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Zhao Y, Li T, Kjaerulff L, Venter H, Coriani S, Møller BL, Semple S, Staerk D. Orthogonal Reversed-Phase C 18 and Pentafluorophenyl HPLC Separation for Phytochemical Profiling of Serrulatanes in Eremophila denticulata. J Nat Prod 2023; 86:2638-2650. [PMID: 38013449 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00655] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Serrulatanes constitute a class of unique diterpenoids derived from all-Z nerylneryl diphosphate rather than the conventional all-E diterpenoid precursor geranylgeranyl diphosphate and thus provide an intriguing expansion of the chemical space of plant specialized metabolites. Plants of the Australian Eremophila genus are rich sources of structurally diverse serrulatanes. Here, we report the identification of 15 hitherto undescribed serrulatanes (eremoculatanes A-N), together with 16 previously reported compounds, from the EtOAc extract of Eremophila denticulata leaves. Isolation was performed by a combined use of systematic HPLC-PDA-HRMS-based phytochemical profiling and orthogonal reversed-phase C18 and pentafluorophenyl separations. Among the new compounds isolated, eremoculatane A contains a C12 backbone, for which the configuration was established by comparison of experimentally measured and theoretically calculated ECD spectra. The antihyperglycemic and antibacterial activities of the E. denticulata extract were investigated by high-resolution inhibition profiling, and they indicated that major constituents, mainly serrulatanes and flavonoids, contributed to the observed activity of the extract. One flavonoid, eupafolin (4), displayed moderate α-glucosidase inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 41.3 μM, and four serrulatanes (8, 9, 19g, and 19j) showed more than 50% PTP1B inhibition at 200 μM.
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- Yong Zhao
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Health and Biomedical Innovation, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet Building 207, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide 5000, Australia
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Mancinotti D, Czepiel K, Taylor JL, Golshadi Galehshahi H, Møller LA, Jensen MK, Motawia MS, Hufnagel B, Soriano A, Yeheyis L, Kjaerulff L, Péret B, Staerk D, Wendt T, Nelson MN, Kroc M, Geu-Flores F. The causal mutation leading to sweetness in modern white lupin cultivars. Sci Adv 2023; 9:eadg8866. [PMID: 37540741 PMCID: PMC10403207 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adg8866] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023]
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Lupins are high-protein crops that are rapidly gaining interest as hardy alternatives to soybean; however, they accumulate antinutritional alkaloids of the quinolizidine type (QAs). Lupin domestication was enabled by the discovery of genetic loci conferring low QA levels (sweetness), but the precise identity of the underlying genes remains uncertain. We show that pauper, the most common sweet locus in white lupin, encodes an acetyltransferase (AT) unexpectedly involved in the early QA pathway. In pauper plants, a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) strongly impairs AT activity, causing pathway blockage. We corroborate our hypothesis by replicating the pauper chemotype in narrow-leafed lupin via mutagenesis. Our work adds a new dimension to QA biosynthesis and establishes the identity of a lupin sweet gene for the first time, thus facilitating lupin breeding and enabling domestication of other QA-containing legumes.
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- Davide Mancinotti
- Section for Plant Biochemistry and Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Legume Genomics Team, Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, Poznań, Poland
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- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, West Sussex RH17 6TN, UK
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- Section for Plant Biochemistry and Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Section for Plant Biochemistry and Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- IPSiM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- IPSiM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- IPSiM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Traitomic A/S, J.C. Jacobsens Gade 14, 1799 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, West Sussex RH17 6TN, UK
- Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Floreat, WA 6014, Australia
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- Legume Genomics Team, Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, Poznań, Poland
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- Section for Plant Biochemistry and Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Liang C, Ndi C, Kjaerulff L, Semple S, Buirchell B, Coriani S, Møller BL, Staerk D. Characterization of Serrulatane Diterpenoids in Eremophila phyllopoda subsp. phyllopoda by Triple High-Resolution α-Glucosidase/PTP1B/Radical Scavenging Profiling, NMR Spectroscopy, DFT-GIAO NMR, and Electronic Circular Dichroism Calculations. J Nat Prod 2023; 86:694-709. [PMID: 36880726 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Extracts of Eremophila phyllopoda subsp. phyllopoda showed α-glucosidase and PTP1B inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 19.6 and 13.6 μg/mL, respectively. High-resolution α-glucosidase/PTP1B/radical scavenging profiling was performed to establish a triple high-resolution inhibition profile that allowed direct pinpointing of the constituents responsible for one or more of the observed bioactivities. Subsequent targeted isolation and purification by analytical-scale HPLC led to the identification of 21 previously undescribed serrulatane diterpenoids, eremophyllanes A-U, as well as two known serrulatane diterpenoids, 1β-trihydroxyserrulatane (8) and 1α-trihydroxyserrulatane (10d), and five known furofuran lignans, (+)-piperitol (6), horsfieldin (7e), (-)-sesamin (9), (+)-sesamin (10h), and asarinin (10i). Their structures were elucidated by extensive analysis of HRMS and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data. The relative configurations of the previously undescribed compounds were established by analysis of ROESY spectra as well as by DFT-GIAO NMR calculations followed by DP4+ probability analysis. The absolute configurations were determined by comparison of experimental and calculated ECD spectra. Serrulatane diterpenoids 7b and 14 exhibited α-glucosidase inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 28.4 and 64.2 μM, respectively, while 11, 12, 14, and 15 exhibited PTP1B inhibitory activity with IC50 values ranging from 16.6 to 104.6 μM. Hypothetical routes for formation of all identified serrulatane diterpenoids are proposed.
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- Chao Liang
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide 5000, Australia
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide 5000, Australia
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- Wise Owl Consulting, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet Building 207, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Zhao Y, Gericke O, Li T, Kjaerulff L, Kongstad KT, Heskes AM, Møller BL, Jørgensen FS, Venter H, Coriani S, Semple SJ, Staerk D. Polypharmacology-Labeled Molecular Networking: An Analytical Technology Workflow for Accelerated Identification of Multiple Bioactive Constituents in Complex Extracts. Anal Chem 2023; 95:4381-4389. [PMID: 36802535 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Discovery of sustainable and benign-by-design drugs to combat emerging health pandemics calls for new analytical technologies to explore the chemical and pharmacological properties of Nature's unique chemical space. Here, we present a new analytical technology workflow, polypharmacology-labeled molecular networking (PLMN), where merged positive and negative ionization tandem mass spectrometry-based molecular networking is linked with data from polypharmacological high-resolution inhibition profiling for easy and fast identification of individual bioactive constituents in complex extracts. The crude extract of Eremophila rugosa was subjected to PLMN analysis for the identification of antihyperglycemic and antibacterial constituents. Visually easy-interpretable polypharmacology scores and polypharmacology pie charts as well as microfractionation variation scores of each node in the molecular network provided direct information about each constituent's activity in the seven assays included in this proof-of-concept study. A total of 27 new non-canonical nerylneryl diphosphate-derived diterpenoids were identified. Serrulatane ferulate esters were shown to be associated with antihyperglycemic and antibacterial activities, including some showing synergistic activity with oxacillin in clinically relevant (epidemic) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains and some showing saddle-shaped binding to the active site of protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B. PLMN is scalable in the number and types of assays included and thus holds potential for a paradigm shift toward polypharmacological natural-products-based drug discovery.
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- Yong Zhao
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, Copenhagen DK-2100, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C 1871, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, Copenhagen DK-2100, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, Copenhagen DK-2100, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, Copenhagen DK-2100, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C 1871, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C 1871, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, Copenhagen DK-2100, Denmark
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- Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australian
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet Building 207, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark
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- Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australian
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, Copenhagen DK-2100, Denmark
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Rasmussen LF, Anton J, Kjaerulff L, Zhao Y, Semple SJ, Chi N, Buirchell B, Møller BL, Staerk D. Serrulatane diterpenoids with unusual side chain modifications from root bark of Eremophila longifolia. Phytochemistry 2022; 203:113408. [PMID: 36063865 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113408] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The plant genus Eremophila is endemic to Australia and widespread in arid regions. Root bark extract of Eremophila longifolia (R.Br.) F.Muell. (Scrophulariaceae) was investigated by LC-PDA-HRMS, and dereplication suggested the presence of a series of diterpenoids. Using a combination of preparative- and analytical-scale HPLC separation as well as extensive 1D and 2D NMR analysis, the structures of 12 hitherto unreported serrulatane diterpenoids, eremolongine A-L, were established. These structures included serrulatanes with unusual side chain modifications to form hitherto unseen skeletons with, e.g., cyclopentane, oxepane, and bicyclic hexahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]furan moieties. Serrulatane diterpenoids in Eremophila have recently been shown to originate from a common biosynthetic precursor with conserved stereochemical configuration, and this was used for tentative assignment of the relative and absolute configuration of the isolated compounds. Triple high-resolution α-glucosidase/α-amylase/PTP1B inhibition profiling demonstrated that several of the eremolongines had weak inhibitory activity towards targets important for management of type 2 diabetes.
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- Line Fentz Rasmussen
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
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- Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
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- Wise Owl Consulting, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Hansen NL, Kjaerulff L, Heck QK, Forman V, Staerk D, Møller BL, Andersen-Ranberg J. Tripterygium wilfordii cytochrome P450s catalyze the methyl shift and epoxidations in the biosynthesis of triptonide. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5011. [PMID: 36008399 PMCID: PMC9411204 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32667-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [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] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The diterpenoid triepoxides triptolide and triptonide from Tripterygium wilfordii (thunder god wine) exhibit unique bioactivities with potential uses in disease treatment and as a non-hormonal male contraceptives. Here, we show that cytochrome P450s (CYPs) from the CYP71BE subfamily catalyze an unprecedented 18(4→3) methyl shift required for biosynthesis of the abeo-abietane core structure present in diterpenoid triepoxides and in several other plant diterpenoids. In combination with two CYPs of the CYP82D subfamily, four CYPs from T. wilfordii are shown to constitute the minimal set of biosynthetic genes that enables triptonide biosynthesis using Nicotiana benthamiana and Saccharomyces cerevisiae as heterologous hosts. In addition, co-expression of a specific T. wilfordii cytochrome b5 (Twcytb5-A) increases triptonide output more than 9-fold in S. cerevisiae and affords isolation and structure elucidation by NMR spectroscopic analyses of 18 diterpenoids, providing insights into the biosynthesis of diterpenoid triepoxides. Our findings pave the way for diterpenoid triepoxide production via fermentation. How triptonide is made in the medicinal plant Tripterygium wilfordii is largely unknown. Here, the authors report the identification and characterization of a suite of cytochrome P450s and show their function in catalyzing the formation of triptonide from miltriadiene in tobacco and baker’s yeast.
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- Nikolaj Lervad Hansen
- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environment Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environment Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environment Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environment Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environment Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
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Semple SJ, Staerk D, Buirchell BJ, Fowler RM, Gericke O, Kjaerulff L, Zhao Y, Pedersen HA, Petersen MJ, Rasmussen LF, Bredahl EK, Pedersen GB, McNair LM, Ndi CP, Hansen NL, Heskes AM, Bayly MJ, Loland CJ, Heinz N, Møller BL. Biodiscoveries within the Australian plant genus Eremophila based on international and interdisciplinary collaboration: results and perspectives on outstanding ethical dilemmas. Plant J 2022; 111:936-953. [PMID: 35696314 PMCID: PMC9543726 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In a cross-continental research initiative, including researchers working in Australia and Denmark, and based on joint external funding by a 3-year grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, we have used DNA sequencing, extensive chemical profiling and molecular networking analyses across the entire Eremophila genus to provide new knowledge on the presence of natural products and their bioactivities using polypharmocological screens. Sesquiterpenoids, diterpenoids and dimers of branched-chain fatty acids with previously unknown chemical structures were identified. The collection of plant material from the Eremophila genus was carried out according to a 'bioprospecting agreement' with the Government of Western Australia. We recognize that several Eremophila species hold immense cultural significance to Australia's First Peoples. In spite of our best intentions to ensure that new knowledge gained about the genus Eremophila and any potential future benefits are shared in an equitable manner, in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol, we encounter serious dilemmas and potential conflicts in making benefit sharing with Australia's First Peoples a reality.
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- Susan J. Semple
- Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, Clinical and Health SciencesUniversity of South AustraliaAdelaide5000Australia
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- School of BioSciencesThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVictoria3010Australia
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
- Present address:
Carlsberg Research LaboratoryJ.C. Jacobsens Gade 4DK‐1799CopenhagenValbyDenmark.
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, Clinical and Health SciencesUniversity of South AustraliaAdelaide5000Australia
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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- School of BioSciencesThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVictoria3010Australia
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐2100CopenhagenDenmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDK‐1871Frederiksberg CDenmark
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Petersen MJ, Liang C, Kjaerulff L, Ndi C, Semple S, Buirchell B, Coriani S, Møller BL, Staerk D. Serrulatane diterpenoids from the leaves of Eremophila glabra and their potential as antihyperglycemic drug leads. Phytochemistry 2022; 196:113072. [PMID: 34973506 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.113072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Eremophila (Scrophulariaceae) is a genus of Australian desert plants, which have been used by Australian Aboriginal people for various medicinal purposes. Crude extracts of the leaf resin of Eremophila glabra (R.Br.) Ostenf. showed α-glucosidase and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 19.3 ± 1.2 μg/mL and 11.8 ± 2.1 μg/mL, respectively. Dual α-glucosidase/PTP1B high-resolution inhibition profiling combined with HPLC-PDA-HRMS and NMR were used to isolate and identify the compounds providing these activities. This resulted in isolation of seven undescribed serrulatane diterpenoids, eremoglabrane A-G, together with nine previously identified serrulatane diterpenoids and flavonoids. Three of the serrulatane diterpenoids showed PTP1B inhibitory activities with IC50 values from 63.8 ± 5.8 μM to 104.5 ± 25.9 μM.
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- Malene J Petersen
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
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- Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
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- Wise Owl Consulting, Como, Western Australia, 6152, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet Building 207, DK-2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environment Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Liang C, Kjaerulff L, Hansen PR, Kongstad KT, Staerk D. Dual High-Resolution α-Glucosidase and PTP1B Inhibition Profiling Combined with HPLC-PDA-HRMS-SPE-NMR Analysis for the Identification of Potentially Antidiabetic Chromene Meroterpenoids from Rhododendron capitatum. J Nat Prod 2021; 84:2454-2467. [PMID: 34460246 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Thirteen previously undescribed chromene meroterpenoids, capitachromenic acids A-M (3-6, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, and 11b), were identified from an ethyl acetate extract of Rhododendron capitatum, using dual high-resolution α-glucosidase and PTP1B inhibition profiling in combination with HPLC-PDA-HRMS-SPE-NMR. In addition, one known chromene meroterpenoid, daurichromenic acid (15), and its biosynthetic precursor, grifolic acid (12), two C-methylated flavanones, (2S)-5,7,4'-trihydroxy-8-methylflavanone (1) and farrerol (2), and two triterpenoids, oleanolic acid (14a) and ursolic acid (14b), were identified. New structures were elucidated by extensive 1D and 2D NMR analysis, and absolute configurations of new chromene meroterpenoids were assigned by analysis of their ECD spectra on the basis of the empirical chromane helicity rule and from Rh2(OCOCF3)4-induced ECD spectra by applying the bulkiness rule. Compounds 5, 9a, 9b, 12, and 15 showed α-glucosidase inhibitory activity with IC50 values ranging from 8.0 to 93.5 μM, while compounds 3, 5, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10b, 11b, 12, and 15 showed PTP1B inhibitory activity with IC50 values ranging from 2.5 to 68.1 μM.
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- Chao Liang
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Gericke O, Hansen NL, Pedersen GB, Kjaerulff L, Luo D, Staerk D, Møller BL, Pateraki I, Heskes AM. Nerylneryl diphosphate is the precursor of serrulatane, viscidane and cembrane-type diterpenoids in Eremophila species. BMC Plant Biol 2020; 20:91. [PMID: 32111159 PMCID: PMC7049213 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-2293-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Eremophila R.Br. (Scrophulariaceae) is a diverse genus of plants with species distributed across semi-arid and arid Australia. It is an ecologically important genus that also holds cultural significance for many Indigenous Australians who traditionally use several species as sources of medicines. Structurally unusual diterpenoids, particularly serrulatane and viscidane-types, feature prominently in the chemical profile of many species and recent studies indicate that these compounds are responsible for much of the reported bioactivity. We have investigated the biosynthesis of diterpenoids in three species: Eremophila lucida, Eremophila drummondii and Eremophila denticulata subsp. trisulcata. RESULTS In all studied species diterpenoids were localised to the leaf surface and associated with the occurrence of glandular trichomes. Trichome-enriched transcriptome databases were generated and mined for candidate terpene synthases (TPS). Four TPSs with diterpene biosynthesis activity were identified: ElTPS31 and ElTPS3 from E. lucida were found to produce (3Z,7Z,11Z)-cembratrien-15-ol and 5-hydroxyviscidane, respectively, and EdTPS22 and EdtTPS4, from E. drummondii and E. denticulata subsp. trisulcata, respectively, were found to produce 8,9-dihydroserrulat-14-ene which readily aromatized to serrulat-14-ene. In all cases, the identified TPSs used the cisoid substrate, nerylneryl diphosphate (NNPP), to form the observed products. Subsequently, cis-prenyl transferases (CPTs) capable of making NNPP were identified in each species. CONCLUSIONS We have elucidated two biosynthetic steps towards three of the major diterpene backbones found in this genus. Serrulatane and viscidane-type diterpenoids are promising candidates for new drug leads. The identification of an enzymatic route to their synthesis opens up the possibility of biotechnological production, making accessible a ready source of scaffolds for further modification and bioactivity testing.
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- Oliver Gericke
- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology "bioSYNergy", Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology "bioSYNergy", Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology "bioSYNergy", Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology "bioSYNergy", Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology "bioSYNergy", Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Center for Synthetic Biology "bioSYNergy", Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
- Center for Synthetic Biology "bioSYNergy", Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
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Zhao Y, Kjaerulff L, Kongstad KT, Heskes AM, Møller BL, Staerk D. 2(5H)-Furanone sesquiterpenes from Eremophila bignoniiflora: High-resolution inhibition profiling and PTP1B inhibitory activity. Phytochemistry 2019; 166:112054. [PMID: 31284174 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.112054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Eremophila bignoniiflora is a shrub distributed throughout inland northern and eastern Australia, and it has been used in several medicinal applications by some Australian Aboriginal people. In our continued search for anti-diabetic constituents from natural resources, the crude ethyl acetate extract of E. bignoniiflora was found to have protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 23.9 ± 1.9 μg/mL. High-resolution PTP1B inhibition profiling combined with HRMS and NMR were subsequently used to investigate the individual compounds responsible for the observed bioactivity of the crude extract. This led to identification of five undescribed 2(5H)-furanone sesquiterpenes, together with 13 flavonoids and phenolic compounds. Dose-response curves of the isolated compounds revealed that two 2(5H)-furanone sesquiterpene cinnamates and three flavonoids exhibited moderate PTP1B inhibitory activity with IC50 values from 41.4 ± 1.4 to 154.5 ± 8.9 μM.
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- Yong Zhao
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Petersen MJ, de Cássia Lemos Lima R, Kjaerulff L, Staerk D. Immobilized α-amylase magnetic beads for ligand fishing: Proof of concept and identification of α-amylase inhibitors in Ginkgo biloba. Phytochemistry 2019; 164:94-101. [PMID: 31103779 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Diabetes mellitus is a widespread metabolic disorder that affects millions of people around the world. The disease is a major burden on both economic and social levels, and there is a need for improved drugs with fewer side effects in the management of the disease. Current methods for isolation of anti-diabetic lead compounds from complex mixtures suffer from low resolution and sensitivity, and there is a need for improved alternatives. In this work, magnetic ligand fishing combined with high-performance liquid chromatography - photodiode-array detection - high-resolution mass spectrometry - solid-phase extraction - nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (HPLC-PDA-HRMS-SPE-NMR) was developed and validated, with the aim of accelerating discovery of natural products targeting α-amylase. The enzyme was successfully immobilized onto magnetic beads and retained its catalytic activity for a period of 75 days, and the specificity of this method was successfully validated by testing the N-terminus coupled α-amylase immobilized magnetic beads on an artificial mixture. A proof of concept experiment, using a crude ethyl acetate extract of Ginkgo biloba leaves, proved that it was possible to fish out four α-amylase ligands. HPLC-PDA-HRMS-SPE-NMR analysis confirmed the presence of bilobetin, isoginkgetin, ginkgetin and sciadopitysin in the solutions resulting from α-amylase ligand fishing with Ginkgo biloba. IC50 curves revealed a reversed relationship between concentration of sciadopitysin and inhibition of α-amylase activity, suggesting that this compound activated the enzyme instead of inhibiting it.
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- Malene J Petersen
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Gorges J, Panter F, Kjaerulff L, Hoffmann T, Kazmaier U, Müller R. Structure, Total Synthesis, and Biosynthesis of Chloromyxamides: Myxobacterial Tetrapeptides Featuring an Uncommon 6-Chloromethyl-5-methoxypipecolic Acid Building Block. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:14270-14275. [PMID: 30088846 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201808028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Soil-living microbes are an important resource for the discovery of new natural products featuring great structural diversity that are reflective of the underlying biosynthetic pathways as well as incorporating a wide range of intriguing small-molecule building blocks. We report here the full structural elucidation, total synthesis, and biosynthesis of chloromyxamides, a new class of tetrapeptides that display an unprecedented 6-chloromethyl-5-methoxypipecolic acid (CMPA) substructure. Chemical synthesis-including an approach to access the CMPA unit-was pursued to confirm the structure of the chloromyxamides and enabled determination of the absolute configuration in the CMPA ring. A model for the nonribosomal assembly of chloromyxamides was devised on the basis of the combined evaluation of the biosynthetic gene cluster sequence and the feeding of stable isotope-labeled precursors. This provided insight into the formation of the various chloromyxamide derivatives and the biogenesis of the CMPA unit.
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- Jan Gorges
- Institute for Organic Chemistry, Saarland University, P.O. Box 151150, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department Microbial Natural Products, Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), German Center for Infection Research (DZIF, Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig) and Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, Campus E8.1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department Microbial Natural Products, Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), German Center for Infection Research (DZIF, Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig) and Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, Campus E8.1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department Microbial Natural Products, Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), German Center for Infection Research (DZIF, Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig) and Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, Campus E8.1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry, Saarland University, P.O. Box 151150, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department Microbial Natural Products, Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), German Center for Infection Research (DZIF, Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig) and Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, Campus E8.1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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Gorges J, Panter F, Kjaerulff L, Hoffmann T, Kazmaier U, Müller R. Struktur, Totalsynthese und Biosynthese der Chloromyxamide: Myxobakterielle Tetrapeptide mit einem ungewöhnlichen 6-Chloromethyl-5-methoxypipecolinsäure-Baustein. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201808028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jan Gorges
- Institut für organische Chemie; Universität des Saarlandes; P.O. Box 151150 66123 Saarbrücken Deutschland
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- Abteilung Mikrobielle Naturstoffe; Helmholtz Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz Center für Infektionsforschung (HZI); Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF, Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig); Fachrichtung Pharmazie; Universität des Saarlandes; Campus E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Deutschland
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- Abteilung Mikrobielle Naturstoffe; Helmholtz Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz Center für Infektionsforschung (HZI); Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF, Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig); Fachrichtung Pharmazie; Universität des Saarlandes; Campus E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Deutschland
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- Abteilung Mikrobielle Naturstoffe; Helmholtz Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz Center für Infektionsforschung (HZI); Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF, Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig); Fachrichtung Pharmazie; Universität des Saarlandes; Campus E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Deutschland
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- Institut für organische Chemie; Universität des Saarlandes; P.O. Box 151150 66123 Saarbrücken Deutschland
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- Abteilung Mikrobielle Naturstoffe; Helmholtz Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz Center für Infektionsforschung (HZI); Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF, Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig); Fachrichtung Pharmazie; Universität des Saarlandes; Campus E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Deutschland
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Kjaerulff L, Sikandar A, Zaburannyi N, Adam S, Herrmann J, Koehnke J, Müller R. Thioholgamides: Thioamide-Containing Cytotoxic RiPP Natural Products. ACS Chem Biol 2017; 12:2837-2841. [PMID: 28981254 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Thioviridamide is a structurally unique ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide that contains several thioamide bonds and is active against a number of cancer cell lines. In the search for naturally occurring thioviridamide analogs, we employed genome mining that led to the identification of several related gene clusters. Chemical screening followed by cultivation and isolation yielded thioholgamides A and B, two new additions to the thioviridamide family with several amino acid substitutions, a different N-capping moiety, and with one less thioamide bond. Thioholgamides display improved cytotoxicity in the submicromolar range against a range of cell lines and an IC50 of 30 nM for thioholgamide A against HCT-116 cells. Herein, we report the isolation and structural elucidation of thioholgamides A and B, a proposed biosynthetic cluster for their production, and their bioactivities against a larger panel of microorganisms and cancer cell lines.
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- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF),
Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
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- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF),
Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
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- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF),
Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
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Kjaerulff L, Raju R, Panter F, Scheid U, Garcia R, Herrmann J, Müller R. Die Pyxipyrrolone: Strukturaufklärung und Biosynthese zytotoxischer myxobakterieller Sekundärmetabolite. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201704790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Louise Kjaerulff
- Abteilung für Mikrobielle Naturstoffe (MINS); Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI); Universität des Saarlandes; Gebäude E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Mikrobielle Naturstoffe (MINS); Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI); Universität des Saarlandes; Gebäude E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Mikrobielle Naturstoffe (MINS); Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI); Universität des Saarlandes; Gebäude E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Mikrobielle Naturstoffe (MINS); Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI); Universität des Saarlandes; Gebäude E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Mikrobielle Naturstoffe (MINS); Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI); Universität des Saarlandes; Gebäude E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Deutschland
- Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF); Partnerstandort Hannover-Braunschweig; 38124 Braunschweig Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Mikrobielle Naturstoffe (MINS); Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI); Universität des Saarlandes; Gebäude E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Deutschland
- Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF); Partnerstandort Hannover-Braunschweig; 38124 Braunschweig Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Mikrobielle Naturstoffe (MINS); Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI); Universität des Saarlandes; Gebäude E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Deutschland
- Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF); Partnerstandort Hannover-Braunschweig; 38124 Braunschweig Deutschland
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Kjaerulff L, Raju R, Panter F, Scheid U, Garcia R, Herrmann J, Müller R. Pyxipyrrolones: Structure Elucidation and Biosynthesis of Cytotoxic Myxobacterial Metabolites. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:9614-9618. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201704790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Louise Kjaerulff
- Department of Microbial Natural Products; Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI); Saarland University; building E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
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- Department of Microbial Natural Products; Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI); Saarland University; building E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
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- Department of Microbial Natural Products; Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI); Saarland University; building E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
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- Department of Microbial Natural Products; Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI); Saarland University; building E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
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- Department of Microbial Natural Products; Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI); Saarland University; building E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF); Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig; 38124 Braunschweig Germany
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- Department of Microbial Natural Products; Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI); Saarland University; building E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF); Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig; 38124 Braunschweig Germany
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- Department of Microbial Natural Products; Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS); Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI); Saarland University; building E8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF); Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig; 38124 Braunschweig Germany
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Kjaerulff L, Benie AJ, Hoeck C, Gotfredsen CH, Sørensen OW. S(3) HMBC: Spin-State-Selective HMBC for accurate measurement of homonuclear coupling constants. Application to strychnine yielding thirteen hitherto unreported J(HH). J Magn Reson 2016; 263:101-107. [PMID: 26774647 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2015.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2015] [Revised: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
A novel method, Spin-State-Selective (S(3)) HMBC, for accurate measurement of homonuclear coupling constants is introduced. As characteristic for S(3) techniques, S(3) HMBC yields independent subspectra corresponding to particular passive spin states and thus allows determination of coupling constants between detected spins and homonuclear coupling partners along with relative signs. In the presented S(3) HMBC experiment, spin-state selection occurs via large one-bond coupling constants ensuring high editing accuracy and unequivocal sign determination of the homonuclear long-range relative to the associated one-bond coupling constant. The sensitivity of the new experiment is comparable to that of regular edited HMBC and the accuracy of the J/RDC measurement is as usual for E.COSY and S(3)-type experiments independent of the size of the homonuclear coupling constant of interest. The merits of the method are demonstrated by an application to strychnine where thirteen J(HH) coupling constants not previously reported could be measured.
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Affiliation(s)
- Louise Kjaerulff
- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Peptide & Protein Biophysics, Novo Nordisk, 2760 Måløv, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
| | | | - Ole W Sørensen
- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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