 μM) (p < 0.05) with IC50 values of 19.06 ± 3.60 and 9.56 ± 0.18 μM, respectively.
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- Dan-Xia Xing
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Plant Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Yu JJ, Jin YX, Huang SS, He J. Sesquiterpenoids and Xanthones from the Kiwifruit-Associated Fungus Bipolaris sp. and Their Anti-Pathogenic Microorganism Activity. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 8:9. [PMID: 35049949 PMCID: PMC8781276 DOI: 10.3390/jof8010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Nine previously undescribed sesquiterpenoids, bipolarisorokins A-I (1-9); two new xanthones, bipolarithones A and B (10 and 11); two novel sativene-xanthone adducts, bipolarithones C and D (12 and 13); as well as five known compounds (14-18) were characterized from the kiwifruit-associated fungus Bipolaris sp. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic methods, electronic circular dichroism (ECD), 13C NMR calculations, DP4+ probability analyses, and single crystal X-ray diffractions. Many compounds exhibited anti-pathogenic microorganism activity against the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae and four pathogenic microorganisms.
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Ethnopharmacology Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China; (J.-J.Y.); (Y.-X.J.); (S.-S.H.)
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Gonçalves MFM, Hilário S, Tacão M, Van de Peer Y, Alves A, Esteves AC. Genome and Metabolome MS-Based Mining of a Marine Strain of Aspergillus affinis. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:1091. [PMID: 34947073 PMCID: PMC8709101 DOI: 10.3390/jof7121091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Aspergillus section Circumdati encompasses several species that express both beneficial (e.g., biochemical transformation of steroids and alkaloids, enzymes and metabolites) and harmful compounds (e.g., production of ochratoxin A (OTA)). Given their relevance, it is important to analyze the genetic and metabolic diversity of the species of this section. We sequenced the genome of Aspergillus affinis CMG 70, isolated from sea water, and compared it with the genomes of species from section Circumdati, including A. affinis's strain type. The A. affinis genome was characterized considering secondary metabolites biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes), and transporters. To uncover the biosynthetic potential of A. affinis CMG 70, an untargeted metabolomics (LC-MS/MS) approach was used. Cultivating the fungus in the presence and absence of sea salt showed that A. affinis CMG 70 metabolite profiles are salt dependent. Analyses of the methanolic crude extract revealed the presence of both unknown and well-known Aspergillus compounds, such as ochratoxin A, anti-viral (e.g., 3,5-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid and epigallocatechin), anti-bacterial (e.g., 3-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol, l-pyroglutamic acid, lecanoric acid), antifungal (e.g., lpyroglutamic acid, 9,12,13-Trihydroxyoctadec-10-enoic acid, hydroxyferulic acid), and chemotherapeutic (e.g., daunomycinone, mitoxantrone) related metabolites. Comparative analysis of 17 genomes from 16 Aspergillus species revealed abundant CAZymes (568 per species), secondary metabolite BGCs (73 per species), and transporters (1359 per species). Some BGCs are highly conserved in this section (e.g., pyranonigrin E and UNII-YC2Q1O94PT (ACR toxin I)), while others are incomplete or completely lost among species (e.g., bikaverin and chaetoglobosins were found exclusively in series Sclerotiorum, while asperlactone seemed completely lost). The results of this study, including genome analysis and metabolome characterization, emphasize the molecular diversity of A. affinis CMG 70, as well as of other species in the section Circumdati.
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- Micael F. M. Gonçalves
- CESAM, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (M.F.M.G.); (S.H.); (M.T.); (A.C.E.)
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- CESAM, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (M.F.M.G.); (S.H.); (M.T.); (A.C.E.)
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- CESAM, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (M.F.M.G.); (S.H.); (M.T.); (A.C.E.)
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium;
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0028, South Africa
- College of Horticulture, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- CESAM, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (M.F.M.G.); (S.H.); (M.T.); (A.C.E.)
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- CESAM, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (M.F.M.G.); (S.H.); (M.T.); (A.C.E.)
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Jiang L, Zhu G, Han J, Hou C, Zhang X, Wang Z, Yuan W, Lv K, Cong Z, Wang X, Chen X, Karthik L, Yang H, Wang X, Tan G, Liu G, Zhao L, Xia X, Liu X, Gao S, Ma L, Liu M, Ren B, Dai H, Quinn RJ, Hsiang T, Zhang J, Zhang L, Liu X. Genome-guided investigation of anti-inflammatory sesterterpenoids with 5-15 trans-fused ring system from phytopathogenic fungi. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:5407-5417. [PMID: 34155529 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11192-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Fungal terpenoids catalyzed by bifunctional terpene synthases (BFTSs) possess interesting bioactive and chemical properties. In this study, an integrated approach of genome mining, heterologous expression, and in vitro enzymatic activity assay was used, and these identified a unique BFTS sub-clade critical to the formation of a 5-15 trans-fused bicyclic sesterterpene preterpestacin I (1). The 5-15 bicyclic BFTS gene clusters were highly conserved but showed relatively wide phylogenetic distribution across several species of the diverged fungal classes Dothideomycetes and Sordariomycetes. Further genomic organization analysis of these homologous biosynthetic gene clusters from this clade revealed a glycosyltransferase from the graminaceous pathogen Bipolaris sorokiniana isolate BS11134, which was absent in other 5-15 bicyclic BFTS gene clusters. Targeted isolation guided by BFTS gene deletion led to the identification of two new sesterterpenoids (4, and 6) from BS11134. Compounds 2 and 4 showed moderate effects on LPS-induced nitrous oxide production in the murine macrophage-like cell line RAW264.7 with in vitro inhibition rates of 36.6 ± 2.4% and 24.9 ± 2.1% at 10 μM, respectively. The plausible biosynthetic pathway of these identified compounds was proposed as well. This work revealed that phytopathogenic fungi can serve as important sources of active terpenoids via systematic analysis of the genomic organization of BFTS biosynthetic gene clusters, their phylogenetic distribution in fungi, and cyclization properties of their metabolic products. KEY POINTS: • Genome mining of the first BFTS BGC harboring a glycosyltransferase. • Gene-deletion guided isolation revealed three novel 5-15 bicyclic sesterterpenoids. • Biosynthetic pathway of isolated sesterterpenoids was proposed.
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- Lan Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.,Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, 4111, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, Shandong Province, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, Shandong Province, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, 4111, Australia
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.
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Jiang L, Huang P, Ren B, Song Z, Zhu G, He W, Zhang J, Oyeleye A, Dai H, Zhang L, Liu X. Antibacterial polyene-polyol macrolides and cyclic peptides from the marine-derived Streptomyces sp. MS110128. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:4975-4986. [PMID: 34146138 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11226-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Marine microbes provide an important resource to discover new chemical compounds with biological activities beneficial to drug discovery. In our study, two new polyene macrolides, pyranpolyenolides A (1) and B (2), and one new natural cyclic peptide (9), together with two known polyenes (7 and 8) and three known cyclic peptides (10-12), were isolated from a culture of the marine Streptomyces sp. MS110128. In addition, four new polyene macrolides, pyranpolyenolides C-F (3-6), were identified as olefin geometric isomers that were most likely produced by photochemical conversion during the cultivation or isolation procedures. The pyranpolyenolides are 32-membered macrolides endowed with a conjugated tetraene and several pairs of 1,3-dihydroxyl groups. Pyranpolyenolides that contain a hydropyran group have not been previously reported. Four cyclic peptides (9-12) showed significant activities against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, and methicillin-resistant S. aureus with supporting MIC values ranging from 0.025 to 1.25 μg/mL. These cyclic peptides containing piperazic moieties showed moderate activities with MIC values of 12.5 μg/mL against Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG), an attenuated form of the bovine. Additionally, cyclic peptide 12 showed moderate antifungal activity against Candida albicans with an MIC value of 12.5 μg/mL. KEY POINTS: • Discovery of new polyenes and cyclic peptides from a marine-derived Actinomycete. • Cyclic peptides containing piperazic moieties exhibited good antibacterial activity.
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- Lan Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.,Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University/Guizhou Children's Hospital, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Malaysia
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.
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Liu M, Han J, Feng Y, Guymer G, Forster PI, Quinn RJ. Antimicrobial Benzyltetrahydroisoquinoline-Derived Alkaloids from the Leaves of Doryphora aromatica. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2021; 84:676-682. [PMID: 33667101 PMCID: PMC8008450 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c01093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Four new alkaloids, (R)-nomimantharine trifluoroacetate (2), 12-demethylphaeantharine trifluoroacetate (3), nominanthranal trifluoroacetate (4), and the enolic form of 1-hydroxy-6,7-dimethoxy-2-methylisoquinoline trifluoroacetate (5), together with the known dimeric alkaloid phaeantharine trifluoroacetate (1), have been isolated from the extract of the leaves of the rainforest tree Doryphora aromatica (Monimiaceae). The structures of these compounds were elucidated by HRMS and 1D and 2D NMR data. (R)-Nomimantharine trifluoroacetate (2) contains an ether linkage connecting a benzylisoquinoline unit with a tetrahydroisoquinoline, a novel class of dimeric alkaloid. The absolute configuration of (R)-nomimantharine trifluoroacetate (2) was established via electronic circular dichroism data. The compounds isolated were subjected to in vitro antimicrobial assays against a panel of pathogenic microorganisms, including Mycobacterium smegmatis, M. tuberculosis, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus (SA), and five clinical isolates of oxacillin/methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Phaeantharine trifluoroacetate (1) and (R)-nomimantharine trifluoroacetate (2) showed moderate inhibitory activities against Mycobacteria and MRSA strains.
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- Miaomiao Liu
- Griffith
Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Griffith
Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Griffith
Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Queensland
Herbarium, Department of Environment and Science, Brisbane
Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, QLD 4066, Australia
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- Queensland
Herbarium, Department of Environment and Science, Brisbane
Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, QLD 4066, Australia
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- Griffith
Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia
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Berestetskiy AO, Dalinova AA, Dubovik VR, Grigoryeva EN, Kochura DM, Senderskiy IV, Smirnov SN, Stepanycheva EA, Turaeva SM. Analysis and Isolation of Secondary Metabolites of Bipolarissorokiniana by Different Chromatography Techniques and the Spectrum of Their Biological Activity. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683820050051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhu G, Hou C, Yuan W, Wang Z, Zhang J, Jiang L, Karthik L, Li B, Ren B, Lv K, Lu W, Cong Z, Dai H, Hsiang T, Zhang L, Liu X. Molecular networking assisted discovery and biosynthesis elucidation of the antimicrobial spiroketals epicospirocins. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:10171-10174. [PMID: 32748904 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03990j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Two pairs of dibenzospiroketal racemates, (±)-epicospirocin A (1a/1b) and (±)-1-epi-epicospirocin A (2a/2b), and two (+)-enantiomers of aspermicrones, ent-aspermicrone B (3b) and ent-aspermicrone C (4b), together with two hemiacetal epimeric mixtures, epicospirocin B/1-epi-epicospirocin B (5/6) and epicospirocin C/1-epi-epicospirocin C (7/8), were investigated from the phytopathogenic fungus Epicoccum nigrum 09116 via MS/MS molecular networking guided isolation and chiral separation for the first time. A plausible epicospirocin biosynthetic pathway was elucidated through in silico gene function annotation together with knock-out experiments. This is the first report that has applied MS/MS molecular networking to identify intermediates correlated with a biosynthetic pathway.
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- Guoliang Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
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Genome-Inspired Chemical Exploration of Marine Fungus Aspergillus fumigatus MF071. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:md18070352. [PMID: 32640519 PMCID: PMC7401266 DOI: 10.3390/md18070352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The marine-derived fungus Aspergillus fumigatus MF071, isolated from sediment collected from the Bohai Sea, China, yielded two new compounds 19S,20-epoxy-18-oxotryprostatin A (1) and 20-hydroxy-18-oxotryprostatin A (2), in addition to 28 known compounds (3-30). The chemical structures were established on the basis of 1D, 2D NMR and HRESIMS spectroscopic data. This is the first report on NMR data of monomethylsulochrin-4-sulphate (4) and pseurotin H (10) as naturally occurring compounds. Compounds 15, 16, 20, 23, and 30 displayed weak antibacterial activity (minimum inhibitory concentration: 100 μg/mL). Compounds 18 and 19 exhibited strong activity against S. aureus (minimum inhibitory concentration: 6.25 and 3.13 μg/mL, respectively) and E. coli (minimum inhibitory concentration: 6.25 and 3.13 μg/mL, respectively). A genomic data analysis revealed the putative biosynthetic gene clusters ftm for fumitremorgins, pso for pseurotins, fga for fumigaclavines, and hel for helvolinic acid. These putative biosynthetic gene clusters fundamentally underpinned the enzymatic and mechanistic function study for the biosynthesis of these compounds. The current study reported two new compounds and biosynthetic gene clusters of fumitremorgins, pseurotins, fumigaclavines and helvolinic acid from Aspergillus fumigatus MF071.
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Elnaas AR, Grice D, Han J, Feng Y, Capua AD, Mak T, Laureanti JA, Buchko GW, Myler PJ, Cook G, Quinn RJ, Liu M. Discovery of a Natural Product That Binds to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Protein Rv1466 Using Native Mass Spectrometry. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25102384. [PMID: 32455540 PMCID: PMC7288112 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25102384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Elucidation of the mechanism of action of compounds with cellular bioactivity is important for progressing compounds into future drug development. In recent years, phenotype-based drug discovery has become the dominant approach to drug discovery over target-based drug discovery, which relies on the knowledge of a specific drug target of a disease. Still, when targeting an infectious disease via a high throughput phenotypic assay it is highly advantageous to identifying the compound’s cellular activity. A fraction derived from the plant Polyalthia sp. showed activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis at 62.5 μge/μL. A known compound, altholactone, was identified from this fraction that showed activity towards M. tuberculosis at an minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 64 μM. Retrospective analysis of a target-based screen against a TB proteome panel using native mass spectrometry established that the active fraction was bound to the mycobacterial protein Rv1466 with an estimated pseudo-Kd of 42.0 ± 6.1 µM. Our findings established Rv1466 as the potential molecular target of altholactone, which is responsible for the observed in vivo toxicity towards M. tuberculosis.
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- Ali R. Elnaas
- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia; (A.R.E.); (J.H.); (Y.F.); (A.D.C.); (T.M.); (R.J.Q.)
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- Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland 4222, Australia;
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia; (A.R.E.); (J.H.); (Y.F.); (A.D.C.); (T.M.); (R.J.Q.)
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia; (A.R.E.); (J.H.); (Y.F.); (A.D.C.); (T.M.); (R.J.Q.)
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia; (A.R.E.); (J.H.); (Y.F.); (A.D.C.); (T.M.); (R.J.Q.)
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia; (A.R.E.); (J.H.); (Y.F.); (A.D.C.); (T.M.); (R.J.Q.)
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA;
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA;
- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Center for Global Infectious Disease Research, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98109, USA;
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand;
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia; (A.R.E.); (J.H.); (Y.F.); (A.D.C.); (T.M.); (R.J.Q.)
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia; (A.R.E.); (J.H.); (Y.F.); (A.D.C.); (T.M.); (R.J.Q.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-7-3735-6077
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Genome-based mining of new antimicrobial meroterpenoids from the phytopathogenic fungus Bipolaris sorokiniana strain 11134. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:3835-3846. [PMID: 32215711 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10522-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Polyketide-terpenoid hybrid compounds are one of the largest families of meroterpenoids, with great potential for drug development for resistant pathogens. Genome sequence analysis of secondary metabolite gene clusters of a phytopathogenic fungus, Bipolaris sorokiniana 11134, revealed a type I polyketide gene cluster, consisting of highly reducing polyketide synthase, non-reducing polyketide synthase, and adjacent prenyltransferase. MS- and UV-guided isolations led to the isolation of ten meroterpenoids, including two new compounds: 19-dehydroxyl-3-epi-arthripenoid A (1) and 12-keto-cochlioquinone A (2). The structures of 1-10 were elucidated by the analysis of NMR and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy data. Compounds 5-8 and 10 showed moderate activity against common Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus, with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 12.5-100 μg/mL. Compound 5 also exhibited activity against four clinical resistant S. aureus strains and synergistic antifungal activity against Candida albicans with MIC values of 12.5-25 μg/mL. The biosynthetic gene cluster of the isolated compounds and their putative biosynthetic pathway are also proposed. KEY POINTS: • Ten meroterpenoids were identified from B. sorokiniana, including two new compounds. • Cochlioquinone B (5) showed activity against MRSA and synergistic activity against C. albicans. • The biosynthetic gene cluster and biosynthetic pathway of meroterpenoids are proposed. • Genome mining provided a new direction to uncover the diversity of meroterpenoids.
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Dalinova A, Chisty L, Kochura D, Garnyuk V, Petrova M, Prokofieva D, Yurchenko A, Dubovik V, Ivanov A, Smirnov S, Zolotarev A, Berestetskiy A. Isolation and Bioactivity of Secondary Metabolites from Solid Culture of the Fungus, Alternaria sonchi. Biomolecules 2020; 10:E81. [PMID: 31947939 PMCID: PMC7022477 DOI: 10.3390/biom10010081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The fungus, Alternaria sonchi is considered to be a potential agent for the biocontrol of perennial sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis). A new chlorinated xanthone, methyl 8-hydroxy-3-methyl-4-chloro-9-oxo-9H-xanthene-1-carboxylate (1) and a new benzophenone derivative, 5-chloromoniliphenone (2), were isolated together with eleven structurally related compounds (3-13) from the solid culture of the fungus, which is used for the production of bioherbicidal inoculum of A. sonchi. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic (mostly by NMR and MS) methods. Alternethanoxins A and B, which were reported in A. sonchi earlier, were re-identified as moniliphenone and pinselin, respectively. The isolated compounds were tested for phytotoxic, antimicrobial, insecticidal, cytotoxic and esterase-inhibition activities. They did not demonstrate high phytotoxicity (lesions up to 2.5 mm in diameter/length at a concentration of 2 mg/mL) when tested on leaf disks/segments of perennial sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis) and couch grass (Elytrigia repens). They did not possess acute toxicity to Paramecium caudatum, and showed moderate to low cytotoxicity (IC50 > 25 µg/mL) for U937 and K562 tumor cell lines. However, chloromonilicin and methyl 3,8-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4-chloro-9-oxo-9H-xanthene-1-carboxylate (4) were shown to have antimicrobial properties with MIC 0.5-5 µg/disc. Compound 4 and chloromonilinic acid B were found to have contact insecticidal activity to wheat aphid (Schizaphis graminum) at 1 mg/mL. Compounds 2 and methyl 3,8-dihydroxy-6-methyl-9-oxo-9H-xanthene-1-carboxylate displayed selective carboxylesterase inhibition activity at concentration of 100 µg/mL. Therefore, the waste solid substrate for production of A. sonchi spores can be re-utilized for the isolation of a number of valuable natural products.
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- Anna Dalinova
- All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Pushkin, 196608 Saint-Petersburg, Russia; (A.D.); (M.P.); (V.D.)
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- Research Institute of Hygiene, Occupational Pathology and Human Ecology, Federal Medical Biological Agency, p/o Kuz’molovsky, 188663 Saint-Petersburg, Russia; (L.C.); (D.K.); (V.G.); (D.P.)
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- Research Institute of Hygiene, Occupational Pathology and Human Ecology, Federal Medical Biological Agency, p/o Kuz’molovsky, 188663 Saint-Petersburg, Russia; (L.C.); (D.K.); (V.G.); (D.P.)
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- Research Institute of Hygiene, Occupational Pathology and Human Ecology, Federal Medical Biological Agency, p/o Kuz’molovsky, 188663 Saint-Petersburg, Russia; (L.C.); (D.K.); (V.G.); (D.P.)
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- All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Pushkin, 196608 Saint-Petersburg, Russia; (A.D.); (M.P.); (V.D.)
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- Research Institute of Hygiene, Occupational Pathology and Human Ecology, Federal Medical Biological Agency, p/o Kuz’molovsky, 188663 Saint-Petersburg, Russia; (L.C.); (D.K.); (V.G.); (D.P.)
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia;
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- All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Pushkin, 196608 Saint-Petersburg, Russia; (A.D.); (M.P.); (V.D.)
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- St. Petersburg State University, Universitetsky Av. 26, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia; (A.I.); (S.S.); (A.Z.)
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- St. Petersburg State University, Universitetsky Av. 26, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia; (A.I.); (S.S.); (A.Z.)
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- St. Petersburg State University, Universitetsky Av. 26, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia; (A.I.); (S.S.); (A.Z.)
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- All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Pushkin, 196608 Saint-Petersburg, Russia; (A.D.); (M.P.); (V.D.)
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Brocaeloid D, a novel compound isolated from a wheat pathogenic fungus, Microdochium majus 99049. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2019; 4:173-179. [PMID: 31667367 PMCID: PMC6807035 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2019.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Microbes serve as the most important resource for drug discovery. During our screening for bioactive compounds from our natural products library, a pathogenic fungus, Microdochium majus strain 99049, from wheat was selected for further investigation. A new alkaloid named brocaeloid D (1), together with six previously characterized compounds (2–7) were identified. Compound 1 belongs to 4-oxoquinoline with C-2 reversed prenylation and a succinimide substructure. All the structures of these newly isolated compounds were determined by different means in spectroscopic experiments. The absolute configurations of 1 was further deduced from comparison of its CD spectrum with that of known compound 2. The bioactivities of these identified compounds were evaluated against several pathogenic microorganisms and cancer cell lines. Compounds 1–5 showed activity against HUH-7 human hepatoma cells with IC50 values of 80 μg/mL. Compound 6 showed mild activity against HeLa cells (IC50 = 51.9 μg/mL), weak anti-MTB activity (MIC = 80 μg/mL), and moderate anti-MRSA activity (MIC = 25 μg/mL), and compound 7 showed weak anti-MRSA activity (MIC = 100 μg/mL).
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