- Single-Cell-Based Screening and Engineering of d -Amino Acid Amidohydrolases Using Artificial Amidophenol Substrates and Microbial Biosensors
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Enantiomerically pure d-amino acids are important intermediates as chiral building blocks for peptidomimetics and semisynthetic antibiotics. Here, a transcriptional factor-based screening strategy was used for the rapid screening of d-stereospecific amino acid amidase via an enzyme-specific amidophenol substrate. We used a d-threonine amidophenyl derivative to produce 2-aminophenol that serves as a putative enzyme indicator in the presence of d-threonine amidases. Comparative analyses of known bacterial species indicated that several Bacillus strains produce amidase and form putative indicators in culture media. The estimated amidase was cloned and subjected to rapid directed evolution through biosensor cells. Consequently, we characterized the F119A mutation that significantly improved the catalytic activity toward d-alanine, d-threonine, and d-glutamate. Its beneficial effects were confirmed by higher conversions and recurrent applications of the mutant enzyme, compared to the wild-type. This study showed that rapid directed evolution with biosensors coupled to designed substrates is useful to develop biocatalytic processes.
- An, Jung-Ung,Kim, Haseong,Kwon, Kil Koang,Lee, Dae-Hee,Lee, Hyewon,Lee, Jin-Young,Lee, Seung-Goo,Park, Sung Hyun,Rha, Eugene,Yeom, Soo-Jin
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p. 1203 - 1211
(2022/01/27)
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- Squamins C–F, four cyclopeptides from the seeds of Annona globiflora
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Four cyclic octapeptides, squamins C–F, were isolated from the seeds of Annona globiflora Schltdl. These compounds share part of their amino acid sequence, -Pro-Met(O)-Tyr-Gly-Thr-, with previously reported squamins A and B. Their structures were determined using NMR spectroscopic techniques together with quantum mechanical calculations (QM-NMR), ESI-HRMS data and a modified version of Marfey's chromatographic method. All compounds showed cytotoxic activity against DU-145 (human prostate cancer) and HeLa (human cervical carcinoma) cell lines. Clearly, A. globiflora is an important source of bioactive molecules, which could promote the sustainable exploitation of this undervalued specie.
- Sosa-Rueda, Javier,Domínguez-Meléndez, Vanihamin,Ortiz-Celiseo, Araceli,López-Fentanes, Fernando C.,Cuadrado, Cristina,Fernández, José J.,Daranas, Antonio Hernández,Cen-Pacheco, Francisco
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- Cyclic Tetrapeptides with Synergistic Antifungal Activity from the Fungus Aspergillus westerdijkiae Using LC-MS/MS-Based Molecular Networking
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Fungal natural products play a prominent role in the development of pharmaceuticalagents. Two new cyclic tetrapeptides (CTPs), westertide A (1) and B (2), with eight known compounds (3-10) were isolated from the fungus Aspergillus westerdijkiae guided by
- Chen, Baosong,Dai, Huanqin,Han, Junjie,Li, Erwei,Liu, Hongwei,Lyu, Zhitang,Song, Fuhang,Sun, Jingzu,Wang, Hanying,Wang, Tao,Wang, Wenzhao,Zhang, Rui
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- Cβ-Selective Aldol Addition of d -Threonine Aldolase by Spatial Constraint of Aldehyde Binding
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d-Threonine aldolase (DTA) is a useful biocatalyst that reversibly converts glycine and aldehyde to β-hydroxy-α-d-amino acid. However, low activity and poor diastereoselectivity limit its applications. Here we report DTA from Filomicrobium marinum (FmDTA) that shows much higher activity and Cβ-stereoselectivity in d-threonine production compared with those of other known DTAs. We determine the FmDTA structure at a 2.2 ? resolution and propose a DTA catalytic mechanism with a kernel of the Lys49 inner proton sink and metal ion in the aldol reaction cycle. The enzyme is rationally engineered to have high Cβ-stereoselectivity based on spatial constraint at the anti-specific aldehyde position in the mechanism, and the rational strategy is further applied to other DTAs for syn-production. The final FmDTAG179A/S312A variant exhibits a near-perfect 99.5% de value for d-threonine and maintains the de value above 93% even under kinetically unfavorable conditions. This study demonstrates how a detailed understanding of the reaction mechanism can be used for rational protein engineering.
- Park, Sung-Hyun,Seo, Hogyun,Seok, Jihye,Kim, Haseong,Kwon, Kil Koang,Yeom, Soo-Jin,Lee, Seung-Goo,Kim, Kyung-Jin
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p. 6892 - 6899
(2021/06/28)
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- Noncovalently Functionalized Commodity Polymers as Tailor-Made Additives for Stereoselective Crystallization
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Stereoselective inhibition of the nucleation and crystal growth of one enantiomer aided by “tailor-made” polymeric additives is an efficient method to obtain enantiopure compounds. However, the conventional preparation of polymeric additives from chiral monomers are laborious and limited in structures, which impedes their rapid optimization and applicability. Herein, we report a “plug-and-play” strategy to facilitate synthesis by using commercially available achiral polymers as the platform to attach various chiral small molecules as the recognition side-chains through non-covalent interactions. A library of supramolecular polymers made up of two vinyl polymers and six small molecules were applied with seeds in the selective crystallization of seven racemates in different solvents. They showed good to excellent stereoselectivity in yielding crystals with high enantiomeric purities in conglomerates and racemic compound forming systems. This convenient, low-cost modular synthesis strategy of polymeric additives will allow for high-efficient, economical resolution of various racemates on different scales.
- Wan, Xinhua,Wang, Zhaoxu,Ye, Xichong,Zhang, Jie
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p. 20243 - 20248
(2021/08/09)
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- Two new threonine-containing metabolites from fungus Curvularia inaequalis strain HS-FG-257
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Two new threonine-containing metabolites, N-[4-hydroxy-3-prenyl-benzoyl]-L-threonine (1) and N-[2,2-dimethyl-2H-chromene-6-carbonyl]-L-threonine (2), were isolated from the fermentation broth of the soil fungus Curvularia inaequalis strain HS-FG-257. Their structures were elucidated through the interpretation of HR-ESIMS and extensive NMR spectroscopic data. Both compounds exhibited no cytotoxic activity against the test cell lines A549 and HCT-116.
- Zhang, Shao-Yong,Li, Jian-Song,Zhang, Hui,Qi, Huan,Wang, Rui-Jun,Wu, Chou-Fei,Zhang, Li-Qin,Chen, An-Liang,Wang, Ji-Dong,Hao, Zhi-Kui
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p. 482 - 487
(2020/07/10)
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- Direct monitoring of biocatalytic deacetylation of amino acid substrates by1H NMR reveals fine details of substrate specificity
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Amino acids are key synthetic building blocks that can be prepared in an enantiopure form by biocatalytic methods. We show that thel-selective ornithine deacetylase ArgE catalyses hydrolysis of a wide-range ofN-acyl-amino acid substrates. This activity was revealed by1H NMR spectroscopy that monitored the appearance of the well resolved signal of the acetate product. Furthermore, the assay was used to probe the subtle structural selectivity of the biocatalyst using a substrate that could adopt different rotameric conformations.
- De Cesare, Silvia,McKenna, Catherine A.,Mulholland, Nicholas,Murray, Lorna,Bella, Juraj,Campopiano, Dominic J.
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p. 4904 - 4909
(2021/06/16)
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- Mechanism of eukaryotic serine racemase-catalyzed serine dehydration
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Eukaryotic serine racemase (SR) is a pyridoxal 5′-phosphate enzyme belonging to the Fold-type II group, which catalyzes serine racemization and is responsible for the synthesis of D-Ser, a co-agonist of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor. In addition to racemization, SR catalyzes the dehydration of D- and L-Ser to pyruvate and ammonia. The bifuctionality of SR is thought to be important for D-Ser homeostasis. SR catalyzes the racemization of D- and L-Ser with almost the same efficiency. In contrast, the rate of L-Ser dehydration catalyzed by SR is much higher than that of D-Ser dehydration. This has caused the argument that SR does not catalyze the direct D-Ser dehydration and that D-Ser is first converted to L-Ser, then dehydrated. In this study, we investigated the substrate and solvent isotope effect of dehydration of D- and L-Ser catalyzed by SR from Dictyostelium discoideum (DdSR) and demonstrated that the enzyme catalyzes direct D-Ser dehydration. Kinetic studies of dehydration of four Thr isomers catalyzed by D. discoideum and mouse SRs suggest that SR discriminates the substrate configuration at C3 but not at C2. This is probably the reason for the difference in efficiency between L- and D-Ser dehydration catalyzed by SR.
- Goto, Masaru,Hemmi, Hisashi,Ito, Tomokazu,Matsuoka, Mai,Matsushita, Kazuma,Mizobuchi, Taichi,Nasu, Ryoma,Watanabe, Soichiro,Yoshimura, Tohru
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- A new O-cinnamoyl threonine derivative from gene adpA overexpression strain Streptomyces sp. HS-NF-1222A
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A new O-cinnamoyl threonine derivative, O-(2-(3-methyloxiranyl) cinnamoyl) threonine (1), was isolated from the gene adpA overexpression strain Streptomyces sp. HS-NF-1222A. The structure of 1 was determined based on HRESIMS and extensive NMR analysis.
- Qi, Huan,Ma, Zheng,Xue, Zheng-Lian,Yu, Zhen,Xu, Qing-Yu,Zhang, Hui,Yu, Xiao-Ping,Wang, Ji-Dong
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p. 2080 - 2085
(2019/03/11)
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- Pagoamide A, a Cyclic Depsipeptide Isolated from a Cultured Marine Chlorophyte, Derbesia sp., Using MS/MS-Based Molecular Networking
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A thiazole-containing cyclic depsipeptide with 11 amino acid residues, named pagoamide A (1), was isolated from laboratory cultures of a marine Chlorophyte, Derbesia sp. This green algal sample was collected from America Samoa, and pagoamide A was isolated using guidance by MS/MS-based molecular networking. Cultures were grown in a light- and temperature-controlled environment and harvested after several months of growth. The planar structure of pagoamide A (1) was characterized by detailed 1D and 2D NMR experiments along with MS and UV analysis. The absolute configurations of its amino acid residues were determined by advanced Marfey's analysis following chemical hydrolysis and hydrazinolysis reactions. Two of the residues in pagoamide A (1), phenylalanine and serine, each occurred twice in the molecule, once in the d- and once in the l-configuration. The biosynthetic origin of pagoamide A (1) was considered in light of other natural products investigations with coenocytic green algae.
- Cottrell, Garrison W.,Fang, Fang,Gerwick, Lena,Gerwick, William H.,Glukhov, Evgenia,Guan, Huashi,Kim, Hyunwoo,Leao, Tiago,Li, Yueying,Mao, Huanru Henry,Murray, Thomas F.,Pierce, Marsha L.,Yu, Hao-Bing,Zhang, Chen,Zhang, Yi
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(2020/01/31)
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- Androsamide, a Cyclic Tetrapeptide from a Marine Nocardiopsis sp., Suppresses Motility of Colorectal Cancer Cells
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A cyclic tetrapeptide, androsamide (1), was isolated from a marine actinomycete of the genus Nocardiopsis, strain CNT-189. The planar structure of 1 was assigned by the interpretation of 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data. The absolute configurations of constituent amino acids of 1 were determined by application of the Marfey's and advanced Marfey's methods. Androsamide (1) strongly suppressed the motility of Caco2 cells caused by epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
- Lee, Jihye,Gamage, Chathurika. D. B.,Kim, Geum Jin,Hillman, Prima F.,Lee, Chaeyoung,Lee, Eun Young,Choi, Hyukjae,Kim, Hangun,Nam, Sang-Jip,Fenical, William
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p. 3166 - 3172
(2020/11/02)
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- Chemical structure of cichorinotoxin, a cyclic lipodepsipeptide that is produced by Pseudomonas cichorii and causes varnish spots on lettuce
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Pseudomonas cichorii, which causes varnish spots on lettuce and seriously damages lettuce production during the summer season in the highland areas of Japan (e.g., Nagano and Iwate prefectures) was isolated. The structure of a toxin produced by this organism was analyzed based on the detailed evaluation of its 2D NMR and FABMS spectra, and this compound has not been reported previously. We propose the name cichorinotoxin for this toxin. In conjunction with the D or L configurations of each amino acid, which were determined by Marfey’s method, we propose the structure of cichorinotoxin to be as follows: 3-hydroxydecanoyl-(Z)-dhThr1-D-Pro2-D-Ala3-D-Ala4-D-Ala5-D-Val6-D-Ala7-(Z)-dhThr8-Ala9-Val10-D-Ile11-Ser12-Ala13-Val14-Ala15-Val16-(Z)-dhThr17-D-alloThr18-Ala19-L-Dab20-Ser21-Val22, and an ester linkage is present between D-alloThr18 and Val22 (dhThr: 2-aminobut-2-enoic acid; Dab: 2,4-diaminobutanoic acid). Thus, the toxin is a lipodepsipeptide with 22 amino acids. The mono- and tetraacetate derivatives and two alkaline hydrolysates, compounds A and B, were prepared. We discuss here the structure–activity relationships between the derivatives and their necrotic activities toward lettuce.
- Komatsu, Hidekazu,Shirakawa, Takashi,Uchiyama, Takeo,Hoshino, Tsutomu
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(2019/02/20)
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- Synthesis of the Siderophore Coelichelin and Its Utility as a Probe in the Study of Bacterial Metal Sensing and Response
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A convergent total synthesis of the siderophore coelichelin is described. The synthetic route also provided access to acetyl coelichelin and other congeners of the parent siderophore. The synthetic products were evaluated for their ability to bind ferric iron and promote growth of a siderophore-deficient strain of the Gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa under iron restriction conditions. The results of these studies indicate coelichelin and several derivatives serve as ferric iron delivery vehicles for P. aeruginosa.
- Williams, Jade C.,Sheldon, Jessica R.,Imlay, Hunter D.,Dutter, Brendan F.,Draelos, Matthew M.,Skaar, Eric P.,Sulikowski, Gary A.
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p. 679 - 682
(2019/02/07)
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- Molecular Basis of Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 Self-Resistance to the Phosphono-oligopeptide Antibiotic Rhizocticin
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Rhizocticins are phosphono-oligopeptide antibiotics that contain a toxic C-terminal (Z)-l-2-amino-5-phosphono-3-pentenoic acid (APPA) moiety. APPA is an irreversible inhibitor of threonine synthase (ThrC), a pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of O-phospho-l-homoserine to l-threonine. ThrCs are essential for the viability of bacteria, plants, and fungi and are a target for antibiotic development, as de novo threonine biosynthetic pathway is not found in humans. Given the ability of APPA to interfere in threonine metabolism, it is unclear how the producing strain B. subtilis ATCC 6633 circumvents APPA toxicity. Notably, in addition to the housekeeping APPA-sensitive ThrC (BsThrC), B. subtilis encodes a second threonine synthase (RhiB) encoded within the rhizocticin biosynthetic gene cluster. Kinetic and spectroscopic analyses show that PLP-dependent RhiB is an authentic threonine synthase, converting O-phospho-l-homoserine to threonine with a catalytic efficiency comparable to BsThrC. To understand the structural basis of inhibition, we determined the crystal structure of APPA bound to the housekeeping BsThrC, revealing a covalent complex between the inhibitor and PLP. Structure-based sequence analyses reveal structural determinants within the RhiB active site that contribute to rendering this ThrC homologue resistant to APPA. Together, this work establishes the self-resistance mechanism utilized by B. subtilis ATCC 6633 against APPA exemplifying one of many ways by which bacteria can overcome phosphonate toxicity.
- Petronikolou, Nektaria,Ortega, Manuel A.,Borisova, Svetlana A.,Nair, Satish K.,Metcalf, William W.
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p. 742 - 750
(2019/03/26)
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- Heterologous production of asperipin-2a: Proposal for sequential oxidative macrocyclization by a fungi-specific DUF3328 oxidase
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Asperipin-2a is a ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide isolated from Asperigillus flavus. Herein, we report the heterologous production of asperipin-2a and determination of its absolute structure. Notably, the characteristic bicyclic structure was likely constructed by a single oxidase containing the DUF3328 domain.
- Ye, Ying,Ozaki, Taro,Umemura, Myco,Liu, Chengwei,Minami, Atsushi,Oikawa, Hideaki
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p. 39 - 43
(2019/01/04)
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- Kyanamide, a new Ahp-containing depsipeptide from marine cyanobacterium Caldora penicillata
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Kyanamide (1), a new depsipeptide containing 3-amino-6-hydroxy-2-piperidone moiety, was isolated from the Caldora penicillata marine cyanobacterium collected in Okinawa. Its structure was determined by spectroscopic analysis and Marfey's analysis of acid hydrolysate. Kyanamide exhibited moderate cytotoxicity against HeLa S3 cells. 1 also exhibited potent protease inhibitory activity against elastase and chymotrypsin with IC50 values of 0.13 nM and 1.1 μM.
- Ozaki, Kaori,Iwasaki, Arihiro,Suenaga, Kiyotake,Teruya, Toshiaki
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p. 3382 - 3386
(2019/05/15)
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- Two novel cyclic depsipeptides Xenematides F and G from the entomopathogenic bacterium Xenorhabdus budapestensis
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Two novel depsipeptides xenematides F and G (1, 2), were isolated from entomopathogenic Xenorhabdus budapestensis SN84 along with a known compound xenematide B. The structures of the two new molecules were elucidated using NMR, MS and Marfey’s method. The xenematide G (2) contains α-aminoheptanoic acid, a non-protein amino acid that is rarely found in secondary metabolites from entomopathogenic bacteria. Xenematides F and G were tested for antibacterial activity. Xenematide G (2) exhibited moderate antibacterial activity.
- Xi, Xuedong,Lu, Xingzhong,Zhang, Xiaodong,Bi, Yuhui,Li, Xiaochun,Yu, Zhiguo
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- Colony-wise Analysis of a Theonella swinhoei Marine Sponge with a Yellow Interior Permitted the Isolation of Theonellamide i
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There are several examples of marine organisms whose metabolic profiles differ among conspecifics inhabiting the same region. We have analyzed the metabolic profile of each colony of a Theonella swinhoei marine sponge with a yellow interior and noticed the patchy distribution of one metabolite. This compound was isolated and its structure was studied by a combination of spectrometric analyses and chemical degradation, showing it to be a congener in the theonellamide class of bicyclic peptides. Theonellamides had previously been isolated by us only from T. swinhoei with a white interior and not from those with a yellow interior.
- Fukuhara, Kazuya,Takada, Kentaro,Watanabe, Ryuichi,Suzuki, Toshiyuki,Okada, Shigeru,Matsunaga, Shigeki
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(2018/12/13)
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- Covalent Organic Frameworks with Chirality Enriched by Biomolecules for Efficient Chiral Separation
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The separation of racemic compounds is important in many fields, such as pharmacology and biology. Taking advantage of the intrinsically strong chiral environment and specific interactions featured by biomolecules, here we contribute a general strategy is developed to enrich chirality into covalent organic frameworks (COFs) by covalently immobilizing a series of biomolecules (amino acids, peptides, enzymes) into achiral COFs. Inheriting the strong chirality and specific interactions from the immobilized biomolecules, the afforded biomolecules?COFs serve as versatile and highly efficient chiral stationary phases towards various racemates in both normal and reverse phase of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The different interactions between enzyme secondary structure and racemates were revealed by surface-enhanced Raman scattering studies, accounting for the observed chiral separation capacity of enzymes?COFs.
- Zhang, Sainan,Zheng, Yunlong,An, Hongde,Aguila, Briana,Yang, Cheng-Xiong,Dong, Yueyue,Xie, Wei,Cheng, Peng,Zhang, Zhenjie,Chen, Yao,Ma, Shengqian
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p. 16754 - 16759
(2018/11/27)
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- Self-Reporting Inhibitors: A Single Crystallization Process To Obtain Two Optically Pure Enantiomers
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Collection of two optically pure enantiomers in a single crystallization process can significantly increase the chiral separation efficiency but this is difficult to realize. Now a self-reporting strategy is presented for visualizing the crystallization process by a dyed self-assembled inhibitor made from the copolymers with tri(ethylene glycol)-grafting polymethylsiloxane as the main chain and poly(N6-methacryloyl-l-lysine) as side chains. When applied with seeds together for the fractional crystallization of conglomerates, the inhibitors can label the formation of the secondary crystals and guide the complete separation process of two enantiomers with colorless crystals as the first product and red crystals as the second. This method leads to high optical purity of d/l-Asn?H2O (99.9 % ee for d-crystals and 99.5 % for l-crystals) in a single crystallization process. It requires a small amount of additives and shows excellent recyclability.
- Ye, Xichong,Cui, Jiaxi,Li, Bowen,Li, Na,Zhang, Jie,Wan, Xinhua
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(2018/06/29)
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- Trading N and O. Part 4: Asymmetric synthesis of syn-β-substituted-α-amino acids
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A total of nine enantiopure syn-β-substituted-α-amino acids have been synthesised, comprising both syn-β-hydroxy-α-amino acids and syn-β-fluoro-α-amino acids. The key step in the synthetic strategy towards these syn-β-substituted-α-amino acids involves a stereospecific rearrangement, which proceeds via the intermediacy of the corresponding aziridinium ions. The requisite enantiopure syn-α-hydroxy-β-amino esters were prepared via asymmetric aminohydroxylation of the corresponding α,β-unsaturated esters followed by epimerisation of the resultant anti-α-hydroxy-β-amino esters at the C(2)-position. Subsequent activation of the α-hydroxy moiety as a leaving group followed by displacement by the β-amino substituent gave the corresponding aziridinium species. Regioselective in situ ring-opening of the aziridinium intermediates with either water or fluoride gave the corresponding syn-β-hydroxy-α-amino ester or syn-β-fluoro-α-amino ester, respectively, and N-deprotection and ester hydrolysis afforded the target syn-β-substituted-α-amino acids as single diastereoisomers in good overall yield.
- Davies, Stephen G.,Fletcher, Ai M.,Greenaway, Catherine J.,Kennedy, Matthew S.,Mayer, Christoph,Roberts, Paul M.,Thomson, James E.
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(2018/05/08)
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- Preparation and purification method of amino acid compound
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The invention relates to the field of industrial organic synthesis, in particular to a preparation and purification method of an amino acid compound. The method comprises the following steps that (1)alpha-amino nitrile compounds or hydantoin compounds or mixtures thereof are heated to react to obtain alpha-amino acid salt under the condition that volatile alkali and a suitable solvent exist; (2)after the alpha-amino acid salt obtained in step (1) is distilled, the alpha-amino acid salt is recrystallized in an organic solvent to obtain the alpha-amino acid compound. According to the method, reaction conditions are mild, materials can be recycled, and introduction of metal ions and use of ammonium carbonate salt are avoided, so that post-treatment is simple and no waste salt is generated.
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- A α - amino acid compound synthesis and purification method
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The invention relates to a synthesis and purification method for an alpha-amino acid compound. The synthesis and purification method is characterized by comprising the following steps: (1) adding substituted alpha-amino nitrile or a substituted hydantoin-based compound into alkali M(OH)x or metal oxide MxO, adding water or an alcohol and water mixed solvent, and heating for reaction to obtain alpha-amino acid salt; (2) adding ammonium carbonate or ammonium bicarbonate or introducing carbon dioxide into the solution in the step (1), separating to obtain filter liquor and precipitates MxHyCO3, performing reduced pressure concentration on the filter liquor, and recrystallizing in an alcohol solvent to obtain the alpha-amino acid compound (I). The synthesis and purification method for the alpha-amino acid compound is simple, the yield and purity of the obtained alpha-amino acid compound are high; furthermore, recycling utilization and cleaning production of materials can be realized; the synthesis and purification method is especially suitable for synthesis of the alpha-amino acid compound with high water solubility.
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- Structural Diversity and Anticancer Activity of Marine-Derived Elastase Inhibitors: Key Features and Mechanisms Mediating the Antimetastatic Effects in Invasive Breast Cancer
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Three new 3-amino-6-hydroxy-2-piperidone (Ahp)-containing cyclic depsipeptides, named loggerpeptins A–C (1–3), along with molassamide (4), were discovered from a marine cyanobacterium, extending the structural diversity of this prevalent scaffold of cyanobacterial serine protease inhibitors. Molassamide, which contains a 2-amino-butenoic (Abu) unit in the cyclic core, was the most potent and selective analogue against human neutrophil elastase (HNE). Given the growing evidence supporting the role of HNE in breast cancer progression and metastasis, we assessed the cellular effects of compounds 3 and 4 in the context of targeting invasive breast cancer. Both compounds inhibited cleavage of the elastase substrate CD40 in biochemical assays; however, only 4 exhibited significant cellular activity. As CD40 and other receptor proteolytic processing culminates in NFκB activation, we assessed the effects of 4 on the expression of target genes, including ICAM-1. ICAM-1 is also a direct target of elastase and, in our studies, compound 4 attenuated both elastase-induced ICAM-1 gene expression and ICAM-1 proteolytic processing by elastase, revealing a potential dual effect on migration through modulation of gene expression and proteolytic processing. Molassamide also specifically inhibited the elastase-mediated migration of highly invasive triple-negative breast cancer cells.
- Al-Awadhi, Fatma H.,Paul, Valerie J.,Luesch, Hendrik
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(2018/03/27)
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- Catenulobactins A and B, Heterocyclic Peptides from Culturing Catenuloplanes sp. with a Mycolic Acid-Containing Bacterium
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The production of two new heterocyclic peptide isomers, catenulobactins A (1) and B (2), in cultures of Catenuloplanes sp. RD067331 was significantly increased when it was cocultured with a mycolic acid-containing bacterium. The planar structures and absolute configurations of the catenulobactins were determined based on NMR/MS and chiral-phase GC-MS analyses. Catenulobactin B (2) displayed Fe(III)-chelating activity and moderate cytotoxicity against P388 murine leukemia cells.
- Hoshino, Shotaro,Ozeki, Masahiro,Awakawa, Takayoshi,Morita, Hiroyuki,Onaka, Hiroyasu,Abe, Ikuro
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p. 2106 - 2110
(2018/09/12)
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- Discovery of new A- and B-type laxaphycins with synergistic anticancer activity
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Two new cyclic lipopeptides termed laxaphycins B4 (1) and A2 (2) were discovered from a collection of the marine cyanobacterium Hormothamnion enteromorphoides, along with the known compound laxaphycin A. The planar structures were solved based on a combined interpretation of 1D and 2D NMR data and mass spectral data. The absolute configurations of the subunits were determined by chiral LC-MS analysis of the hydrolysates, advanced Marfey's analysis and 1D and 2D ROESY experiments. Consistent with similar findings on other laxaphycin A- and B-type peptides, laxaphycin B4 (1) showed antiproliferative effects against human colon cancer HCT116 cells with IC50 of 1.7 μM, while laxaphycins A and A2 (2) exhibited weak activities. The two major compounds isolated from the sample, laxaphycins A and B4, were shown to act synergistically to inhibit the growth of HCT116 colorectal cancer cells.
- Cai, Weijing,Matthew, Susan,Chen, Qi-Yin,Paul, Valerie J.,Luesch, Hendrik
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(2018/04/02)
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- Cloning and characterization of D-threonine aldolase from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
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D-Threonine aldolase (DTA) catalyzes the pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (PLP)-dependent interconversion of D-threonine and glycine plus acetaldehyde. The enzyme is a powerful tool for the stereospecific synthesis of various β-hydroxy amino acids in synthetic organic chemistry. In this study, DTA from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was discovered and characterized, representing the first report to describe the existence of eukaryotic DTA. DTA was overexpressed in recombinant Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) cells; the specific activity of the enzyme in the cell-free extract was 0.8 U/mg. The recombinant enzyme was purified to homogeneity by ammonium sulfate fractionation, DEAE-Sepharose, and Mono Q column chromatographies (purified enzyme 7.0 U/mg). For the cleavage reaction, the optimal temperature and pH were 70?°C and pH 8.4, respectively. The enzyme demonstrated 90% of residual activity at 50?°C for 1?h. The enzyme catalyzed the synthesis of D- and D-allo threonine from a mixture of glycine and acetaldehyde (the diastereomer excess of D-threonine was 18%). DTA was activated by several divalent metal ions, including manganese, and was inhibited by PLP enzyme inhibitors and metalloenzyme inhibitors.
- Hirato, Yuki,Tokuhisa, Mayumi,Tanigawa, Minoru,Ashida, Hiroyuki,Tanaka, Hiroyuki,Nishimura, Katsushi
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- A new d-threonine aldolase as a promising biocatalyst for highly stereoselective preparation of chiral aromatic β-hydroxy-α-amino acids
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d-Threonine aldolase is an enzyme belonging to the glycine-dependent aldolases, and it catalyzes the reversible aldol reaction of glycine and acetaldehyde to give d-threonine and/or d-allo-threonine. In this study, a putative d-threonine aldolase gene from Delftia sp. RIT313 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). The purified enzyme (DrDTA, 47 KDa) exhibited 21.3 U mg-1 activity for the aldol addition of glycine and acetaldehyde in MES-NaOH buffer (pH 6.0) at 50 °C. Both pyridoxal 5′-phosphate and metal ions were needed for the reaction, and the existence of the metal ions enhanced the stability of the enzyme. It was found that the conversion and Cβ-stereoselectivity were dramatically influenced by the reaction temperature, co-solvent, amount of enzyme and reaction time, and it is possible to enable the reaction under kinetic control to retain suitable conversion and high stereoselectivity at the β-carbon, thus tackling the "Cβ-stereoselectivity problem". DrDTA showed high activity toward aromatic aldehydes with electron-withdrawing substituents. Under the optimized reaction conditions, phenylserines with a 2′-fluoro- or 3′-nitro-substituent were obtained with >90% conversion and >90% de. In addition, dl-threo-phenylserine and dl-threo-4-(methylsulfonyl)phenylserine were efficiently resolved with an excellent enantiomeric excess value (ee, >99%) using a whole cell biocatalyst in a two-phase system at 1.0 M and 0.3 M, respectively, the highest substrate concentration reported so far. These results suggested that DrDTA might be a promising biocatalyst for producing chiral aromatic β-hydroxy-α-amino acids.
- Chen, Qijia,Chen, Xi,Cui, Yunfeng,Ren, Jie,Lu, Wei,Feng, Jinhui,Wu, Qiaqing,Zhu, Dunming
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p. 5964 - 5973
(2017/12/26)
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- Chromatographic Resolution of α-Amino Acids by (R)-(3,3'-Halogen Substituted-1,1'-binaphthyl)-20-crown-6 Stationary Phase in HPLC
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Three new chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for high-performance liquid chromatography were prepared from R-(3,3'-halogen substituted-1,1'-binaphthyl)-20-crown-6 (halogen = Cl, Br and I). The experimental results showed that R-(3,3'-dibromo-1,1'-binaphthyl)-20-crown-6 (CSP-1) possesses more prominent enantioselectivity than the two other halogen-substituted crown ether derivatives. All twenty-one α-amino acids have different degrees of separation on R-(3,3'-dibromo-1,1'-binaphthyl)-20-crown-6-based CSP-1 at room temperature. The enantioselectivity of CSP-1 is also better than those of some commercial R-(1,1'-binaphthyl)-20-crown-6 derivatives. Both the separation factors (α) and the resolution (Rs) are better than those of commercial crown ether-based CSPs [CROWNPAK CR(+) from Daicel] under the same conditions for asparagine, threonine, proline, arginine, serine, histidine and valine, which cannot be separated by commercial CR(+). This study proves the commercial usefulness of the R-(3,3'-dibromo-1,1'-binaphthyl)-20-crown-6 chiral stationary phase.
- Wu, Peng,Wu, Yuping,Zhang, Junhui,Lu, Zhenyu,Zhang, Mei,Chen, Xuexian,Yuan, Liming
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p. 1037 - 1042
(2017/07/25)
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- Octaminomycins A and B, cyclic octadepsipeptides active against Plasmodium falciparum
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Two new cyclic octadepsipeptides, octaminomycins A (1) and B (2), were isolated from a microbial metabolite fraction library of Streptomyces sp. RK85-270 based on Natural Products Plot screening. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of HRESIMS, 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data, and MS/MS experiments for sequence analysis. The absolute configurations of the constituent amino acid residues were determined by a combination of single-crystal X-ray diffraction and Marfey's methodology. Notably, octaminomycins A (1) and B (2) showed good in vitro antiplasmodial activity against chloroquine-sensitive as well as chloroquine-resistant strains with no cytotoxicity up to 30 μM. (Chemical Equation Presented).
- Jang, Jun-Pil,Nogawa, Toshihiko,Futamura, Yushi,Shimizu, Takeshi,Hashizume, Daisuke,Takahashi, Shunji,Jang, Jae-Hyuk,Ahn, Jong Seog,Osada, Hiroyuki
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- Purification, structural characterization and bioactivity evaluation of a novel proteoglycan produced by Corbicula fluminea
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A novel proteoglycan, named CFPS-11, was isolated from Corbicula fluminea, which is a food source of freshwater bivalve mollusk. CFPS-11 had an average molecular weight of 807.7 kDa and consisted of D-glucose and D-glucosamine in a molar ratio of 12.2:1.0. The protein moiety (~5%) of CFPS-11 was covalently bonded to the polysaccharide chain in O-linkage type through both serine and thereonine residues. The polysaccharide chain of CFPS-11 was composed of (1 → 4)-α-D-glucopyranosyl and (1 → 3,6)-α-D-glucopyranosyl residues, which branched at O-6. The branch chain consisted of (1 →)-α-D-glucopyranosyl and (1 →)-α-D-N-acetylglucosamine residues. CFPS-11 exhibited significant antioxidant activity in a dose-dependent manner and remarkable inhibition activities against α-amylase and α-glucosidase by in vitro assays. These findings indicated that the CFPS-11 from C. fluminea has the potential for development as a health food ingredient.
- Yan, Jing-Kun,Wang, Yao-Yao,Qiu, Wen-Yi,Wu, Li-Xia,Ding, Zhi-Chao,Cai, Wu-Dan
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- New cytotoxic callipeltins from the Solomon Island marine sponge Asteropus sp.
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Four new callipeltin A derivatives (N–Q) have been isolated from the Solomon Island marine sponge Asteropus sp. Their structures were established by spectroscopic techniques followed by acid hydrolysis and derivatisation of the free amino acids, and subsequent LCMS analysis of the derivatives. The compounds were evaluated for their activity against cancer cell lines A2058 (melanoma), HT-29 (colorectal adenocarcinoma) and MCF-7 (breast adenocarcinoma) and non-malignant MRC-5 fibroblast cells. While the acyclic callipeltins P and Q were inactive the cyclic callipeltins N and O showed significant cytotoxicity against all exposed cell lines with IC50values as low as 0.16?μM confirming the role of cyclic configuration in biological activity.
- Stierhof, Marc,Hansen, Kine ?stnes,Sharma, Mukesh,Feussner, Klaus,Subko, Karolina,Díaz-Rullo, Fernando Fernández,Isaksson, Johan,Pérez-Victoria, Ignacio,Clarke, David,Hansen, Espen,Jaspars, Marcel,Tabudravu, Jioji N.
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p. 6929 - 6934
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- METHOD OF PRODUCING D-THREONINE AND HOMOALANINE FROM RACEMIC THREONINE
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Provided is a method for producing D-threonine in a simple way using bio-enzyme. Also, provided is a method for producing homoalanine in high yield from 2-oxobutyrate produced in addition to D-threonine. To this end, the method of the present invention comprises the following steps: (a) producing D-threonine and 2-oxobutyrate from DL-threonine via kinetic resolution involving L-threonine dehydratase; and (b) producing optically pure L-/D-homoalanine using (S)- or (R)-selective omega-transaminase from the 2-oxobutyrate.COPYRIGHT KIPO 2016
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- A novel thyroglobulin-binding lectin from the brown alga Hizikia fusiformis and its antioxidant activities
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A lectin (HFL) was isolated from the brown alga, Hizikia fusiformis, through ion exchange on cellulose DE52 and HPLC with a TSK-gel G4000PWXL column. SDS-PAGE showed that HFL had a molecular mass of 16.1 kDa. The HPLC (with a TSK-gel G4000PWXL column) indicated that HFL is a tetramer in its native state. The total carbohydrate content was 41%. Glucose, galactose and fucose were the monosaccharide units of HFL, and the normalized mol% values were 6, 14 and 80, respectively. HFL contains a large amount of the acidic amino acid, Asx. The β-elimination reaction suggested that the oligosaccharide and peptide moieties of HFL may belong to the N-glucosidic linkage. The amino acid sequences, of about five segments of HFL, were acquired by MALDI-TOF/TOF, and the sequences have no homology with other lectins. HFL was found to agglutinate sheep erythrocytes. The hemagglutination activity was inhibited by thyroglobulin, from bovine thyroid, but not by any of the monosaccharides tested. The lectin reaction was independent of the presence of the divalent cation Ca2+. HFL showed free radical scavenging activity against hydroxyl, DPPH and ABTS+ radicals.
- Wu, Mingjiang,Tong, Changqing,Wu, Yue,Liu, Shuai,Li, Wei
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- An easy 'Filter-and-Separate' method for enantioselective separation and chiral sensing of substrates using a biomimetic homochiral polymer
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We present a polyfluorene appended with protected l-glutamic acid that exhibited a reversible α-helix/β-sheet-like conformation and helical porous fibrous morphology mimicking the super-structure of proteins. The new homochiral polymer probe enabled efficient heterogeneous enantioselective separation and chiral sensing of a wide variety of substrates from their aqueous racemic mixture using an easy 'Filter-and-Separate' method.
- Senthilkumar,Asha
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p. 8931 - 8934
(2015/05/27)
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- Stellettapeptins A and B, HIV-inhibitory cyclic depsipeptides from the marine sponge Stelletta sp.
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Two new HIV-inhibitory depsipeptides, stellettapeptins A (1) and B (2), were isolated from an extract of the marine sponge Stelletta sp., collected from northwestern Australia. Structures of these cyclic nonribosomal peptides were elucidated on the basis of extensive NMR data analysis, and chemical degradation and derivatization studies. Stellettapeptins contain numerous nonproteinogenic amino acid residues and they are the first peptides reported to contain a 3-hydroxy-6,8-dimethylnon-4-(Z)-enoic acid moiety. Compounds 1 and 2 potently inhibit infection of human T-lymphoblastoid cells by HIV-1RF with EC50 values of 23 and 27 nM, respectively.
- Shin, Hee Jae,Rashid, Mohammad A.,Cartner, Laura K.,Bokesch, Heidi R.,Wilson, Jennifer A.,McMahon, James B.,Gustafson, Kirk R.
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p. 4215 - 4219
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- Preparation of d-threonine by biocatalytic kinetic resolution
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D-Threonine is one of the important unnatural amino acids used as chiral building blocks in pharmaceutical drugs. Owing to the presence of two chiral centers, a synthetic protocol, either through chemocatalysis or biocatalysis, has not yet been available for one-step preparation of stereochemically pure d-threonine in terms of enantiomeric and diastereomeric excesses (i.e., both >99%). Here we demonstrate that facile production of d-threonine can be implemented using threonine deaminase (TD) via kinetic resolution of dl-threonine that can be readily prepared by conventional organic synthesis. TD catalyzes the dehydration/deamination of l-threonine, leading to generation of 2-oxobutyrate and ammonia. In contrast to mild substrate inhibition of the TD activity by l-threonine (i.e., apparent inhibition constant (KIapp) = 950 mM), d-threonine turned out to be a strong inhibitor (i.e., KIapp = 41 mM). In addition to the enzyme inhibitions by both enantiomers of threonine, cell lysis observed during small-scale kinetic resolutions of ≥1 M dl-threonine led us to carry out a preparative-scale reaction at 500 mM racemic substrate. The preparative-scale kinetic resolution in a 50 mL reaction mixture charged with 3 g dl-threonine and 3400 U whole cells was completed at 5 h with >99% ee of d-threonine. Product isolation by a cation-exchange chromatography led to white solid of d-threonine (1.36 g, 90.7% isolation yield). To explore whether our strategy could afford coproduction of another valuable unnatural amino acid, the pass-through solution from the cation-exchange column was further processed by a ω-transaminase (ω-TA) reaction where 2-oxobutyrate was converted to enantiopure homoalanine using isopropylamine as an amino donor. Addition of S- and R-selective ω-TA to the pass-through solution led to 93.2 and 90.9% reaction yield within 12 h with both >99% ee of the produced l- and d-homoalanine, respectively.
- Han, Sang-Woo,Shin, Jong-Shik
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(2015/10/28)
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- Trading N and O. Part 2: Exploiting aziridinium intermediates for the synthesis of β-hydroxy-α-amino acids
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The β-hydroxy-α-amino acids (S,S)-allo-threonine, (S,S)-β-hydroxyleucine and a range of aryl substituted (S,S)-β-hydroxyphenylalanines were prepared from the corresponding enantiopure anti-α-hydroxy-β-amino esters via a rearrangement protocol, which proceeds via the intermediacy of the corresponding aziridinium ions. The starting anti-α-hydroxy-β-amino esters were prepared in >99:1 dr using our diastereoselective aminohydroxylation procedure, whereby conjugate addition of lithium (R)-N-benzyl-N-(α-methylbenzyl)amide to an α,β-unsaturated ester is followed by oxidation of the resultant enolate with (-)-camphorsulfonyloxaziridine. Subsequent activation of the hydroxyl group within the anti-α-hydroxy-β-amino esters promoted aziridinium ion formation [which proceeds with inversion of configuration at C(2)], and regioselective ring-opening of the intermediate aziridinium ions with H2O [which proceeds with inversion of configuration at C(3)] gave the corresponding anti-β-hydroxy-α-amino esters as single diastereoisomers (>99:1 dr). Deprotection of these substrates via sequential hydrogenolysis and ester hydrolysis gave the corresponding β-hydroxy-α-amino acids in good yield and high diastereoisomeric and enantiomeric purity.
- Davies, Stephen G.,Fletcher, Ai M.,Frost, Aileen B.,Roberts, Paul M.,Thomson, James E.
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(2015/03/30)
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- COMPOUND EXHIBITING REGULATORY ACTIVITY ON LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLSERINE RECEPTOR FUNCTION
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The object of the present invention is to provide a compound having a lysophosphatidylserine receptor function modulation activity or a salt thereof. A compound having a lysophosphatidylserine receptor function modulation activity or a salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition or a lysophosphatidylserine receptor function moderator containing such compound or salt is provided by the present invention.
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- Immobilization of aminoacylase on electrospun nanofibrous membrane for the resolution of Dl-theanine
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Abstract The enzyme aminoacylase was used to produce l-theanine from its derivative N-acetyl-dl-theanine. For stabilization purposes the aminoacylase was immobilized on polyvinyl alcohol-based nanofibrous membranes generated by electrospinning. The immobilized aminoacylase exhibited better resistance to changes in temperature and pH than the free enzyme with optimal conditions being pH 8 and 52 °C. Under these conditions, Km values were two to three times higher than those of the free enzyme (3.6 mM). Thermostability was also significantly improved; the activity of the immobilized enzyme was retained at approximately 70% after 6 days at 52 °C. These results indicate potential applications of nanofibrous-immobilized aminoacylase for industrial production of pure l-theanine.
- Li, Jian,Zhao, Zhehao,Mo, Ting,Wang, Lanfang,Li, Ping
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- Ulleungamides A and B, Modified α,β-Dehydropipecolic Acid Containing Cyclic Depsipeptides from Streptomyces sp. KCB13F003
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Two novel cyclic depsipeptides, ulleungamides A (1) and B (2), were isolated from cultures of terrestrial Streptomyces sp. Their structures were determined by analyses of spectroscopic data and various chemical transformations, including modified Mosher's method, advanced Marfey's method, PGME, GITC derivatizations, and Snatzke's method. Ulleungamides were determined to be a new class of peptides bearing unprecedented units, such as 5-hydroxy-6-methyl-2,3-dehydropipecolic acid, 4,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-2,3-dehydropipecolic acid, and amino-linked 2-isopropylsuccinic acid. Ulleungamide A displayed growth inhibitory activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhimurium without cytotoxicity.
- Son, Sangkeun,Ko, Sung-Kyun,Jang, Mina,Lee, Jae Kyoung,Ryoo, In-Ja,Lee, Jung-Sook,Lee, Kyung Ho,Soung, Nak-Kyun,Oh, Hyuncheol,Hong, Young-Soo,Kim, Bo Yeon,Jang, Jae-Hyuk,Ahn, Jong Seog
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p. 4046 - 4049
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- PYRIDOMYCIN BASED COMPOUNDS EXHIBITING AN ANTITUBERCULAR ACTIVITY
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Formula (1), X1 represents O or NR6, X2 represents O or NR6, X3 represents O or NR1, R1 represents H or C1 to C3 alkyl, R2 represents H, or linear or branched C1-C8 alkyl optionally including one or more heteroatoms, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclohexyl or oxetanyl or amino acid side chain or protected amino acid side chain, or R1 and R2 may form together a saturated, partly saturated or unsaturated 5 or 6 membered ring system, optionally substituted, R3 represents H, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, aryl or hydroxyaryl, aryl or hydroxyaryl being optionally substituted by fluorine, or linear or branched C1 to C8 alkyl optionally including a hetero atom, R4 represents phenyl or 5- or 6-membered heterocycles including one or more nitrogen or oxygen atoms optionally substituted with 1 to 4, respectively 5 fluorine atoms, and R6 represents H, or linear or branched alkyl chain having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
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- Isolation, Characterization, and Synthesis of the Barrettides: Disulfide-Containing Peptides from the Marine Sponge Geodia barretti
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Two disulfide-containing peptides, barrettides A (1) and B (2), from the cold-water marine sponge Geodia barretti are described. Those 31 amino acid residue long peptides were sequenced using mass spectrometry methods and structurally characterized using NMR spectroscopy. The structure of 1 was confirmed by total synthesis using the solid-phase peptide synthesis approach that was developed. The two peptides were found to differ only at a single position in their sequence. The three-dimensional structure of 1 revealed that these peptides possess a unique fold consisting of a long β-hairpin structure that is cross-braced by two disulfide bonds in a ladder-like arrangement. The peptides are amphipathic in nature with the hydrophobic and charged residues clustered on separate faces of the molecule. The barrettides were found not to inhibit the growth of either Escherichia coli or Staphylococcus aureus but displayed antifouling activity against barnacle larvae (Balanus improvisus) without lethal effects in the concentrations tested. (Figure Presented).
- Carstens, Bodil B.,Rosengren, K. Johan,Gunasekera, Sunithi,Schempp, Stefanie,Bohlin, Lars,Dahlstr?m, Mia,Clark, Richard J.,G?ransson, Ulf
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(2015/09/08)
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- Enantiospecific C-H Activation Using Ruthenium Nanocatalysts
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The activation of C-H bonds has revolutionized modern synthetic chemistry. However, no general strategy for enantiospecific C-H activation has been developed to date. We herein report an enantiospecific C-H activation reaction followed by deuterium incorporation at stereogenic centers. Mechanistic studies suggest that the selectivity for the α-position of the directing heteroatom results from a four-membered dimetallacycle as the key intermediate. This work paves the way to novel molecular chemistry on nanoparticles.
- Taglang, Céline,Martínez-Prieto, Luis Miguel,Del Rosal, Iker,Maron, Laurent,Poteau, Romuald,Philippot, Karine,Chaudret, Bruno,Perato, Serge,Sam Lone, Ana?s,Puente, Céline,Dugave, Christophe,Rousseau, Bernard,Pieters, Grégory
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p. 10474 - 10477
(2015/09/02)
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- Site-specific labeling of synthetic peptide using the chemoselective reaction between N-methoxyamino acid and isothiocyanate
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Site-specific labeling of synthetic peptides carrying N-methoxyglycine (MeOGly) by isothiocyanate is demonstrated. A nonapeptide having MeOGly at its N-terminus was synthesized by the solid-phase method and reacted with phenylisothiocyanate under various conditions. In acidic solution, the reaction specifically gave a peptide having phenylthiourea structure at its N-terminus, leaving side chain amino group intact. The synthetic human β-defensin-2 carrying MeOGly at its N-terminus or the side chain amino group of Lys10 reacted with phenylisothiocyanate or fluorescein isothiocyanate also at the N-methoxyamino group under the same conditions, demonstrating that this method is generally useful for the site-specific labeling of linear synthetic peptides as well as disulfide-containing peptides.
- Hara, Toshiaki,Purwati, Euis Maras,Tainosyo, Akira,Kawakami, Toru,Hojo, Hironobu,Aimoto, Saburo
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p. 765 - 769
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- Multi-enzymatic synthesis of optically pure β-hydroxy α-amino acids
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A novel enzymatic production system of optically pure β-hydroxy α-amino acids was developed. Two enzymes were used for the system: an N-succinyl L-amino acid β-hydroxylase (SadA) belonging to the iron(II)/α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase superfamily and an N-succinyl L-amino acid desuccinylase (LasA). The genes encoding the two enzymes are part of a gene set responsible for the biosynthesis of peptidyl compounds found in the Burkholderia ambifaria AMMD genome. SadA stereoselectively hydroxylated several N-succinyl aliphatic L-amino acids and produced N-succinyl β-hydroxy L-amino acids, such as N-succinyl-L-β-hydroxyvaline, N-succinyl-L-threonine, (2S,3R)-N-succinyl-L-β-hydroxyisoleucine, and N-succinyl-L-threo-β-hydroxyleucine. LasA catalyzed the desuccinylation of various N-succinyl-L-amino acids. Surprisingly, LasA is the first amide bond-forming enzyme belonging to the amidohydrolase superfamily, and has succinylation activity towards the amino group of L-leucine. By combining SadA and LasA in a preparative scale production using N-succinyl-L-leucine as substrate, 2.3 mmol of L-threo-β-hydroxyleucine were successfully produced with 93% conversion and over 99% of diastereomeric excess. Consequently, the new production system described in this study has advantages in optical purity and reaction efficiency for application in the mass production of several β-hydroxy α-amino acids.
- Hibi, Makoto,Kasahara, Takuya,Kawashima, Takashi,Yajima, Hiroko,Kozono, Shoko,Smirnov, Sergey V.,Kodera, Tomohiro,Sugiyama, Masakazu,Shimizu, Sakayu,Yokozeki, Kenzo,Ogawa, Jun
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- Foxo3a Inhibitors of Microbial Origin, JBIR-141 and JBIR-142
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JBIR-141 (1) and JBIR-142 (2) were discovered as potent Foxo3a inhibitors that consist of three quite unique substructures, a 1-((dimethylamino)ethyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole-4-carboxylic acid that is originated from Ala-Thr amino acid residues, a 3-acetoxy-4-amino-7-(hydroxy(nitroso)amino)-2,2-dimethylheptanoic acid, and an α-acyl tetramic acid fused with a 2-methylpropan-1-ol moiety. Their structures involving absolute configurations were determined by spectroscopic data, chemical degradation, anisotropy methods, and LC-MS analyses of diastereomeric derivatives. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibited specific inhibition against Foxo3a transcriptional activity with IC50 values of 23.1 and 166.2 nM, respectively.
- Kawahara, Teppei,Kagaya, Noritaka,Masuda, Yuichi,Doi, Takayuki,Izumikawa, Miho,Ohta, Kumiko,Hirao, Atsushi,Shin-Ya, Kazuo
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p. 5476 - 5479
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- Rapid, effective deprotection of tert-butoxycarbonyl (Boc) amino acids and peptides at high temperatures using a thermally stable ionic liquid
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A method for high temperature Boc deprotection of amino acids and peptides in a phosphonium ionic liquid is described. The ionic liquid had low viscosity, high thermal stability and demonstrated a beneficial effect. The study extended the possibility for extraction of water soluble polar organic molecules using ionic liquids. Trace water significantly improved product purity and yield, while only 2 equiv. TFA led to deprotection within 10 min. The trityl group was also deprotected.
- Bhawal, Sumit S.,Patil, Rahul A.,Armstrong, Daniel W.
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- SEPARATING AGENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
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An embodiment of the present invention is a separating agent wherein a group represented by a chemical formula of: or a group represented by a chemical formula of: is introduced on a surface thereof.
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- (2R,1'S,2'R)- And (2S,1'S,2'R)-3-[2-mono(di,tri)fluoromethylcyclopropyl] alanines and their incorporation into hormaomycin analogues
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Efficient and scalable syntheses of enantiomerically pure (2 R ,1' S ,2' R )- and (2 S ,1' S ,2' R )-3-[2-mono(di,tri)fluoromethylcyclopropyl] alanines 9a - c , as well as allo-D-threonine ( 4 ) and ( 2 S,3R)-β-methylphenylalanine (3), using the Belokon' approach with (S )- and (R )-2-[( N-benzylprolyl)amino]benzophenone [(S)- and (R)-10 ] as reusable chiral auxiliaries have been developed. Three new fluoromethyl analogues of the naturally occurring octadepsipeptide hormaomycin ( 1 ) with (fluoromethylcyclopropyl) alanine moieties have been synthesized and subjected to preliminary tests of their antibiotic activity.
- De Meijere, Armin,Kozhushkov, Sergei I.,Yufit, Dmitrii S.,Grosse, Christian,Kaiser, Marcel,Raev, Vitaly A.
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p. 2844 - 2857
(2015/02/19)
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