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Xu W, Sun TY, Di Y, Hao X, Wu YD. A comprehensive understanding of the mechanism of the biomimetic total synthesis of brevianamide A. Org Biomol Chem 2024. [PMID: 39292510 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00915k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/20/2024]
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Recently, several studies on the chemical synthesis of brevianamide A (BA) were reported. In particular, a highly efficient and remarkably selective synthetic strategy was reported by Lawrence's group. However, a unified mechanistic understanding of these results is still lacking. We have carried out a DFT study and proposed a unified mechanism to understand these experimental results. Starting from intermediate 2, the most favorable reaction sequence is a fast tautomerization, followed by a σ-migration of the base moiety, and a final inverse-electron demanding Diels-Alder reaction, resulting in the formation of the BA product stereoselectively. This reaction mechanism can also be applied to understand the biosynthesis of BA that involves enzymatic catalysis.
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- Wenqiang Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Lab of Computational Chemistry and Drug Design, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
- Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518132, China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518132, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Lab of Computational Chemistry and Drug Design, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
- Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518132, China
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Xu Z, Liang XT, White LV, Banwell MG, Tan S. Biomimetic and Concise Total Syntheses of Prenylated and Bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane-Containing Indole Alkaloids Including Taichunamide A, Notoamide N and Versicolamide B. J Org Chem 2024; 89:12639-12650. [PMID: 39180143 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c01559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/26/2024]
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Total syntheses of the title prenylated indole alkaloids together with seven others are reported. Biogenetic considerations have been employed in devising the reaction sequences leading to these targets with, in the opening stages, electrochemically-derived indole-3-carboxaldehyde 15 being subject to an aldol-type condensation reaction involving diketopiperazine derivative 19. This led, after prototopic shifts, intramolecular Diels-Alder cycloaddition and hydrolysis/deprotection steps, to the racemic forms of the bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane-containing natural product stephacidin A (2) and its C6 epimer 3. Epoxidation of the last compound afforded, following rearrangement of the primary oxidation products, a mixture of (±)-taichunamide A [(±)-4] and (±)-versicolamide B [(±)-7]. Related protocols allowed for the conversion of (±)-stephacidin A [(±)-2] into (±)-notoamide B [(±)-5]. Analogous aldol condensation, nucleophilic reduction, and epoxidation steps led to the formation of (-)-notoamide E and its conversion into notoamide C as well as the indole fragmentation product amoenamide E. A late-stage chlorination reaction applied to (±)-stephacidin A provided access to the spirocyclic oxindole (±)-notoamide N [(±)-6].
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- Zhongnan Xu
- Institute for Advanced and Applied Chemical Synthesis, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM & New Drugs Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute for Advanced and Applied Chemical Synthesis, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM & New Drugs Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute for Advanced and Applied Chemical Synthesis, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM & New Drugs Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute for Advanced and Applied Chemical Synthesis, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM & New Drugs Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute for Advanced and Applied Chemical Synthesis, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM & New Drugs Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Tjallinks G, Mattevi A, Fraaije MW. Biosynthetic Strategies of Berberine Bridge Enzyme-like Flavoprotein Oxidases toward Structural Diversification in Natural Product Biosynthesis. Biochemistry 2024; 63:2089-2110. [PMID: 39133819 PMCID: PMC11375781 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.4c00320] [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: 09/04/2024]
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Berberine bridge enzyme-like oxidases are often involved in natural product biosynthesis and are seen as essential enzymes for the generation of intricate pharmacophores. These oxidases have the ability to transfer a hydride atom to the FAD cofactor, which enables complex substrate modifications and rearrangements including (intramolecular) cyclizations, carbon-carbon bond formations, and nucleophilic additions. Despite the diverse range of activities, the mechanistic details of these reactions often remain incompletely understood. In this Review, we delve into the complexity that BBE-like oxidases from bacteria, fungal, and plant origins exhibit by providing an overview of the shared catalytic features and emphasizing the different reactivities. We propose four generalized modes of action by which BBE-like oxidases enable the synthesis of natural products, ranging from the classic alcohol oxidation reactions to less common amine and amide oxidation reactions. Exploring the mechanisms utilized by nature to produce its vast array of natural products is a subject of considerable interest and can lead to the discovery of unique biochemical activities.
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- Gwen Tjallinks
- Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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Jenkinson CB, Lin SY, Villarreal M, Oakley CE, Sherman DH, Lee CK, Wang CCC, Oakley BR. Discovery of Uncommon Tryptophan-Containing Diketopiperazines from Aspergillus homomorphus CBS 101889 Using an Aspergillus nidulans Heterologous Expression System. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2024; 87:1704-1713. [PMID: 38990199 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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Fungal secondary metabolite (SM) biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) containing dimethylallyltryptophan synthases (DMATSs) produce structurally diverse prenylated indole alkaloids with wide-ranging activities that have vast potential as human therapeutics. To discover new natural products produced by DMATSs, we mined the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute's MycoCosm database for DMATS-containing BGCs. We found a DMATS BGC in Aspergillus homomorphus CBS 101889, which also contains a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS). This BGC appeared to have a previously unreported combination of genes, which suggested the cluster might make novel SMs. We refactored this BGC with highly inducible promoters into the model fungus Aspergillus nidulans. The expression of this refactored BGC in A. nidulans resulted in the production of eight tryptophan-containing diketopiperazines, six of which are new to science. We have named them homomorphins A-F (2, 4-8). Perhaps even more intriguingly, to our knowledge, this is the first discovery of C4-prenylated tryptophan-containing diketopiperazines and their derivatives. In addition, the NRPS from this BGC is the first described that has the ability to promiscuously combine tryptophan with either of two different amino acids, in this case, l-valine or l-allo-isoleucine.
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- Cory B Jenkinson
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, 11490, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, Chemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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Zou ZB, Li Y, Wang Y, Xie CL, Li ZQ, Nie SS, Li Y, Fang SY, Zhong TH, Li LS, Yang XW. Stephaochratidin A, a Rare Stephacidin-Asperochratide Hybrid with Ferroptosis Inhibitory Activity from the Deep-Sea-Derived Aspergillus ochraceus. Org Lett 2024; 26:5695-5699. [PMID: 38912656 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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One rare stephacidin-asperochratide hybrid, stephaochratidin A (1), was isolated from the deep-sea-derived Aspergillus ochraceus MCCC 3A00521. The relative structure of 1 was determined by comprehensive analyses of its 1D and 2D NMR data as well as HRESIMS data. And the absolute configuration was unambiguously assigned by ECD calculations and the X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis. Plausible biosynthetic pathway of 1 was proposed. Stephaochratidin A (1) exhibited significant ferroptosis inhibitory activity with the EC50 value of 15.4 μM by downregulating HMOX-1 expression and lipid peroxidation.
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- Zheng-Biao Zou
- Hainan Academy of Medical Sciences, Hainan Medical University, 3 Xueyuan Road, Haikou 571199, China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, Xiamen 361005, China
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- The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xueyuan Road, Fuzhou 350122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Hainan Academy of Medical Sciences, Hainan Medical University, 3 Xueyuan Road, Haikou 571199, China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, Xiamen 361005, China
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- The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, 1 Xueyuan Road, Fuzhou 350122, China
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- Hainan Academy of Medical Sciences, Hainan Medical University, 3 Xueyuan Road, Haikou 571199, China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 184 Daxue Road, Xiamen 361005, China
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Hao BC, Zheng YY, Li ZH, Zheng CJ, Wang CY, Chen M. Targeted isolation of prenylated indole alkaloids from the marine-derived fungus Penicillium janthinellum HK1‑6 using molecular networking. Nat Prod Res 2024; 38:2252-2257. [PMID: 36718098 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2171401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Four prenylated indole alkaloids (1-4) were targeted isolated from the mangrove rhizosphere soil-derived fungus Penicillium janthinellum HK1-6 by using molecular networking strategies. Among them, the planar structure and relative configuration of notoamide X (1) were elucidated by detailed analysis of the spectroscopic data especially the NOESY spectrum for the first time and its absolute configuration was determined by ECD spectrum. Furthermore, curated molecular networks of MS/MS data were generated with GNPS which allowed highlighting six prenylated indole alkaloids (5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12) that had not previously been identified in this fungus and two (7, 10) that had never been observed in any fungus. The MS/MS fragmentation pathway of these prenylated indole alkaloids was summarized.
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- Bao-Cong Hao
- Marine Science & Technology Institute, College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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- Marine Science & Technology Institute, College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, the Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Marine Science & Technology Institute, College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, the Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Plant Chemistry of Hainan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, the Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Marine Science & Technology Institute, College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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Zhang Z, Li X, Song Q, Li Y, Tian X, Ali S, Yao Y, Li P, Wang Z, Zheng H. Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)-Chuanxiongnolide L1 via a Stereoselective Oxidative Dearomatization/Diels-Alder Strategy. Org Lett 2024; 26:2928-2933. [PMID: 38551465 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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The first asymmetric total synthesis of chuanxiongnolide L1 was achieved in 16 steps and 1.9% overall yield by employing a bioinspired chiral auxiliary strategy. The key steps involving asymmetric oxidative dearomatization of chiral amino ether and subsequent asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction of the resulting masked chiral ortho-benzoquinone were adopted.
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- Zhiqiang Zhang
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, China
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Ghosh M, Sahu S, Saha S, Maji MS. Construction of C2-indolyl-quaternary centers by branch-selective allylation: enabling concise total synthesis of the (±)-mersicarpine alkaloid. Chem Sci 2024; 15:1789-1795. [PMID: 38303951 PMCID: PMC10829033 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc04732f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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Herein we report a branch-selective allylation strategy for accessing C2-indolyl-all-carbon quaternary centers using allylboronic acids. This approach boasts broad functional group tolerance, scalability, and relies on easily accessible allyl alcohol precursors. Importantly, the C3-position of the indole remains free, offering a handle for further synthetic refinement. Mechanistic pathways, corroborated by density functional theory (DFT), suggest the involvement of an indolenine intermediate and a Zimmerman-Traxler-like transition state during allylboration. Demonstrating its efficacy, the method was applied to the total synthesis of the (±)-mersicarpine alkaloid and enabled formal synthesis of additional alkaloids, such as (±)-scholarisine G, (±)-melodinine E, and (±)-leuconoxine.
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- Minakshi Ghosh
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 WB India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 WB India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 WB India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 WB India
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Chen Y, Wang SP, Xu LC, Liang C, Liu GD, Ji X, Luo WH, Liu S, Zhang ZX, Cao GY. Aspertaichamide a, a novel cytotoxic prenylated indole alkaloid possessing a bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane framework from a marine algal-derived endophytic fungus aspergillus taichungensis 299. Fitoterapia 2024; 172:105763. [PMID: 38040094 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2023.105763] [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: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Filamentous fungi belonging to the genus Aspergillus are prodigious producers of alkaloids, particularly prenylated indole alkaloids, that often exhibit structurally diversified skeletons and potent biological activities. In this study, five prenylated indole alkaloids possessing a bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane core ring system, including a novel derivative, namely aspertaichamide A (1), as well as four known compounds, (+)-stephacidin A (2), sclerotiamide (3), (-)-versicolamide B (4), and (+)-versicolamide B (5), were isolated and identified from A. taichungensis 299, an endophytic fungus obtained from the marine red alga Gelidium amansii. The chemical structures of the compounds were elucidated by comprehensive NMR and HRESIMS spectroscopic analyses. In addition to the previously reported prenylated indole alkaloids, aspertaichamide A (1) was characterized as having an unusual ring structure with the fusion of a 3-pyrrolidone dimethylbenzopyran to the bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane moiety, which was rare in these kinds of compounds. The absolute configuration of 1 was determined by TDDFT-ECD calculations. In vitro cytotoxic assays revealed that the novel compound 1 possessed selective cytotoxic activity against five human tumor cell lines (A549, HeLa, HepG2, HCT-116, and AGS), with IC50 values of 1.7-48.5 μM. Most importantly, compound 1 decreased the viability of AGS cells in a concentration-dependent manner with an IC50 value of 1.7 μM. Further studies indicated that 1 may induce AGS cells programmed cell death via the apoptotic pathway.
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- Yu Chen
- Department of General Surgery, Suqian First Hospital, Suqian 223800, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Suqian First Hospital, Suqian 223800, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Suqian First Hospital, Suqian 223800, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Suqian First Hospital, Suqian 223800, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Suqian First Hospital, Suqian 223800, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Suqian First Hospital, Suqian 223800, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Suqian First Hospital, Suqian 223800, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Suqian First Hospital, Suqian 223800, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Suqian First Hospital, Suqian 223800, People's Republic of China.
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Liu S, Nie Q, Liu Z, Patil S, Gao X. Fungal P450 Deconstructs the 2,5-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane Ring En Route to the Complete Biosynthesis of 21 R-Citrinadin A. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:14251-14259. [PMID: 37352463 PMCID: PMC11025717 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c02109] [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] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Prenylated indole alkaloids (PIAs) possess great structural diversity and show biological activities. Despite significant efforts in investigating the biosynthetic mechanism, the key step in the transformation of 2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-containing PIAs into a distinct class of pentacyclic compounds remains unknown. Here, using a combination of gene deletion, heterologous expression, and biochemical characterization, we show that a unique fungal P450 enzyme CtdY catalyzes the cleavage of the amide bond in the 2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane system, followed by a decarboxylation step to form the 6/5/5/6/6 pentacyclic ring in 21R-citrinadin A. We also demonstrate the function of a subsequent cascade of stereospecific oxygenases to further modify the 6/5/5/6/6 pentacyclic intermediate en route to the complete 21R-citrinadin A biosynthesis. Our findings reveal a key enzyme CtdY for the pathway divergence in the biosynthesis of PIAs and uncover the complex late-stage post-translational modifications in 21R-citrinadin A biosynthesis.
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- Shuai Liu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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Liu Z, Rivera S, Newmister SA, Sanders JN, Nie Q, Liu S, Zhao F, Ferrara JD, Shih HW, Patil S, Xu W, Miller MD, Phillips GN, Houk KN, Sherman DH, Gao X. An NmrA-like enzyme-catalysed redox-mediated Diels-Alder cycloaddition with anti-selectivity. Nat Chem 2023; 15:526-534. [PMID: 36635598 PMCID: PMC10073347 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-022-01117-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The Diels-Alder cycloaddition is one of the most powerful approaches in organic synthesis and is often used in the synthesis of important pharmaceuticals. Yet, strictly controlling the stereoselectivity of the Diels-Alder reactions is challenging, and great efforts are needed to construct complex molecules with desired chirality via organocatalysis or transition-metal strategies. Nature has evolved different types of enzymes to exquisitely control cyclization stereochemistry; however, most of the reported Diels-Alderases have been shown to only facilitate the energetically favourable diastereoselective cycloadditions. Here we report the discovery and characterization of CtdP, a member of a new class of bifunctional oxidoreductase/Diels-Alderase, which was previously annotated as an NmrA-like transcriptional regulator. We demonstrate that CtdP catalyses the inherently disfavoured cycloaddition to form the bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane scaffold with a strict α-anti-selectivity. Guided by computational studies, we reveal a NADP+/NADPH-dependent redox mechanism for the CtdP-catalysed inverse electron demand Diels-Alder cycloaddition, which serves as the first example of a bifunctional Diels-Alderase that utilizes this mechanism.
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- Zhiwen Liu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Program in Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Program in Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
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Xu ZZ, Zhuang Z, Cai R, Lin GQ, She Z, Zhao Q, He QL. Hydroxylation with Unusual Stereoinversion Catalyzed by an Fe II /2-OG Dependent Oxidase and 3,6-Diene-2,5-diketopiperazine Formation in the Biosynthesis of Brevianamide K. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202216989. [PMID: 36750406 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202216989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Natural products with the 3,6-diene-2,5-diketopiperazine core are widely distributed in nature; however, the biosynthetic mechanism of 3,6-diene-2,5-diketopiperazine in fungi remains to be further elucidated. Through heterologous expression and biochemical investigation of an FeII /2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxidase (AspE) and a heme-dependent P450 enzyme (AspF), we report that AspE, AspF and subsequent dehydration account for the formation of the 3,6-diene-2,5-diketopiperazine substructure of brevianamide K from Aspergillus sp. SK-28, a symbiotic fungus of mangrove plant Kandelia candel. More interestingly, in-depth investigation of the enzymatic mechanism showed that AspE promotes hydroxylation of brevianamide Q with unprecedented stereoinversion through hydrogen atom abstraction and water nucleophilic attack from the opposite face of the resultant iminium cation intermediate.
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- Zhuo-Zheng Xu
- Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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Combined Toxicity of the Most Common Indoor Aspergilli. Pathogens 2023; 12:pathogens12030459. [PMID: 36986381 PMCID: PMC10058518 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12030459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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The most common Aspergilli isolated from indoor air samples from occupied buildings and a grain mill were extracted and analyzed for their combined (Flavi + Nigri, Versicolores + Nigri) cytotoxic, genotoxic and pro-inflammatory properties on human adenocarcinoma cells (A549) and monocytic leukemia cells induced in macrophages (THP-1 macrophages). Metabolite mixtures from the Aspergilli series Nigri increase the cytotoxic and genotoxic potency of Flavi extracts in A549 cells suggesting additive and/or synergistic effects, while antagonizing the cytotoxic potency of Versicolores extracts in THP-1 macrophages and genotoxicity in A549 cells. All tested combinations significantly decreased IL-5 and IL-17, while IL-1β, TNF-α and IL-6 relative concentrations were increased. Exploring the toxicity of extracted Aspergilli deepens the understanding of intersections and interspecies differences in events of chronic exposure to their inhalable mycoparticles.
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Xu W, Sun TY, Di Y, Hao X, Wu YD. Inverse Electron-Demanding Diels-Alder Reactions in the Chemical Synthesis of Prenylated Indole Alkaloids Containing a Bicycle[2.2.2]diazaoctane Moiety: A Theoretical Study. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202300063. [PMID: 36806582 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202300063] [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: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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The Diels-Alder reaction is believed to be a key step in the biosynthesis of prenylated indole alkaloids containing a bicycle[2.2.2]diazaoctane moiety. Many chemical syntheses of bicyclic structures by Diels-Alder reactions have been reported, but the reaction mechanism remains underexplored. We have carried out DFT calculations on both acid- and base-promoted Diels-Alder reactions in these syntheses and reveal that the reactions occur through an inverse-electron demand mechanism. We hope that the new mechanism is helpful for the mechanistic understanding of the biosynthesis of this class of important natural products.
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- Wenqiang Xu
- Lab of Computational Chemistry and Drug Design, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China.,Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518132, P. R. China
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- Lab of Computational Chemistry and Drug Design, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China.,Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518132, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and, Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and, Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, P. R. China
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- Lab of Computational Chemistry and Drug Design, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China.,Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518132, P. R. China.,College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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Chen Y, Yang X, Zhang L, Wu Q, Li S, Gou J, He J, Zhang K, Li S, Niu X. Tryptophan-centered metabolic alterations coincides with lipid-mediated fungal response to cold stress. Heliyon 2023; 9:e13066. [PMID: 36747564 PMCID: PMC9898655 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Tryptophan and its derived metabolites have been assumed to play important roles in the development and survival of organisms. However, the links of tryptophan and its derived metabolites to temperature change remained largely cryptic. Here we presented that a class of prenyl indole alkaloids biosynthesized from tryptophan dramatically accumulated in thermophilic fungus Thermomyces dupontii under cold stress, in which lipid droplets were also highly accumulated and whose conidiophores were highly build-up. Concurrently, disruption of the key NRPS gene involved in the biosynthesis of prenyl indole alkaloids, resulted in decreased lipid and shrunken mitochondria but enlarged vacuoles. Moreover, the Fe3+ and superoxide levels in ΔNRPS were significantly increased but the reactive oxygen species lipid peroxidation and autophagy levels decreased. Metabolomics study revealed that most enriched metabolites in ΔNRPS were mainly composed of tryptophan degraded metabolites including well known ROS scavenger kynurenamines, and lipid-inhibitors, anthranilic acid and indoleacetic acid, and free radical reaction suppressor free fatty acids. Transcriptomic analysis suggested that the key gene involved in tryptophan metabolism, coinciding with the lipid metabolic processes and ion transports were most up-regulated in ΔNRPS under stress. Our results confirmed a lipid-mediated fungal response to cold stress and unveiled a link of tryptophan-based metabolic reprogramming to the fungal cold adaption.
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- Yonghong Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Key Laboratory for Southwest Microbial Diversity of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650032, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Key Laboratory for Southwest Microbial Diversity of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650032, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Key Laboratory for Southwest Microbial Diversity of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650032, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Key Laboratory for Southwest Microbial Diversity of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650032, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Key Laboratory for Southwest Microbial Diversity of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650032, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Key Laboratory for Southwest Microbial Diversity of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650032, China
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- Kunming Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Kunming University, Kunming 650214, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Key Laboratory for Southwest Microbial Diversity of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Key Laboratory for Southwest Microbial Diversity of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650032, China
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Diprenylated cyclodipeptide production by changing the prenylation sequence of the nature’s synthetic machinery. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 107:261-271. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-12303-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ascomycetous fungi are often found in agricultural products and foods as contaminants. They produce hazardous mycotoxins for human and animals. On the other hand, the fungal metabolites including mycotoxins are important drug candidates and the enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of these compounds are valuable biocatalysts for production of designed compounds. One of the enzyme groups are members of the dimethylallyl tryptophan synthase superfamily, which mainly catalyze prenylations of tryptophan and tryptophan-containing cyclodipeptides (CDPs). Decoration of CDPs in the biosynthesis of multiple prenylated metabolites in nature is usually initiated by regiospecific C2-prenylation at the indole ring, followed by second and third ones as well as by other modifications. However, the strict substrate specificity can prohibit the further prenylation of unnatural C2-prenylated compounds. To overcome this, we firstly obtained C4-, C5-, C6-, and C7-prenylated cyclo-l-Trp-l-Pro. These products were then used as substrates for the promiscuous C2-prenyltransferase EchPT1, which normally uses the unprenylated CDPs as substrates. Four unnatural diprenylated cyclo-l-Trp-l-Pro including the unique unexpected N1,C6-diprenylated derivative with significant yields were obtained in this way. Our study provides an excellent example for increasing structural diversity by reprogramming the reaction orders of natural biosynthetic pathways. Furthermore, this is the first report that EchPT1 can also catalyze N1-prenylation at the indole ring.
Key points
• Prenyltransferases as biocatalysts for unnatural substrates.
• Chemoenzymatic synthesis of designed molecules.
• A cyclodipeptide prenyltransferase as prenylating enzyme of already prenylated products.
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Shi H, Jiang J, Zhang H, Jiang H, Su Z, Liu D, Jie L, He F. Antibacterial spirooxindole alkaloids from Penicillium brefeldianum inhibit dimorphism of pathogenic smut fungi. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1046099. [PMID: 36452922 PMCID: PMC9702524 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1046099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 09/14/2024] Open
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Three new antibacterial spirooxindole alkaloids, spirobrefeldins A-C (1-3), together with four known analogs, spirotryprostatin M (4), spirotryprostatin G (5), 12β-hydroxyverruculogen TR-2 (6), and 12α-hydroxyverruculogen TR-2 (7), were isolated from terrestrial fungus Penicillium brefeldianum. All the new compounds were elucidated extensively by the interpretation of their NMR (1D and 2D) spectra and high-resolution mass data, and their absolute configurations were determined by computational chemistry and CD spectra. The absolute configurations of spiro carbon C-2 in spirotryprostatin G (5) and spirotryprostatin C in literature were reported as S, which were revised to R based on experimental and calculated CD spectra. All the compounds were evaluated for their antimicrobial activities toward Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, Dickeya zeae EC1, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, and Sporisorium scitamineum. Compound 7 displayed moderate inhibitory activity toward dimorphic switch of pathogenic smut fungi Sporisorium scitamineum at 25 μM. Compounds 3 and 6 showed weak antibacterial activities against phytopathogenic bacterial Dickeya zeae EC1 at 100 μM.
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- Huajun Shi
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Meng Q, Guo X, Wu J, Liu D, Gu Y, Huang J, Fan A, Lin W. Prenylated notoamide-type alkaloids isolated from the fungus Aspergillus sclerotiorum and their inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation and antibacterial activities. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2022; 203:113424. [PMID: 36063866 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Notoamides are a family of prenylated indole alkaloids with unusual ring systems and possessing a range of significant pharmaceutical activities. Based on LC-MS/MS and genome orientations, ten undescribed notoamide-type alkaloids namely sclerotiamides I-R were isolated from a marine gorgonian-derived fungus Aspergillus sclerotiorum LZDX-33-4. Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic data, in association with ECD data and single-crystal X-ray diffraction for configurational assignments. Bioassays resulted in sclerotiamide J along with five analogs possessing inhibitory effects against LDH and IL-1β expression in BV-2 cells. Further investigation revealed that sclerotiamide J significantly inhibited NLRP3 inflammasome activation and blocked NLRP3 inflammasome-induced pyroptosis via amelioration of mitochondria damage. In addition, sclerotiamide L exhibited potent inhibition against pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213 with MIC value of 4.0 μM and the growth of MRSA T144 and Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212. This study extends the chemical diversity of notoamide-type alkaloids, and provides potential anti-inflammasome and antibacterial lead compounds for further structure optimization.
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- Qinyu Meng
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, PR China
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- Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre Bracknell, Berks, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, PR China; Ningbo Institute of Marine Medicines, Peking University, Ningbo, 315832, PR China.
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Wu D, Lei X. Enzymatic cascade reactions for the efficient synthesis of natural products. Tetrahedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2022.133099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Mansour A, Gagosz F. Expedited Total Synthesis of (±)-Brevianamide A via the Strategic Use of Gold(I) Catalysis. Org Lett 2022; 24:7200-7204. [PMID: 36170661 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Two concise and complementary routes to the polycyclic alkaloid (±)-brevianamide A from readily available amino acid building blocks are presented. Key to the synthesis is the strategic use of a gold(I)-catalyzed cascade process that quickly assembles the characteristic pseudoindoxyl motif of the natural product along with the two adjacent quaternary centers in a single step. This sequence, which exemplifies the structural complexity that can be achieved with gold catalysis, allowed for the shortest and highest-yield synthesis of (±)-brevianamide A to date (four steps LLS, 14% overall yield).
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- Ali Mansour
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, K1N 6N5 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, K1N 6N5 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Qi J, Han H, Sui D, Tan S, Liu C, Wang P, Xie C, Xia X, Gao JM, Liu C. Efficient production of a cyclic dipeptide (cyclo-TA) using heterologous expression system of filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae. Microb Cell Fact 2022; 21:146. [PMID: 35843946 PMCID: PMC9290255 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-022-01872-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Cyclic dipeptides are an important class of natural products owing to their structural diversity and biological activities. In fungi, the cyclo-ring system is formed through the condensation of two α-amino acids via non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS). However, there are few investigations on the functional identification of this enzyme. Additionally, information on how to increase the production of cyclic dipeptide molecules is relatively scarce. Results We isolated the Eurotium cristatum NWAFU-1 fungus from Jing-Wei Fu brick tea, whose fermentation metabolites contain echinulin-related cyclic dipeptide molecules. We cloned the cirC gene, encoding an NRPS, from E. Cristatum NWAFU-1 and transferred it into the heterologous host Aspergillus oryzae. This transformant produced a novel metabolite possessing an l-tryptophan-l-alanine cyclic dipeptide backbone (Cyclo-TA). Based on the results of heterologous expression and microsomal catalysis, CriC is the first NRPS characterized in fungi that catalyzes the formation of a cyclic dipeptide from l-tryptophan and l-alanine. After substrate feeding, the final yield reached 34 mg/L. In this study, we have characterized a novel NRPS and developed a new method for cyclic dipeptide production. Conclusions In this study we successfully expressed the E. Cristatum NWAFU-1 criC gene in A. oryzae to efficiently produce cyclic dipeptide compounds. Our findings indicate that the A. oryzae heterologous expression system constitutes an efficient method for the biosynthesis of fungal Cyclic dipeptides. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12934-022-01872-8.
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- Jianzhao Qi
- Key Laboratory for Enzyme and Enzyme-Like Material Engineering of Heilongjiang, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarbinHeilongjiang, 150040, China.,Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory for Enzyme and Enzyme-Like Material Engineering of Heilongjiang, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarbinHeilongjiang, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory for Enzyme and Enzyme-Like Material Engineering of Heilongjiang, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarbinHeilongjiang, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory for Enzyme and Enzyme-Like Material Engineering of Heilongjiang, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarbinHeilongjiang, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory for Enzyme and Enzyme-Like Material Engineering of Heilongjiang, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarbinHeilongjiang, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory for Enzyme and Enzyme-Like Material Engineering of Heilongjiang, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarbinHeilongjiang, 150040, China
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- Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, 410205, Hunan, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, Shandong, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Enzyme and Enzyme-Like Material Engineering of Heilongjiang, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, HarbinHeilongjiang, 150040, China.
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Zhu W, Zhang Q, Bao X, Lin Y, Xu G, Zhou H. Nucleophilic functionalizations of indole derivatives using the aromatic Pummerer reaction. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:3955-3959. [PMID: 35471233 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob00627h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Because of the electron-rich property of indoles, direct functionalization strategies towards indoles generally involve electrophilic substitutions. In this paper, an efficient protocol for nucleophilic hydroxylation, halogenation and esterification of indoles via the aromatic Pummerer process was developed. With the advantages of readily accessible starting materials, simple operation and mild conditions, this protocol should be of interest to synthetic scientists.
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- Wen Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, People's Republic of China. .,College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, 118 Jiahang Road, Jiaxing, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, 118 Jiahang Road, Jiaxing, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, 118 Jiahang Road, Jiaxing, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, 118 Jiahang Road, Jiaxing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, 118 Jiahang Road, Jiaxing, China
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Nguyen VD, Pham TT. Penicillium vietnamense sp. nov., the First Novel Marine Fungi Species Described from Vietnam with a Unique Conidiophore Structure and Molecular Phylogeny of Penicillium Section Charlesia. MYCOBIOLOGY 2022; 50:155-165. [PMID: 37969692 PMCID: PMC10635237 DOI: 10.1080/12298093.2022.2068750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Penicillium vietnamense sp. nov. was isolated from Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam in June 2017. It is phylogenetically distinct from the sister species of Penicillium section Charlesia series Indica based on multi-locus sequence typing results using internal transcribed spacer, large subunit ribosomal RNA, β-tubulin, calmodulin, and RNA polymerase II second largest subunit regions. It showed strong growth on Czapek yeast autolysate agar at 37 °C, a strong acid production on Creatine sucrose agar, and produced short stipes, small vesicles, and subglobose to globose conidia delicately roughened with very short ridges. As the first novel marine fungi species described from Vietnam and discovered in a unique environment, the data could be significant for understanding the taxonomy and geographical distribution of marine fungi in tropical coastal systems such as Vietnam.
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- Van Duy Nguyen
- Institute of Biotechnology and Environment, Nha Trang University, Nha Trang, Vietnam
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Environment, Nha Trang University, Nha Trang, Vietnam
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Li X, Xu J, Wang P, Ding W. Novel indole diketopiperazine stereoisomers from a marine-derived fungus Aspergillus sp. Mycology 2022; 14:1-10. [PMID: 36816774 PMCID: PMC9930829 DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2022.2069173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Four dimeric diketopiperazine stereoisomers (1-4) including two new ones (1-2) had been isolated from the culture broth of one marine-derived fungus Aspergillus sp. Z3, which was found in the gut of a marine isopod Ligia exotica. The planner structures and absolute configurations of the new compounds were determined by combination of NMR, HRESIMS, electronic circular dichroism calculation, Marfey's method as well as single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Their cytotoxicity against the prostate cancer PC3 cell line was assayed by the MTT method.
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- Xinyang Li
- Institute of Marine Biology and Pharmacology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, China
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- Institute of Marine Biology and Pharmacology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, China
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- Institute of Marine Biology and Pharmacology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, China
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- Institute of Marine Biology and Pharmacology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, China
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Godfrey RC, Jones HE, Green NJ, Lawrence AL. Unified total synthesis of the brevianamide alkaloids enabled by chemical investigations into their biosynthesis. Chem Sci 2022; 13:1313-1322. [PMID: 35222915 PMCID: PMC8809396 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05801k] [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: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane alkaloids are a vast group of natural products which have been the focus of attention from the scientific community for several decades. This interest stems from their broad range of biological activities, their diverse biosynthetic origins, and their topologically complex structures, which combined make them enticing targets for chemical synthesis. In this article, full details of our synthetic studies into the chemical feasibility of a proposed network of biosynthetic pathways towards the brevianamide family of bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane alkaloids are disclosed. Insights into issues of reactivity and selectivity in the biosynthesis of these structures have aided the development of a unified biomimetic synthetic strategy, which has resulted in the total synthesis of all known bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane brevianamides and the anticipation of an as-yet-undiscovered congener.
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- Robert C Godfrey
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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Deng Y, Li Y, Wang Y, Sun S, Ma S, Jia P, Li W, Wang K, Yan W. Efficient enantioselective synthesis of CF2H-containing dispiro[benzo[b]thiophene-oxindole-pyrrolidine]s via organocatalytic cycloaddition. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo01392k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A novel kind of CF2H-containing dispiro[benzo[b]thiophene-oxindole-pyrrolidine] has been achieved via an organocatalyzed 1,3-dipole reaction.
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- Yabo Deng
- The Institute of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- The Institute of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- The Institute of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- The Institute of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- The Institute of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- The Institute of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- The Institute of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- The Institute of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- The Institute of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Li J, Zhuang CL. Natural Indole Alkaloids from Marine Fungi: Chemical Diversity and Biological Activities. PHARMACEUTICAL FRONTS 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1740050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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The indole scaffold is one of the most important heterocyclic ring systems for pharmaceutical development, and serves as an active moiety in several clinical drugs. Fungi derived from marine origin are more liable to produce novel indole-containing natural products due to their extreme living environments. The indole alkaloids from marine fungi have drawn considerable attention for their unique chemical structures and significant biological activities. This review attempts to provide a summary of the structural diversity of marine fungal indole alkaloids including prenylated indoles, diketopiperazine indoles, bisindoles or trisindoles, quinazoline-containing indoles, indole-diterpenoids, and other indoles, as well as their known biological activities, mainly focusing on cytotoxic, kinase inhibitory, antiinflammatory, antimicrobial, anti-insecticidal, and brine shrimp lethal effects. A total of 306 indole alkaloids from marine fungi have been summarized, covering the references published from 1995 to early 2021, expecting to be beneficial for drug discovery in the future.
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- Jiao Li
- Clinical Medicine Scientific and Technical Innovation Center, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People's Republic of China
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Sun BD, Visagie CM, Chen AJ, Houbraken J. A taxonomic review of Penicillium section Charlesia. Mycol Prog 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11557-021-01735-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Xu F, Smith MW. A general approach to 2,2-disubstituted indoxyls: total synthesis of brevianamide A and trigonoliimine C. Chem Sci 2021; 12:13756-13763. [PMID: 34760160 PMCID: PMC8549782 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc03533a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The indoxyl unit is a common structural motif in alkaloid natural products and bioactive compounds. Here, we report a general method that transforms readily available 2-substituted indoles into 2,2-disubstituted indoxyls via nucleophile coupling with a 2-alkoxyindoxyl intermediate and showcase its utility in short total syntheses of the alkaloids brevianamide A (7 steps) and trigonoliimine C (6 steps). The developed method is operationally simple and demonstrates broad scope in terms of nucleophile identity and indole substitution, tolerating 2-alkyl substituents and free indole N-H groups, elements beyond the scope of most prior approaches. Spirocyclic indoxyl products are also accessible via intramolecular nucleophilic trapping.
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- Fan Xu
- Department of Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd Dallas Texas 75390 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd Dallas Texas 75390 USA
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El-Desoky AHH, Inada N, Maeyama Y, Kato H, Hitora Y, Sebe M, Nagaki M, Kai A, Eguchi K, Inazumi T, Sugimoto Y, Frisvad JC, Williams RM, Tsukamoto S. Taichunins E-T, Isopimarane Diterpenes and a 20- nor-Isopimarane, from Aspergillus taichungensis (IBT 19404): Structures and Inhibitory Effects on RANKL-Induced Formation of Multinuclear Osteoclasts. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2021; 84:2475-2485. [PMID: 34464116 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Fifteen new isopimarane-type diterpenes, taichunins E-S (1-15), and a new 20-nor-isopimarane, taichunin T (16), together with four known compounds were isolated from Aspergillus taichungensis (IBT 19404). The structures of these new compounds were determined by NMR and mass spectroscopy, and their absolute configurations were analyzed by NOESY and TDDFT calculations of ECD spectra. Taichunins G, K, and N (3, 7, and 10) completely inhibited the receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL)-induced formation of multinuclear osteoclasts in RAW264 cells at 5 μM, with 3 showing 92% inhibition at a concentration of 0.2 μM.
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- Ahmed H H El-Desoky
- Department of Natural Medicines, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan
- Pharmaceutical Industries Research Division, Pharmacognosy Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth Street (Former El Tahrir Street), Dokki, P.O. 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Natural Medicines, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan
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- Department of Natural Medicines, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan
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- Department of Natural Medicines, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan
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- Department of Natural Medicines, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan
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- Department of Natural Medicines, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan
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- Department of Natural Medicines, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan
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- Department of Natural Medicines, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan
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- Department of Natural Medicines, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan
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- Section for Synthetic Biology, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Soltofts Plads Building 221, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, 1301 Center Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Department of Natural Medicines, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan
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Basuli S, Sahu S, Saha S, Maji MS. Cp*Co(III)‐Catalyzed Dehydrative C2‐Prenylation of Pyrrole and Indole with Allyl Alcohols. Adv Synth Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202100811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Suchand Basuli
- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur West Bengal 721302 India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur West Bengal 721302 India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur West Bengal 721302 India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur West Bengal 721302 India
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Argade NP, Shelar SV. Wittig Reactions of Maleimide-Derived Stabilized Ylides with Alkyl Pyruvates: Concise Approach to Methyl Ester of (±)-Chaetogline A. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1477-6043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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AbstractA facile synthesis of methyl ester of chaetogline A is reported starting from the corresponding methyl 1-methyltryptophanate-derived maleimide. A stereoselective Wittig olefination with a carbonyl function in methyl pyruvate followed by phosphorous pentoxide-induced regioselective dehydrative cyclization are the essential reactions. An acid-induced thermodynamically driven stereoselective β- to α-position migration of the exocyclic C=C bond unit in ethyl tetrahydroindolizinoindolylidenepropanoate is described.
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- Narshinha P. Argade
- Division of Organic Chemistry, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR)
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR)
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
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Chemo‐ and Regioselective Synthesis of Functionalized 1
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Liu Z, Zhao F, Zhao B, Yang J, Ferrara J, Sankaran B, Venkataram Prasad BV, Kundu BB, Phillips GN, Gao Y, Hu L, Zhu T, Gao X. Structural basis of the stereoselective formation of the spirooxindole ring in the biosynthesis of citrinadins. Nat Commun 2021; 12:4158. [PMID: 34230497 PMCID: PMC8260726 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24421-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Prenylated indole alkaloids featuring spirooxindole rings possess a 3R or 3S carbon stereocenter, which determines the bioactivities of these compounds. Despite the stereoselective advantages of spirooxindole biosynthesis compared with those of organic synthesis, the biocatalytic mechanism for controlling the 3R or 3S-spirooxindole formation has been elusive. Here, we report an oxygenase/semipinacolase CtdE that specifies the 3S-spirooxindole construction in the biosynthesis of 21R-citrinadin A. High-resolution X-ray crystal structures of CtdE with the substrate and cofactor, together with site-directed mutagenesis and computational studies, illustrate the catalytic mechanisms for the possible β-face epoxidation followed by a regioselective collapse of the epoxide intermediate, which triggers semipinacol rearrangement to form the 3S-spirooxindole. Comparing CtdE with PhqK, which catalyzes the formation of the 3R-spirooxindole, we reveal an evolutionary branch of CtdE in specific 3S spirocyclization. Our study provides deeper insights into the stereoselective catalytic machinery, which is important for the biocatalysis design to synthesize spirooxindole pharmaceuticals.
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- Zhiwen Liu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Berkeley Center for Structural Biology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- PhD Program in Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics & New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
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Jakšić D, Sertić M, Kifer D, Kocsubè S, Mornar Turk A, Nigović B, Šarkanj B, Krska R, Sulyok M, Šegvić Klarić M. Fungi and their secondary metabolites in water-damaged indoors after a major flood event in eastern Croatia. INDOOR AIR 2021; 31:730-744. [PMID: 33314413 DOI: 10.1111/ina.12777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In winter and summer of 2016 and 2017, airborne fungi and house dust were collected in indoors of the village Gunja, which had been flooded, and the control village Gornji Stupnik (Croatia) in order to explore variations of fungal indoor levels, particularly Aspergilli section Nidulantes series Versicolores, as well as fungal metabolites in dust. Levels of airborne Aspergilli (Versicolores) were three times as high in winter and summer in Gunja than in the control village, while dustborne isolates were equally present in both locations. Sequencing of the calmodulin gene region revealed that among Aspergilli (Versicolores), A. jensenii and A. creber were dominant and together with A. puulaauensis, A. tennesseensis and A. venenatus produced sterigmatocystin and 5-methoxysterigmatocystin (HPLC coupled with mass spectrometry); A. amoenus, A. fructus, A. griseoaurantiacus, A. pepii, and A. protuberus produced sterigmatocystin but not 5-methoxysterigmatocystin; A. sydowii did not produce any of these toxins. A total of 75 metabolites related to Penicillium (29), Aspergillus (22), Fusarium (10), Alternaria (5), Stachybotrys (2), and other fungi (7) were detected in dust by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The majority of metabolites including sterigmatocystin and 5-methoxysterigmatocystin exhibited a higher prevalence in winter in Gunja.
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- Daniela Jakšić
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Food Technology, University North, Koprivnica, Croatia
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- Institute of Bioanalytics and Agro-Metabolomics, Department of Agrobiotechnology (IFA-Tulln), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Tulln, Austria
- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Institute of Bioanalytics and Agro-Metabolomics, Department of Agrobiotechnology (IFA-Tulln), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Tulln, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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Zhang X, Guo J, Cheng F, Li S. Cytochrome P450 enzymes in fungal natural product biosynthesis. Nat Prod Rep 2021; 38:1072-1099. [PMID: 33710221 DOI: 10.1039/d1np00004g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Covering: 2015 to the end of 2020 Fungal-derived polyketides, non-ribosomal peptides, terpenoids and their hybrids contribute significantly to the chemical space of total natural products. Cytochrome P450 enzymes play essential roles in fungal natural product biosynthesis with their broad substrate scope, great catalytic versatility and high frequency of involvement. Due to the membrane-bound nature, the functional and mechanistic understandings for fungal P450s have been limited for quite a long time. However, recent technical advances, such as the efficient and precise genome editing techniques and the development of several filamentous fungal strains as heterologous P450 expression hosts, have led to remarkable achievements in fungal P450 studies. Here, we provide a comprehensive review to cover the most recent progresses from 2015 to 2020 on catalytic functions and mechanisms, research methodologies and remaining challenges in the fast-growing field of fungal natural product biosynthetic P450s.
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- Xingwang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China. and Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China. and Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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Jiang Y, McNamee RE, Smith PJ, Sozanschi A, Tong Z, Anderson EA. Advances in polycyclization cascades in natural product synthesis. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:58-71. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00768d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Cascade reactions are among the most powerful means to achieve the construction of multiple ring systems in a single step. This tutorial review describes recent advances in the use of polycyclization cascades in natural product synthesis.
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- Yubo Jiang
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- Oxford
- UK
- Faculty of Science
- Kunming University of Science and Technology
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Vaaland IC, Sydnes MO. Consecutive Palladium Catalyzed Reactions in One-Pot Reactions. MINI-REV ORG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.2174/1570193x16666190716150048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Combining palladium catalyzed reactions in one-pot reactions represents an efficient and
economical use of catalyst. The Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling has been proven to be a reaction
which can be combined with other palladium catalyzed reactions in the same pot. This mini-review
will highlight some of the latest examples where Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions have been
combined with other palladium catalyzed reactions in one-pot reaction. Predominantly, examples
with homogeneous reaction conditions will be discussed in addition to a few examples from the authors
where Pd/C have been used as a catalyst.
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- Ingrid Caroline Vaaland
- Department of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, NO-4036 Stavanger, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, NO-4036 Stavanger, Norway
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21-Epi-taichunamide D and (±)-versicaline A, three unusual alkaloids from the endophytic Aspergillus versicolor F210. Tetrahedron Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2020.152219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Roque JB, Mercado-Marin EV, Richter SC, Pereira de Sant'Ana D, Mukai K, Ye Y, Sarpong R. A unified strategy to reverse-prenylated indole alkaloids: total syntheses of preparaherquamide, premalbrancheamide, and (+)-VM-55599. Chem Sci 2020; 11:5929-5934. [PMID: 32953008 PMCID: PMC7480500 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc02296a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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A full account of our studies toward reverse-prenylated indole alkaloids that contain a bicyclo[2.2.2]core is described. A divergent route is reported which has resulted in the synthesis of preparaherquamide, (+)-VM-55599, and premalbrancheamide. An intramolecular Dieckmann cyclization between an enolate and isocyanate was used to forge the bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane core that is characteristic of these molecules. The pentacyclic indole scaffold was constructed through a one-pot Hofmann rearrangement followed by Fischer indole synthesis. The utilization of our previously reported indole peripheral functionalization strategy also led to natural products including malbrancheamides B, C, stephacidin A, notoamides F, I and R, aspergamide B, and waikialoid A. Ultimately, the divergent route that we devised provided access to a wide range of prenylated indole alkaloids that are differently substituted on the cyclic amine core.
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- Jose B Roque
- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Berkeley , California 94720 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Berkeley , California 94720 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Berkeley , California 94720 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Berkeley , California 94720 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Berkeley , California 94720 , USA .
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Wang F, Sarotti AM, Jiang G, Huguet-Tapia JC, Zheng SL, Wu X, Li C, Ding Y, Cao S. Waikikiamides A-C: Complex Diketopiperazine Dimer and Diketopiperazine-Polyketide Hybrids from a Hawaiian Marine Fungal Strain Aspergillus sp. FM242. Org Lett 2020; 22:4408-4412. [PMID: 32433885 PMCID: PMC8904076 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Waikikiamides A-C (1-3), structurally complex diketopiperazine derivatives, and putative biogenic precursors, (+)-semivioxanthin (4), notoamide F (5), and (-)-notoamide A (6), were isolated from Aspergillus sp. FM242. 1 and 2, bearing a hendecacyclic ring system, represent a novel skeleton. 3 features the first unique heterodimer of two notoamide analogs with an N-O-C bridge. Compounds 1 and 3 exhibit antiproliferative activity with IC50 values in the range of 0.56 to 1.86 μM. The gene clusters mined from the sequenced genome support their putative biosynthetic pathways.
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- Fuqian Wang
- Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720, United States
- Department of Pharmacy, Wuhan No. 1 Hospital, Wuhan No. 1 Hospital, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Instituto de Quı́mica Rosario (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquı́micas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720, United States
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- Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720, United States
- Cancer Biology Program, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, 701 Ilalo Street, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813, United States
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Chen M, Liu CT, Tang Y. Discovery and Biocatalytic Application of a PLP-Dependent Amino Acid γ-Substitution Enzyme That Catalyzes C-C Bond Formation. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:10506-10515. [PMID: 32434326 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c03535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzymes can catalyze transformations of l-amino acids at α, β, and γ positions. These enzymes are frequently involved in the biosynthesis of nonproteinogenic amino acids as building blocks of natural products and are attractive biocatalysts. Here, we report the discovery of a two-step enzymatic synthesis of (2S,6S)-6-methyl pipecolate 1, from the biosynthetic pathway of citrinadin. The key enzyme CndF is PLP-dependent and catalyzes the synthesis of (S)-2-amino-6-oxoheptanoate 3 that is in equilibrium with the cyclic Schiff base. The second enzyme CndE is a stereoselective imine reductase that gives 1. Biochemical characterization of CndF showed this enzyme performs γ-elimination of O-acetyl-l-homoserine to generate the vinylglycine ketimine, which is subjected to nucleophilic attack by acetoacetate to form the new Cγ-Cδ bond in 3 and complete the γ-substitution reaction. CndF displays promiscuity toward different β-keto carboxylate and esters. With use of an Aspergillus strain expressing CndF and CndE, feeding various alkyl-β-keto esters led to the biosynthesis of 6-substituted l-pipecolates. The discovery of CndF expands the repertoire of reactions that can be catalyzed by PLP-dependent enzymes.
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- Mengbin Chen
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Fungal bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane indole alkaloids represent an important family of natural products with a wide-spectrum of biological activities. Although biomimetic total syntheses of representative compounds have been reported, the details of their biogenesis, especially the mechanisms for assembly of diastereomerically distinct and enantiomerically antipodal metabolites, have remained largely uncharacterized. Brevianamide A represents a basic form of the sub-family bearing a dioxopiperazine core and a rare 3-spiro-ψ-indoxyl skeleton. Here, we identified the Brevianamide A biosynthetic gene cluster from Penicillium brevicompactum NRRL 864 and elucidated the metabolic pathway. BvnE was revealed to be an essential isomerase/semi-pinacolase that specifies selective production of the natural product. Structural elucidation, molecular modeling, and mutational analysis of BvnE, and quantum chemical calculations provided mechanistic insights into the diastereoselective formation of the 3-spiro-ψ-indoxyl moiety in Brevianamide A. This occurs through a BvnE-controlled semi-pinacol rearrangement and a subsequent spontaneous intramolecular [4+2] hetero-Diels-Alder cycloaddition.
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Kim JH, Chung Y, Jeon H, Lee S, Kim S. Stereoselective Asymmetric Synthesis of Pyrrolidines with Vicinal Stereocenters Using a Memory of Chirality-Assisted Intramolecular S N2' Reaction. Org Lett 2020; 22:3989-3992. [PMID: 32367718 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An efficient strategy for the asymmetric synthesis of pyrrolidines with vicinal quaternary-tertiary or quaternary-quaternary stereocenters was established. A "memory of chirality" intramolecular SN2' reaction of α-amino ester enolates with allylic halides provided a functionalized pyrrolidine with excellent dia- and enantioselectivity. This method features construction of stereochemically enriched pyrrolidines in a single operation through the influence of a single chiral center presented in substrates.
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- Jae Hyun Kim
- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Godfrey RC, Green NJ, Nichol GS, Lawrence AL. Total synthesis of brevianamide A. Nat Chem 2020; 12:615-619. [DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-0442-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Fraley AE, Sherman DH. Enzyme evolution in fungal indole alkaloid biosynthesis. FEBS J 2020; 287:1381-1402. [PMID: 32118354 PMCID: PMC7317620 DOI: 10.1111/febs.15270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 11/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The class of fungal indole alkaloids containing the bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane ring is comprised of diverse molecules that display a range of biological activities. While much interest has been garnered due to their therapeutic potential, this class of molecules also displays unique chemical functionality, making them intriguing synthetic targets. Many elegant and intricate total syntheses have been developed to generate these alkaloids, but the selectivity required to produce them in high yield presents great barriers. Alternatively, if we can understand the molecular mechanisms behind how fungi make these complex molecules, we can leverage the power of nature to perform these chemical transformations. Here, we describe the various studies regarding the evolutionary development of enzymes involved in fungal indole alkaloid biosynthesis.
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- Amy E. Fraley
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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Kalshetti MG, Argade NP. The indole-based subincanadine alkaloids and their biogenetic congeners. THE ALKALOIDS. CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY 2020; 83:187-223. [PMID: 32098650 DOI: 10.1016/bs.alkal.2019.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The tryptamine-derived polycyclic bridged bioactive indole alkaloids subincanadines A-G were isolated in 2002 by Ohsaki and coworkers from the bark of the Brazilian medicinal plant Aspidosperma subincanum. Kobayashi proposed that subincanadines D-F could be biosynthetically resulting from stemmadenine via two different pathways and, furthermore, that the subincanadines A-C could be biogenetically resulting from subincanadines D and E. Kam and coworkers, in their focused efforts, isolated five indole alkaloids from Malaysian Kopsia arborea species, namely valparicine, apparicine, arboridinine, arborisidine, and arbornamine in combination with subincanadine E. On the basis of structural features, it has been proposed and proved in some examples that subincanadine E is a biogenetic precursor of these five different bioactive indole alkaloids bearing complex structural architectures. All important information on isolation, characterization, bioactivity, probable biogenetic pathways, and more specifically racemic and enantioselective total synthesis of subincanadine alkaloids and their biogenetic congeners are summarized in the present chapter. Special importance is given to the total synthesis and the synthetic strategies intended therein, comprising a set of main reactions.
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Song L, Ni D, Jia S, Pi R, Dong S, Yang F, Tang J, Liu S. C(sp2)–H Bond Multiple Functionalization in Air for Construction of Tetrahydrocarbazoles with Continuous Quaternary Carbons and Polycyclic Diversification. Org Lett 2020; 22:1846-1851. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Longlong Song
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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Dan Q, Newmister SA, Klas KR, Fraley AE, McAfoos TJ, Somoza AD, Sunderhaus JD, Ye Y, Shende VV, Yu F, Sanders JN, Brown WC, Zhao L, Paton RS, Houk KN, Smith JL, Sherman DH, Williams RM. Fungal indole alkaloid biogenesis through evolution of a bifunctional reductase/Diels-Alderase. Nat Chem 2019; 11:972-980. [PMID: 31548667 PMCID: PMC6815239 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-019-0326-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Prenylated indole alkaloids such as the calmodulin-inhibitory malbrancheamides and anthelmintic paraherquamides possess great structural diversity and pharmaceutical utility. Here, we report complete elucidation of the malbrancheamide biosynthetic pathway accomplished through complementary approaches. These include a biomimetic total synthesis to access the natural alkaloid and biosynthetic intermediates in racemic form and in vitro enzymatic reconstitution to provide access to the natural antipode (+)-malbrancheamide. Reductive cleavage of an L-Pro-L-Trp dipeptide from the MalG non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) followed by reverse prenylation and a cascade of post-NRPS reactions culminates in an intramolecular [4+2] hetero-Diels-Alder (IMDA) cyclization to furnish the bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane scaffold. Enzymatic assembly of optically pure (+)-premalbrancheamide involves an unexpected zwitterionic intermediate where MalC catalyses enantioselective cycloaddition as a bifunctional NADPH-dependent reductase/Diels-Alderase. The crystal structures of substrate and product complexes together with site-directed mutagenesis and molecular dynamics simulations demonstrate how MalC and PhqE (its homologue from the paraherquamide pathway) catalyse diastereo- and enantioselective cyclization in the construction of this important class of secondary metabolites.
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- Qingyun Dan
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Program in Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
- University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, CO, USA.
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Zhang P, Yuan XL, Du YM, Zhang HB, Shen GM, Zhang ZF, Liang YJ, Zhao DL, Xu K. Angularly Prenylated Indole Alkaloids with Antimicrobial and Insecticidal Activities from an Endophytic Fungus Fusarium sambucinum TE-6L. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:11994-12001. [PMID: 31618578 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b05827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Bioactivity-guided isolation of the endophytic fungus Fusarium sambucinum TE-6L residing in Nicotiana tabacum L. led to the discovery of two new angularly prenylated indole alkaloids (PIAs) with pyrano[2,3-g]indole moieties, amoenamide C (1) and sclerotiamide B (2), and four known biosynthetic congeners (3-6). Their structures were determined by comprehensive spectroscopic techniques, electronic circular dichroism (ECD), and X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 containing the bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane core and indoxyl unit is rarely reported. All the compounds were evaluated for their antimicrobial and insecticidal activities. Notably, compounds 1-3 showed potent inhibitory effects against three human- and one plant-pathogenic bacterium, and seven plant-pathogenic fungi. Compounds 2-4 also exhibited remarkable larvicidal activity against first instar larvae of the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera with mortality rates of 70.2%, 83.2%, and 70.5%, respectively. Further toxicity tests on zebrafish embryos were performed to evaluate the potential toxicity of PIAs. Of significance was that compound 3 in particular exhibited the highest activities but the lowest effects on the hatching of embryos among all the compounds. This study provides a basis for understanding developmental toxicity of PIAs exposure to zebrafish embryos, and also indicates the potential environmental risks of other natural compounds exposure in the aquatic ecosystem.
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- Peng Zhang
- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Qingdao 266101 , People's Republic of China
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Qingdao 266101 , People's Republic of China
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Qingdao 266101 , People's Republic of China
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Qingdao 266101 , People's Republic of China
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Qingdao 266101 , People's Republic of China
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Qingdao 266101 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences , Ocean University of China , Qingdao 266003 , People's Republic of China
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Qingdao 266101 , People's Republic of China
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Qingdao 266101 , People's Republic of China
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