534-30-5Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Direct Detection of Products from S-Adenosylmethionine-Dependent Enzymes Using a Competitive Fluorescence Polarization Assay
Banco, Michael T.,Mishra, Vidhi,Greeley, Samantha C.,Ronning, Donald R.
, p. 1740 - 1747 (2018)
S-Adenosylmethionine (AdoMet)-dependent methyltransferases (MTases) are an essential superfamily of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a methyl group to several biomolecules. Alterations in the methylation of cellular components crucially impact vital biological processes, making MTases attractive drug targets for treating infectious diseases and diseases caused by overactive human-encoded MTases. Several methods have been developed for monitoring the activity of MTases, but most MTase assays have inherent limitations or are not amenable for high-throughput screening. We describe a universal, competitive fluorescence polarization (FP) assay that directly measures the production of S-adenosylhomocysteine (AdoHcy) from MTases. Our developed assay monitors the generation of AdoHcy by displacing a fluorescently labeled AdoHcy molecule complexed to a catalytically inert 5′-methylthioadenosine nucleosidase (MTAN-D198N) variant performed in a mix-and-read format. Producing the fluorescently labeled molecule involves a one-pot synthesis by combining AdoHcy with an amine-reactive rhodamine derivative, which possesses a Kd value of 11.3 ± 0.7 nM to MTAN-D198N. The developed competitive FP assay expresses a limit of detection for AdoHcy of 6 nM and exhibits a 34-fold preference to AdoHcy in comparison to AdoMet. We demonstrate the utility of the developed assay by performing a pilot screen with the NIH Clinical Collection as well as determining the kinetic parameters of l-histidine methylation for EgtD from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Additionally, the developed assay is applicable to other AdoMet-dependent and ATP-dependent enzymes by detecting various adenosine-containing molecules including 5′-methylthioadenosine, AMP, and ADP.
Regioselectivity of the oxidative C-S bond formation in ergothioneine and ovothiol biosyntheses
Song, Heng,Leninger, Maureen,Lee, Norman,Liu, Pinghua
, p. 4854 - 4857 (2013)
Ergothioneine (5) and ovothiol (8) are two novel thiol-containing natural products. Their C-S bonds are formed by oxidative coupling reactions catalyzed by EgtB and OvoA enzymes, respectively. In this work, it was discovered that in addition to catalyzing the oxidative coupling between histidine and cysteine (1 → 6 conversion), OvoA can also catalyze a direct oxidative coupling between hercynine (2) and cysteine (2 → 4 conversion), which can shorten the ergothioneine biosynthetic pathway by two steps.
Identification of the main intermediate precursor of L-ergothioneine biosynthesis in human biological specimens
Sotgia, Salvatore,Mangoni, Arduino A.,Forteschi, Mauro,Murphy, Rhys B.,Elliot, David,Sotgiu, Elisabetta,Pintus, Gianfranco,Carru, Ciriaco,Zinellu, Angelo
, (2016)
A capillary electrophoresis coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (CE-MS/MS) has been used to make a qualitative determination of hercynine - the main precursor of L-ergothioneine biosynthesis - in some key human biological specimens, such as urine, whole blood, plasma, and saliva. From semiquantitative analysis results, the highest concentrations of hercynine were detected in saliva and whole blood, whereas much lower concentrations were measured in urine and plasma. Whole blood was the biological matrix with the highest concentration of L-ergothioneine followed by plasma, saliva, and urine. The antioxidant effects attributed to L-ergothioneine, along with its peculiar antioxidant mechanism, offer a possible explanation for the presence of the hercynine, as well as its concentration, in the considered biological matrices.
Total Synthesis and Functional Characterization of Selenoneine
Lim, David,Gründemann, Dirk,Seebeck, Florian P.
supporting information, p. 15026 - 15030 (2019/09/12)
The N-α-trimethyl 2-selenohistidine selenoneine is the selenium isolog of the natural antioxidant ergothioneine. Sulfur-to-selenium substitutions are known to endow proteins and nucleic acids with special activities. In contrast, secondary metabolites tha
Development of an LC–tandem mass spectrometry method for the quantitative analysis of hercynine in human whole blood
Sotgia, Salvatore,Murphy, Rhys B.,Zinellu, Angelo,Elliot, David,Paliogiannis, Panagiotis,Pinna, Gerard Aimè,Carru, Ciriaco,Mangoni, Arduino A.
supporting information, (2019/01/03)
Given that the peculiar redox behavior of ergothioneine involves a rapid regeneration process, the measurement of its precursor and redox metabolite hercynine could be particularly useful in assessing its role in oxidative stress or other biological processes. Thus, a LC-MS/MS method for the determination of hercynine concentrations in whole blood was developed. After lysis of red blood cells by cold water, samples were filtered on micro concentrators at a controlled temperature of 4 ?C. The clear filtered fluid was then treated with diethylpyrocarbonate to derivatize hercynine for the analysis by LC-MS/MS. The derivatized analyte was isocratically separated as a carbethoxy derivative on a C18 column with a mobile phase of an aqueous 0.1% v/v formic acid and acetonitrile (95:5). Effluents were monitored by MRM transitions at m/z 270.28→95 and 273.21→95 for hercynine and its deuterated counterpart, respectively. No cross-talk between MRM transitions was observed and a good linearity was found within a range of 35–1120 nmol/L. The LOD and LOQ were, respectively, 10.30 and 31.21 nmol/L with an intraday and intermediate precision below 7%. The average hercynine concentration in whole blood from 30 healthy male volunteers (aged 77 ± 12 years) was 178.5 ± 118.1 nmol/L. Overall, the method is easy to perform, allowing a rapid and accurate assessment of whole blood concentrations of hercynine.
METHOD FOR PRODUCING PURE L-HERCYNINE
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Paragraph 0096; 0097; 0098; 0099; 0100; 0101; 0102; 0103, (2017/10/23)
The invention relates to a method for the purification of L-hercynine. Said method for the purification of L-hercynine, from a reaction mixture resulting from the reaction of L-histidine, in controlled pH conditions, with a methylating agent Me X in a polar solvent or a mixture of polar solvents, at room temperature, is characterised in that it comprises at least one step of separating the organic products from the inorganic salts formed during the reaction by electrodialysis. This method allows the L-hercynine losses to be limited during the purification.
Pelianthinarubins A and B, Red Pyrroloquinoline Alkaloids from the Fruiting Bodies of the Mushroom Mycena pelianthina
Pulte, Anna,Wagner, Silke,Kogler, Herbert,Spiteller, Peter
, p. 873 - 878 (2016/05/24)
Pelianthinarubin A (1) and pelianthinarubin B (2), two previously unknown pyrroloquinoline alkaloids, have been isolated from fruiting bodies of Mycena pelianthina. The structures of these alkaloids have been deduced from their HR-(+)-ESIMS and 2D NMR data. The absolute configurations of the pelianthinarubins A (1) and B (2) were assigned by analysis of the NOE correlations and coupling constants and by comparison of the CD spectra of 1 and 2 and of hercynine obtained by degradation of 1 with suitable compounds of known absolute configuration. The pelianthinarubins A (1) and B (2), which contain an S-hercynine moiety, differ considerably from the known pyrroloquinoline alkaloids from marine organisms and other Mycena species, such as the mycenarubins, the haematopodins, and the sanguinones.
Ergothioneine biosynthetic methyltransferase EgtD reveals the structural basis of aromatic amino acid betaine biosynthesis
Vit, Allegra,Misson, La?titia,Blankenfeldt, Wulf,Seebeck, Florian P.
, p. 119 - 125 (2015/03/03)
Ergothioneine is an N-α-trimethyl-2-thiohistidine derivative that occurs in human, plant, fungal, and bacterial cells. Biosynthesis of this redox-active betaine starts with trimethylation of the α-amino group of histidine. The three consecutive methyl transfers are catalyzed by the S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase EgtD. Three crystal structures of this enzyme in the absence and in the presence of N-α-dimethylhistidineand S-adenosylhomocysteine implicate a preorganized array of hydrophilic interactions as the determinants for substrate specificity and apparent processivity. We identified two active site mutations that change the substrate specificity of EgtD 107-fold and transform the histidine-methyltransferase into a proficient tryptophan-methyltransferase. Finally, a genomic search for EgtD homologues in fungal genomes revealed tyrosine and tryptophan trimethylation activity as a frequent trait in ascomycetous and basidomycetous fungi.
Spithioneines A and B, Two New Bohemamine Derivatives Possessing Ergothioneine Moiety from a Marine-Derived Streptomyces spinoverrucosus
Fu, Peng,Macmillan, John B.
, p. 3046 - 3049 (2015/06/30)
Spithioneines A and B (1 and 2), two new bohemamine-type pyrrolizidine alkaloids possessing an unusual ergothioneine moiety, were isolated from a marine-derived Streptomyces spinoverrucosus. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis, CD spectra, and chemical degradation and synthesis. Compounds 1 and 2 are rare natural products that incorporate the amino acid ergothioneine.
Characterization of amino acid-derived betaines by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry
Naresh Chary,Dinesh Kumar, Ch.,Vairamani,Prabhakar
experimental part, p. 79 - 88 (2012/05/04)
Betaines belong to the naturally occurring osmoprotectants or compatible solutes present in a variety of plants, animals and microorganisms. In recent years, metabolomic techniques have been emerging as a fundamental tool for biologists because the constellation of these molecules and their relative proportions provide with information about the actual biochemical condition of a biological system. Therefore, identification and characterization of biologically important betaines are crucial, especially for metabolomic studies. Most of the natural betaines are derived from amino acids and related homologues. Although, theoretically, all the amino acids can be converted to corresponding betaines by simple methylation of the amine group, only a few of the amino acid-derived betaines were fully characterized in the literature. Here, we report a combined electrospray ionization tandem and high-resolution mass spectrometry study of all the betaines derived from amino acids, including the isomeric betaines. The decomposition pathway of protonated, sodiated and potassiated molecule ions that enable unambiguous characterization of the betaines including the isomeric betaines and overlapping ionic species of different betaines is distinctive. Copyright
