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Che J, Pan F, Chen X, Zhang Y, Tao N, Fu Y. Screening of Oxygenated Aromatic Compounds for Potential Antifungal Activity against Geotrichum citri-aurantii through Structure-Activity Relationship Analysis. J Agric Food Chem 2022; 70:13787-13795. [PMID: 36240172 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c04955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Sour rot caused by Geotrichum citri-aurantii (G. citri-aurantii) is responsible for huge economic losses during citrus fruit storage. However, the availability of chemical fungicides for controlling this disease is rather limited. In the present study, the antifungal activities of 25 oxygenated aromatic compounds against the mycelial growth of G. citri-aurantii were determined, and their corresponding structure-activity relationships were illustrated. Salicylaldehyde (pMIC = 2.689) possessed the strongest inhibitory effect on G. citri-aurantii growth, followed by thymol (pMIC = 2.478) and o-phthalaldehyde (pMIC = 2.429). Molecular electrostatic potential and molecular orbital analysis showed that the antifungal efficiency of test compounds was determined by the number and location of hydroxyl and aldehyde groups and the length of the ester chain. All compounds were selected for quantitative structure-antifungal activity relationship (QSAR) analysis. A three-dimensional-QSAR model of G. citri-aurantii inhibitors was established and demonstrated good predictive capability [comparative molecular field analysis, q2 = 0.532, optimum number of components (ONC) =10, R2 = 0.996, F = 560.325, standard error of estimation (SEE) = 0.034, and two descriptors; comparative similarity index analysis, q2 = 0.675, ONC = 6, R2 = 0.989, F = 263.354, SEE = 0.054, and five descriptors]. QSAR analysis showed that substitution at position 1 with hydrophilic and electron-withdrawing groups produced a hydrogen donor and thus improved the antifungal activity. In contrast, substitution at positions 4 or 5 with hydrophilic and electron-donating groups decreased its antifungal activity. These findings can provide theoretical guidance for preparing effective antifungal drugs for controlling sour rot in citrus.
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- Jinxin Che
- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan411105, P.R. China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing100093, P.R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan411105, P.R. China
- Postdoctoral Station of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105Hunan, P.R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan411105, P.R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan411105, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Food, Yunnan Institute of Food Safety, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500Yunnan, China
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Ejaz U, Sohail M. Supporting role of lignin in immobilization of yeast on sugarcane bagasse for continuous pectinase production. J Sci Food Agric 2021; 101:1709-1714. [PMID: 32844441 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.10764] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lignocellulosic wastes are pretreated prior to their utilization in fermentation processes. Such pretreatment also alters the topological features of the substrates, and therefore the suitability of pretreated waste as immobilization matrix for microbial cells needs investigation. RESULTS In this study, the effect of chemical pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse (SB) for its subsequent utilization as a matrix to immobilize a pectinolytic yeast, Geotrichum candidum AA15, was evaluated using cell retention, concentration of immobilized cells, immobilization efficiency, scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of the substrate and pectinase titers obtained after recycling. The results revealed that untreated SB is more efficient for immobilization with higher values of cell retention and pectinase productivity (99.78%) retained for up to six production cycles. It was deduced that removal of lignin by pretreatment negatively influenced the ability of SB to support cell adhesion, as lignin acts as a sealing agent that provides strength to the substrate. CONCLUSIONS The strategy of utilizing SB as immobilization matrix was found effective at the laboratory scale as it improved pectinase production and may be investigated further for large-scale and cost-effective production. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Uroosa Ejaz
- Department of Microbiology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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Szudera-Kończal K, Myszka K, Kubiak P, Majcher MA. The Use of Sour and Sweet Whey in Producing Compositions with Pleasant Aromas Using the Mold Galactomyces geotrichum: Identification of Key Odorants. J Agric Food Chem 2020; 68:10799-10807. [PMID: 32865406 PMCID: PMC9335871 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c03979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Fermented products with a pleasant aroma and with strong honey, rose, and fruit odor notes were developed through the biotransformation of a medium containing sour or sweet whey with the addition of l-phenylalanine by the Galactomyces geotrichum mold. In order to obtain the strong honey-rose aroma, G. geotrichum strains were screened and fermentation conditions were optimized to achieve a preferable ratio (>1) of phenylacetaldehyde to 2-phenylethanol by the Ehrlich pathway. This allowed post-fermentation products with the ratio of concentrations of phenylacetaldehyde to 2-phenylethanol being 1.7:1. Additionally, the use of gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O) analysis and the calculation of odor activity values (OAVs) allowed 10 key odorants to be identified in post-fermentation products. The highest OAVs were found for phenylacetaldehyde with a honey odor in both sour and sweet whey cultures (3010 and 1776, respectively). In the variant with sour whey, the following compounds with the highest OAVs were 3-methyl-1-butanol (131), 3-(methylthio)-propanal (119), 3-methylbutanal (90), dimethyl trisulfide (71), 2,3-butanedione (37), and 2-phenylethanol (29). In the post-fermentation product with sweet whey, the following compounds with the highest OAVs were 3-(methylthio)-propanal (112), dimethyl trisulfide (69), and 2,3-butanedione (41).
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Ben Mefteh F, Daoud A, Chenari Bouket A, Thissera B, Kadri Y, Cherif-Silini H, Eshelli M, Alenezi FN, Vallat A, Oszako T, Kadri A, Ros-García JM, Rateb ME, Gharsallah N, Belbahri L. Date Palm Trees Root-Derived Endophytes as Fungal Cell Factories for Diverse Bioactive Metabolites. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19071986. [PMID: 29986518 PMCID: PMC6073733 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19071986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2018] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Endophytic fungi of healthy and brittle leaf diseased (BLD) date palm trees (Phoenix dactylifera L.) represent a promising source of bioactive compounds with biomedical, industrial, and pharmaceutical applications. The fungal endophytes Penicillium citrinum isolate TDPEF34, and Geotrichum candidum isolate TDPEF20 from healthy and BLD date palm trees, respectively, proved very effective in confrontation assays against three pathogenic bacteria, including two Gram-positive bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and Enterococcus faecalis (Ef), and one Gram-negative bacterium Salmonella enterica (St). They also inhibited the growth of three fungi Trichoderma sp. (Ti), Fusarium sporotrichioides (Fs), Trichoderma sp. (Ts). Additionally, their volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were shown to be in part responsible for the inhibition of Ti and Ts and could account for the full inhibition of Fs. Therefore, we have explored their potential as fungal cell factories for bioactive metabolites production. Four extracts of each endophyte were prepared using different solvent polarities, ethanol (EtOH), ethyl acetate (EtOAc), hexane (Hex), and methanol (MetOH). Both endophyte species showed varying degrees of inhibition of the bacterial and fungal pathogens according to the solvent used. These results suggest a good relationship between fungal bioactivities and their produced secondary metabolites. Targeting the discovery of potential anti-diabetic, anti-hemolysis, anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity, and cytotoxic activities, endophytic extracts showed promising results. The EtOAc extract of G. candidum displayed IC50 value comparable to the positive control diclofenac sodium in the anti-inflammatory assays. Antioxidant activity was evaluated using α,α-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), β-carotene bleaching, reducing power (RP), and 2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonique) (ABTS) radical scavenging assays. The findings revealed strong anti-oxidant power with an IC50 of 177.55 µg/mL for G. candidum EtOAc extract using DPPH assay, probably due to high polyphenol and flavonoid content in both fungal extracts. Finally, LC-HRMS (Liquid Chromatography–High Resolution Mass Spectrometry) and GC-MS (Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry) analysis of G. candidum and P. citrinum extracts revealed an impressive arsenal of compounds with previously reported biological activities, partly explaining the obtained results. Finally, LC-HRMS analysis indicated the presence of new fungal metabolites that have never been reported, which represent good candidates to follow for the discovery of new bioactive molecules.
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- Fedia Ben Mefteh
- Faculty of Science, B.P. 1171, 3000, University of Sfax, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Faculty of Science, B.P. 1171, 3000, University of Sfax, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Plant Protection Research Department, East Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, 5153715898 Tabriz, Iran.
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- School of Science and Sport, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK.
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- Labroratory of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax,95, 3052 Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, Ferhat Abbas University, 19000 Setif, Algeria.
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- School of Science and Sport, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK.
- Department of Food Science & Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tripoli, 13275 Tripoli, Libya.
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- Neuchâtel Platform of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Neuchâtel, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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- Faculty of Science, B.P. 1171, 3000, University of Sfax, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Department of Food Science & Technology and Human Nutrition, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain.
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- School of Science and Sport, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK.
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- Faculty of Science, B.P. 1171, 3000, University of Sfax, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
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- NextBiotech, 98 Rue Ali Belhouane, 3030 Agareb, Tunisia.
- Laboratory of Soil Biology, University of Neuchatel, 2000 Neuchatel, Switzerland.
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Ząbek A, Klimek-Ochab M, Jawień E, Młynarz P. Biodiversity in targeted metabolomics analysis of filamentous fungal pathogens by 1H NMR-based studies. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 33:132. [PMID: 28585165 PMCID: PMC5486612 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-017-2285-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The taxonomical classification among fungi kingdom in the last decades was evolved. In this work the targeted metabolomics study based on 1H NMR spectroscopy combined with chemometrics tools was reported to be useful for differentiation of three model of fungal strains, which represent various genus of Ascomycota (Aspergillus pallidofulvus, Fusarium oxysporum, Geotrichum candidum) were selected in order to perform metabolomics studies. Each tested species, revealed specific metabolic profile of primary endo-metabolites. The species of A. pallidofulvus is represented by the highest concentration of glycerol, glucitol and Unk5. While, F. oxysporum species is characterised by increased level of propylene glycol, ethanol, 4-aminobutyrate, succinate, xylose, Unk1 and Unk4. In G. candidum, 3-methyl-2-oxovalerate, glutamate, pyruvate, glutamine and citrate were elevated. Additionally, a detailed analysis of metabolic changes among A. pallidofulvus, F. oxysporum and G. candidum showed that A. pallidofulvus seems to be the most pathogenic fungi. The obtained results demonstrated that targeted metabolomics analysis could be utilized in the future as a supporting taxonomical tool for currently methods.
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- Adam Ząbek
- Department of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370, Wrocław, Poland.
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de Morais WG, Kamimura ES, Ribeiro EJ, Pessela BC, Cardoso VL, de Resende MM. Optimization of the production and characterization of lipase from Candida rugosa and Geotrichum candidum in soybean molasses by submerged fermentation. Protein Expr Purif 2016; 123:26-34. [PMID: 27057641 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2016.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Revised: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 04/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This present work describes the production and biochemical characterization of lipase by Candida rugosa and Geotrichum candidum in a culture supplemented with soybean molasses. After optimizing the fermentation times for both microorganisms, the effects of changing the soybean molasses concentration, the fermentative medium pH and the fermentation temperature were evaluated using the Central Composite Planning. When soybean molasses was used at a concentration of 200 g/L at 27 ± 1 °C and pH 3.5, the lipolytic activity measured in the broth was 12.3 U/mL after 12 h for C. rugosa and 11.48 U/mL after 24 h for G. candidum. The molecular masses were 38.3 kDa to G. candidum lipase and 59.7 kDa to C. rugosa lipase, determined by SDS-PAGE. The lipase from both microorganisms exhibited maximal hydrolytic activity at a temperature of 40 °C and were inhibited at pH 10.0. Using different concentration of p-nitrophenylbutyrate (p-NPB), the kinetic parameters were calculated, as follows: the Km of lipase from G. candidum was 465.44 μM and the Vmax 0.384 μmol/min; the Km and Vmax of lipase from C. rugosa were 129.21 μM and 0.034 μmol/min, respectively. Lipases activity were increased by metallic ions Mg(2+) and Na(+) and inhibited by metallic ion Cu(3+).
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- Wilson Galvão de Morais
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Uberlândia Federal University, Av. João Naves de Ávila, 2121, Campus Santa Mônica, Bloco 1K, 38400-902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil; Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación CIAL (CSIC-UAM), C/Nicolás Cabrera 9 28049, Cantoblanco, Campus de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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- University of São Paulo, Rua Duque de Caxias Norte, 225 - Sala 6 da ZEA, 13635-900 Pirassununga, SP, Brazil
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Uberlândia Federal University, Av. João Naves de Ávila, 2121, Campus Santa Mônica, Bloco 1K, 38400-902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación CIAL (CSIC-UAM), C/Nicolás Cabrera 9 28049, Cantoblanco, Campus de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Engenharia e Tecnologias, Instituto Superior Politecnico de Tecnologías e Ciencias, ISPTEC, Av. Luanda Sul, Rua Lateral Via S10, Talatona, Luanda Sul, Angola
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Uberlândia Federal University, Av. João Naves de Ávila, 2121, Campus Santa Mônica, Bloco 1K, 38400-902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Uberlândia Federal University, Av. João Naves de Ávila, 2121, Campus Santa Mônica, Bloco 1K, 38400-902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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Shintani N, Shoda M. Decolorization of oxygen-delignified bleaching effluent and biobleaching of oxygen-delignified kraft pulp by non-white-rot fungus Geotrichum candidum Dec 1. J Environ Sci (China) 2013; 25 Suppl 1:S164-8. [PMID: 25078823 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(14)60649-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Decolorization of oxygen-delignified bleaching effluent (abbreviated as OBE) and biobleaching of oxygen-delignified kraft pulp (OKP) were conducted using a non-white rot fungus Geotrichum candidum Dec 1 (abbreviated as Dec 1) which has ability to decolorize various synthetic dyes and molasses. Dec 1 decolorized up to 77% of OBE for 6 days. In addition, Dec 1 increased the brightness of OKP from 47.8% to 51.2% and decreased the kappa value of OKP from 12.4 to 10.4 points during a 6-day incubation period at a 25% of pulp-concentration. At 2% pulp-concentration, the brightness of OKP increased by 13% and the kappa value of OKP decreased by 4 points only for a 3-day incubation period. When the decolorized OBE was used for bleaching of OKP, the brightness of OKP increased to 62.7% under the shaking culture to a 2% pulp-concentration using culture fluid of decolorized OBE. It was revealed that Dec 1 is a potential to apply for decolorization of wastewater and biobleaching of pulp in paper-mills.
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- Noboru Shintani
- Advanced Science Research Laboratory, Saitama Institute of Technology, 1690 Fusaiji, Fukaya-city, Saitama 3690293, Japan.
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- Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 2268503, Japan
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Saeed A, Rafique H, Arshad M. Total synthesis and antibacterial screening of ( ± )-7-butyl-6,8-dihydroxy-3-pentyl-3,4-dihydroisochromen-1-one. J Asian Nat Prod Res 2013; 15:1112-1122. [PMID: 23869649 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2013.817993] [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: 06/02/2023]
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A new total synthesis of ( ± )-7-butyl-6,8-dihydroxy-3-pentyl-3,4-dihydroisochromen-1-one, isolated as R-enantiomer from Geotrichum sp., has been described. Reaction of 4-butyl-3,5-dimethoxyhomophthalic anhydride with hexanoyl chloride in the presence of 1,1,3,3-tetramethyl guanidine and triethyl amine afforded 7-butyl-6,8-dimethoxy-3-pentylisochromen-1-one, which was converted into corresponding 3,4-dihydroisochromen-1-one by successive ring opening and reduction. Final demethylation to furnish the natural product was achieved using anhydrous aluminum chloride in ethanethiol. The target compound and the intermediates were subjected to antibacterial evaluation against 10 bacterial strains using levofloxacin as standard.
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- Aamer Saeed
- a Department of Chemistry , Quaid-i-Azam University , Islamabad , 45320 , Pakistan
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Yan J, Yang J, Xu L, Yan Y. [Cloning and overexpression of lipase gene from Geotrichum candidum Y162]. Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 2008; 48:184-190. [PMID: 18437999] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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By means of bioinformatics, we aligned nucleotide sequence of reported lipase gene from Geotrichum. Primers were designed based on the conservative nucleotide sequence, and the lipase gene of G. candidum Y162 was cloned for the first time in China. Nucleotide sequencing revealed that the open reading frame has 1692 nucleotides without any introns, encoding 563 amino acid residues including a signal sequence of 19 amino acid residues, which is 86% identical to lipase I of G. fermentans. Subsequently, we cloned the lipase gene into expression vector pPIC9K, and then transformed into Pichia pastoris GS115. Cultures of recombined P. pastoris accumulated active enzyme in the supernatant to levels of 55 U/mL after induction for 96 hours in shake flasks. The purified lipase exhibited maximum activity at 50 degrees C and pH 8.0, and was stable between pH 6.0 and 10.0 and below 60 degrees C. Lipase activity was compatible with the presence of organic solvents such as methanol, n-heptane, hexane, cyclohexane, glycerol, benzene and diethyl ether. Lipase showed hydrolysis preference for triacylglycerol substrates containing cis-9 unsaturated fatty acid. The results suggest that the lipase could be a candidate for industrial applications.
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- Jinyong Yan
- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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Fredenhagen A, Molleyres LP, Böhlendorf B, Laue G. Structure Determination of Neoefrapeptins A to N: Peptides with Insecticidal Activity Produced by the Fungus Geotrichum candidum. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2006; 59:267-80. [PMID: 16883776 DOI: 10.1038/ja.2006.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The structures of neoefrapeptins A to N, peptides with insecticidal activity, were elucidated. They showed a close similarity to efrapeptin. However, all neoefrapeptins contained the very rare amino acid 1-amino-cyclopropane-carboxylic acid and some of them also contained (2S,3S)-3-methylproline. The neoefrapeptins are the first case, in which these amino acids are found as building blocks for linear peptides. They were identified by comparison of the silylated hydrolyzate to reference material by GC/MS (EI-mode). The sequence was elucidated using mass spectrometry (ESI+ mode). Full scan spectra showed two fragments in high yield, even under mild ionization conditions. MS/MS spectra of these two fragments yielded fragment rich spectra from which the sequence of the compounds was determined almost completely. The proteolytic cleavage with the proteinase papain yielded products that allowed to prove the rest of the sequence and the identity of the C-terminus to efrapeptin. The proteolytic cleavage products allowed furthermore to determine the position of the isobaric amino acids, pipecolic acid and 3-methylproline in neoefrapeptin F, as well as the location of R-isovaline and S-isovaline. Papain digestion was such established as a tool for structure elucidation of peptides rich in alpha,alpha-dialkylated amino acids. CD spectra suggested a 3(10) helical structure for neoefrapeptins A and F.
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Kongsaeree P, Prabpai S, Sriubolmas N, Vongvein C, Wiyakrutta S. Antimalarial dihydroisocoumarins produced by Geotrichum sp., an endophytic fungus of Crassocephalum crepidioides. J Nat Prod 2003; 66:709-711. [PMID: 12762815 DOI: 10.1021/np0205598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Three novel dihydroisocoumarin derivatives (1-3) with antimalarial, antituberculous, and antifungal activities have been isolated by bioassay-guided fractionation from an endophytic fungus, Geotrichum sp., collected from Crassocephalum crepidioides. Structures were established as 7-butyl-6,8-dihydroxy-3(R)-pent-11-enylisochroman-1-one (1), 7-but-15-enyl-6,8-dihydroxy-3(R)-pent-11-enylisochroman-1-one (2), and 7-butyl-6,8-dihydroxy-3(R)-pentylisochroman-1-one (3) using spectroscopic data.
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- Palangpon Kongsaeree
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Protein Structure and Function, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
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Geotrichum candidum is unusual among reported hyphal ascomycetes in that its hyphae readily stain with phalloidin to reveal actin concentrated in the Spitzenkörper (SPK) and plaques associated with the plasma membrane (PM). Loss of SPK actin, but not the PM plaques, following latrunculin B treatment produces tip swelling, consistent with actin restraining tip morphology or localizing vesicle exocytosis. Tip morphogenesis may also involve a spectrin-like protein which concentrates at the apical PM in plaques unassociated with the actin plaques. Branch formation occurs with growth rates initially about 20% those of leading tips, and does not involve a morphologically detectable SPK, nor SPK-like actin ensembles, indicating the dispensibility of this structure in tip growth. Surprisingly, new tubular tips can form in the continued presence of latrunculin, consistent with alternative cellular systems, such as the spectrin-like protein, substituting for actin's critical functions.
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- I Brent Heath
- Biology Department, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ont. M3J1P3, Canada.
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Kurz M, Eder C, Isert D, Li Z, Paulus EF, Schiell M, Toti L, Vértesy L, Wink J, Seibert G. Ustilipids, acylated beta-D-mannopyranosyl D-erythritols from Ustilago maydis and Geotrichum candidum. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2003; 56:91-101. [PMID: 12715867 DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.56.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ustilago species produce an extracellular oil that shows activity in various pharmaceutical assays. We isolated several complexes of this heterogeneous glycolipid from cultures of Ustilago maydis DSM 11494 and Geotrichum candidum ST 002515, and determined the chemical structures of these new compounds, termed ustilipids, on the basis of NMR experiments, mass spectra, and fatty acid analyses. They all possess a 4-O-beta-D-mannopyranosyl D-erythritol basic framework, the configuration of which was confirmed, after initial solvolysis, by a single-crystal X-ray structure analysis. All the investigated ustilipids and related compounds are similarly constructed: the three hydroxy groups of the erythritol side chain are free in all cases, whereas the hydroxy groups of the mannose residue are for the most part acylated. Medium-chain fatty acids have for the first time been detected as components of glycolipids produced by Ustilaginales. While the 2-hydroxy group of the mannose residue is esterified with a C2-C8 carboxylate side chain, the 3-hydroxy group is in all cases esterified by a longer, C12-C20 fatty acid residue. The oxygen functionalities at the 4 and 6 positions are either acetylated or present as free hydroxy groups. Ustilipids antagonize dopamine D3 receptors in micromolar quantities; other members of this class of compounds have been found to possess an inhibitory action on the neurotensin receptor. The hemolytic activity of ustilipids is low.
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- Michael Kurz
- Aventis Pharma Industriepark Höchst, D-65926 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
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Ahrazem O, Prieto A, Leal JA, Jiménez-Barbero J, Bernabé M. Fungal cell-wall galactomannans isolated from Geotrichum spp. and their teleomorphs, Dipodascus and Galactomyces. Carbohydr Res 2002; 337:2347-51. [PMID: 12433500 DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6215(02)00293-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The alkali-extracted water-soluble galactomannan F1SS isolated from the cell wall of two species each of Geotrichum, Galactomyces, and Dipodascus have been studied by methylation analysis and NMR spectroscopy, and their structure is established as the following: [carbohydrate structure: see text]
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- Oussama Ahrazem
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CSIC, Velázquez 144, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Białasiewicz D. [The cytochemical evaluation of activity of some oxidoreductases of Geotrichum candidum link under the influence of chemical compounds inhibiting the growth of the fungus]. Wiad Parazytol 2001; 47:329-37. [PMID: 16894743] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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It has been investigated, with the aid of routine cytochemical methods, whether any changes of the activity of oxydoreductases of G. candidum which has been influenced by chemical factors affecting its growth, and with which it can contact in human organism or his environment, occur. The factors were: antibacterial antibiotic from tetracycline group/chlortetracycline/, antifungal antibiotic representing polyenes derivatives/nystatine/, heavy metal salt/mercuric chloride/, aniline dye/malachite green/. To evaluate cytochemical preparates in which the fungus cells have been classified according to intensity of enzymatic reaction the chi2 test has been suggested. It has been proved that all the investigated compounds have significant changes in the fungus metabolism showing in the oxydoreductases activity deviations.
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- D Białasiewicz
- Katedra Biologii i Parazytologii Lekarskiej, 90-436 Lódź, al. Kościuszki 4
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The synthesis of short chain S-methyl thioesters was investigated in Geotrichum candidum strain GcG. The results indicated the involvement of an enzymatic reaction in this microorganism that led to the synthesis of S-methyl thioacetate (MTA) when methanethiol and acetyl-CoA were used as substrates. MTA was generated from these substrates by enzymatic or spontaneous reactions, whose relative importance depended largely on pH and temperature. For longer chain acyl-CoA compounds (C3 to C6), thioester synthesis was primarily spontaneous. Short chain fatty acid activation by a CoA residue probably is a prerequisite for the synthesis of S-methyl thioesters.
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- S Helinck
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Laboratoire de Génie et Microbiologie des Procédés Alimentaires, Thiverval-Grignon, France
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Damle SV, Patil PN, Salunkhe MM. Biotransformations with Rhizopus arrhizus and Geotrichum candidum for the preparation of (S)-atenolol and (S)-propranolol. Bioorg Med Chem 2000; 8:2067-70. [PMID: 11003151 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(00)00131-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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(+/-)-Atenolol/(+/-)-propranolol and their acetates were incubated with the fungus Rhizopus arrhizus and Geotrichum candidum separately for different time intervals to afford (S)-atenolol/(S)-propranolol in good optical yield. The time and pH for this biotransformation was optimised. The present biodegradations using Rhizopus arrhizus and Geotrichum candidum provides a simple and useful method to obtain (S)-atenolol and (S)-propranolol which are active enantiomers of the beta-adrenergic blockers.
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- S V Damle
- Department of Chemistry, The Institute of Science, Mumbai, India
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Phillips A, Pretorius GH, van Rensburg HG. Molecular characterization of a Galactomyces geotrichum lipase, another member of the cholinesterase/lipase family. Biochim Biophys Acta 1995; 1252:305-11. [PMID: 7578238 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4838(95)00126-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Geotrichum candidum secretes several lipase isoenzymes, differing in their selectively towards esters of long chain fatty acids with a cis-9 double bond. One group shows an absolute selectively towards these fatty acid esters, the other group has a more relaxed specificity and will also hydrolyze other long chain fatty acid esters. Galactomyces geotrichum secrets a lipase that has the same specificity as the latter group. The corresponding lipase gene was cloned from Galactomyces geotrichum. From an alignment of our enzymes' primary structure with those of different strains of Geotrichum candidum, remarkable conservation is evident and it is not yet possible to identify residues/structures responsible for differences in fatty acid specificity. Comparison of the GCL/GGL family with a variety of lipases from other sources, indicated that they are more related to mammalian than microbial lipases.
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- A Phillips
- Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, Republic of South Africa
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