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Yarovaya OI, Kovaleva KS, Zaykovskaya AA, Yashina LN, Scherbakova NS, Scherbakov DN, Borisevich SS, Zubkov FI, Antonova AS, Peshkov RY, Eltsov IV, Pyankov OV, Maksyutov RA, Salakhutdinov NF. New class of hantaan virus inhibitors based on conjugation of the isoindole fragment to (+)-camphor or (-)-fenchone hydrazonesv. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2021; 40:127926. [PMID: 33705902 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2021.127926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 12/06/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This work presents the design and synthesis of camphor, fenchone, and norcamphor N-acylhydrazone derivatives as a new class of inhibitors of the Hantaan virus, which causes haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). A cytopathic model was developed for testing chemotherapeutics against the Hantaan virus, strain 76-118. In addition, a study of the antiviral activity was carried out using a pseudoviral system. It was found that the hit compound possesses significant activity (IC50 = 7.6 ± 2 µM) along with low toxicity (CC50 > 1000 µM). Using molecular docking procedures, the binding with Hantavirus nucleoprotein was evaluated and the correlation between the structure of the synthesised compounds and the antiviral activity was established.
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- Olga I Yarovaya
- N.N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, Lavrent'ev av., 9, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- N.N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, Lavrent'ev av., 9, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR, Rospotrebnadzor, Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Region 630559, Russia
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- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR, Rospotrebnadzor, Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Region 630559, Russia
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- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR, Rospotrebnadzor, Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Region 630559, Russia
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- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR, Rospotrebnadzor, Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Region 630559, Russia
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry, Ufa Federal Research Center, RAS, Octyabrya pr., 71, Ufa 450054, Russia
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- Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya St., Moscow 117198, Russia
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- Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya St., Moscow 117198, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova St. 1, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova St. 1, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR, Rospotrebnadzor, Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Region 630559, Russia
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- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR, Rospotrebnadzor, Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Region 630559, Russia
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- N.N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, Lavrent'ev av., 9, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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Han Mİ, Atalay P, Tunç CÜ, Ünal G, Dayan S, Aydın Ö, Küçükgüzel ŞG. Design and synthesis of novel (S)-Naproxen hydrazide-hydrazones as potent VEGFR-2 inhibitors and their evaluation in vitro/in vivo breast cancer models. Bioorg Med Chem 2021; 37:116097. [PMID: 33743356 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Naproxen is a common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, which is the most usually used propionic acid derivative for the treatment of many types of diseases. In this study, a series of novel (S)-Naproxen derivatives bearing hydrazide-hydrazone moiety were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for anticancer activity. The structures of these compounds were characterized by spectral (1H-13C NMR, FT-IR, and HR-MS analyses) methods. All synthesized compounds were screened for anticancer activity against two different human breast cancer cell lines (MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7). Among them, (S)-2-(6-methoxynaphthalen-2-yl)-N'-{(E)-[2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]methylidene} propanehydrazide (3a) showed the most potent anticancer activity against both cancer cell lines with a good selectivity (IC50 = 22.42 and 59.81 µM, respectively). Furthermore, the molecular modeling of these compounds was studied on Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2. Inhibition of VEGFR-2 and apoptotic protein Bcl-2 was investigated in MDA-MB-231 cells treated with compound 3a by using Western Blotting. Apoptosis was also detected by staining with DAPI in fluorescence microscopy. Flow Cytometry analyses related to cell cycle phases showed that a dramatic increase in S and M phases was established compared to untreated control cells indicating the cancer cell cycle arrest. The anticancer activity of compound 3a was investigated in the Ehrlich acid tumor model, a well-validated in vivo ectopic breast cancer model, in mice. Our results showed that compound 3a had anticancer activity and decreased the tumor volume in both low (60 mg/kg) and high (120 mg/kg) doses in mice.
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- M İhsan Han
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey.
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey; Drug Application and Research Center, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey
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- Drug Application and Research Center, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey; Genom and Stem Cell Center, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey
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- Drug Application and Research Center, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey; DEKAM - Experimental Research and Application Center, Erciyes University, 38040 Kayseri, Turkey
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- Drug Application and Research Center, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey; Genom and Stem Cell Center, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey; ERKAM - Clinical Engineering Research and Application Center, Erciyes University, 38040 Kayseri, Turkey; ERNAM - Nanotechnology Research and Application Center, Erciyes University, 38040 Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, 34854 İstanbul, Turkey
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Ko HJ, Tsai CY, Chiou SJ, Lai YL, Wang CH, Cheng JT, Chuang TH, Huang CYF, Kwan AL, Loh JK, Hong YR. The Phosphorylation Status of Drp1-Ser637 by PKA in Mitochondrial Fission Modulates Mitophagy via PINK1/Parkin to Exert Multipolar Spindles Assembly during Mitosis. Biomolecules 2021; 11:424. [PMID: 33805672 PMCID: PMC7998912 DOI: 10.3390/biom11030424] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial fission and fusion cycles are integrated with cell cycle progression. Here we first re-visited how mitochondrial ETC inhibition disturbed mitosis progression, resulting in multipolar spindles formation in HeLa cells. Inhibitors of ETC complex I (rotenone, ROT) and complex III (antimycin A, AA) decreased the phosphorylation of Plk1 T210 and Aurora A T288 in the mitotic phase (M-phase), especially ROT, affecting the dynamic phosphorylation status of fission protein dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) and the Ser637/Ser616 ratio. We then tested whether specific Drp1 inhibitors, Mdivi-1 or Dynasore, affected the dynamic phosphorylation status of Drp1. Similar to the effects of ROT and AA, our results showed that Mdivi-1 but not Dynasore influenced the dynamic phosphorylation status of Ser637 and Ser616 in Drp1, which converged with mitotic kinases (Cdk1, Plk1, Aurora A) and centrosome-associated proteins to significantly accelerate mitotic defects. Moreover, our data also indicated that evoking mito-Drp1-Ser637 by protein kinase A (PKA) rather than Drp1-Ser616 by Cdk1/Cyclin B resulted in mitochondrial fission via the PINK1/Parkin pathway to promote more efficient mitophagy and simultaneously caused multipolar spindles. Collectively, this study is the first to uncover that mito-Drp1-Ser637 by PKA, but not Drp1-Ser616, drives mitophagy to exert multipolar spindles formation during M-phase.
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- Huey-Jiun Ko
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan; (H.-J.K.); (Y.-L.L.); (A.-L.K.)
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan; (S.-J.C.); (C.-Y.F.H.)
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- Ph.D. Program in Environmental and Occupational Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University and National Health Research Institutes, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (C.-Y.T.); (T.-H.C.)
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan; (S.-J.C.); (C.-Y.F.H.)
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan; (H.-J.K.); (Y.-L.L.); (A.-L.K.)
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan; (S.-J.C.); (C.-Y.F.H.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan;
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan;
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- Ph.D. Program in Environmental and Occupational Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University and National Health Research Institutes, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (C.-Y.T.); (T.-H.C.)
- Immunology Research Center, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli 35053, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan; (S.-J.C.); (C.-Y.F.H.)
- Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in Medicine, Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan; (H.-J.K.); (Y.-L.L.); (A.-L.K.)
- Ph.D. Program in Environmental and Occupational Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University and National Health Research Institutes, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (C.-Y.T.); (T.-H.C.)
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan; (H.-J.K.); (Y.-L.L.); (A.-L.K.)
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan; (H.-J.K.); (Y.-L.L.); (A.-L.K.)
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan; (S.-J.C.); (C.-Y.F.H.)
- Ph.D. Program in Environmental and Occupational Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University and National Health Research Institutes, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (C.-Y.T.); (T.-H.C.)
- Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan;
- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807378, Taiwan
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Agrawal K, Shankar J, Kumar R, Verma P. Insight into multicopper oxidase laccase from Myrothecium verrucaria ITCC-8447: a case study using in silico and experimental analysis. J Environ Sci Health B 2020; 55:1048-1060. [PMID: 32877269 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2020.1812334] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The oxidation activity of multicopper-oxidases overlaps with different substrates of laccases and bilirubin oxidases, thus in the present study an integrated approach of bioinformatics using homology modeling, docking, and experimental validation was used to confirm the type of multicopper-oxidase in Myrothecium verrucaria ITCC-8447. The result of peptide sequence of M. verrucaria ITCC-8447 enabled to predict the 3 D-structure of multicopper-oxidase. It was overlapped with the structure of laccase and root mean square deviation (RMSD) was 1.53 Å for 533 and, 171 residues. The low binding energy with azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) (-5.64) as compared to bilirubin (-4.39) suggested that M. verrucaria ITCC-8447 have laccase-like activity. The experimental analysis confirmed high activity with laccase specific substrates, phenol (18.3 U/L), ampyrone (172.4 U/L) and, ampyrone phenol coupling (50 U/L) as compared to bilirubin oxidase substrate bilirubin (16.6 U/L). In addition, lowest binding energy with ABTS (-5.64), syringaldazine SYZ (-4.83), guaiacol GCL (-4.42), and 2,6-dimethoxyphenol DMP (-4.41) confirmed the presence of laccase. Further, complete remediation of two hazardous model pollutants i.e., phenol and resorcinol (1.5 mM) after 12 h of incubation and low binding energy of -4.32 and, -4.85 respectively confirmed its removal by laccase. The results confirmed the presence of laccase in M. verrucaria ITCC-8447 and its effective bioremediation potential.
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- Komal Agrawal
- Bioprocess and Bioenergy Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India
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- Genomics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan, India
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- Genomics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan, India
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- Bioprocess and Bioenergy Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India
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Ghiano DG, Recio-Balsells A, Bortolotti A, Defelipe LA, Turjanski A, Morbidoni HR, Labadie GR. New one-pot synthesis of anti-tuberculosis compounds inspired on isoniazid. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 208:112699. [PMID: 32927391 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A library of thirty N-substituted tosyl N'-acryl-hydrazones was prepared with p-toluenesulfonyl hydrazide, methyl propiolate and different aldehydes in a one-pot synthesis via an aza-Michael reaction. The scope of the reaction was studied, including aliphatic, isoprenylic, aromatic and carbocyclic aldehydes. The prepared collection was tested against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv. Nine analogs of the collection showed Minimum Inhibitory Concentration ≤10 μM, of which the most active members (MIC of 1.25 μM) were exclusively E isomers. In order to validate the mechanism of action of the most active acrylates, we tested their activity on a M. tuberculosis InhA over-expressing strain obtaining MIC that consistently doubled those obtained on the wild type strain. Additionally, the binding mode of those analogs on M. tuberculosis InhA was investigated by docking simulations. The results displayed a hydrogen bond interaction between the sulfonamide and Ile194 and the carbonyl of the methyl ester with Tyr 158 (both critical residues in the interaction with the fatty acyl chain substrate), where the main differences on the binding mode relays on the hydrophobicity of the nitrogen substituent. Additionally, chemoinformatic analysis was performed to evaluate in silico possible cytotoxicity risk and ADME-Tox profile. Based on their simple preparation and interesting antimycobacterial activity profile, the newly prepared aza-acrylates are promising candidates for antitubercular drug development.
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- Diego G Ghiano
- Instituto de Química Rosario, UNR, CONICET, Suipacha 531, S2002LRK, Rosario, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Santa Fe 3100, S2002KTR, Rosario, Argentina
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- IQUIBICEN-CONICET, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, C1428EHA, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, C1428EHA, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- IQUIBICEN-CONICET, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, C1428EHA, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, C1428EHA, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Santa Fe 3100, S2002KTR, Rosario, Argentina; Consejo de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario, UNR, CONICET, Suipacha 531, S2002LRK, Rosario, Argentina; Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, S2002LRK, Rosario, Argentina.
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Morales-Toyo M, Glidewell C, Bruno-Colmenares J, Cubillán N, Sánchez-Colls R, Alvarado Y, Restrepo J. Synthesis of (E)-Ethyl-4-(2-(furan-2-ylmethylene)hydrazinyl)benzoate, crystal structure, and studies of its interactions with human serum albumin by spectroscopic fluorescence and molecular docking methods. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2019; 216:375-384. [PMID: 30921660 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A novel hydrazone, (E)-Ethyl-4-(2-(furan-2-ylmethylene)hydrazinyl)benzoate (EFHB), has been synthesized and characterized by FT-IR, NMR and Mass spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction; compound crystallized as translucent light yellow thin plates. EFHB was studied for their binding to human serum albumin (HSA) using the fluorescence quench titration method. Molecular docking was also performed to get a more detailed insight into their interaction with HSA at the binding site. Addition of this hydrazone to HSA produced significant fluorescence quenching and splitting of emission spectra of HSA through static quenching mechanism with binding constants of about 104 M-1 at 292.15, 298.15, 304.15 and 310.15 K. According to the synchronous fluorescence, tryptophan and tyrosine residues of the protein are most perturbed by the binding process. Thermodynamic parameters ΔG, ΔH, and ΔS were got and the main sort of acting force between EFHB and HSA was studied. Results of molecular docking have shown that EFHB binds to subdomain IIA of HSA mainly by hydrophobic interaction, energy binding are in good agreement with those obtained by fluorescence study (ΔGthe = -7.32 ± 0.09 kcal mol-1 and ΔGexp = -6.76 ± 0.03 kcal mol-1).
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- Miguel Morales-Toyo
- Laboratorio de Electrónica Molecular (LEM), Departamento de Química, Facultad Experimental de Ciencias, La Universidad del Zulia, Ap. 526, Grano de Oro, Módulo No. 2, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Adventista Dominicana (UNAD), Autopista Duarte Km 74 1/2, Villa Sonador, Provincial Monseñor Nouel 42000, Dominican Republic.
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- Materials Laboratory for Emerging Technologies (LaMTE), Center for Research in Materials Technology (CITeMA), Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC), Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
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- Programa de Química, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Laboratory of Sustainable Synthesis of New Materials, Center for Research in Materials Technology (CITeMA), Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC), Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
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- Laboratorio de Electrónica Molecular (LEM), Departamento de Química, Facultad Experimental de Ciencias, La Universidad del Zulia, Ap. 526, Grano de Oro, Módulo No. 2, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; Laboratory of Molecular and Biomolecular Characterization, Center for Research in Materials Technology (CITeMA), Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC), Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
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- Laboratory of Sustainable Synthesis of New Materials, Center for Research in Materials Technology (CITeMA), Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC), Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
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Apetrei RM, Carac G, Ramanaviciene A, Bahrim G, Tanase C, Ramanavicius A. Cell-assisted synthesis of conducting polymer - polypyrrole - for the improvement of electric charge transfer through fungal cell wall. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2018; 175:671-679. [PMID: 30590328 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [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: 04/26/2018] [Revised: 12/08/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In this research we report the biological synthesis of electrically conducting polymer - Polypyrrole (Ppy). Cell-assisted enzymatic polymerization/oligomerization of Ppy was achieved using whole cell culture and cell-free crude enzyme extract from two white-rot fungal cultures. The selected fungal strains belong to Trametes spp., known laccase producers, commonly applied in bioremediation and bioelectrochemical fields. The biocatalytic reaction was initiated in situ through the copper-containing enzymes biosynthesized within the cell cultures under submerged aerobe cultivation conditions. The procedure was inspired by successful reports of laccase-catalyzed pyrrole polymerization. The usage of whole culture and/or crude enzyme extract has the advantage of overcoming enzyme purification and minimizing the liability of enzyme inactivation through improved stability of enzymes in their natural environment. Spectral and electrochemical techniques (UV-vis spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy; cyclic voltammetry (CV)) and pH measurements provided insight into the evolution of pyrrole polymerization/oligomerization and the electrochemical features of the final product. Microscopy techniques (optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM)) were primary tools for visualization of the formed Ppy particles. The relevance of our research is twofold: Ppy prepared in crude enzyme extract results in enzyme encapsulated within Ppy and/or Ppy-modified fungal cells can be formed when polymerization occurs in whole cell culture. The route of biocatalysis can be chosen according to the desired bioelectrochemical application. The reported study focuses on the improvement of charge transfer through the fungal cell membrane and/or cell wall by modification of the fungal cells with conducting polymer - polypyrrole.
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- Roxana-Mihaela Apetrei
- "Dunărea de Jos" University of Galati, Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Domnească Street, 47, RO-800008, Galati, Romania; Vilnius University, NanoTechnas - Centre of Nanotechnology and Material Science, Naugarduko 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, Lithuania; Vilnius University, Department of Physical Chemistry, Naugarduko 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- "Dunărea de Jos" University of Galati, Faculty of Science and Environment, Domnească Street, 47, RO-800008, Galati, Romania
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- Vilnius University, NanoTechnas - Centre of Nanotechnology and Material Science, Naugarduko 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- "Dunărea de Jos" University of Galati, Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Domnească Street, 47, RO-800008, Galati, Romania
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- Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Faculty of Biology, Carol I Street, 11, RO-700506, Iasi, Romania
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- Vilnius University, Department of Physical Chemistry, Naugarduko 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Cukierman DS, Accardo E, Gomes RG, De Falco A, Miotto MC, Freitas MCR, Lanznaster M, Fernández CO, Rey NA. Aroylhydrazones constitute a promising class of 'metal-protein attenuating compounds' for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: a proof-of-concept based on the study of the interactions between zinc(II) and pyridine-2-carboxaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone. J Biol Inorg Chem 2018; 23:1227-1241. [PMID: 30145655 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-018-1606-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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With the increasing life expectancy of the world's population, neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), will become a much more relevant public health issue. This fact, coupled with the lack of efficacy of the available treatments, has been driving research directed to the development of new drugs for this pathology. Metal-protein attenuating compounds (MPACs) constitute a promising class of agents with potential application on the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as AD. Currently, most MPACs are based on 8-hydroxyquinoline. Recently, our research group has described the hybrid aroylhydrazone containing the 8-hydroxyquinoline group INHHQ as a promising MPAC. By studying the known structure-related ligand HPCIH, which does not contain the phenol moiety, as a simplified chemical model for INHHQ, we aimed to clarify the real impact of the aroylhydrazone group for the MPAC activity of a compound with potential anti-Alzheimer's activity. The present work describes a detailed solution and solid-state study of the coordination of HPCIH with Zn2+ ions, as well as its in vitro binding-ability towards this metal in the presence of the Aβ(1-40) peptide. Similar to INHHQ, HPCIH is able to efficiently compete with Aβ(1-40) for Zn2+ ions, performing as expected for an MPAC. The similarity between the behaviors of both ligands is remarkable. Taken together, the data presented herein point to aroylhydrazones, such as the compounds HPCIH and the previously published INHHQ, as encouraging MPACs for the treatment of AD.
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- Daphne S Cukierman
- Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22451-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22451-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22451-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22451-900, Brazil
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- Max Planck Laboratory for Structural Biology, Chemistry and Molecular Biophysics of Rosario (MPLbioR, UNR-MPIbpC) and Instituto de Investigaciones para el Descubrimiento de Fármacos de Rosario (IIDEFAR, UNR-CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Rosario, S2002LRK, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, 24020-141, Brazil
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- Max Planck Laboratory for Structural Biology, Chemistry and Molecular Biophysics of Rosario (MPLbioR, UNR-MPIbpC) and Instituto de Investigaciones para el Descubrimiento de Fármacos de Rosario (IIDEFAR, UNR-CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Rosario, S2002LRK, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22451-900, Brazil.
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Carcelli M, Fisicaro E, Compari C, Contardi L, Rogolino D, Solinas C, Stevaert A, Naesens L. Antiviral activity and metal ion-binding properties of some 2-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl acylhydrazones. Biometals 2017; 31:81-89. [PMID: 29209895 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-017-0070-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Here we report on the results obtained from an antiviral screening, including herpes simplex virus, vaccinia virus, vesicular stomatitis virus, Coxsackie B4 virus or respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza-3 virus, reovirus-1 and Punta Toro virus, of three 2-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl acylhydrazone compounds in three cell lines (i.e. human embryonic lung fibroblast cells, human cervix carcinoma cells, and African Green monkey kidney cells). Interesting antiviral EC50 values are obtained against herpes simplex virus-1 and vaccinia virus. The biological activity of acylhydrazones is often attributed to their metal coordinating abilities, so potentiometric and microcalorimetric studies are here discussed to unravel the behavior of the three 2-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl compounds in solution. It is worth of note that the acylhydrazone with the higher affinity for Cu(II) ions shows the best antiviral activity against herpes simplex and vaccinia virus (EC50 ~ 1.5 µM, minimal cytotoxic concentration = 60 µM, selectivity index = 40).
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- M Carcelli
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability and CIRCMSB (Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici) Parma Unit, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124, Parma, Italy.
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- Food and Drug Department, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Food and Drug Department, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Food and Drug Department, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability and CIRCMSB (Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici) Parma Unit, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Chemistry and Pharmacy Department, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, 3000, Louvain, Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, 3000, Louvain, Belgium
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Kratz F, Ehling G, Kauffmann HM, Unger C. Acute and repeat-dose toxicity studies of the (6-maleimidocaproyl)hydrazone derivative of doxorubicin (DOXO-EMCH), an albumin-binding prodrug of the anticancer agent doxorubicin. Hum Exp Toxicol 2016; 26:19-35. [PMID: 17334177 DOI: 10.1177/0960327107073825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [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: 11/17/2022]
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The (6-maleimidocaproyl)hydrazone derivative of doxorubicin (DOXO-EMCH) is an albumin-binding prodrug of doxorubicin with acid-sensitive properties that demonstrates superior antitumor efficacy in murine tumor models, and has been evaluated in a phase I study. In order to establish the toxicity profile of this prodrug, acute and repeat-dose toxicity studies were performed with DOXO-EMCH in CD1-mice, Sprague-Dawley rats and Beagle dogs. Although the objective of the acute toxicity studies was not the determination of LD50 values, the LD50 of DOXO-EMCH was >60mg/kg doxorubicin equivalents in both male and female mice (the LD50 of doxorubicin in CD-1 mice is ~12 mg/kg). In Sprague-Dawley rats, the LD50 was 23.4 and 45.9 mg/kg doxorubicin equivalents for males and females, respectively. For comparison, the LD50 of doxorubicin in Sprague-Dawley rats is ~10.5 mg/kg. The major clinical sign noted following intravenous administration of DOXOEMCH in mice and rats was a dose-dependent peripheral neuropathy which, in general, developed as a delayed toxicity 1-3 weeks after application. The observed neurotoxicity has been well documented for Sprague-Dawley rats treated with doxorubicin at a dose of 5 and 10 mg/kg. In Beagle dogs, LD10 was not reached for DOXO-EMCH at 4.5 mg/kg doxorubicin equivalents. A four-cycle intravenous study with DOXO-EMCH at dose levels of 4×2.5, 5.0 or 7.5 mg/kg doxorubicin equivalents in rats revealed approximately three-fold less side effects on the hemolymphoreticular system when compared to 4×2.5 mg/kg doxorubicin dose, whereas effects on the testes/oligospermia seem to be comparable between both drugs at equitoxic dose. A No Observable Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL) for DOXO-EMCH of 4×2.5 mg/kg doxorubicin equivalents was established in this study. This dose is equivalent to the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of doxorubicin in rats. In a two-cycle study over a period of 6 weeks in Beagle dogs (intravenous administration of DOXO-EMCH at dose levels of 1.5, 3.0 or 4.5 mg/kg doxorubicin equivalents), dose-related systemic histamine-like reactions within the first 3 hours after injection were noted in all treated groups. Only transient and temporary effects on hematology, urinary function, as well as on histopathology in mid- and/or high-dose animals, were observed. The low dose of 2×1.5 mg/kg was considered to be the NOAEL in this study, which is equivalent to twice the MTD of doxorubicin in Beagle dogs. In summary, the toxicity studies with DOXO-EMCH in mice, rats or dogs have not identified any other special toxicity when compared to the toxicity data for doxorubicin. Preclinical tolerance of DOXO-EMCH was higher in mice, rats and dogs compared to doxorubicin. A dose of 20 mg/m2 doxorubicin equivalents was recommended as the starting dose for a phase I study with DOXO-EMCH.
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- F Kratz
- Tumor Biology Center, Department of Medical Oncology, Clinical Research, Breisacher Strasse 117, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany.
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Jelali N, Donnini S, Dell'Orto M, Abdelly C, Gharsalli M, Zocchi G. Root antioxidant responses of two Pisum sativum cultivars to direct and induced Fe deficiency. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2014; 16:607-14. [PMID: 23957505 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The contribution of antioxidant defence systems in different tolerance to direct and bicarbonate-induced Fe deficiency was evaluated in two pea cultivars (Kelvedon, tolerant and Lincoln, susceptible). Fe deficiency enhanced lipid peroxidation and H2 O2 concentration in roots of both cultivars, particularly in the sensitive one grown under bicarbonate supply. The results obtained on antioxidant activities (SOD, CAT, POD) suggest that H2 O2 accumulation could be due to an overproduction of this ROS and, at the same time, to a poor capacity to detoxify it. Moreover, under bicarbonate supply the activity of POD isoforms was reduced only in the sensitive cultivar, while in the tolerant one a new isoform was detected, suggesting that POD activity might be an important contributor to pea tolerance to Fe deficiency. The presence of bicarbonate also resulted in stimulation of GR, MDHAR and DHAR activities, part of the ASC-GSH pathway, which was higher in the tolerant cultivar than in the sensitive one. Overall, while in the absence of Fe only slight differences were reported between the two cultivars, the adaptation of Kelvedon to the presence of bicarbonate seems to be related to its greater ability to enhance the antioxidant response at the root level.
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- N Jelali
- Laboratory of Extremophile Plants (LPE), Biotechnology Centre of Borj Cedria, (CBBC), Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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Jelali N, Donnini S, Dell'Orto M, Abdelly C, Gharsalli M, Zocchi G. Root antioxidant responses of two Pisum sativum cultivars to direct and induced Fe deficiency. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2014. [PMID: 23957505 DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2009.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 05/14/2023]
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The contribution of antioxidant defence systems in different tolerance to direct and bicarbonate-induced Fe deficiency was evaluated in two pea cultivars (Kelvedon, tolerant and Lincoln, susceptible). Fe deficiency enhanced lipid peroxidation and H2 O2 concentration in roots of both cultivars, particularly in the sensitive one grown under bicarbonate supply. The results obtained on antioxidant activities (SOD, CAT, POD) suggest that H2 O2 accumulation could be due to an overproduction of this ROS and, at the same time, to a poor capacity to detoxify it. Moreover, under bicarbonate supply the activity of POD isoforms was reduced only in the sensitive cultivar, while in the tolerant one a new isoform was detected, suggesting that POD activity might be an important contributor to pea tolerance to Fe deficiency. The presence of bicarbonate also resulted in stimulation of GR, MDHAR and DHAR activities, part of the ASC-GSH pathway, which was higher in the tolerant cultivar than in the sensitive one. Overall, while in the absence of Fe only slight differences were reported between the two cultivars, the adaptation of Kelvedon to the presence of bicarbonate seems to be related to its greater ability to enhance the antioxidant response at the root level.
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- N Jelali
- Laboratory of Extremophile Plants (LPE), Biotechnology Centre of Borj Cedria, (CBBC), Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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Bavrina AP, Monich VA, Malinovskaya SL, Ermolaev VS, Druzhinin EA, Kuznetsov SS. Correction of aftereffects of ionizing radiation by exposure to low-intensity light. Bull Exp Biol Med 2014; 156:663-4. [PMID: 24770753 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-014-2420-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Specific features of free radical oxidation were studied after experimental exposure to ionizing radiation. A decrease in the level of products of oxidative modification of proteins and LPO was observed after exposure of irradiated zone to low-intensity incoherent red light. It was suggested that low-intensity radiation of this spectrum produces a radioprotective effect and can be used for the correction of ionizing radiation-induced disturbances.
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- A P Bavrina
- Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia,
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Zuĭkov SA. [Metabolism of nucleotides and its inter-relation with pro-oxidant and antioxidant systems in people of different age ranges]. Adv Gerontol 2014; 27:463-467. [PMID: 25826992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The interrelation of purine nucleotides with antioxidant system in blood plasma and erythrocytes depending on age, as well as the contribution of the key enzymes of purine decomposition to the formation of reactive oxygen metabolites were studied. 50 conditionally healthy people aged 40-79 years were examined. Increase in all indicators of pro-oxidant system of blood plasma with age was determined. Statistically significant interrelations between the studied parameters and age of the examined persons were determined in the blood plasma. The relationship between the glutathione peroxidase and adenosine deaminase/xanthine oxidase, adenosine deaminase and xanthine oxidase was also determined. A significant increase of products of oxidative proteins modification in plasma and erythrocytes with aging was discovered. Reduction with age of key enzymes of antioxidant protection--superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase in blood plasma and erythrocytes was determined. The data obtained indicate that with age there is an imbalance in the antioxidant system in blood plasma and erythrocytes contributing to the development of pathological conditions by increasing oxidative stress, which is greatly manifested while aging.
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Understanding of nanoparticle-bio-interactions within living cells requires knowledge about the dynamic behavior of nanomaterials during their cellular uptake, intracellular traffic and mutual reactions with cell organelles. Here, we introduce a protocol of combined kinetic imaging techniques that enables investigation of exemplary fluorochrome-labelled nanoparticles concerning their intracellular fate. By time-lapse confocal microscopy we observe fast, dynamin-dependent uptake of polystyrene and silica nanoparticles via the cell membrane within seconds. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) experiments reveal fast and complete exchange of the investigated nanoparticles at mitochondria, cytoplasmic vesicles or the nuclear envelope. Nuclear translocation is observed within minutes by free diffusion and active transport. Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) and raster image correlation spectroscopy (RICS) indicate diffusion coefficients of polystyrene and silica nanoparticles in the nucleus and the cytoplasm that are consistent with particle motion in living cells based on diffusion. Determination of the apparent hydrodynamic radii by FCS and RICS shows that nanoparticles exert their cytoplasmic and nuclear effects mainly as mobile, monodisperse entities. Thus, a complete toolkit of fluorescence fluctuation microscopy is presented for the investigation of nanomaterial biophysics in subcellular microenvironments that contributes to develop a framework of intracellular nanoparticle delivery routes.
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- Peter H. Hemmerich
- Leibniz-Institute for Age Research, Fritz-Lipman-Institute, Jena, Germany
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- IUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine at Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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Lu L, Wang TN, Xu TF, Wang JY, Wang CL, Zhao M. Cloning and expression of thermo-alkali-stable laccase of Bacillus licheniformis in Pichia pastoris and its characterization. Bioresour Technol 2013; 134:81-6. [PMID: 23500563 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2012] [Revised: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 02/03/2013] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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A thermo-alkali-stable laccase gene from Bacillus licheniformis was cloned and expressed in Pichia pastoris. The recombinant laccase was secreted into the culture medium with a maximum activity of 227.9 U/L. The purified laccase is a monomeric glycoprotein, and its molecular weight was estimated to be 65 kDa on SDS-PAGE after deglycosylation. Optimal enzyme activity was observed at pH 6.2 and 70°C with syringaldazine as substrate. The recombinant laccase was highly stable in the pH range 7-9 after 10 days at 30°C. The enzyme displayed remarkable thermostability at 50-70°C, with a half-life of inactivation at 70°C of 6.9 h. It also exhibited high tolerance to NaCl and organic solvents like the native spore laccase. The purified laccase could rapidly decolorize reactive blue 19, reactive black 5 and indigo carmine in the presence of acetosyringone. More than 93% of the tested dyes were decolorized in 4 h at pH 9.0.
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- Lei Lu
- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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Põder P, Eha J, Sundberg S, Antila S, Heinpalu M, Loogna I, Planken U, Rantanen S, Lehtonen L. Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of Oral Levosimendan and Its Metabolites in Patients With Severe Congestive Heart Failure: A Dosing Interval Study. J Clin Pharmacol 2013; 44:1143-50. [PMID: 15342615 DOI: 10.1177/0091270004268319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 11/16/2022]
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The objective of this study was to explore the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of oral levosimendan in patients with severe congestive heart failure. This was a randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Oral levosimendan 2 to 8 mg daily or placebo was administered to 25 patients with New York Heart Association class III-IV congestive heart failure for 4 weeks. Pharmacodynamic variables consisted of heart rate-corrected electromechanical systole, heart rate, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The pharmacokinetics of levosimendan and its metabolites, OR-1855 and OR-1896, was assessed. The 4- to 8-mg daily doses of oral levosimendan showed moderate inotropic effects. Blood pressure remained unchanged with all doses. A moderate increase in heart rate was observed except with the 2-mg dose. Pharmacokinetic parameters of the metabolites increased linearly with the dose (P < or = .002 for Cmax and AUC0-8h for both treatment groups). It was concluded that oral levosimendan has inotropic and chronotropic effects in patients with severe congestive heart failure. Plasma concentrations of its metabolites increase dose dependently.
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- Pentti Põder
- Cardiovascular Projects, Research Centre, Orion Pharma, PO Box 65, Fin-02101 Espoo, Finland
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Ellsworth PV, Ellsworth PZ, Anderson WT, Sternberg LSL. The role of effective leaf mixing length in the relationship between the δ18 O of stem cellulose and source water across a salinity gradient. Plant Cell Environ 2013; 36:138-148. [PMID: 22716972 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2012.02562.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Previous mangrove tree ring studies attempted, unsuccessfully, to relate the δ(18) O of trunk cellulose (δ(18) O(CELL) ) to the δ(18) O of source water (δ(18) O(SW) ). Here, we tested whether biochemical fractionation associated with one of the oxygen in the cellulose glucose moiety or variation in leaf water oxygen isotope fractionation (Δ(LW) ) can interfere with the δ(18) O(SW) signal as it is recorded in the δ(18) O(CELL) of mangrove (saltwater) and hammock (freshwater) plants. We selected two transects experiencing a salinity gradient, located in the Florida Keys, USA. The δ(18) O(CELL) throughout both transects did not show the pattern expected based on that of the δ(18) O(SW) . We found that in one of the transects, biochemical fractionation interfered with the δ(18) O(SW) signal, while in the other transect Δ(LW) differed between mangrove and hammock plants. Observed differences in Δ(LW) between mangroves and hammocks were caused by a longer effective leaf mixing length (L) of the water pathway in mangrove leaves compared to those of hammock leaves. Changes in L could have caused the δ(18) O(CELL) to record not only variations in the δ(18) O(SW) but also in Δ(LW) making it impossible to isolate the δ(18) O(SW) signal.
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Qian SS, Cheng XS, You ZL, Zhu HL. Synthesis and crystal structures of ethanol-coordinated molybdenum(VI) oxo complexes with tridentate hydrazone ligands. Acta Chim Slov 2013; 60:870-874. [PMID: 24362991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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Reaction of [MoO2(acac)2] (where acac = acetylacetonate) with two similar hydrazone ligands in ethanol yielded two ethanol-coordinated mononuclear molybdenum(VI) oxo complexes with general formula [MoO2L(EtOH)], where L = L1 = (N'-(3,5-dibromo-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-4-nitrobenzohydrazide (H2L1), and L = L2 = (N'-(3,5-dibromo-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-2-fluorobenzohydrazide (H2L2). Crystal and molecular structures of the complexes were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction method. All of the investigated compounds were further characterized by elemental analysis and FT-IR spectra. Single crystal X-ray structural studies indicate that the hydrazone ligands coordinate to the MoO2 cores through enolate oxygen, phenolate oxygen and azomethine nitrogen. The Mo atoms in both complexes are in octahedral coordination. Thermal stability of the complexes has also been studied.
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Cesarino I, Araújo P, Paes Leme AF, Creste S, Mazzafera P. Suspension cell culture as a tool for the characterization of class III peroxidases in sugarcane. Plant Physiol Biochem 2013; 62:1-10. [PMID: 23159486 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2012] [Accepted: 10/26/2012] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Secreted class III peroxidases (EC 1.11.1.7) are implicated in a broad range of physiological processes throughout the plant life cycle. However, the unambiguous determination of the precise biological role of an individual class III peroxidase isoenzyme is still a difficult task due to genetic redundancy and broad substrate specificity in vitro. In addition, many difficulties are encountered during extraction and analysis of cell wall proteins. Since class III peroxidases are also secreted into the apoplast, the use of suspension cell cultures can facilitate isolation and functional characterization of individual isoforms. Here, we report on the characterization of class III peroxidases secreted in the spent medium of sugarcane suspension cell cultures. After treatment with specific inducers of cell wall lignification, peroxidases were isolated and activities assayed with guaiacol, syringaldazine and coniferyl alcohol. Enzymatic activity was not significantly different after treatments, regardless of the substrate, with the exception of methyl-jasmonate treatment, which led to a decreased guaiacol peroxidase activity. Remarkably, peroxidases isolated from the medium were capable of oxidizing syringaldazine, an analog to sinapyl alcohol, suggesting that sugarcane cultures can produce peroxidases putatively correlated to lignification. A proteomic approach using activity staining of 2-DE gels revealed a complex isoperoxidase profile, composed predominantly of cationic isoforms. Individual spots were excised and analyzed by LC-ESI-Q-TOF and homology-based search against the Sugarcane EST Database resulted in the identification of several proteins. Spatio-temporal expression pattern of selected genes was determined for validation of identified class III peroxidases that were preferentially expressed during sugarcane stem development.
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- Igor Cesarino
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, CP 6109, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Fitter S, Vandyke K, Gronthos S, Zannettino ACW. Suppression of PDGF-induced PI3 kinase activity by imatinib promotes adipogenesis and adiponectin secretion. J Mol Endocrinol 2012; 48:229-40. [PMID: 22474082 DOI: 10.1530/jme-12-0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Improved glucose and lipid metabolism is a unique side effect of imatinib therapy in some chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) patients. We recently reported that plasma levels of adiponectin, an important regulator of insulin sensitivity, are elevated following imatinib therapy in CML patients, which could account for these improved metabolic outcomes. Adiponectin is secreted exclusively from adipocytes, suggesting that imatinib modulates adiponectin levels directly, by transcriptional upregulation of adiponectin in pre-existing adipocytes, and/or indirectly, by stimulating adipogenesis. In this report, we have demonstrated that imatinib promotes adipogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), which in turn secrete high-molecular-weight adiponectin. Conversely, imatinib does not stimulate adiponectin secretion from mature adipocytes. We hypothesise that inhibition of PDGFRα (PDGFRA) and PDGFRβ (PDGFRB) is the mechanism by which imatinib promotes adipogenesis. Supporting this, functional blocking antibodies to PDGFR promote adipogenesis and adiponectin secretion in MSC cultures. We have shown that imatinib is a potent inhibitor of PDGF-induced PI3 kinase activation and, using a PI3 kinase p110α-specific inhibitor (PIK-75), we have demonstrated that suppression of this pathway recapitulates the effects of imatinib on MSC differentiation. Furthermore, using mitogens that activate the PI3 kinase pathway, or MSCs expressing constitutively activated Akt, we have shown that activation of the PI3 kinase pathway negates the pro-adipogenic effects of imatinib. Taken together, our results suggest that imatinib increases plasma adiponectin levels by promoting adipogenesis through the suppression of PI3 kinase signalling downstream of PDGFR.
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- Stephen Fitter
- Myeloma Research Laboratory, Bone and Cancer Research Laboratories, Department of Haematology, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Centre for Cancer Biology, SA Pathology, GPO Box 14, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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Wang Q, Shinkre BA, Lee JG, Weniger MA, Liu Y, Chen W, Wiestner A, Trenkle WC, Ye Y. The ERAD inhibitor Eeyarestatin I is a bifunctional compound with a membrane-binding domain and a p97/VCP inhibitory group. PLoS One 2010; 5:e15479. [PMID: 21124757 PMCID: PMC2993181 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2010] [Accepted: 09/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Protein homeostasis in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) has recently emerged as a therapeutic target for cancer treatment. Disruption of ER homeostasis results in ER stress, which is a major cause of cell death in cells exposed to the proteasome inhibitor Bortezomib, an anti-cancer drug approved for treatment of multiple myeloma and Mantle cell lymphoma. We recently reported that the ERAD inhibitor Eeyarestatin I (EerI) also disturbs ER homeostasis and has anti-cancer activities resembling that of Bortezomib. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Here we developed in vitro binding and cell-based functional assays to demonstrate that a nitrofuran-containing (NFC) group in EerI is the functional domain responsible for the cytotoxicity. Using both SPR and pull down assays, we show that EerI directly binds the p97 ATPase, an essential component of the ERAD machinery, via the NFC domain. An aromatic domain in EerI, although not required for p97 interaction, can localize EerI to the ER membrane, which improves its target specificity. Substitution of the aromatic module with another benzene-containing domain that maintains membrane localization generates a structurally distinct compound that nonetheless has similar biologic activities as EerI. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE Our findings reveal a class of bifunctional chemical agents that can preferentially inhibit membrane-bound p97 to disrupt ER homeostasis and to induce tumor cell death. These results also suggest that the AAA ATPase p97 may be a potential drug target for cancer therapeutics.
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- Qiuyan Wang
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Cell Biochemistry and Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- The Genomics Core Laboratory, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Cell Biochemistry and Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Byeon JY, Limpoco FT, Bailey RC. Efficient bioconjugation of protein capture agents to biosensor surfaces using aniline-catalyzed hydrazone ligation. Langmuir 2010; 26:15430-5. [PMID: 20809595 PMCID: PMC2947609 DOI: 10.1021/la1021824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Aniline-catalyzed hydrazone ligation between surface-immobilized hydrazines and aldehyde-modified antibodies is shown to be an efficient method for attaching protein capture agents to model oxide-coated biosensor substrates. Silicon photonic microring resonators are used to directly evaluate the efficiency of this surface bioconjugate reaction at various pHs and in the presence or absence of aniline as a nucleophilic catalyst. It is found that aniline significantly increases the net antibody loading for surfaces functionalized over a pH range from 4.5 to 7.4, allowing derivatization of substrates with reduced incubation time and sample consumption. This increase in antibody loading directly results in more sensitive antigen detection when functionalized microrings are employed in a label-free immunoassay. Furthermore, these experiments also reveal an interesting pH-dependent noncovalent binding trend that plays an important role in dictating the amount of antibody attached onto the substrate, highlighting the competing contributions of the bioconjugate reaction rate and the dynamic interactions that control opportunities for a solution-phase biomolecule to react with a substrate-bound reagent.
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- Ji-Yeon Byeon
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
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Mohammadian M, Fathi-Roudsari M, Mollania N, Badoei-Dalfard A, Khajeh K. Enhanced expression of a recombinant bacterial laccase at low temperature and microaerobic conditions: purification and biochemical characterization. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 37:863-9. [PMID: 20473548 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-010-0734-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2010] [Accepted: 04/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Laccases (benzenediol oxygen oxidoreductase; EC 1.10.3.2) have many biotechnological applications because of their oxidation ability towards a wide range of phenolic compounds. Within recent years, researchers have been highly interested in the identification and characterization of laccases from bacterial sources. In this study, we have isolated and cloned a gene encoding laccase (CotA) from Bacillus sp. HR03 and then expressed it under microaerobic conditions and decreased temperature in order to obtain high amounts of soluble protein. The laccase was purified and its biochemical properties were investigated using three common laccase substrates, 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS), syringaldazine (SGZ) and 2,6-dimethoxyphenol (2,6-DMP). K(M) and k(cat) were calculated 535 microM and 127 s(-1) for ABTS, 53 microM and 3 s(-1) for 2, 6-DMP and 5 microM and 20 s(-1) for SGZ when the whole reactions were carried out at room temperature. Laccase activity was also studied when the enzyme was preincubated at 70 and 80 degrees C. With SGZ as the substrate, the activity was increased three-fold after 50 min preincubation at 70 degrees C and 2.4-fold after 10 min preincubation at 80 degrees C. Preincubation of the enzyme in 70 degrees C for 30 min raised the activity four-fold with ABTS as the substrate. Also, L-dopa was used as a substrate. The enzyme was able to oxidize L-dopa with the K(M) and k(cat) of 1,493 microM and 194 s(-1), respectively.
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- Mahdi Mohammadian
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Science, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-175, Tehran, Iran
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Sagiraju S, Chen K, Cole RB, Jursic BS. Electrospray-ionization mass spectrometry study of cyclodextrin complexes with A007 prodrugs. Carbohydr Res 2009; 344:2167-72. [PMID: 19729153 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2009.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2008] [Revised: 06/09/2009] [Accepted: 06/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Electrospray-ionization mass spectrometric (ESIMS) studies of several A007 prodrugs in aqueous cyclomaltohexaose (alpha-cyclodextrin, alpha-CD), cyclomaltoheptaose (beta-cyclodextrin, beta-CD), and cyclomaltooctaose (gamma-cyclodextrin, gamma-CD) were performed. The acetic acid derivative of A007 should metabolize in vivo before becoming the A007 prodrug, while on the other hand, the glycine-modified A007 prodrug has surfactant-like physical properties and slowly hydrolyzed in the aqueous cyclodextrins by releasing free A007. ESIMS studies give insight into the process of prodrug hydrolysis in the presence of cyclodextrins and, hence, the influence of cyclodextrins on the timely release of the A007 prodrug. Formation of various molecular aggregates and cyclodextrin inclusion complexes of A007 prodrugs and their hydrolyzed products was demonstrated by ESIMS.
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- Sarada Sagiraju
- Department of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148, United States
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Shao J, Qiao Y, Lin H, Lin H. A C3-symmetric colorimetric anion sensor bearing hydrazone groups as binding sites. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2009; 71:1736-1740. [PMID: 18718807 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2008.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2008] [Revised: 05/16/2008] [Accepted: 06/24/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Tris-hydrazone (1) functioned as a colorimetric chemosensor for a variety of anions such as F(-), AcO(-) and H(2)PO(4)(-). The anion binding could be easily detected by naked-eye according to color changes. The high binding ability of the receptor 1 to anions was further investigated by UV-vis absorption spectroscopy in DMSO. The results of job plot of the receptor 1 with different anions demonstrated that the stoichiometry of the complex between 1 and F(-) was 1:1 (1:anion) and the stoichiometry of the other complexes studied was 1:3 (1:anion).
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- Jie Shao
- Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China
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Li SR, Chen XY, Zhang YF, Li GX, Jiang CM, Zhong DF. [Determination of levosimendan and its main metabolites in human plasma with HPLC-MS/MS method]. Yao Xue Xue Bao 2008; 43:1053-1059. [PMID: 19127871] [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: 05/27/2023]
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This paper is aimed to develop rapid, sensitive and convenient HPLC-MS/MS methods for the quantification of levosimendan and its metabolites OR-1855 and OR-1896 in human plasma. According to the different natures of the compounds, two sets of liquid chromatography and ionization modes were used for determination the concentration of levosimendan and its metabolites OR-1855 and OR-1896 in human plasma, separately. Following protein precipitation with methanol, the levosimendan and internal standard (rosuvastatin) were separated on a Capcell MG III C18 column (35 mm x 2.0 mm ID, 3 microm) with the mobile phase consisted of methanol-15 mmol x L(-1) ammonium acetate-formic acid (55: 45: 0.02, v/v/v). A tandem mass spectrometer equipped with electrospray ionization source was used as the detector and operated in the negative ion mode. Its metabolites OR-1855, OR-1896 and internal standard doxofylline were extracted from plasma by liquid-liquid extraction with ethyl acetate. Chromatographic separation was performed on a Zorbax Extend C18 column (150 mm x 4.6 mm ID, 5 microm) with the mobile phase consisted of methanol-15 mmol x L(-1) ammonium acetate-formic acid (65 :35 :0.1, v/v/v). A tandem mass spectrometer equipped with electrospray ionization source was used as the detector and operated at the positive ion mode. The linear concentration ranges of the calibration curves for levosimendan and OR-1855 and OR-1896 were 0.10-50.0 ng x mL(-1), 0.20-100 ng x mL(-1), 0.20-100 ng x mL(-1), respectively. The lower limits of quantification of levosimendan and OR-1855 and OR-1896 were 0.10 ng x mL(-1), 0.20 ng x mL(-1), 0.20 ng x mL(-1), respectively. The methods proved to be sensitive, simple and rapid, and suitable for the pharmacokinetic study of levosimendan injection.
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- Shao-rong Li
- Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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Mei P, Zhang YZ, Zhang XP, Yan CX, Zhang H, Liu Y. Spectroscopic investigation of the interaction between copper (II) 2-oxo-propionic acid salicyloyl hydrazone complex and bovine serum albumin. Biol Trace Elem Res 2008; 124:269-82. [PMID: 18478191 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-008-8147-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2008] [Accepted: 04/17/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The interaction between copper (II) 2-oxo-propionic acid salicyloyl hydrazone (Cu(II)L) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) under physiological conditions was investigated by the methods of fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-Vis absorption, and circular dichroism spectroscopy. Fluorescence data showed that the fluorescence quenching of BSA by Cu(II)L was the result of the formation of the BSA-Cu(II)L complex. The apparent binding constants (K (a)) between Cu(II)L and BSA at four different temperatures were obtained according to the modified Stern-Volmer equation. The thermodynamic parameters, enthalpy change (DeltaH) and entropy change (DeltaS), for the reaction were calculated to be -80.79 kJ mol(-1) and -175.48 J mol(-1) K(-1) according to van't Hoff equation. The results indicated that van der Waals force and hydrogen bonds were the dominant intermolecular force in stabilizing the complex. The binding distance (r) between Cu(II)L and the tryptophan residue of BSA was obtained to be 4.1 nm according to Förster's nonradioactive energy transfer theory. The conformational investigation showed that the application of Cu(II)L increased the hydrophobicity of amino acid residues and decreased the alpha-helical content of BSA (from 62.71% to 37.31%), which confirmed some microenvironmental and conformational changes of BSA molecules.
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- Ping Mei
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Hubei, 434023, People's Republic of China
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Weihua Q, Hongzhang C. An alkali-stable enzyme with laccase activity from entophytic fungus and the enzymatic modification of alkali lignin. Bioresour Technol 2008; 99:5480-5484. [PMID: 18096384 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2007] [Revised: 11/01/2007] [Accepted: 11/01/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Mycelia Sterilia YY-5, an entophytic fungus, was isolated from Rhus chinensis Mill and its extracellular enzyme had a higher laccase activity (MS-Lac). After been purified by anion exchange and gel filtration chromatography, MS-Lac, which had a molecular mass of 45 kDa, was found to be an alkali-stable enzyme with an optimum pH of 10.0 and capable of retaining 80% activity after incubation for 72 h with syringaldazine as substrate. It was also found that syringaldazine had a higher affinity than 2,2'-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline)-6-sulphonate (ABTS) as substrate for MS-Lac, which was determined in sodium phosphate buffer (pH 6.0, 0.1M) at 30 degrees C. Meanwhile, the lignin modification, catalyzed by MS-Lac, indicated that it could oxidize the phenolic hydroxyl, side chain substituent or carbonyl group of spruce alkali lignin in cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) reversed micelles (20 mM, pH 6.0, W/O=40) and steam-exploded wheat straw alkali lignin in NaOH solution (20 mM, pH 10.0).
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- Qiu Weihua
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, PR China
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Refat MS, Ibrahim AA. Synthesis, infrared spectra and thermal studies of Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) complexes with 2-aminobenzaldehyde phenylhydrazone "nitrin" ligand. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2008; 70:234-42. [PMID: 17766173 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2007.05.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2007] [Accepted: 05/18/2007] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The, nitrin, 2-aminobenzaldehyde phenylhydrazone (2ABPH) was synthesis by refluxing 2-nitrobenzaldehyde with phenylhydrazine in ethanolic solvent. Three transition metal (II) complexes of 2ABPH have been prepared. Elemental analysis, molar conductivity, IR, UV, 1H NMR, and mass spectra, as well as TG/DTG have been used to characterize these complexes. The complexes have the general formula [M(2ABPH)2]Cl2.nH2O, where M=Zn, Cd, and Hg and n=4, 2 and 0 for Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II), respectively. The ligand and its complexes have been studied for their possible biological activity including antibacterial and antifungal activity.
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- Moamen S Refat
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Education, Port Said, Suez-Canal University, Egypt.
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Verma RP, Hansch C. Investigation of DNA‐Binding Properties of Organic Molecules Using Quantitative Structure‐Activity Relationship (QSAR) Models. J Pharm Sci 2008; 97:88-110. [PMID: 17722103 DOI: 10.1002/jps.21087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [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: 11/07/2022]
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Due to the great potential of DNA as a receptor, many classes of synthetic and naturally occurring molecules exert their anticancer activities through DNA-binding. In the field of antitumor DNA-binding agents, a number of acridine and anthracycline derivatives are in the market as chemotherapeutic agents. However, the clinical application of such classes of compounds has encountered problems such as multi-drug resistance and secondary and/or collateral effects. Thus, there has been increasing interest in discovering and developing small molecules that are capable of DNA-binding, which will be expected to be used either in place of or in conjunction with, the existing compounds. The interest in the application of the QSAR paradigm has steadily increased in recent decades and we hope it may be useful in the design and development of DNA-binding molecules as new anticancer agents. In the present review, an attempt has been made to understand the DNA-binding properties of different compound series and discussed using 27 QSAR models, which reveal a number of interesting points. The most important determinants for the activity in these models are Hammett electronic (sigma and sigma+), hydrophobic, molar refractivity, and Sterimol width parameters.
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- Rajeshwar P Verma
- Department of Chemistry, Pomona College, 645 North College Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
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Puttonen J, Laine T, Ramela M, Häkkinen S, Zhang W, Pradhan R, Pentikäinen P, Koskinen M. Pharmacokinetics and excretion balance of OR-1896, a pharmacologically active metabolite of levosimendan, in healthy men. Eur J Pharm Sci 2007; 32:271-7. [PMID: 17888637 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2007.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2007] [Revised: 08/03/2007] [Accepted: 08/04/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the pharmacokinetics and excretion balance of [(14)C]-OR-1896, a pharmacologically active metabolite of levosimendan, in six healthy male subjects. In addition, pharmacokinetic parameters of total radiocarbon and the deacetylated congener, OR-1855, were determined. METHODS OR-1896 was administered as a single intravenous infusion of 200 microg of [(14)C]-OR-1896 (specific activity 8.6 MBq/mg) over 10 min. The pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated by three-compartmental methods. RESULTS During the 14-day collection of urine and faeces, excretion (+/-S.D.) averaged 94.2+/-1.4% of the [(14)C]-OR-1896 dose. Mean recovery of radiocarbon in urine was 86.8+/-1.9% and in faeces 7.4+/-1.5%. Mean terminal elimination half-life of OR-1896 (t(1/2)) was 70.0+/-44.9 h. Maximum concentrations of OR-1855 were approximately 30% to that of OR-1896. Total clearance and the volume of distribution of OR-1896 were 2.0+/-0.4 l/h and 175.6+/-74.5l, respectively. Renal clearances of OR-1896 and OR-1855 were 0.9+/-0.4 l/h and (5.4+/-2.3)x10(-4) l/h, respectively. CONCLUSIONS This study provides data to demonstrate that nearly one half of OR-1896 is eliminated unchanged into urine and that the active metabolites metabolite of levosimendan remain in the body longer than levosimendan. The remaining half of OR-1896 dose is eliminated through other metabolic routes, partially through interconversion back to OR-1855 with further metabolism of OR-1855. Given the fact that the pharmacological activity and potency of OR-1896 is similar to levosimendan, these results emphasize the clinical significance of OR-1896 and its contribution to the long-lasting effects of levosimendan.
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- Jaakko Puttonen
- Research and Development, Orion Pharma, P.O. Box 1780, FIN-70701 Kuopio, Finland.
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Shvartsman M, Kikkeri R, Shanzer A, Cabantchik ZI. Non-transferrin-bound iron reaches mitochondria by a chelator-inaccessible mechanism: biological and clinical implications. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2007; 293:C1383-94. [PMID: 17670894 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00054.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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: 12/26/2022]
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Non-transferrin-bound iron, commonly found in the plasma of iron-overloaded individuals, permeates into cells via pathways independent of the transferrin receptor. This may lead to excessive cellular accumulation of labile iron followed by oxidative damage and eventually organ failure. Mitochondria are the principal destination of iron in cells and a primary site of prooxidant generation, yet their mode of acquisition of iron is poorly understood. Using fluorescent probes sensitive to iron or to reactive oxygen species, targeted to cytosol and/or to mitochondria, we traced the ingress of labile iron into these compartments by fluorescence microscopy and quantitative fluorimetry. We observed that 1) penetration of non-transferrin-bound iron into the cytosol and subsequently into mitochondria occurs with barely detectable delay and 2) loading of the cytosol with high-affinity iron-binding chelators does not abrogate iron uptake into mitochondria. Therefore, a fraction of non-transferrin-bound iron acquired by cells reaches the mitochondria in a nonlabile form. The physiological role of occluded iron transfer might be to confer cells with a “safe and efficient cytosolic iron corridor” to mitochondria. However, such a mechanism might be deleterious in iron-overload conditions, because it could lead to surplus accumulation of iron in these critical organelles.
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- Maya Shvartsman
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Safra Campus at Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Yibin Wei
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA 02747 (USA)
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- Fax: (+1)508-999-9167 E-mail: , Homepage: http://www.umassd.edu/cas/chemistry/guo/guoresearch.cfm
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AbouEl-Enein SA, El-Saied FA, Kasher TI, El-Wardany AH. Synthesis and characterization of iron(III), manganese(II), cobalt(II), nickel(II), copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of salicylidene-N-anilinoacetohydrazone (H2L1) and 2-hydroxy-1-naphthylidene-N-anilinoacetohydrazone (H2L2). Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2007; 67:737-43. [PMID: 17113342 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2006.07.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2006] [Revised: 07/12/2006] [Accepted: 07/31/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Salicylidene-N-anilinoacetohydrazone (H(2)L(1)) and 2-hydroxy-1-naphthylidene-N-anilinoacetohydrazone (H(2)L(2)) and their iron(III), manganese(II), cobalt(II), nickel(II), copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes have been synthesized and characterized by IR, electronic spectra, molar conductivities, magnetic susceptibilities and ESR. Mononuclear complexes are formed with molar ratios of 1:1, 1:2 and 1:3 (M:L). The IR studies reveal various modes of chelation. The electronic absorption spectra and magnetic susceptibility measurements show that the iron(III), nickel(II) and cobalt(II) complexes of H(2)L(1) have octahedral geometry. While the cobalt(II) complexes of H(2)L(2) were separated as tetrahedral structure. The copper(II) complexes have square planar stereochemistry. The ESR parameters of the copper(II) complexes at room temperature were calculated. The g values for copper(II) complexes proved that the Cu-O and Cu-N bonds are of high covalency.
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- S A AbouEl-Enein
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, El-Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt.
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The gene, Aquifex aeolicus AAC07157.1, encoding a multicopper oxidase (McoA) and localized in the genome as part of a putative copper-resistance determinant, has been cloned, over-expressed in Escherichia coli and the recombinant enzyme purified to homogeneity. The purified enzyme shows spectroscopic and biochemical characteristics typical of the well-characterized multicopper oxidase family of enzymes. McoA presents higher specificity (k(cat)/K(m)) for cuprous and ferrous ions than for aromatic substrates and is therefore designated as a metallo-oxidase. Addition of copper is required for maximal catalytic efficiency. A comparative model structure of McoA has been constructed and a striking structural feature is the presence of a methionine-rich region (residues 321-363), reminiscent of those found in copper homeostasis proteins. The kinetic properties of a mutant enzyme, McoADeltaP321-V363, deleted in the methionine-rich region, provide evidence for the key role of this region in the modulation of the catalytic mechanism. McoA has an optimal temperature of 75 degrees C and presents remarkable heat stability at 80 and 90 degrees C, with activity lasting for up to 9 and 5 h, respectively. McoA probably contributes to copper and iron homeostasis in A. aeolicus.
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- André T Fernandes
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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Lu L, Zhao M, Zhang BB, Yu SY, Bian XJ, Wang W, Wang Y. Purification and characterization of laccase from Pycnoporus sanguineus and decolorization of an anthraquinone dye by the enzyme. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 74:1232-9. [PMID: 17186237 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0767-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2006] [Revised: 11/13/2006] [Accepted: 11/14/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The white rot fungus Pycnoporus sanguineus produced high amount of laccase in the basal liquid medium without induction. Laccase was purified using ultrafiltration, anion-exchange chromatography, and gel filtration. The molecular weight of the purified laccase was estimated as 61.4 kDa by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The enzyme oxidized typical substrates of laccases including 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonate), 2,6-dimethoxyphenol, and syringaldazine. The optimum pH and temperature for the purified laccase were 3.0 and 65 degrees C, respectively. The enzyme was stable up to 40 degrees C, and high laccase activity was maintained at pH 2.0-5.0. Sodium azide, L-cysteine, and dithiothreitol strongly inhibited the laccase activity. The purified enzyme efficiently decolorized Remazol Brilliant Blue R in the absence of added redox mediators. The high production of P. sanguineus laccase as well as its decolorization ability demonstrated its potential applications in dye decolorization.
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- Lei Lu
- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, No. 26, Hexing Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, People's Republic of China
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Dirksen A, Dirksen S, Hackeng TM, Dawson PE. Nucleophilic Catalysis of Hydrazone Formation and Transimination: Implications for Dynamic Covalent Chemistry. J Am Chem Soc 2006; 128:15602-3. [PMID: 17147365 DOI: 10.1021/ja067189k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 357] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Aniline accelerates hydrazone formation and transimination through nucleophilic catalysis. To demonstrate the method, unprotected peptides are reacted and then scrambled using a hydrazone reaction under conditions relevant for biological applications. The strong enhancement in the rate of hydrazone equilibration broadens the scope of this stable imine in the field of dynamic covalent chemistry.
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- Anouk Dirksen
- Department of Cell Biology, Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Lee CC, Cramer AT, Szoka FC, Fréchet JMJ. An Intramolecular Cyclization Reaction Is Responsible for the in Vivo Inefficacy and Apparent pH Insensitive Hydrolysis Kinetics of Hydrazone Carboxylate Derivatives of Doxorubicin. Bioconjug Chem 2006; 17:1364-8. [PMID: 16984149 DOI: 10.1021/bc060117y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Contradictory reports concerning the pH sensitive hydrolysis kinetics of certain hydrazone carboxylates of doxorubicin have appeared in this journal (Kaneko et al., Bioconjugate Chem. 1991, 2, 133. Padilla De Jesús et al., Bioconjugate Chem. 2002, 13, 453). Since the pH stability of the drug-carrier linkage in macromolecular prodrugs has a significant bearing on pharmacological efficacy, the hydrolysis kinetics of low molecular weight and polymeric doxorubicin hydrazone carboxylates were therefore reinvestigated. As observed previously, the conjugates readily release native doxorubicin at pH 5. Unexpectedly, in neutral buffer the hydrazone carboxylate conjugates do not release native doxorubicin, but instead rapidly release a doxorubicin derivative substituted at C-9 by 3,6-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazin-2-one with first-order kinetics (t(1/2) = 2.5 h). The proposed intramolecular cyclization reaction involving doxorubicin's C-14 hydroxyl and the carboxylate-substituted hydrazone rationalizes the seemingly anomalous hydrolysis kinetics seen for hydrazone carboxylate linked doxorubicin, and provides a possible explanation for the poor antitumor activity exhibited by polymer-doxorubicin conjugates utilizing this specific type of linkage.
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- Cameron C Lee
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-1460, USA
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Acute decompensation of chronic heart failure is a direct life-threatening situation with short-term mortality approaching 30%. A number of maladaptive changes are amplified within the cardiovascular system during the progression of chronic heart failure that makes the decompensation phase difficult to handle. Levosimendan is a new Ca2+-sensitizer for the treatment of acutely decompensated heart failure that has proved to be effective during the decompensation of chronic heart failure and acute myocardial infarction. Levosimendan differs from other cardiotonic agents that are used for acute heart failure in that it utilizes a unique dual mechanism of action: Ca2+-sensitization through binding to troponin C in the myocardium, and the opening of ATP-sensitive K+ channels in vascular smooth muscle. In general, these mechanisms evoke positive inotropy and vasodilation. Clinical studies suggested long-term benefits on mortality following short-term administration. It may, therefore, be inferred that levosimendan has additional effects on the cardiovascular system that are responsible for the prolongation of survival. Results of preclinical and clinical investigations suggest that the combination of levosimendan-induced cardiac and vascular changes has favorable effects on the coronary, pulmonary and peripheral circulations. Redistribution of the circulating blood offers an improved hemodynamic context for the development of a positive inotropic effect through Ca2+-sensitization of the contractile filaments, without a proportionate increase in myocardial oxygen consumption or the development of arrhythmias. Activation of ATP-sensitive K+ channels, both on sarcolemma and mitochondria, may protect against myocardial ischemia, and decreased levels of cytokines may prevent the development of further myocardial remodeling. Collectively, these effects of levosimendan shift the disturbed cardiovascular parameters towards normalization, thereby halting the perpetuation of the vicious cycle of heart failure progression. This may contribute to stabilization of the circulation and improved life expectancy of patients with chronic heart failure.
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- Zoltán Papp
- Division of Clinical Physiology, Institute of Cardiology, University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center, Medical School, P.O. BOX 1, H-4004 Debrecen, Hungary.
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Garcia TA, Santiago MF, Ulhoa CJ. Properties of Laccases Produced by Pycnoporus sanguineus Induced by 2,5-xylidine. Biotechnol Lett 2006; 28:633-6. [PMID: 16642300 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-006-0026-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2005] [Accepted: 01/30/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Two isoforms of laccase produced from the culture supernatant of Pycnoporus sanguineus were partially purified by phenyl-Sepharose chromatography. Molecular masses of the enzymes were 80 kDa (Lac I) and 68 kDa (Lac II). Optimum activity of Lac I was at pH 4.8 and 30 degrees C, and Lac II was at pH 4.2 and 50 degrees C over 5 min reaction. The Km values of enzymes toward syringaldazine were 10 microM: (Lac I) and 8 microM: (Lac II). Sodium azide inhibited Lac I (85%) and Lac II (75%) activities.
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- Telma Alves Garcia
- Instituto Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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Khownium K, Wood SJ, Miller KA, Balakrishna R, Nguyen TB, Kimbrell MR, Georg GI, David SA. Novel endotoxin-sequestering compounds with terephthalaldehyde-bis-guanylhydrazone scaffolds. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2006; 16:1305-8. [PMID: 16377188 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.11.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2005] [Revised: 11/16/2005] [Accepted: 11/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We have shown that lipopolyamines bind to the lipid A moiety of lipopolysaccharide, a constituent of Gram-negative bacterial membranes, and neutralize its toxicity in animal models of endotoxic shock. In an effort to identify non-polyamine scaffolds with similar endotoxin-recognizing features, we had observed an unusually high frequency of hits containing guanylhydrazone scaffolds in high-throughput screens. We now describe the syntheses and preliminary structure-activity relationships in a homologous series of bis-guanylhydrazone compounds decorated with hydrophobic functionalities. These first-generation compounds bind and neutralize lipopolysaccharide with a potency comparable to that of polymyxin B, a peptide antibiotic known to sequester LPS.
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- Kriangsak Khownium
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive, Lawrence KS 66045-7582, USA
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Michniewicz A, Ullrich R, Ledakowicz S, Hofrichter M. The white-rot fungus Cerrena unicolor strain 137 produces two laccase isoforms with different physico-chemical and catalytic properties. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2006; 69:682-8. [PMID: 15983808 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-0015-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2005] [Revised: 04/21/2005] [Accepted: 04/23/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cerrena unicolor secreted two laccase isoforms with different characteristics during the growth in liquid media. In a synthetic low-nutrient nitrogen glucose medium (Kirk medium), high amounts of laccase (4,000 U l(-1)) were produced in response to Cu2+. Highest laccase levels (19,000 U l(-1)) were obtained in a complex tomato juice medium. The isoforms (Lacc I, Lacc II) were purified to homogeneity with an overall yield of 22%. Purification involved ultrafiltration and Mono Q separation. Lacc I and II had M (w) of 64 and 57 kDa and pI of 3.6 and 3.7, respectively. Both isoforms had an absorption maximum at 608 nm but different pH optima and thermal stability. Optimum pH ranged from 2.5 to 5.5 depending on the substrate. The pH optima of Lacc II were always higher than those of Lacc I. Both laccases were stable at pH 7 and 10 but rapidly lost activity at pH 3. Their temperature optimum was around 60 degrees C, and at 5 degrees C they still reached 30% of the maximum activity. Lacc II was the more thermostable isoform that did not lose any activity during 6 months storage at 4 degrees C. Kinetic constants (K (m), k (cat)) were determined for 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylthiazoline-6-sulfonate) (ABTS), 2,6-dimethoxyphenol and syringaldazine.
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- Anna Michniewicz
- Unit of Environmental Biotechnology, International Graduate School Zittau, Markt 23, 02763 Zittau, Germany.
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Pozdniakova NN, Turkovskaia OV, Iudina EN, Rodakiewicz-Nowak Y. [Yellow laccase from the fungus Pleurotus ostreatus D1: purification and characterization]. Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol 2006; 42:63-9. [PMID: 16521579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Yellow laccase was isolated from a solid-phase culture of the fungus Pleurotus ostreatus D1 and characterized. It is a copper-containing enzyme with molecular weight 64 kDa. Its absorption spectrum lacks the maximum at 610 nm, characteristic of fungal laccases and corresponding to type I copper atom. The optimum pH values for the enzyme were determined. They proved to be: 7.0 for syringaldazine, 8.0 for pyrocatechol, and 4.0 for 2,2'-azine-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate and 2,6-dimethoxyphenol. Kinetic parameters (Km and Vmax) for oxidation of these substrates were determined. The effect of inhibitors (SDS, 2-mercaptoethanol, and EDTA) on the activity of the enzyme was studied. It was shown that yellow laccase from Pleurotus ostreatus D1 oxidized anthracene to anthraquinone by 95% without any mediator.
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Hattori M, Konishi H, Tamura Y, Konno K, Sogawa K. Laccase-type phenoloxidase in salivary glands and watery saliva of the green rice leafhopper, Nephotettix cincticeps. J Insect Physiol 2005; 51:1359-65. [PMID: 16216260 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2005.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2005] [Revised: 08/22/2005] [Accepted: 08/22/2005] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The activity and composition of leafhopper saliva are important in interactions with the host rice plant, and it may play a physiological role in detoxifying toxic plant substances or ingesting sap. We have characterized diphenoloxidase in the salivary glands of Nephotettix cincticeps, its activity as a laccase, and its presence in the watery saliva with the objective of understanding its function in feeding on rice plants. Nonreducing SDS-PAGE of salivary gland homogenates with staining by the typical laccase substrate 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS), hydroquinone or syringaldazine revealed a band at a molecular mass of approximately 85 kDa at pH 5. A band also appeared at a molecular mass of approximately 200 kDa when the gels were treated with dopamine, L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) or catechol at pH 7. The ABTS-oxidizing activity of the homogenates was drastically inhibited by N-hydroxyglycine, a specific inhibitor of laccase. However, the dopamine-oxidizing activity was not inhibited by N-hydroxyglycine, while it was inhibited by phenylthiourea (PTU). Thus, the salivary glands of N. cincticeps contain two types of phenoloxidases: a laccase (85 kDa) and a phenoloxidase (200 kDa). Laccase activity was detected in a holidic sucrose diet that was fed on for 16 h by two females, but only a trace of catechol oxidase activity was observed, suggesting that the laccase-type phenoloxidase was the predominant phenoloxidase secreted in watery saliva. The laccase exhibited an optimum pH of 4.75-5 in McIlvaine buffer and had a PI of 4.8. Enzyme activity was histochemically localized in V cells of the posterior lobe of the salivary glands. It remained at the same level throughout the adult stage from 2 days after eclosion. A possible function of N. cincticeps salivary laccase may be rapid oxidization of potentially toxic monolignols to nontoxic polymers during feeding on the rice plant. This is the first report proving that laccase occurs in the salivary glands of Hemiptera species and is secreted in the watery saliva.
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- Makoto Hattori
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Lorenzo M, Moldes D, Rodríguez Couto S, Sanromán MA. Inhibition of laccase activity from Trametes versicolor by heavy metals and organic compounds. Chemosphere 2005; 60:1124-8. [PMID: 15993161 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.12.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2004] [Revised: 12/14/2004] [Accepted: 12/20/2004] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Due to the numerous biotechnological applications of laccase enzyme, it is essential to know the influence of different agents usually present in the natural environment on its enzymatic action, especially for in situ treatment technologies. In the present work, a simple and rapid method to determine the inhibitory or inducer effect of different compounds on laccase activity was developed. The compounds tested were copper-chelating agents and heavy metals. It was found that using syringaldazine as a substrate, all copper-chelating agents (except EDTA) highly inhibited laccase activity (around 100%) at an inhibitor concentration lower than 20 mM. Moreover, 40% of inhibition, which was detected at a concentration of 20 mM for both Cd(2+) and Cu(2+) increased with concentration until nearly complete inhibition at 80 mM.
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- M Lorenzo
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Vigo, Lagoas-Marcosende s/n, 36200 Vigo, Spain
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Pigment Yellow 74 (PY74) is a monoazo pigment that is used in yellow tattoo inks. The metabolism of PY74 was investigated using rat liver and human liver microsomes and expressed human cytochromes P450 (P450s). Two phase I metabolites were isolated and characterized by mass spectrometry and NMR techniques. One metabolite (PY74-M1) was a ring hydroxylation product of PY74, 2-((2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)azo)-N-(2-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-oxobutanamide. The second metabolite (PY74-M2) was identified as 2-((2-hydroxy-4-nitrophenyl)azo)-N-(2-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-oxobutanamide, which is the O-demethylation product of PY74-M1. These metabolites were formed by in vitro incubations of PY74 with 3-methylcholanthrene-induced rat liver microsomes and to a much lesser extent by liver microsomes from untreated or phenobarbital-induced rats. The role for CYP1A in the metabolism of PY74 was confirmed using expressed human P450s. The catalytic ability of the P450s for metabolism of PY74 was CYP 1A2 > CYP 1A1 > CYP 3A4 approximately CYP 1B1 (no activity with CYP 2B6, 2C9, 2D6 or 2E1). The metabolism of PY74-M1 to PY74-M2 was catalyzed only by CYP 1A2 and CYP 1A1 (no activity from CYP 1B1, 2B6, 2C9, 2D6, 2E1, or 3A4). These results demonstrate that the tattoo pigment PY74 is metabolized in vitro by P450 to metabolites that should be available for phase II metabolism and excretion.
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- Yanyan Cui
- Division of Biochemical Toxicology, HFT-110, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA
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Nordfelth R, Kauppi AM, Norberg HA, Wolf-Watz H, Elofsson M. Small-molecule inhibitors specifically targeting type III secretion. Infect Immun 2005; 73:3104-14. [PMID: 15845518 PMCID: PMC1087345 DOI: 10.1128/iai.73.5.3104-3114.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2004] [Revised: 10/18/2004] [Accepted: 01/06/2005] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The type III secretion (TTS) system is used by several animal and plant pathogens to deliver effector proteins into the cytosol of the eukaryotic target cell as a strategy to evade the defense reactions elicited by the infected organism. The fact that these systems are highly homologous implies that novel antibacterial agents that chemically attenuate the pathogens via a specific interaction with the type III secretion mechanism can be identified. A number of small organic molecules having this potential have recently been identified (A. M. Kauppi, R. Nordfelth, H. Uvell, H. Wolf-Watz, and M. Elofsson, Chem. Biol. 10:241-249, 2003). Using different reporter gene constructs, we showed that compounds that belong to a class of acylated hydrazones of different salicylaldehydes target the TTS system of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. One of these compounds, compound 1, was studied in detail and was found to specifically block Yop effector secretion under in vitro conditions by targeting the TTS system. In this respect the drug mimics the well-known effect of calcium on Yop secretion. In addition, compound 1 inhibits Yop effector translocation after infection of HeLa cells without affecting the eukaryotic cells or the bacteria. A HeLa cell model that mimics in vivo conditions showed that compound 1 chemically attenuates the pathogen to the advantage of the eukaryotic cell. Thus, our results show proof of concept, i.e., that small compounds targeting the TTS system can be identified, and they point to the possible use of TTS inhibitors as a novel class of antibacterial agents.
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- R Nordfelth
- Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, SE-90187 Umeå, Sweden
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Mubarak AT. Structural model of dioxouranium(VI) with hydrazono ligands. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2005; 61:1163-1170. [PMID: 15741116 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2004.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2004] [Accepted: 06/18/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Synthesis and characterization of several new coordination compounds of dioxouranium(VI) heterochelates with bidentate hydrazono compounds derived from 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone are described. The ligands and uranayl complexes have been characterized by various physico-chemical techniques. The bond lengths and the force constant have been calculated from asymmetric stretching frequency of OUO groups. The infrared spectral studies showed a monobasic bidentate behaviour with the oxygen and hydrazo nitrogen donor system. The effect of Hammett's constant on the bond distances and the force constants were also discussed and drawn. Wilson's matrix method, Badger's formula, Jones and El-Sonbati equations were used to determine the stretching and interaction force constant from which the UO bond distances were calculated. The bond distances of these complexes were also investigated.
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- Ahmed T Mubarak
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia.
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Maurya MR, Agarwal S, Bader C, Ebel M, Rehder D. Synthesis, characterisation and catalytic potential of hydrazonato-vanadium(v) model complexes with [VO]3+ and [VO2]+ cores. Dalton Trans 2005:537-44. [PMID: 15672198 DOI: 10.1039/b416292g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [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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Reaction between [VO(acac)2] and H2L (H2L are the hydrazones H2sal-nah I or H2sal-fah II; sal = salicylaldehyde, nah = nicotinic acid hydrazide and fah = 2-furoic acid hydrazide) in methanol leads to the formation of oxovanadium(IV) complexes [VOL.H2O](H2L = I: 1, H2L = II: 4). Aerial oxidation of the methanolic solutions of 1 and 4 yields the dinuclear oxo-bridged monooxovanadium(V) complexes [{VOL}2mu-O](H2L = I: 2, H2L = II: 5). These dinuclear complexes slowly convert, in excess methanol, to [VO(OMe)(MeOH)L](H(2)L = I: 9, H(2)L = II: 10), the crystal and molecular structures of which have been determined, confirming the ONO binding mode of the dianionic ligands in their enolate form. Reaction of aqueous K[VO3] with the ligands at pH ca. 7.5 results in the formation of [K(H2O)][VO2L](H2L = I: 3, H2L = II: 6). Treatment of 3 and 6 with H2O2 yields (unstable) oxoperoxovanadium(v) complexes K[VO(O2)L], the formation of which has been monitored spectrophotometrically. Acidification of methanolic solutions of 3 and 6 with HCl affords oxohydroxo complexes, while the neutral complexes [VO2(Hsal-nah)] 7 and [VO2(Hsal-fah)] 8 were isolated on treatment of aqueous solutions of 3 and 6 with HClO4. These complexes slowly transform into 9 and 10 in methanol, as confirmed by 1H, 13C and 51V NMR. The anionic complexes 3 and 6 catalyse the oxidative bromination of salicylaldehyde in water in the presence of H2O2/KBr to 5-bromosalicylaldehyde and 3,5-dibromosalicylaldehyde, a reaction similar to that exhibited by vanadate-dependent haloperoxidases. They are also catalytically active for the oxidation of benzene to phenol and phenol to catechol and p-hydroquinone.
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- Mannar R Maurya
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247 667, India.
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