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Nguyen LTT, Park AR, Van Le V, Hwang I, Kim JC. Exploration of a multifunctional biocontrol agent Streptomyces sp. JCK-8055 for the management of apple fire blight. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:49. [PMID: 38183485 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12874-w] [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: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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Apple fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is a devastating disease of apple and pear trees. Biological control methods have attracted much attention from researchers to manage plant diseases as they are eco-friendly and viable alternatives to synthetic pesticides. Herein, we isolated Streptomyces sp. JCK-8055 from the root of pepper and investigated its mechanisms of action against E. amylovora. Streptomyces sp. JCK-8055 produced aureothricin and thiolutin, which antagonistically affect E. amylovora. JCK-8055 and its two active metabolites have a broad-spectrum in vitro activity against various phytopathogenic bacteria and fungi. They also effectively suppressed tomato bacterial wilt and apple fire blight in in vivo experiments. Interestingly, JCK-8055 colonizes roots as a tomato seed coating and induces apple leaf shedding at the abscission zone, ultimately halting the growth of pathogenic bacteria. Additionally, JCK-8055 can produce the plant growth regulation hormone indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and hydrolytic enzymes, including protease, gelatinase, and cellulase. JCK-8055 treatment also triggered the expression of salicylate (SA) and jasmonate (JA) signaling pathway marker genes, such as PR1, PR2, and PR3. Overall, our findings demonstrate that Streptomyces sp. JCK-8055 can control a wide range of plant diseases, particularly apple fire blight, through a combination of mechanisms such as antibiosis and induced resistance, highlighting its excellent potential as a biocontrol agent. KEY POINTS: • JCK-8055 produces the systemic antimicrobial metabolites, aureothricin, and thiolutin. • JCK-8055 treatment upregulates PR gene expression in apple plants against E. amylovora. • JCK-8055 controls plant diseases with antibiotics and induced resistance.
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- Loan Thi Thanh Nguyen
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Environmentally Friendly Agriculture, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Environmentally Friendly Agriculture, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Factory Research Centre, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Hygienic Safety and Analysis Center, World Institute of Kimchi, Gwangju, 61755, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Environmentally Friendly Agriculture, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea.
- JAN153 Biotech Incorporated, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea.
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Qiu C, Arora P, Malik I, Laperuta AJ, Pavlovic EM, Ugochukwu S, Naik M, Kaplan CD. Thiolutin has complex effects in vivo but is a direct inhibitor of RNA polymerase II in vitro. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:2546-2564. [PMID: 38214235 PMCID: PMC10954460 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad1258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
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Thiolutin is a natural product transcription inhibitor with an unresolved mode of action. Thiolutin and the related dithiolopyrrolone holomycin chelate Zn2+ and previous studies have concluded that RNA Polymerase II (Pol II) inhibition in vivo is indirect. Here, we present chemicogenetic and biochemical approaches to investigate thiolutin's mode of action in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We identify mutants that alter sensitivity to thiolutin. We provide genetic evidence that thiolutin causes oxidation of thioredoxins in vivo and that thiolutin both induces oxidative stress and interacts functionally with multiple metals including Mn2+ and Cu2+, and not just Zn2+. Finally, we show direct inhibition of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) transcription initiation by thiolutin in vitro in support of classical studies that thiolutin can directly inhibit transcription in vitro. Inhibition requires both Mn2+ and appropriate reduction of thiolutin as excess DTT abrogates its effects. Pause prone, defective elongation can be observed in vitro if inhibition is bypassed. Thiolutin effects on Pol II occupancy in vivo are widespread but major effects are consistent with prior observations for Tor pathway inhibition and stress induction, suggesting that thiolutin use in vivo should be restricted to studies on its modes of action and not as an experimental tool.
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- Chenxi Qiu
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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Johnson RM, Li K, Chen X, Morgan GL, Aubé J, Li B. The Hybrid Antibiotic Thiomarinol A Overcomes Intrinsic Resistance in Escherichia coli Using a Privileged Dithiolopyrrolone Moiety. ACS Infect Dis 2024; 10:582-593. [PMID: 38226592 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00504] [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] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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An impermeable outer membrane and multidrug efflux pumps work in concert to provide Gram-negative bacteria with intrinsic resistance against many antibiotics. These resistance mechanisms reduce the intracellular concentrations of antibiotics and render them ineffective. The natural product thiomarinol A combines holothin, a dithiolopyrrolone antibiotic, with marinolic acid A, a close analogue of mupirocin. The hybridity of thiomarinol A converts the mupirocin scaffold from inhibiting Gram-positive bacteria to inhibiting both Gram-positive and -negative bacteria. We found that thiomarinol A accumulates significantly more than mupirocin within the Gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli, likely contributing to its broad-spectrum activity. Antibiotic susceptibility testing of E. coli mutants reveals that thiomarinol A overcomes the intrinsic resistance mechanisms that render mupirocin inactive. Structure-activity relationship studies suggest that the dithiolopyrrolone is a privileged moiety for improving the accumulation and antibiotic activity of the mupirocin scaffold without compromising binding to isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase. These studies also highlight that accumulation is required but not sufficient for antibiotic activity. Our work reveals a role of the dithiolopyrrolone moiety in overcoming intrinsic mupirocin resistance in E. coli and provides a starting point for designing dual-acting and high-accumulating hybrid antibiotics.
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- Rachel M Johnson
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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Cesário HPSDF, Silva FCO, Ferreira MKA, de Menezes JESA, Dos Santos HS, Marques da Fonseca A, Nogueira CES, Marinho MM, Marinho ES, Teixeira AMR, Silveira ER, Pessoa ODL. Anxiolytic effects of N-(4,5-dihydro-5-oxo-1,2-dithiolo-[4,3,b]-pyrrole-6-yl)- N-methylformamide, a pyrroloformamide isolated from a marine Streptomyces sp., in adult zebrafish by the 5-HT system. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024; 42:445-460. [PMID: 37038661 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2193988] [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: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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General anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent mental health problems worldwide. The emergence and development of anxiety disorders can be due to genetic (30-50%) or non-genetic (50-70%) factors. Despite medical progress, available pharmacotherapies are sometimes ineffective or can cause undesirable side effects. Thus, it becomes necessary to discover new safe and effective drugs against anxiety. This study evaluated the anxiolytic effect in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) of a natural pyrroloformamide (PFD), N-(4,5-dihydro-5-oxo-1,2-dithiolo-[4,3,b]-pyrrole-6-yl)-N-methylformamide, isolated from a Streptomyces sp. bacterium strain recovered from the ascidian Eudistoma vannamei. The complete structure of PFD was determined by a detailed NMR analysis, including 1H-13C and 1H-15N-HBMC data. In addition, conformational and DFT computational studies also were performed. A group of fishes (n = 6) was treated orally with PFD (0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 mg/mL; 20 μL) and subjected to locomotor activity and light/dark tests, as well as, acute toxicity 96 h. The involvement of the GABAergic and serotonergic (5-HT) systems was investigated using flumazenil (a silent modulator of GABA receptor) and 5-HT1, 5-HT2A/2C and 5-HTR3A/3B receptors antagonists, known as pizotifen, granisetron and cyproheptadine, respectively. PFD was nontoxic, reduced locomotor activity and promoted the anxiolytic effect in zebrafish. Flumazenil did not inhibit the anxiolytic effect of the PFD via the GABAergic system. This effect was reduced by a pretreatment with pizotifen and granisetron, and was not reversed after treatment with cyproheptadine. Molecular docking and dynamics studies confirmed the interaction of PFD with the 5-HT receptor.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Laboratory of Chemistry of Natural Products, Synthesis and Biocatalysis of Organic Compounds, Vale do Acaraú University, Sobral, CE, Brazil
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- Academic Master in Sociobiodiversity and Sustainable Technologies - MASTS, Institute of Engineering and Sustainable Development, University of International Integration of Afro-Brazilian Lusofonia, Acarape, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Regional University of Cariri, Crato, CE, Brazil
- Department of Physics, Regional University of Cariri, Crato, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Chemistry of Natural Products, Synthesis and Biocatalysis of Organic Compounds, Vale do Acaraú University, Sobral, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Regional University of Cariri, Crato, CE, Brazil
- Course of Physics, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Science Center, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Science Center, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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Kirk A, Stavrinides J. A replica plating method for efficient, high-throughput screening of antibiotic gene clusters in bacteria uncovers a holomycin-like cluster in the clinical isolate, Pantoea agglomerans 20KB447973. J Microbiol Methods 2023; 213:106822. [PMID: 37708943 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2023.106822] [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: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Bacterial natural products remain a major untapped source for novel antimicrobial scaffolds. Many of these products are encoded by biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), which can be identified using functional genomics. We developed a replica-plating approach to quickly screen for antibiotic production mutants from transposon mutant libraries and identify candidate antibiotic BGCs. In this technique, filter paper is used to transfer up to 200 mutants simultaneously onto a soft agar overlay or spread plate containing a target microbe to identify antibiotic-production mutants. These mutants can then be analyzed to identify disrupted genes and antibiotic BGCs. We first tested and optimized this technique by screening for previously characterized BGCs in Pantoea. We then applied the technique to uncover the gene cluster responsible for the production of an unknown broad-spectrum antibiotic from P. agglomerans 20KB447973, which we call Pantoea Natural Product 5 (PNP-5). Analysis of the predicted gene cluster for PNP-5 showed similarity to previously identified gene clusters for the broad-spectrum dithiolopyrrolone antibiotic, holomycin. Analysis of the spectrum of activity of PNP-5 showed activity against members of the Enterobacteriaceae, Erwiniaceae, and Streptococcaceae, including clinically relevant pathogens such as Klebsiella sp. and Escherichia coli. We also identified the production of a second antibiotic, pantocin A. Our findings demonstrate the utility of our replica-plating mutant transfer method in exploring unknown antibiotic BGCs. Adoption of this technique may accelerate the identification of potentially novel antimicrobial BGCs within strain collections, advancing the search for novel antimicrobials that can be used to treat multi-drug resistant infections.
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- Ashlyn Kirk
- Department of Biology, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada.
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Chan AN, Chen X, Falco JA, Bak DW, Weerapana E, Li B. Chemoproteomics Reveals Disruption of Metal Homeostasis and Metalloproteins by the Antibiotic Holomycin. ACS Chem Biol 2023; 18:1909-1914. [PMID: 37561838 PMCID: PMC10569480 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.3c00360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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The natural product holomycin contains a unique cyclic ene-disulfide and exhibits broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities. Reduced holomycin chelates metal ions with a high affinity and disrupts metal homeostasis in the cell. To identify cellular metalloproteins inhibited by holomycin, reactive-cysteine profiling was performed using isotopic tandem orthogonal proteolysis-activity-based protein profiling (isoTOP-ABPP). This chemoproteomic analysis demonstrated that holomycin treatment increases the reactivity of metal-coordinating cysteine residues in several zinc-dependent and iron-sulfur cluster-dependent enzymes, including carbonic anhydrase II and fumarase A. We validated that holomycin inhibits fumarase A activity in bacterial cells and diminishes the presence of iron-sulfur clusters in fumarase A. Whole-proteome abundance analysis revealed that holomycin treatment induces zinc and iron starvation and cellular stress. This study suggests that holomycin inhibits bacterial growth by impairing the functions of multiple metalloenzymes and sets the stage for investigating the impact of metal-binding molecules on metalloproteomes by using chemoproteomics.
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- Andrew N Chan
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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Downes SG, Doyle S, Jones GW, Owens RA. Gliotoxin and related metabolites as zinc chelators: implications and exploitation to overcome antimicrobial resistance. Essays Biochem 2023; 67:769-780. [PMID: 36876884 PMCID: PMC10500201 DOI: 10.1042/ebc20220222] [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: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global problem and threat to humanity. The search for new antibiotics is directed towards targeting of novel microbial systems and enzymes, as well as augmenting the activity of pre-existing antimicrobials. Sulphur-containing metabolites (e.g., auranofin and bacterial dithiolopyrrolones [e.g., holomycin]) and Zn2+-chelating ionophores (PBT2) have emerged as important antimicrobial classes. The sulphur-containing, non-ribosomal peptide gliotoxin, biosynthesised by Aspergillus fumigatus and other fungi exhibits potent antimicrobial activity, especially in the dithiol form (dithiol gliotoxin; DTG). Specifically, it has been revealed that deletion of the enzymes gliotoxin oxidoreductase GliT, bis-thiomethyltransferase GtmA or the transporter GliA dramatically sensitise A. fumigatus to gliotoxin presence. Indeed, the double deletion strain A. fumigatus ΔgliTΔgtmA is especially sensitive to gliotoxin-mediated growth inhibition, which can be reversed by Zn2+ presence. Moreover, DTG is a Zn2+ chelator which can eject zinc from enzymes and inhibit activity. Although multiple studies have demonstrated the potent antibacterial effect of gliotoxin, no mechanistic details are available. Interestingly, reduced holomycin can inhibit metallo-β-lactamases. Since holomycin and gliotoxin can chelate Zn2+, resulting in metalloenzyme inhibition, we propose that this metal-chelating characteristic of these metabolites requires immediate investigation to identify new antibacterial drug targets or to augment the activity of existing antimicrobials. Given that (i) gliotoxin has been shown in vitro to significantly enhance vancomycin activity against Staphylococcus aureus, and (ii) that it has been independently proposed as an ideal probe to dissect the central 'Integrator' role of Zn2+ in bacteria - we contend such studies are immediately undertaken to help address AMR.
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- Shane G Downes
- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Centre for Biomedical Science Research, School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS1 3HE, U.K
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- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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Das A, Thomas KRJ. Tuning Selectivity in the Visible-Light-Promoted Coupling of Thiols with Alkenes by EDA vs TOCO Complex Formation. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:18275-18289. [PMID: 37251145 PMCID: PMC10210280 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The visible-light-promoted catalyst-free condition has been demonstrated for self- and cross-coupling reactions of thiols in an ambient atmosphere. Further, synthesis of β-hydroxysulfides is accomplished under very mild conditions involving the formation of an electron donor-acceptor (EDA) complex between a disulfide and an alkene. However, the direct reaction of thiol with alkene via the formation of a thiol-oxygen co-oxidation (TOCO) complex failed to produce the desired compounds in high yields. The protocol was successful with several aryl and alkyl thiols for the formation of disulfides. However, the formation of β-hydroxysulfides required an aromatic unit on the disulfide fragment, which supports the formation of the EDA complex during the course of the reaction. The approaches presented in this paper for the coupling reaction of thiols and the synthesis of β-hydroxysulfides are unique and do not require toxic organic or metal catalysts.
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Ye X, Mao S, Li Y, Yang Z, Du A, Wang H. Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Phenyloxadiazole Sulfoxide Derivatives as Potent Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Inhibitors. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28093879. [PMID: 37175289 PMCID: PMC10180516 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28093879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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With the development of antimicrobial agents, researchers have developed new strategies through key regulatory systems to block the expression of virulence genes without affecting bacterial growth. This strategy can minimize the selective pressure that leads to the emergence of resistance. Quorum sensing (QS) is an intercellular communication system that plays a key role in the regulation of bacterial virulence and biofilm formation. Studies have revealed that the QS system controls 4-6% of the total number of P. aeruginosa genes, and quorum sensing inhibitors (QSIs) could be a promising target for developing new prevention and treatment strategies against P. aeruginosa infection. In this study, four series of phenyloxadiazole and phenyltetrazole sulfoxide derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their inhibitory effects on P. aeruginosa PAO1 biofilm formation. Our results showed that 5b had biofilm inhibitory activity and reduced the production of QS-regulated virulence factors in P. aeruginosa. In addition, silico molecular docking studies have shown that 5b binds to the P. aeruginosa QS receptor protein LasR through hydrogen bond interaction. Preliminary structure-activity relationship and docking studies show that 5b has broad application prospects as an anti-biofilm compound, and further research will be carried out in the future to solve the problem of microbial resistance.
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- Xinyi Ye
- Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources Exploitment & Utilization of Zhejiang Province, College of Pharmaceutical Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources Exploitment & Utilization of Zhejiang Province, College of Pharmaceutical Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources Exploitment & Utilization of Zhejiang Province, College of Pharmaceutical Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources Exploitment & Utilization of Zhejiang Province, College of Pharmaceutical Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources Exploitment & Utilization of Zhejiang Province, College of Pharmaceutical Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources Exploitment & Utilization of Zhejiang Province, College of Pharmaceutical Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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Chen X, Johnson RM, Li B. A Permissive Amide N-Methyltransferase for Dithiolopyrrolones. ACS Catal 2023; 13:1899-1905. [PMID: 38106463 PMCID: PMC10720983 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c05439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Amide N-methylation is important for the activity and permeability of bioactive compounds but can be challenging to perform selectively. The broad-spectrum antimicrobial natural products thiolutin and holomycin differ only by an N-methyl group at the endocyclic amide of thiolutin, but only thiolutin exhibits antifungal activity. The enzyme responsible for amide N--methylation in thiolutin biosynthesis has remained elusive. Here, we identified and characterized the amide N-methyltransferase DtpM that is encoded >400 kb outside of the thiolutin gene cluster. DtpM catalyzes efficient conversion of holomycin to thiolutin, exhibits broad substrate scope toward dithiolopyrrolones, and has high thermal stability. In addition, sequence similarity network analysis suggests DtpM is more closely related to phenol O-methyltransferases than some amide methyltransferases. This study expands the limited examples of amide N-methyltransferases and may facilitate chemoenzymatic synthesis of diverse dithiolopyrrolone compounds as potential therapeutics.
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- Xiaoyan Chen
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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Albini F, Bormann S, Gerschel P, Ludwig VA, Neumann W. Dithiolopyrrolones are Prochelators that are Activated by Glutathione. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202202567. [PMID: 36214647 PMCID: PMC10099403 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Dithiolopyrrolones (DTPs), such as holomycin, are natural products that hold promise as scaffolds for antibiotics as they exhibit inhibitory activity against antibiotic-resistant pathogens. They consist of a unique bicyclic core containing a disulfide that is crucial for their biological activity. Herein, we establish the DTPs as prochelators. We show that the disulfides are reduced at cellular gluathione levels. This activates the drugs and initiates interactions with targets, particularly metal coordination. In addition, we report an expedient synthesis for the DTPs thiolutin and aureothricin, providing facile access to important natural DTPs and derivatives thereof.
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- Francesca Albini
- Inorganic Chemistry I - Bioinorganic Chemistry, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry I - Bioinorganic Chemistry, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry I - Bioinorganic Chemistry, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry I - Bioinorganic Chemistry, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry I - Bioinorganic Chemistry, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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Structural and Functional Basis of JAMM Deubiquitinating Enzymes in Disease. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12070910. [PMID: 35883466 PMCID: PMC9313428 DOI: 10.3390/biom12070910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) are a group of proteases that are important for maintaining cell homeostasis by regulating the balance between ubiquitination and deubiquitination. As the only known metalloproteinase family of DUBs, JAB1/MPN/Mov34 metalloenzymes (JAMMs) are specifically associated with tumorigenesis and immunological and inflammatory diseases at multiple levels. The far smaller numbers and distinct catalytic mechanism of JAMMs render them attractive drug targets. Currently, several JAMM inhibitors have been successfully developed and have shown promising therapeutic efficacy. To gain greater insight into JAMMs, in this review, we focus on several key proteins in this family, including AMSH, AMSH-LP, BRCC36, Rpn11, and CSN5, and emphatically discuss their structural basis, diverse functions, catalytic mechanism, and current reported inhibitors targeting JAMMs. These advances set the stage for the exploitation of JAMMs as a target for the treatment of various diseases.
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Identification of Volatile Organic Compounds Produced by Xenorhabdus indica Strain AB and Investigation of Their Antifungal Activities. Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0015522. [PMID: 35727028 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00155-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Xenorhabdus spp. are symbiotic bacteria associated with entomopathogenic nematodes to form a model complex that is used for the biological control of insect pests. These bacteria also produce secondary metabolites that have commercial potential in the pharmaceutical and agroforestry industries. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by the Xenorhabdus indica "strain AB" have been shown to have significant antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum. Using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, we identified 61 volatiles in the mixture of VOCs emitted by strain AB compared to a control strain, 6 of which were investigated for their antifungal activities. Of these, methyl anthranilate exhibited the highest mycelial growth suppression toward F. oxysporum, with a minimum inhibitory volume (MIV) of 50 μL/plate. Fluorescence assays, scanning electron microscopy, and measurements of the leakage of intracellular components revealed that the use of methyl anthranilate changed cell wall and cell membrane integrity as well as the permeability of the plasma membrane. Furthermore, methyl anthranilate treatment upregulated the transcription level of target genes related to redox reactions and the cell wall integrity pathway. The results suggest a novel mechanism used by Xenorhabdus spp. to overcome competitors during its life cycle and open up a new approach to using these bacteria in biological control. IMPORTANCE Fungal phytopathogens, particularly Fusarium oxysporum, are a major problem worldwide, especially in the postharvest of vital economic crops. Concerns about negative effects on the environment and human health have led to increasing restrictions on the use of chemical fungicides, and therefore, biological control agents are now being considered alternatives. It is in this context that we investigated the antifungal activity of VOCs produced by X. indica strain AB against F. oxysporum. We found that AB VOCs have a strong effect on the growth of the fungal phytopathogen. In addition, 85% of the identified volatile compounds were determined to be new compounds, opening up new lines of research to discover their properties, effects, and potential for pharmaceutical and agricultural applications. Antifungal assays proved that four of the six compounds with a high concentration in the GC-MS profile had a significant inhibitory effect on pathogen growth. Accordingly, this study opens up a new approach for the use of these bacteria in biocontrol.
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López-Francés A, del Corte X, Serna-Burgos Z, Martínez de Marigorta E, Palacios F, Vicario J. Exploring the Synthetic Potential of γ-Lactam Derivatives Obtained from a Multicomponent Reaction. Applications as Antiproliferative Agents. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27113624. [PMID: 35684563 PMCID: PMC9182551 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27113624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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A study on the reactivity of 3-amino α,β-unsaturated γ-lactam derivatives obtained from a multicomponent reaction is presented. Key features of the substrates are the presence of an endocyclic α,β-unsaturated amide moiety and an enamine functionality. Following different synthetic protocols, the functionalization at three different positions of the lactam core is achieved. In the presence of a soft base, under thermodynamic conditions, the functionalization at C-4 takes place where the substrates behave as enamines, while the use of a strong base, under kinetic conditions, leads to the formation of C-5-functionalized γ-lactams, in the presence of ethyl glyoxalate, through a highly diastereoselective vinylogous aldol reaction. Moreover, the nucleophilic addition of organometallic species allows the functionalization at C-3, through the imine tautomer, affording γ-lactams bearing tetrasubstituted stereocenters, where the substrates act as imine electrophiles. Taking into account the advantage of the presence of a chiral stereocenter in C-5 substituted γ-lactams, further diastereoselective transformations are also explored, leading to novel bicyclic substrates holding a fused γ and δ-lactam skeleton. Remarkably, an example of a highly stereoselective formal [3+3] cycloaddition reaction of chiral γ-lactam substrates is reported for the synthesis of 1,4-dihidropyridines, where a non-covalent attractive interaction of a carbonyl group with an electron-deficient arene seems to drive the stereoselectivity of the reaction to the exclusive formation of the cis isomer. In order to unambiguously determine the substitution pattern resulting from the diverse reactions, an extensive characterization of the substrates is detailed through 2D NMR and/or X-ray experiments. Likewise, applications of the substrates as antiproliferative agents against lung and ovarian cancer cells are also described.
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- Correspondence: (F.P.); (J.V.); Tel.: +34-945013103 (F.P.); +34-945013087 (J.V.)
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- Correspondence: (F.P.); (J.V.); Tel.: +34-945013103 (F.P.); +34-945013087 (J.V.)
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del Corte X, López-Francés A, Villate-Beitia I, Sainz-Ramos M, Martínez de Marigorta E, Palacios F, Alonso C, de los Santos JM, Pedraz JL, Vicario J. Multicomponent Synthesis of Unsaturated γ-Lactam Derivatives. Applications as Antiproliferative Agents through the Bioisosterism Approach: Carbonyl vs. Phosphoryl Group. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15050511. [PMID: 35631337 PMCID: PMC9144317 DOI: 10.3390/ph15050511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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We report efficient synthetic methodologies for the preparation of 3-amino and 3-hydroxy 3-pyrrolin-2-ones (unsaturated γ-lactams) through a multicomponent reaction of amines, aldehydes and acetylene or pyruvate derivatives. The densely substituted γ-lactam substrates show in vitro cytotoxicity, inhibiting the growth of the carcinoma human tumor cell lines RKO (human colon epithelial carcinoma), SKOV3 (human ovarian carcinoma) and A549 (carcinomic human alveolar basal epithelial cell). In view of the possibilities for the diversity of the substituents that offer a multicomponent, synthetic methodology, an extensive structure–activity profile is presented. In addition, the bioisosteric replacement of the flat ester group by a tetrahedral phosphonate or phosphine oxide moiety in γ-lactam substrates leads to increased growth inhibition activity. Cell morphology analysis and flow cytometry assays indicate that the main pathway by which our compounds induce cytotoxicity is based on the activation of the intracellular apoptotic mechanism.
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- Xabier del Corte
- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (X.d.C.); (A.L.-F.); (E.M.d.M.); (F.P.); (C.A.); (J.M.d.l.S.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (X.d.C.); (A.L.-F.); (E.M.d.M.); (F.P.); (C.A.); (J.M.d.l.S.)
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- NanoBioCel Group, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (I.V.-B.); (M.S.-R.)
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Bioaraba, NanoBioCel Research Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- NanoBioCel Group, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (I.V.-B.); (M.S.-R.)
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Bioaraba, NanoBioCel Research Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (X.d.C.); (A.L.-F.); (E.M.d.M.); (F.P.); (C.A.); (J.M.d.l.S.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (X.d.C.); (A.L.-F.); (E.M.d.M.); (F.P.); (C.A.); (J.M.d.l.S.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (X.d.C.); (A.L.-F.); (E.M.d.M.); (F.P.); (C.A.); (J.M.d.l.S.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (X.d.C.); (A.L.-F.); (E.M.d.M.); (F.P.); (C.A.); (J.M.d.l.S.)
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- NanoBioCel Group, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (I.V.-B.); (M.S.-R.)
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Bioaraba, NanoBioCel Research Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Correspondence: (J.L.P.); (J.V.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (X.d.C.); (A.L.-F.); (E.M.d.M.); (F.P.); (C.A.); (J.M.d.l.S.)
- Correspondence: (J.L.P.); (J.V.)
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Song F, Hu J, Zhang X, Xu W, Yang J, Li S, Xu X. Unique Cyclized Thiolopyrrolones from the Marine-Derived Streptomyces sp. BTBU20218885. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:md20030214. [PMID: 35323513 PMCID: PMC8953990 DOI: 10.3390/md20030214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Two new cyclized thiolopyrrolone derivatives, namely, thiolopyrrolone A (1) and 2,2-dioxidothiolutin (2), together with the kn own compound, thiolutin (3) were identified from a marine-derived Streptomyces sp. BTBU20218885, which was isolated from a mud sample collected from the coastal region of Xiamen, China. Their chemical structures were determined using spectroscopic data, including HRESIMS, 1D and 2D NMR techniques. 1 possessed a unique unsymmetrical sulfur-containing thiolopyrrolone structure. All the compounds were tested for bioactivities against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG), Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Candida albicans. 1 displayed antibacterial activities against BCG, M. tuberculosis, and S. aureus with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 10, 10, and 100 μg/mL, respectively. Thiolutin (3) showed antibacterial activities against E. coli, BCG, M. tuberculosis, and S. aureus with MIC values of 6.25, 0.3125, 0.625, and 3.125 μg/mL, respectively.
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- Fuhang Song
- School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China;
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- Laboratory of RNA Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;
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- School of Ocean Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China; (X.Z.); (W.X.); (J.Y.)
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- School of Ocean Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China; (X.Z.); (W.X.); (J.Y.)
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- School of Ocean Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China; (X.Z.); (W.X.); (J.Y.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China;
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- School of Ocean Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China; (X.Z.); (W.X.); (J.Y.)
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The Streptomyces clavuligerus genome consists in a linear chromosome of about 6.7 Mb and four plasmids (pSCL1 to pSCL4), the latter one of 1.8 Mb. Deletion of pSCL4, results in viable mutants with high instability in the chromosome arms, which may lead to chromosome circularisation. Transcriptomic and proteomic studies comparing different mutants with the wild-type strain improved our knowledge on the biosynthesis and regulation of clavulanic acid, cephamycin C and holomycin. Additional knowledge has been obtained on the SARP-type CcaR activator and the network of connections with other regulators (Brp, AreB, AdpA, BldG, RelA) controlling ccaR expression. The transcriptional pattern of the cephamycin and clavulanic acid clusters is supported by the binding of CcaR to different promoters and confirmed that ClaR is a CcaR-dependent activator that controls the late steps of clavulanic biosynthesis. Metabolomic studies allowed the detection of new metabolites produced by S. clavuligerus such as naringenin, desferroxamines, several N-acyl tunicamycins, the terpenes carveol and cuminyl alcohol or bafilomycin J. Heterologous expression of S. clavuligerus terpene synthases resulted in the formation of no less than 15 different terpenes, although none of them was detected in S. clavuligerus culture broth. In summary, application of the Omic tools results in a better understanding of the molecular biology of S. clavuligerus, that allows the use of this strain as an industrial actinobacterial platform and helps to improve CA production.
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- Paloma Liras
- Microbiology Section. Department of Molecular Biology University of León, León 24071. Spain
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- Microbiology Section. Department of Molecular Biology University of León, León 24071. Spain
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A Multicomponent Protocol for the Synthesis of Highly Functionalized γ-Lactam Derivatives and Their Applications as Antiproliferative Agents. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:ph14080782. [PMID: 34451879 PMCID: PMC8400033 DOI: 10.3390/ph14080782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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An efficient synthetic methodology for the preparation of 3-amino 1,5-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-2-ones through a multicomponent reaction of amines, aldehydes, and pyruvate derivatives is reported. In addition, the densely substituted lactam substrates show in vitro cytotoxicity, inhibiting the growth of carcinoma human tumor cell lines HEK293 (human embryonic kidney), MCF7 (human breast adenocarcinoma), HTB81 (human prostate carcinoma), HeLa (human epithelioid cervix carcinoma), RKO (human colon epithelial carcinoma), SKOV3 (human ovarian carcinoma), and A549 (carcinomic human alveolar basal epithelial cell). Given the possibilities in the diversity of the substituents that offer the multicomponent synthetic methodology, an extensive structure-activity profile is presented. In addition, both enantiomers of phosphonate-derived γ-lactam have been synthesized and isolated and a study of the cytotoxic activity of the racemic substrate vs. its two enantiomers is also presented. Cell morphology analysis and flow cytometry assays indicate that the main pathway by which our compounds induce cytotoxicity is based on the activation of the intracellular apoptotic mechanism.
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Nagulapalli Venkata KC, Ellebrecht M, Tripathi SK. Efforts towards the inhibitor design for New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM-1). Eur J Med Chem 2021; 225:113747. [PMID: 34391033 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Antimicrobial stewardship is imperative when treating bacterial infections because the misuse and overuse of antibiotics have caused pathogens to develop life-threatening resistance mechanisms. The New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM-1) is one of many enzymes that enable bacterial resistance. NDM-1 is a more recently discovered beta-lactamase with the ability to inactivate a wide range of beta-lactam antibiotics. Multiple NDM-1 inhibitors have been designed and tested; however, due to the complexity of the NDM-1 active site, there is currently no inhibitor on the market. Consequently, an infection caused by bacteria possessing the gene for the NDM-1 enzyme is a serious and potentially fatal complication. An abundance of research has been invested over the past decade in search of an NDM-1 inhibitor. This review aims to summarize various NDM-1 inhibitor designs that have been developed in recent years.
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- St. Louis College of Pharmacy, University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, MS, 38677, USA
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Johnson RA, Chan AN, Ward RD, McGlade CA, Hatfield BM, Peters JM, Li B. Inhibition of Isoleucyl-tRNA Synthetase by the Hybrid Antibiotic Thiomarinol. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:12003-12013. [PMID: 34342433 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c02622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Hybrid antibiotics are an emerging antimicrobial strategy to overcome antibiotic resistance. The natural product thiomarinol A is a hybrid of two antibiotics: holothin, a dithiolopyrrolone (DTP), and marinolic acid, a close analogue of the drug mupirocin that is used to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). DTPs disrupt metal homeostasis by chelating metal ions in cells, whereas mupirocin targets the essential enzyme isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase (IleRS). Thiomarinol A is over 100-fold more potent than mupirocin against mupirocin-sensitive MRSA; however, its mode of action has been unknown. We show that thiomarinol A targets IleRS. A knockdown of the IleRS-encoding gene, ileS, exhibited sensitivity to a synthetic analogue of thiomarinol A in a chemical genomics screen. Thiomarinol A inhibits MRSA IleRS with a picomolar Ki and binds to IleRS with low femtomolar affinity, 1600 times more tightly than mupirocin. We find that thiomarinol A remains effective against high-level mupirocin-resistant MRSA and provide evidence to support a dual mode of action for thiomarinol A that may include both IleRS inhibition and metal chelation. We demonstrate that MRSA develops resistance to thiomarinol A to a substantially lesser degree than mupirocin and the potent activity of thiomarinol A requires hybridity between DTP and mupirocin. Our findings identify a mode of action of a natural hybrid antibiotic and demonstrate the potential of hybrid antibiotics to combat antibiotic resistance.
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- Rachel A Johnson
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States.,Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States.,Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53726, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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Booysen E, Dicks LMT. Does the Future of Antibiotics Lie in Secondary Metabolites Produced by Xenorhabdus spp.? A Review. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins 2021; 12:1310-1320. [PMID: 32844362 DOI: 10.1007/s12602-020-09688-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The over-prescription of antibiotics for treatment of infections is primarily to blame for the increase in bacterial resistance. Added to the problem is the slow rate at which novel antibiotics are discovered and the many processes that need to be followed to classify antimicrobials safe for medical use. Xenorhabdus spp. of the family Enterobacteriaceae, mutualistically associated with entomopathogenic nematodes of the genus Steinernema, produce a variety of antibacterial peptides, including bacteriocins, depsipeptides, xenocoumacins and PAX (peptide antimicrobial-Xenorhabdus) peptides, plus additional secondary metabolites with antibacterial and antifungal activity. The secondary metabolites of some strains are active against protozoa and a few have anti-carcinogenic properties. It is thus not surprising that nematodes invaded by a single strain of a Xenorhabdus species are not infected by other microorganisms. In this review, the antimicrobial compounds produced by Xenorhabdus spp. are listed and the gene clusters involved in synthesis of these secondary metabolites are discussed. We also review growth conditions required for increased production of antimicrobial compounds.
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- E Booysen
- Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa.
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Ye ZP, Hu YZ, Guan JP, Chen K, Liu F, Gao J, Xiao JA, Xiang HY, Chen XQ, Yang H. Photocatalytic Cyclization/Defluorination Domino Sequence to Access 3-Fluoro-1,5-dihydro-2 H-pyrrol-2-one Scaffold. Org Lett 2021; 23:4754-4758. [PMID: 34061549 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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We herein report an unprecedented photoinduced cyclization/defluorination domino process of N-allylbromodifluoroacetamide with cyclic secondary amines. Consequently, a wide array of valuable 3-fluoro-1,5-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-2-ones were facilely prepared from readily available starting materials under mild conditions. Preliminary mechanistic investigations suggest that a radical chain propagation and amine-promoted defluorination pathway are presumably involved in this transformation.
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- Zhi-Peng Ye
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanning Normal University, Nanning 530001, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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Holomycin, an Antibiotic Secondary Metabolite, Is Required for Biofilm Formation by the Native Producer Photobacterium galatheae S2753. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:AEM.00169-21. [PMID: 33771780 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00169-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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While the effects of antibiotics on microorganisms are widely studied, it remains less well understood how antibiotics affect the physiology of the native producing organisms. Here, using a marine bacterium, Photobacterium galatheae S2753, that produces the antibiotic holomycin, we generated a holomycin-deficient strain by in-frame deletion of hlmE, the core gene responsible for holomycin production. Mass spectrometry analysis of cell extracts confirmed that the ΔhlmE strain did not produce holomycin and that the mutant was devoid of antibacterial activity. Biofilm formation of the ΔhlmE strain was significantly reduced compared to that of wild-type S2753 and was restored in an hlmE complementary mutant. Consistent with this, exogenous holomycin, but not its dimethylated and less antibacterial derivative, S,S'-dimethyl holomycin, restored the biofilm formation of the ΔhlmE strain. Furthermore, zinc starvation was found to be essential for both holomycin production and biofilm formation of S2753, although the molecular mechanism remains elusive. Collectively, these data suggest that holomycin promotes biofilm formation of S2753 via its ene-disulfide group. Lastly, the addition of holomycin at subinhibitory concentrations also enhanced the biofilms of four other Vibrionaceae strains. P. galatheae likely gains an ecological advantage from producing holomycin as both an antibiotic and a biofilm stimulator, which facilitates nutrition acquisition and protects P. galatheae from environmental stresses. Studying the function of antibiotic compounds in the native producer will shed light on their roles in nature and could point to novel bioprospecting strategies.IMPORTANCE Despite the societal impact of antibiotics, their ecological functions remain elusive and have mostly been studied by exposing nonproducing bacteria to subinhibitory concentrations. Here, we studied the effects of the antibiotic holomycin on its native producer, Photobacterium galatheae S2753, a Vibrionaceae bacterium. Holomycin provides a distinct advantage to S2753 both as an antibiotic and by enhancing biofilm formation in the producer. Vibrionaceae species successfully thrive in global marine ecosystems, where they play critical ecological roles as free-living, symbiotic, or pathogenic bacteria. Genome mining has demonstrated that many have the potential to produce several bioactive compounds, including P. galatheae To unravel the contribution of the microbial metabolites to the development of marine microbial ecosystems, better insight into the function of these compounds in the producing organisms is needed. Our finding provides a model to pursue this and highlights the ecological importance of antibiotics to the fitness of the producing organisms.
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Booysen E, Rautenbach M, Stander MA, Dicks LMT. Profiling the Production of Antimicrobial Secondary Metabolites by Xenorhabdus khoisanae J194 Under Different Culturing Conditions. Front Chem 2021; 9:626653. [PMID: 33859975 PMCID: PMC8042232 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.626653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Species from the genus Xenorhabdus, endosymbiotic bacteria of Steinernema nematodes, produce several antibacterial and antifungal compounds, some of which are anti-parasitic. In this study, we report on the effect growth conditions have on the production of antimicrobial compounds produced by Xenorhabdus khoisanae J194. The strain was cultured in aerated and non-aerated broth, respectively, and on solid media. Production of antimicrobial compounds was detected after 24 h of growth in liquid media, with highest levels recorded after 96 h. Highest antimicrobial activity was obtained from cells cultured on solid media. By using ultraperformance liquid chromatography linked to mass spectrometry and HPLC, a plethora of known Xenorhabdus compounds were identified. These compounds are the PAX lipopeptides (PAX 1', PAX 3', PAX 5, and PAX 7E), xenocoumacins and xenoamicins. Differences observed in the MS-MS fractionation patterns collected in this study, when compared to previous studies indicated that this strain produces novel xenoamicins. Three novel antimicrobial compounds, khoicin, xenopep and rhabdin, were identified and structurally characterized based on MS-MS fractionation patterns, amino acid analysis and whole genome analysis. The various compounds produced under the three different conditions indicates that the secondary metabolism of X. khoisanae J194 may be regulated by oxygen, water activity or both. Based on these findings X. khoisanae J194 produce a variety of antimicrobial compounds that may have application in disease control.
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- Elzaan Booysen
- Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.,LCMS Central Analytical Facility, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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A theoretical insight into the reducing properties of bicyclic dithia hydrocarbons and hetero-bicyclic dithiolopyrrolone compounds with rotation-restricted planar disulfide linkage. Struct Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-020-01613-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Jin S, Li SJ, Ma X, Su J, Chen H, Lan Y, Song Q. Elemental-Sulfur-Enabled Divergent Synthesis of Disulfides, Diselenides, and Polythiophenes from β-CF 3 -1,3-Enynes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:881-888. [PMID: 32985082 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202009194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Divergent synthesis for precise constructions of cyclic unsymmetrical diaryl disulfides or diselenides and polythiophenes from CF3 -containing 1,3-enynes and S8 was developed when the ortho group is F, Cl, Br, and NO2 on aromatic rings. Meanwhile, disulfides (diselenides) were also quickly constructed when the ortho group is H. These transformations undergo cascade thiophene construction/selective C3-position thiolation process, featuring simple operations, divergent synthesis, broad substrate scope, readily available starting materials, and valuable products. A novel plausible radical annulation process was proposed and validated by DFT calculations for the first time. A series of derivatizations about the thiophene (TBT) and disulfides were also well-represented.
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- Shengnan Jin
- Institute of Next Generation Matter Transformation, College of Material Sciences Engineering at, Huaqiao University, 668 Jimei Blvd, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, and Institute of Green Catalysis, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, Fujian Province University, College of Chemistry at, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, P. R. China
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- Institute of Next Generation Matter Transformation, College of Material Sciences Engineering at, Huaqiao University, 668 Jimei Blvd, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, and Institute of Green Catalysis, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, P. R. China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, P. R. China
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- Institute of Next Generation Matter Transformation, College of Material Sciences Engineering at, Huaqiao University, 668 Jimei Blvd, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, Fujian Province University, College of Chemistry at, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, P. R. China
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Maglangit F, Yu Y, Deng H. Bacterial pathogens: threat or treat (a review on bioactive natural products from bacterial pathogens). Nat Prod Rep 2021; 38:782-821. [PMID: 33119013 DOI: 10.1039/d0np00061b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Covering: up to the second quarter of 2020 Threat or treat? While pathogenic bacteria pose significant threats, they also represent a huge reservoir of potential pharmaceuticals to treat various diseases. The alarming antimicrobial resistance crisis and the dwindling clinical pipeline urgently call for the discovery and development of new antibiotics. Pathogenic bacteria have an enormous potential for natural products drug discovery, yet they remained untapped and understudied. Herein, we review the specialised metabolites isolated from entomopathogenic, phytopathogenic, and human pathogenic bacteria with antibacterial and antifungal activities, highlighting those currently in pre-clinical trials or with potential for drug development. Selected unusual biosynthetic pathways, the key roles they play (where known) in various ecological niches are described. We also provide an overview of the mode of action (molecular target), activity, and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) towards bacteria and fungi. The exploitation of pathogenic bacteria as a rich source of antimicrobials, combined with the recent advances in genomics and natural products research methodology, could pave the way for a new golden age of antibiotic discovery. This review should serve as a compendium to communities of medicinal chemists, organic chemists, natural product chemists, biochemists, clinical researchers, and many others interested in the subject.
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- Fleurdeliz Maglangit
- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, College of Science, University of the Philippines Cebu, Lahug, Cebu City, 6000, Philippines. and Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK.
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- Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery (MOE), Hubei Province Engineering and Technology Research Centre for Fluorinated Pharmaceuticals, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK.
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Tsunematsu Y, Maeda N, Sato M, Hara K, Hashimoto H, Watanabe K, Hertweck C. Specialized Flavoprotein Promotes Sulfur Migration and Spiroaminal Formation in Aspirochlorine Biosynthesis. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 143:206-213. [PMID: 33351612 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c08879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Epidithiodiketopiperazines (ETPs) are a class of ecologically and medicinally important cyclodipeptides bearing a reactive transannular disulfide bridge. Aspirochlorine, an antifungal and toxic ETP isolated from Aspergillus oryzae used in sake brewing, deviates from the common ETP scaffold owing to its unusual ring-enlarged disulfide bridge linked to a spiroaminal ring system. Although this disulfide ring system is implicated in the biological activity of ETPs the biochemical basis for this derailment has remained a mystery. Here we report the discovery of a novel oxidoreductase (AclR) that represents the first-in-class enzyme catalyzing both a carbon-sulfur bond migration and spiro-ring formation, and that the acl pathway involves a cryptic acetylation as a prerequisite for the rearrangement. Genetic screening in A. oryzae identified aclR as the candidate for the complex biotransformation, and the aclR-deficient mutant provided the biosynthetic intermediate, unexpectedly harboring an acetyl group. In vitro assays showed that AclR alone promotes 1,2-sulfamyl migration, elimination of the acetoxy group, and spiroaminal formation. AclR features a thioredoxin oxidoreductase fold with a noncanonical CXXH motif that is distinct from the CXXC in the disulfide forming oxidase for the ETP biosynthesis. Crystallographic and mutational analyses of AclR revealed that the CXXH motif is crucial for catalysis, whereas the flavin-adenine dinucleotide is required as a support of the protein fold, and not as a redox cofactor. AclR proved to be a suitable bioinformatics handle to discover a number of related fungal gene clusters that potentially code for the biosynthesis of derailed ETP compounds. Our results highlight a specialized role of the thioredoxin oxidoreductase family enzyme in the ETP pathway and expand the chemical diversity of small molecules bearing an aberrant disulfide pharmacophore.
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- Yuta Tsunematsu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.,Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Chemistry and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstrasse 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Faculty of Biological Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Jin S, Li S, Ma X, Su J, Chen H, Lan Y, Song Q. Elemental‐Sulfur‐Enabled Divergent Synthesis of Disulfides, Diselenides, and Polythiophenes from β‐CF
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‐1,3‐Enynes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202009194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Shengnan Jin
- Institute of Next Generation Matter Transformation College of Material Sciences Engineering at Huaqiao University 668 Jimei Blvd Xiamen Fujian 361021 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, and Institute of Green Catalysis Zhengzhou University 100 Science Avenue Zhengzhou Henan 450001 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery Fujian Province University College of Chemistry at Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P. R. China
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- Institute of Next Generation Matter Transformation College of Material Sciences Engineering at Huaqiao University 668 Jimei Blvd Xiamen Fujian 361021 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Chongqing University Chongqing 400030 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, and Institute of Green Catalysis Zhengzhou University 100 Science Avenue Zhengzhou Henan 450001 P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Chongqing University Chongqing 400030 P. R. China
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- Institute of Next Generation Matter Transformation College of Material Sciences Engineering at Huaqiao University 668 Jimei Blvd Xiamen Fujian 361021 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery Fujian Province University College of Chemistry at Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P. R. China
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Merrouche R, Yekkour A, Coppel Y, Bouras N, Zitouni A, Mathieu F, Sabaou N. Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137, the first non-Streptomyces actinobacterium, produces holomycin after cystine feeding. Arch Microbiol 2020; 202:2509-2516. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-020-01971-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Yao T, Zhang F, Zhang J, Liu L. Palladium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Heck-Type Dearomative [4 + 2] Annulation of 2 H-Isoindole Derivatives with Internal Alkynes. Org Lett 2020; 22:5063-5067. [PMID: 32539418 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Here, an interesting palladium-catalyzed intermolecular Heck-type dearomative [4 + 2] annulation of 2H-isoindole derivatives with internal alkynes has been developed, affording diverse polycyclic pyrrolidine scaffolds in good yield. This reaction is a useful method for the transformation of 2H-isoindole.
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- Tengfei Yao
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, P.R. China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China
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Huang MH, Kong B, Meng JY, Lv YB, Peng YF, Chen YP, Tan XD. Discovery of novel N-aryl pyrrothine derivatives as bacterial RNA polymerase inhibitors. Chem Biol Drug Des 2020; 96:1262-1271. [PMID: 32491252 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP) is a validated drug target for broad-spectrum antibiotics, and its "switch region" is considered as the promising binding site for novel antibiotics. Based on the core scaffold of dithiolopyrrolone, a series of N-aryl pyrrothine derivatives was designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their antibacterial activity. Compounds generally displayed more active against Gram-positive bacteria, but less against Gram-negative bacteria. Among them, compound 6e exhibited moderate antibacterial activity against clinical isolates of rifampin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with minimum inhibition concentration value of 1-2 μg/ml and inhibited Escherichia coli RNAP with IC50 value of 12.0 ± 0.9 μM. In addition, compound 6e showed certain degree of cytotoxicity against HepG2 and LO2 cells. Furthermore, molecular docking studies suggested that compound 6e might interact with the switch region of bacterial RNAP in a similar conformation to myxopyronin A. Together, the N-aryl pyrrothine scaffold is a promising lead for discovery of antibacterial drugs acting against bacterial RNAP.
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- Mo-Han Huang
- College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.,Department of Pharmacy, Liuzhou People's Hospital, Liuzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.,Guangxi Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine for Treating High-Incidence Infectious Diseases with Integrative Medicine, Nanning, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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Radical substitution on tetrasulfides is demonstrated to be a highly effective means to prepare unsymmetric disulfides. Alkyl and aryl radicals generated thermally or photochemically underwent substitution on readily prepared dialkyl, diaryl, and diacyl tetrasulfides to yield the corresponding disulfides in good to excellent yields. Classic and contemporary thermal and photochemical radical sources could be employed; while photoredox catalysis approaches led to either oxidation or reduction of the tetrasulfide, energy transfer photocatalysis was particularly useful. The success of the approach is driven by the thermodynamic stability of the perthiyl radicals formed upon substitution on the tetrasulfide; they simply combine under the reaction conditions to provide the starting tetrasulfide. Competition kinetic experiments reveal that alkyl radical substitution on tetrasulfides is a rapid reaction (6 × 105 M-1 s-1) that is enhanced at least 6-fold upon moving from dialkyl tetrasulfide to diacyl tetrasulfide due to favorable polar effects. This unique and versatile reaction enables introduction of disulfide moieties from a variety of radical precursors and straightforward access to hydropersulfides.
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- Zijun Wu
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel hybrids of N-aryl pyrrothine-base α-pyrone as bacterial RNA polymerase inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2020; 30:127146. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2020.127146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel N-2,4-dimethoxyphenyl dithiolopyrrolone derivatives as bacterial RNA polymerase inhibitors. Med Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-020-02550-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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del Corte X, López-Francés A, Maestro A, Martinez de Marigorta E, Palacios F, Vicario J. Brönsted Acid Catalyzed Multicomponent Synthesis of Phosphorus and Fluorine-Derived γ-Lactam Derivatives. J Org Chem 2020; 85:14369-14383. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c00280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Xabier del Corte
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados “Lucio Lascaray”- Facultad de Farmacia, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados “Lucio Lascaray”- Facultad de Farmacia, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados “Lucio Lascaray”- Facultad de Farmacia, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados “Lucio Lascaray”- Facultad de Farmacia, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados “Lucio Lascaray”- Facultad de Farmacia, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados “Lucio Lascaray”- Facultad de Farmacia, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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Kabir MZ, Benbekhti Z, Ridzwan NFW, Merrouche R, Bouras N, Mohamad SB, Tayyab S. Biophysical and in silico investigations of the molecular association between a potent RNA polymerase inhibitor, thiolutin and human serum albumin. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.112648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Zhou W, Liang H, Qin X, Cao D, Zhu X, Ju J, Shen B, Duan Y, Huang Y. The Isolation of Pyrroloformamide Congeners and Characterization of Their Biosynthetic Gene Cluster. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2020; 83:202-209. [PMID: 32049520 PMCID: PMC7577424 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Dithiolopyrrolones are microbial natural products containing a disulfide or thiosulfonate bridge embedded in a unique bicyclic structure. By interfering with zinc ion homeostasis in living cells, they show strong antibacterial activity against a variety of bacterial pathogens, as well as potent cytotoxicity against human cancer cells. In the current study, two new dithiolopyrrolones, pyrroloformamide C (3) and pyrroloformamide D (4), were isolated from Streptomyces sp. CB02980, together with the known pyrroloformamides 1 and 2. The biosynthetic gene cluster for pyrroloformamides was identified from Streptomyces sp. CB02980, which shared high sequence similarity with those of dithiolopyrrolones, including holomycin and thiolutin. Gene replacement of pyfE, which encodes a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS), abolished the production of 1-4. Overexpression of pyfN, a type II thioesterase gene, increased the production of 1 and 2. Genome neighborhood network analysis of the characterized and orphan gene clusters of dithiolopyrrolones revealed a unified mechanism for their biosynthesis, involving an iterative-acting NRPS and a set of conserved tailoring enzymes for the bicyclic core formation.
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- Wenqing Zhou
- Xiangya International Academy of Translational Medicine at Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People’s Republic of China
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- Xiangya International Academy of Translational Medicine at Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, People’s Republic of China
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- Xiangya International Academy of Translational Medicine at Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People’s Republic of China
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- Xiangya International Academy of Translational Medicine at Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People’s Republic of China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Natural Product Drug Discover, Changsha, Hunan 410011, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia, RNAM Center for Marine Microbiology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, People’s Republic of China
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- Departments of Chemistry, Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
- Molecular Medicine, Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
- Natural Products Library Initiative, Jupiter, Florida 33458, United States
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- Xiangya International Academy of Translational Medicine at Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People’s Republic of China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Natural Product Drug Discover, Changsha, Hunan 410011, People’s Republic of China
- National Engineering Research Center of Combinatorial Biosynthesis for Drug Discovery, Changsha, Hunan 410011, People’s Republic of China
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- Xiangya International Academy of Translational Medicine at Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, People’s Republic of China
- National Engineering Research Center of Combinatorial Biosynthesis for Drug Discovery, Changsha, Hunan 410011, People’s Republic of China
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Varrella S, Tangherlini M, Corinaldesi C. Deep Hypersaline Anoxic Basins as Untapped Reservoir of Polyextremophilic Prokaryotes of Biotechnological Interest. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:md18020091. [PMID: 32019162 PMCID: PMC7074082 DOI: 10.3390/md18020091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Deep-sea hypersaline anoxic basins (DHABs) are considered to be among the most extreme ecosystems on our planet, allowing only the life of polyextremophilic organisms. DHABs’ prokaryotes exhibit extraordinary metabolic capabilities, representing a hot topic for microbiologists and biotechnologists. These are a source of enzymes and new secondary metabolites with valuable applications in different biotechnological fields. Here, we review the current knowledge on prokaryotic diversity in DHABs, highlighting the biotechnological applications of identified taxa and isolated species. The discovery of new species and molecules from these ecosystems is expanding our understanding of life limits and is expected to have a strong impact on biotechnological applications.
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- Stefano Varrella
- Department of Materials, Environmental Sciences and Urban Planning, Polytechnic University of Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy;
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- Department of Materials, Environmental Sciences and Urban Planning, Polytechnic University of Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy;
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Repurposing old drugs as new inhibitors of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway for cancer treatment. Semin Cancer Biol 2019; 68:105-122. [PMID: 31883910 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2019.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) plays a central role in the degradation of cellular proteins. Targeting protein degradation has been validated as an effective strategy for cancer therapy since 2003. Several components of the UPS have been validated as potential anticancer targets, including 20S proteasomes, 19S proteasome-associated deubiquitinases (DUBs) and ubiquitin ligases (E3s). 20S proteasome inhibitors (such as bortezomib/BTZ and carfilzomib/CFZ) have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) and some other liquid tumors. Although survival of MM patients has been improved by the introduction of BTZ-based therapies, these clinical 20S proteasome inhibitors have several limitations, including emergence of resistance in MM patients, neuro-toxicities, and little efficacy in solid tumors. One of strategies to improve the current status of cancer treatment is to repurpose old drugs with UPS-inhibitory properties as new anticancer agents. Old drug reposition represents an attractive drug discovery approach compared to the traditional de novo drug discovery process which is time-consuming and costly. In this review, we summarize status of repurposed inhibitors of various UPS components, including 20S proteasomes, 19S-associated DUBs, and ubiquitin ligase E3s. The original and new mechanisms of action, molecular targets, and potential anticancer activities of these repurposed UPS inhibitors are reviewed, and their new uses including combinational therapies for cancer treatment are discussed.
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Merrouche R, Yekkour A, Coppel Y, Bouras N, Zitouni A, Lebrihi A, Mathieu F, Sabaou N. A new dithiolopyrrolone antibiotic triggered by a long fermentation of Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137 in sorbic acid-amended medium. Lett Appl Microbiol 2019; 69:294-301. [PMID: 31424588 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137 is an actinobacterium isolated from Algerian Saharan soil. It produces bioactive compounds belonging to the dithiolopyrrolone class of antibiotics, which are characterized by the possession of a unique pyrrolinonodithiole nucleus. Dithiolopyrrolones are known for their strong antibacterial and antifungal activities. This class of antibiotics generated great interest after the discovery of their anticancer properties. In this study, an antibiotic named PR11, produced after a long bacterial fermentation (11 days) in sorbic acid-containing culture broth, was characterized as a new dithiolopyrrolone derivative. After HPLC analysis and purification, the chemical structure of this antibiotic was determined by 1 H- and 13 C-nuclear magnetic resonance, mass and UV-visible data. PR11 was thus characterized as an iso-hexanoyl-pyrrothine, a novel dithiolopyrrolone derivative. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of the new induced antibiotic were determined against several pathogenic micro-organisms. A moderate to strong activity was noted against all Gram-positive bacteria, filamentous fungi and yeasts tested. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Given the strong activities of dithiolopyrrolones against diverse prokaryotic and eukaryotic micro-organisms including potent selective-anticancer activity, the discovery of new-related derivatives draw continuous attention for therapeutic research. Depending on nature and concentration of added precursor, Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137 produce several dithiolopyrrolone coumpounds. In this study, sorbic acid addition combined to long fermentation duration was shown to induce the biosynthesis of a novel dithiolopyrrolone derivative. After purification and full spectroscopic and spectrometric study, the compound was characterized as iso-hexanoyl-pyrrothine. In the future investigation for novel dithiolopyrrolone discovery, fermentation duration should be regarded as a key parameter as well.
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- R Merrouche
- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria.,Institut National de Recherche Agronomique d'Algérie, Alger, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, UPS, INPT, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria.,Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie et Sciences de la Terre, Université de Ghardaïa, Ghardaïa, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria
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A Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Multicomponent Reaction for the Synthesis of Highly Functionalized γ-Lactam Derivatives. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24162951. [PMID: 31416281 PMCID: PMC6719937 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24162951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Brønsted acids catalyze a multicomponent reaction of benzaldehyde with amines and diethyl acetylenedicarboxylate to afford highly functionalized γ-lactam derivatives. The reaction consists of a Mannich reaction of an enamine to an imine, both generated in situ, promoted by a phosphoric acid catalyst and a subsequent intramolecular cyclization. The hydrolysis of the cyclic enamine substrate can provide enol derivatives and, moreover, a second attack of the amine on the carboxylate can afford amide derivatives. An optimization of the reaction conditions is presented in order to obtain selectively cyclic enamines that can afford the enol species after selective hydrolysis.
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Shi YM, Bode HB. Chemical language and warfare of bacterial natural products in bacteria-nematode-insect interactions. Nat Prod Rep 2019; 35:309-335. [PMID: 29359226 DOI: 10.1039/c7np00054e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Covering: up to November 2017 Organismic interaction is one of the fundamental principles for survival in any ecosystem. Today, numerous examples show the interaction between microorganisms like bacteria and higher eukaryotes that can be anything between mutualistic to parasitic/pathogenic symbioses. There is also increasing evidence that microorganisms are used by higher eukaryotes not only for the supply of essential factors like vitamins but also as biological weapons to protect themselves or to kill other organisms. Excellent examples for such systems are entomopathogenic nematodes of the genera Heterorhabditis and Steinernema that live in mutualistic symbiosis with bacteria of the genera Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus, respectively. Although these systems have been used successfully in organic farming on an industrial scale, it was only shown during the last 15 years that several different natural products (NPs) produced by the bacteria play key roles in the complex life cycle of the bacterial symbionts, the nematode host and the insect prey that is killed by and provides nutrients for the nematode-bacteria pair. Since the bacteria can switch from mutualistic to pathogenic lifestyle, interacting with two different types of higher eukaryotes, and since the full system with all players can be established in the lab, they are promising model systems to elucidate the natural function of microbial NPs. This review summarizes the current knowledge as well as open questions for NPs from Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus and tries to assign their roles in the tritrophic relationship.
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- Yi-Ming Shi
- Merck-Stiftungsprofessur für Molekulare Biotechnologie, Fachbereich Biowissenschaften, Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main 60438, Germany
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Wencewicz TA. Crossroads of Antibiotic Resistance and Biosynthesis. J Mol Biol 2019; 431:3370-3399. [PMID: 31288031 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2019.06.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Revised: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The biosynthesis of antibiotics and self-protection mechanisms employed by antibiotic producers are an integral part of the growing antibiotic resistance threat. The origins of clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes found in human pathogens have been traced to ancient microbial producers of antibiotics in natural environments. Widespread and frequent antibiotic use amplifies environmental pools of antibiotic resistance genes and increases the likelihood for the selection of a resistance event in human pathogens. This perspective will provide an overview of the origins of antibiotic resistance to highlight the crossroads of antibiotic biosynthesis and producer self-protection that result in clinically relevant resistance mechanisms. Some case studies of synergistic antibiotic combinations, adjuvants, and hybrid antibiotics will also be presented to show how native antibiotic producers manage the emergence of antibiotic resistance.
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- Timothy A Wencewicz
- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
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Esau L, Zhang G, Sagar S, Stingl U, Bajic VB, Kaur M. Mining the deep Red-Sea brine pool microbial community for anticancer therapeutics. BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2019; 19:142. [PMID: 31221160 PMCID: PMC6587256 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-019-2554-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Microbial species in the brine pools of the Red Sea and the brine pool-seawater interfaces are exposed to high temperature, high salinity, low oxygen levels and high concentrations of heavy metals. As adaptations to these harsh conditions require a large suite of secondary metabolites, these microbes have a huge potential as a source of novel anticancer molecules. METHODS A total of 60 ethyl-acetate extracts of newly isolated strains from extreme environments of the Red-Sea were isolated and tested against several human cancer cell lines for potential cytotoxic and apoptotic activities. RESULTS Isolates from the Erba brine-pool accounted for 50% of active bacterial extracts capable of inducing 30% or greater inhibition of cell growth. Among the 60 extracts screened, seven showed selectivity towards triple negative BT20 cells compared to normal fibroblasts. CONCLUSION In this study, we identified several extracts able to induce caspase-dependent apoptosis in various cancer cell lines. Further investigations and isolation of the active compounds of these Red Sea brine pool microbes may offer a chemotherapeutic potential for cancers with limited treatment options.
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Guo C, Chen Y, Zhu J, Wang J, Xu Y, Luan H, Zhu Z, Hu M, Wang H. Preparation, optimization of intravenous ZL-004 nanosuspensions by the precipitation method, effect of particle size on in vivo pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2019.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Merrouche R, Yekkour A, Coppel Y, Bouras N, Lamari L, Zitouni A, Mathieu F, Lebrihi A, Sabaou N. Effective biosynthesis of benzoyl-pyrrothine dithiolopyrrolone antibiotic by cinnamic acid-precursor addition in culture of Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137. Lett Appl Microbiol 2019; 68:165-172. [PMID: 30480824 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Dithiolopyrrolone antibiotics, produced by several micro-organisms, are known for their strong antimicrobial and antitumor activities. Among of this micro-organisms, Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137, a rare actinobacterium, has the ability to produce several dithiolopyrrolones derivatives depending on precursors added in the culture medium. After 10 days of strain fermentation on semi-synthetic medium supplemented with cinnamic acid and HPLC purification, biosynthesis of benzoyl-pyrrothine dithiolopyrrolone was evidenced through complete spectroscopic (UV-visible and 1H and 13C NMR) and spectrometric (electron impact mass spectrum) analyses. The pure molecule showed appreciable minimum inhibitory concentration values against several Gram-positive bacteria and filamentous fungi. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Dithiolopyrrolone antibiotics, known for their strong antimicrobial activities, gained greater interest after the discovery of their antitumor properties. Depending on precursors added, Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137 has the ability to produce several dithiolopyrrolones derivatives. Since biological activities of dithiolopyrrolones are related to their variable structure, discover of new natural analogues to be therapeutically explored remains a significant framework of research. In this study, a new dithiolopyrrolone derivative was purified from the fermentation broth of S. algeriensis NRRL B-24137. This new antibiotic, characterized as benzoyl-pyrrothine dithiolopyrrolone, was induced by adding cinnamic acid, as precursor, to a semi-synthetic medium.
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- R Merrouche
- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria.,Institut National de Recherche Agronomique d'Algérie, Station Mehdi Boualem Baraki, Alger, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, UPS, INPT, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria.,Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie et Sciences de la Terre, Université de Ghardaïa, Ghardaïa, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger, Algeria
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Buijs Y, Bech PK, Vazquez-Albacete D, Bentzon-Tilia M, Sonnenschein EC, Gram L, Zhang SD. Marine Proteobacteria as a source of natural products: advances in molecular tools and strategies. Nat Prod Rep 2019; 36:1333-1350. [DOI: 10.1039/c9np00020h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This review covers the recent advances in molecular tools and strategies for studies and use of natural products from marine Proteobacteria.
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- Yannick Buijs
- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine
- Technical University of Denmark
- DK-2800 Kgs Lyngby
- Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine
- Technical University of Denmark
- DK-2800 Kgs Lyngby
- Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine
- Technical University of Denmark
- DK-2800 Kgs Lyngby
- Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine
- Technical University of Denmark
- DK-2800 Kgs Lyngby
- Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine
- Technical University of Denmark
- DK-2800 Kgs Lyngby
- Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine
- Technical University of Denmark
- DK-2800 Kgs Lyngby
- Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine
- Technical University of Denmark
- DK-2800 Kgs Lyngby
- Denmark
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Nepal KK, Wang G. Streptomycetes: Surrogate hosts for the genetic manipulation of biosynthetic gene clusters and production of natural products. Biotechnol Adv 2019; 37:1-20. [PMID: 30312648 PMCID: PMC6343487 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2018.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Due to the worldwide prevalence of multidrug-resistant pathogens and high incidence of diseases such as cancer, there is an urgent need for the discovery and development of new drugs. Nearly half of the FDA-approved drugs are derived from natural products that are produced by living organisms, mainly bacteria, fungi, and plants. Commercial development is often limited by the low yield of the desired compounds expressed by the native producers. In addition, recent advances in whole genome sequencing and bioinformatics have revealed an abundance of cryptic biosynthetic gene clusters within microbial genomes. Genetic manipulation of clusters in the native host is commonly used to awaken poorly expressed or silent gene clusters, however, the lack of feasible genetic manipulation systems in many strains often hinders our ability to engineer the native producers. The transfer of gene clusters into heterologous hosts for expression of partial or entire biosynthetic pathways is an approach that can be used to overcome this limitation. Heterologous expression also facilitates the chimeric fusion of different biosynthetic pathways, leading to the generation of "unnatural" natural products. The genus Streptomyces is especially known to be a prolific source of drugs/antibiotics, its members are often used as heterologous expression hosts. In this review, we summarize recent applications of Streptomyces species, S. coelicolor, S. lividans, S. albus, S. venezuelae and S. avermitilis, as heterologous expression systems.
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- Keshav K Nepal
- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University, 5600 U.S. 1 North, Fort Pierce, FL 34946, USA
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- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University, 5600 U.S. 1 North, Fort Pierce, FL 34946, USA.
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Optimization of Extended-Release ZL-004 Nanosuspensions for In Vivo Pharmacokinetic Study to Enhance Low Solubility and Compliance. Molecules 2018; 24:molecules24010007. [PMID: 30577480 PMCID: PMC6337511 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24010007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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ZL-004, a promising small molecule that increases white blood cell counts, was developed for extended-release nanosuspensions to improve low solubility and compliance of patients. In vivo pharmacokinetic studies of nanosuspensions with different particle sizes and administration volumes were conducted. Unexpectedly, Cmax of NS-PC-L (1156 nm) was 1.3 fold higher than NS-PB-L (836 nm), and area under plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) was similar. It suggested that in vivo behavior of nanosuspensions was influenced significantly by the original dissolved drug, which did not only rely on the particle size but also the amount of the free stabilizers. In addition, smaller administration volume (0.1 mL) achieved significantly lower Cmax and AUC than the higher volume (0.5 mL), due to the reduced amount of dissolved drug. DSC and XPRD demonstrated that the crystal forms of nanosuspensions prepared by the precipitation method and high-pressure homogenization were similar; therefore, in vivo behaviors did not show significant differences. An additional 0.15% PEG 4000 enhanced the redispersity and maintained the particle size for 3 months. Finally, a nanosuspensions with the desired initial release was achieved, which lasted approximately 32 days steadily after a single dose. AUC and t1/2 were 161.2 fold and 22.9 fold higher than oral administration.
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