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Fu Y, Li X, Yuan X, Zhang Z, Wei W, Xu C, Song J, Gu C. Alternaria alternata F3, a Novel Taxol-Producing Endophytic Fungus Isolated from the Fruits of Taxus cuspidata: Isolation, Characterization, Taxol Yield Improvement, and Antitumor Activity. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2024; 196:2246-2269. [PMID: 37498379 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04661-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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In this study, a novel taxol-producing endophytic fungus, strain F3, was isolated from the fruits of Taxus cuspidata and identified as Alternaria alternata according to its macroscopic and microscopic traits and sequence analysis of internal transcribed spacer (ITS). The presence of taxol was detected by thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and confirmed by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-MS/MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The fermentation parameters of strain F3 were then optimized for high taxol production. The maximum taxol yield of 195.4 µg L-1 by A. alternata F3 was observed in 200-mL yeast peptone dextrose (YPD) broth, at an initial pH value of 6.0, supplemented with 0.1 g L-1 sodium acetate, 0.25 g L-1 salicylic acid, and 0.00125 g L-1 silver nitrate and inoculum size 2%, and incubated at 28 °C and 150 rpm for 8 days, which was 2.12-fold compared with the initial yield of taxol. Also, fungal taxol exhibited antitumor activity towards human lung carcinoma (A549) cell line and human cervical carcinoma (Hela) cell line with IC50 values of 3.98 µg mL-1 and 0.35 µg mL-1. Overall, this is the first report on taxol-producing endophytic fungus isolated from the fruits of Taxus. This study offers a novel source for the production of taxol for anticancer treatment.
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- Yuefeng Fu
- Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Forest Bio-Preparation, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecological Utilization of Forestry-Based Active Substances, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Forest Bio-Preparation, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecological Utilization of Forestry-Based Active Substances, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
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- Life Science and Biotechnique Research Center, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Forest Bio-Preparation, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecological Utilization of Forestry-Based Active Substances, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Forest Bio-Preparation, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecological Utilization of Forestry-Based Active Substances, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Forest Bio-Preparation, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecological Utilization of Forestry-Based Active Substances, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management-Ministry of Education, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China.
- Engineering Research Center of Forest Bio-Preparation, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China.
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Resource Utilization, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China.
- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecological Utilization of Forestry-Based Active Substances, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management-Ministry of Education, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, 26 Hexing Road, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China.
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Subban K, Kempken F. Insights into Taxol® biosynthesis by endophytic fungi. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 107:6151-6162. [PMID: 37606790 PMCID: PMC10560151 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12713-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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There have been two hundred reports that endophytic fungi produce Taxol®, but its production yield is often rather low. Although considerable efforts have been made to increase Taxol/taxanes production in fungi by manipulating cocultures, mutagenesis, genome shuffles, and gene overexpression, little is known about the molecular signatures of Taxol biosynthesis and its regulation. It is known that some fungi have orthologs of the Taxol biosynthetic pathway, but the overall architecture of this pathway is unknown. A biosynthetic putative gene homology approach, combined with genomics and transcriptomics analysis, revealed that a few genes for metabolite residues may be located on dispensable chromosomes. This review explores a number of crucial topics (i) finding biosynthetic pathway genes using precursors, elicitors, and inhibitors; (ii) orthologs of the Taxol biosynthetic pathway for rate-limiting genes/enzymes; and (iii) genomics and transcriptomics can be used to accurately predict biosynthetic putative genes and regulators. This provides promising targets for future genetic engineering approaches to produce fungal Taxol and precursors. KEY POINTS: • A recent trend in predicting Taxol biosynthetic pathway from endophytic fungi. • Understanding the Taxol biosynthetic pathway and related enzymes in fungi. • The genetic evidence and formation of taxane from endophytic fungi.
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- Kamalraj Subban
- Department of Genetics & Molecular Biology in Botany, Botanical Institute and Botanical Garden, Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, Olshausenstraße 40, 24098, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Genetics & Molecular Biology in Botany, Botanical Institute and Botanical Garden, Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, Olshausenstraße 40, 24098, Kiel, Germany.
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Zhou J, Zou K, Fu S, Duan Z, Zhang G, Wu X, Huang J, Li S, Liu X, Zhang S, Liang Y. Flavonoid Synthesis by Deinococcus sp. 43 Isolated from the Ginkgo Rhizosphere. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1848. [PMID: 37513020 PMCID: PMC10386165 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11071848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Flavonoids are crucial in physiological and pharmaceutical processes, especially the treatment of cancer and the prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Flavonoid-producing plants and fungi have been extensively reported, but bacteria have been much less investigated as a source of flavonoid production. Deinococcus sp. 43, a spherical flavonoid-producing bacteria from the Ginkgo rhizosphere, was reported in this study. First, the whole genome of Deinococcus sp. 43 was sequenced and a series of flavonoid anabolic genes were annotated. Simultaneously, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) results showed that Deinococcus sp. 43 was capable of producing flavonoids, with a maximum quercetin output of 2.9 mg/L. Moreover, the relative expression of key genes involved in flavonoid synthesis was determined to test the completeness of the flavonoid anabolic pathway. The results of LC-MS analysis demonstrated that the flavonoids produced by Deinococcus sp. 43 were significantly different between intracellular and extracellular environments. The concentration of multiple glycosylated flavonoids was substantially higher in extracellular than intracellular environments, while the majority of flavonoids obtained in intracellular environments were hydroxylated multiple times. Lastly, the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway of Deinococcus sp. 43 was constructed based on the genomic analysis and the detected flavonoids. In conclusion, this study represents the first comprehensive characterization of the flavonoid-producing pathway of Deinococcus. The findings demonstrate that the strain has excellent potential as a genetically engineered strain for the industrial production of flavonoids.
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- Jin Zhou
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410017, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410017, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410017, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410017, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410017, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410017, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410017, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410017, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410017, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410017, China
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Mohammadi Ballakuti N, Ghanati F. Developed network between taxoid and phenylpropanoid pathways in Cryptosporiopsis tarraconensis, taxan-producing endophytic fungus by Debiased Sparse Partial Correlation (DSPC) algorithm. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0282010. [PMID: 36821563 PMCID: PMC9949632 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Although bioproduction of Paclitaxel by endophytic fungi is highly considered as an alternative promising source, but its yield is usually very low in comparison with other taxoids. Different strategies i.e., chemical and physical elicitations have been developed in order to overcome the shortage of Paclitaxel production. Paclitaxel biosynthesis is started with terpenoid pathway followed by phenylpropanoid metabolism where a benzoylphenylisoserine moiety is attached to C13 of baccatin III skeleton. This point which is catalyzed by the function of PAM seems to be a bottleneck that limits the rate of Paclitaxel production. Whether phenylpropanoids pathway regulates the taxanes biosynthesis in Cryptosporiopsis tarraconensis endophytic fungus elicited with benzoic acid (BA) was hypothesized in the present paper. The involvement of certain signal molecules and key enzymes of terpenoid and phenylpropanoid metabolism were investigated. According to the results, application of BA promoted a signaling pathway which was started with increase of H2O2 and ABA and continued by increase of NO and MJ, and finally resulted in increase of both phenylpropanoids and taxanes. However, again the rate of Paclitaxel production was lower than other taxoids, and the latter was much lower than phenolics. Therefore, supplying benzoic acid provided the precursor for the common taxan ring production. It is unlikely that Paclitaxel production is merely controlled by side chain production stage. It is more likely that in C. tarraconensis endophytic fungus, similar to Taxus sp., the competition between phenylpropanoid and taxoid pathways for substrate ended in favor of the former. The interaction network which was constructed based on DSPC algorithm confirmed that most compounds with close proximity have shared metabolic pathway relationships. Therefore, it is unlikely that the feeding with a given precursor directly result in increase of a desired metabolite which is composed of different merits.
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- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Biological Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Chemoresistance of cancer cells is a major problem in treating cancer. Knowledge of how cancer cells may die or resist cancer drugs is critical to providing certain strategies to overcome tumour resistance to treatment. Paclitaxel is known as a chemotherapy drug that can suppress the proliferation of cancer cells by inducing cell cycle arrest and induction of mitotic catastrophe. However, today, it is well known that paclitaxel can induce multiple kinds of cell death in cancers. Besides the induction of mitotic catastrophe that occurs during mitosis, paclitaxel has been shown to induce the expression of several pro-apoptosis mediators. It also can modulate the activity of anti-apoptosis mediators. However, certain cell-killing mechanisms such as senescence and autophagy can increase resistance to paclitaxel. This review focuses on the mechanisms of cell death, including apoptosis, mitotic catastrophe, senescence, autophagic cell death, pyroptosis, etc., following paclitaxel treatment. In addition, mechanisms of resistance to cell death due to exposure to paclitaxel and the use of combinations to overcome drug resistance will be discussed.
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- Shuang Zhao
- School of Basic Medicine, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, 422000, Hunan, China.
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- College of Medical Technology, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, 422000, Hunan, China
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- School of Nursing, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, 422000, Hunan, China.
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- Medical Technology Research Center, Institute of Health Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
- Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Department, School of Paramedical Sciences, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
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Mohammadi Ballakuti N, Ghanati F, Zare-Maivan H, Alipour M, Moghaddam M, Abdolmaleki P. Taxoid profile in endophytic fungi isolated from Corylus avellana, introduces potential source for the production of Taxol in semi-synthetic approaches. Sci Rep 2022; 12:9390. [PMID: 35672438 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13602-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Taxol (Paclitaxel) and its derivative taxanes are widely used in chemotherapy and treatment of different types of cancer. Although the extracted taxanes from Taxus sp. are currently used in semi-synthetic production of Taxol, providing alternative always available sources is still a main concern. Due to availability and fast growth rate, microorganisms are much potent alternative sources for taxanes. In the present study, 249 endophytic fungi were isolated from Corylus avellana at six different locations of Iran, among which 18 species were capable to produce taxanes. Genotyping analysis indicated that 17 genera were ascomycetes but only one basidiomycete. Seven taxanes were detected and quantified in solid and suspension cultures by HPLC and their structures were confirmed by LC-Mass analysis. Among endophytes, CA7 had all 7 taxoids and CA1 had the highest Taxol yield. In 78% of endophytes transferring to liquid media was accompanied by increase of taxanes yield and increased taxan production and its release to media up to 90%. Evaluation of cytotoxicity indicated that extracts of all isolated fungi were lethal to MCF7 cells. Since endophytes produced remarkable amounts of taxanes, they can be suggested as alternative inexpensive and easily available resources for Taxol production in semi-synthesis plans.
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Abrams R, Jesani MH, Browning A, Clayden J. Triarylmethanes and their Medium-Ring Analogues by Unactivated Truce-Smiles Rearrangement of Benzanilides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:11272-11277. [PMID: 33830592 PMCID: PMC8252078 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202102192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Intramolecular nucleophilic aromatic substitution (Truce–Smiles rearrangement) of the anions of 2‐benzyl benzanilides leads to triarylmethanes in an operationally simple manner. The reaction succeeds even without electronic activation of the ring that plays the role of electrophile in the SNAr reaction, being accelerated instead by the preferred conformation imposed by the tertiary amide tether. The amide substituent of the product may be removed or transformed into alternative functional groups. A ring‐expanding variant (n to n+4) of the reaction provided a route to doubly benzo‐fused medium ring lactams of 10 or 11 members. Hammett analysis returned a ρ value consistent with the operation of a partially concerted reaction mechanism.
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- Roman Abrams
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
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Abrams R, Jesani MH, Browning A, Clayden J. Triarylmethanes and their Medium‐Ring Analogues by Unactivated Truce–Smiles Rearrangement of Benzanilides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202102192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Roman Abrams
- School of Chemistry University of Bristol, Cantock's Close Bristol BS8 1TS UK
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- School of Chemistry University of Bristol, Cantock's Close Bristol BS8 1TS UK
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- School of Chemistry University of Bristol, Cantock's Close Bristol BS8 1TS UK
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- School of Chemistry University of Bristol, Cantock's Close Bristol BS8 1TS UK
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A selection of the established and recently characterized alkaloids from the exploration of plant- and some marine-associated endophytic fungi is reviewed, with reference to alkaloids of biological significance.
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- Natural Products Inc., Evanston, Illinois 60202, United States
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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Gauchan DP, Vélëz H, Acharya A, Östman JR, Lundén K, Elfstrand M, García-Gil MR. Annulohypoxylon sp. strain MUS1, an endophytic fungus isolated from Taxus wallichiana Zucc., produces taxol and other bioactive metabolites. 3 Biotech 2021; 11:152. [PMID: 33747702 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-021-02693-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The current study focuses on the isolation and in vitro characterization of bioactive metabolites produced by endophytic fungi isolated from the Himalayan yew (Taxus wallichiana Zucc.). The endophytic fungi were isolated on artificial media from inner tissues of bark and needles. Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity, along with total phenolic- and flavonoid-content assays were used in the evaluation of bioactivity of the fermented crude extracts. The ability of the endophytes to produce the anticancer compound Taxol was also analyzed using thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). A total of 16 fungal morphotypes were obtained from asymptomatic inner tissues of the bark and needles of T. wallichiana. Among the 16 isolates, the ethyl acetate (EA) fraction of isolate MUS1, showed antibacterial and antifungal activity against all test-pathogens used (Streptococcus faecalis ATCC 19433, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 12600, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Salmonella enterica ATCC 13076, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, and Candida albicans). MUS1 showed significant inhibition against Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 (minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC): 250 µg/ml) and the pathogenic yeast, Candida albicans (MIC: 125 µg/ml). Antioxidant activity, total phenolic, and total flavonoid content as well as in vitro Taxol production were evaluated for EA fraction of isolate MUS1. Antioxidant activity was evaluated using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay. At a concentration of 100 µg/ml, the % DPPH radical scavenging activity was 83.15 ± 0.40, 81.62 ± 0.11, and 62.36 ± 0.29, for ascorbic acid, butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), and the EA fraction of MUS1, respectively. The DPPH-Half maximal inhibitory concentration (DPPH-IC50) value for the EA fraction was 81.52 ± 0.23 µg/ml, compared to BHT (62.87 ± 0.08 µg/ml) and ascorbic acid (56.15 ± 0.19 µg/ml). The total phenolic and flavonoid content in the EA fraction were 16.90 ± 0.075 µg gallic acid equivalent (GAE) and 11.59 ± 0.148 µg rutin equivalent (RE), per mg of dry crude extract, respectively. TLC and RP-HPLC analysis showed that the isolate MUS1 also produces Taxol (282.05 µg/l of fermentation broth). Isolate MUS1 was identified as Annulohypoxylon sp. by internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing. Having the ability to produce antimicrobial and antioxidant metabolites, as well as the anticancer compound Taxol, makes Annulohypoxylon sp. strain MUS1, a promising candidate for further study of naturally occurring bioactive metabolites. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-021-02693-z.
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Gallego-Jara J, Lozano-Terol G, Sola-Martínez RA, Cánovas-Díaz M, de Diego Puente T. A Compressive Review about Taxol ®: History and Future Challenges. Molecules 2020; 25:E5986. [PMID: 33348838 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25245986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Taxol®, which is also known as paclitaxel, is a chemotherapeutic agent widely used to treat different cancers. Since the discovery of its antitumoral activity, Taxol® has been used to treat over one million patients, making it one of the most widely employed antitumoral drugs. Taxol® was the first microtubule targeting agent described in the literature, with its main mechanism of action consisting of the disruption of microtubule dynamics, thus inducing mitotic arrest and cell death. However, secondary mechanisms for achieving apoptosis have also been demonstrated. Despite its wide use, Taxol® has certain disadvantages. The main challenges facing Taxol® are the need to find an environmentally sustainable production method based on the use of microorganisms, increase its bioavailability without exerting adverse effects on the health of patients and minimize the resistance presented by a high percentage of cells treated with paclitaxel. This review details, in a succinct manner, the main aspects of this important drug, from its discovery to the present day. We highlight the main challenges that must be faced in the coming years, in order to increase the effectiveness of Taxol® as an anticancer agent.
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Millward MJ, Ellis E, Ward JW, Clayden J. Hydantoin-bridged medium ring scaffolds by migratory insertion of urea-tethered nitrile anions into aromatic C-N bonds. Chem Sci 2020; 12:2091-2096. [PMID: 34163972 PMCID: PMC8179327 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc06188c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Bicyclic or tricyclic nitrogen-containing heterocyclic scaffolds were constructed rapidly by intramolecular nucleophilic aromatic substitution of metallated nitriles tethered by a urea linkage to a series of electronically unactivated heterocyclic precursors. The substitution reaction constitutes a ring expansion, enabled by the conformationally constrained tether between the nitrile and the heterocycle. Attack of the metallated urea leaving group on the nitrile generates a hydantoin that bridges the polycyclic products. X-ray crystallography reveals ring-dependant strain within the hydantoin.
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- Makenzie J Millward
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol Cantock's Close Bristol BS8 1TS UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol Cantock's Close Bristol BS8 1TS UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol Cantock's Close Bristol BS8 1TS UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol Cantock's Close Bristol BS8 1TS UK
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El-Sayed ER, Ahmed AS, Hassan IA, Ismaiel AA, Karam El-Din AA. Semi-continuous production of the anticancer drug taxol by Aspergillus fumigatus and Alternaria tenuissima immobilized in calcium alginate beads. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2020; 43:997-1008. [PMID: 31997009 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-020-02295-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Taxol is the most profitable drug ever developed in cancer chemotherapy; however, the market demand for the drug greatly exceeds the supply that can be sustained from its natural sources. In this study, Aspergillus fumigatus TXD105-GM6 and Alternaria tenuissima TER995-GM3 were immobilized in calcium alginate beads and used for the production of taxol in shake flask cultures. In an effort to increase the taxol magnitude, immobilization conditions were optimized by response surface methodology program (RSM). The optimum levels of alginate concentration, calcium chloride concentration, and mycelium fresh weight were 5%, 4%, and 15% (w/v), respectively. Under these conditions, taxol production by the respective fungal strains was intensified to 901.94 μg L-1 and 529.01 μg L-1. Moreover, the immobilized mycelia of both strains were successfully used in the repeated production of taxol for six different fermentation cycles. The total taxol concentration obtained in all cycles reached 4540.14 μg L-1 by TXD105-GM6 and 2450.27 μg L-1 by TER995-GM3 strain, which represents 7.85- and 6.31-fold increase, as compared to their initial titers. This is the first report on the production of taxol in semi-continuous fermentation. To our knowledge, the taxol productivity achieved in this study is the highest reported by academic laboratories for microbial cultures which indicates the future possibility to reduce the cost of taxol production.
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Bu C, Zhang Q, Zeng J, Cao X, Hao Z, Qiao D, Cao Y, Xu H. Identification of a novel anthocyanin synthesis pathway in the fungus Aspergillus sydowii H-1. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:29. [PMID: 31914922 PMCID: PMC6950803 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-6442-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Anthocyanins are common substances with many agro-food industrial applications. However, anthocyanins are generally considered to be found only in natural plants. Our previous study isolated and purified the fungus Aspergillus sydowii H-1, which can produce purple pigments during fermentation. To understand the characteristics of this strain, a transcriptomic and metabolomic comparative analysis was performed with A. sydowii H-1 from the second and eighth days of fermentation, which confer different pigment production. RESULTS We found five anthocyanins with remarkably different production in A. sydowii H-1 on the eighth day of fermentation compared to the second day of fermentation. LC-MS/MS combined with other characteristics of anthocyanins suggested that the purple pigment contained anthocyanins. A total of 28 transcripts related to the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway was identified in A. sydowii H-1, and almost all of the identified genes displayed high correlations with the metabolome. Among them, the chalcone synthase gene (CHS) and cinnamate-4-hydroxylase gene (C4H) were only found using the de novo assembly method. Interestingly, the best hits of these two genes belonged to plant species. Finally, we also identified 530 lncRNAs in our datasets, and among them, three lncRNAs targeted the genes related to anthocyanin biosynthesis via cis-regulation, which provided clues for understanding the underlying mechanism of anthocyanin production in fungi. CONCLUSION We first reported that anthocyanin can be produced in fungus, A. sydowii H-1. Totally, 31 candidate transcripts were identified involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis, in which CHS and C4H, known as the key genes in anthocyanin biosynthesis, were only found in strain H1, which indicated that these two genes may contribute to anthocyanins producing in H-1. This discovery expanded our knowledges of the biosynthesis of anthocyanins and provided a direction for the production of anthocyanin.
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- Congfan Bu
- Microbiology and Metabolic Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Microbiology and Metabolic Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Microbiology and Metabolic Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Microbiology and Metabolic Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Microbiology and Metabolic Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Microbiology and Metabolic Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Microbiology and Metabolic Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
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- Microbiology and Metabolic Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
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This review covers the isolation and chemistry of diterpenoids from terrestrial sources from 2017.
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- James R. Hanson
- Department of Chemistry
- School of Life Sciences
- University of Sussex
- East Sussex
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Life Sciences
- University of Sussex
- East Sussex
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Life Sciences
- University of Sussex
- East Sussex
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Life Sciences
- University of Sussex
- East Sussex
- UK
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Newman DJ. Are Microbial Endophytes the ‘Actual’ Producers of Bioactive Antitumor Agents? Trends Cancer 2018; 4:662-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2018.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Revised: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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