Four new norditerpenoid heterodimers with different dimerization patterns-namely,trigofragiloids A-C(denoted as compounds 1-3)and(+)-and(-)-trigofragiloid D(compound 4)-and three new phenanthrenone norditerpenoids-nam...Four new norditerpenoid heterodimers with different dimerization patterns-namely,trigofragiloids A-C(denoted as compounds 1-3)and(+)-and(-)-trigofragiloid D(compound 4)-and three new phenanthrenone norditerpenoids-namely,trigofragiloids E-G(compounds 5-7)-were isolated from Trigonostemon fragilis.Compounds 1 and 2 feature a novel heterodimeric carbon skeleton formed by the conjugation of a tetra-norditerpenoid and an ennea-norditerpenoid;they have been identified as class 2 atropisomers by means of quantum chemical calculations.Compound 3 is an unprecedented phenylpropanoid-norditerpenoid adduct with a new dimerization pattern.Compounds(+)-and(-)-4 are the first example of S-shaped 1,4-dioxane-fused norditerpenoid dimers.Inspired by the structure elucidation of compound 4,two co-occurring analogues,actephilol A and epiactephilol A,were structurally revised as a pair of geometrical isomers and were identified as two pairs of enantiomers,(+)-and(-)-8 and(+)-and(-)-9,respectively.Their structures were characterized using a combined method.Notably,compound 7 exhibits remarkable adenosine triphosphate-citrate lyase(ACLY)inhibition with a halfmaximal inhibition concentration(IC50)value of(0.46±0.11)lmol·L^(-1),as active as the positive control BMS-303141,and a molecular docking study offers deep insight into the interaction between compound 7 and ACLY.展开更多
Phenylalanine ammonia lyase(PAL)is the rate-limiting and pivotal enzyme of the general phenylpropanoid path-way,but few reports have been found on PAL genes in Pinus yunnanensis.In the present study,three PAL genes we...Phenylalanine ammonia lyase(PAL)is the rate-limiting and pivotal enzyme of the general phenylpropanoid path-way,but few reports have been found on PAL genes in Pinus yunnanensis.In the present study,three PAL genes were cloned and identified from P.yunnanensis seedlings for thefirst time,namely,PyPAL-1,PyPAL-2,and PyPAL-3.Our results indicated that the open-reading frames of PyPAL genes were 2184,2157,and 2385 bp.Phylogenetic tree analysis revealed that PyPALs have high homology with other known PAL genes in other plants.In vitro enzymatic analysis showed that all three PyPAL recombinant proteins could catalyze the deamination of L-phenylalanine to form trans-cinnamic acid,but only PAL1 and PAL2 can catalyze the conversion of L-tyrosine toρ-coumaric acid.Three PyPAL genes were expressed in different tissues in 1-year-old P.yunnanensis,and such genes had different expression patterns.This study lays a foundation for further understanding of the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites in P.yunnanensis.展开更多
Large numbers of bacteria live on the surface of various brown algae and can produce alginate lyases to consume alginate,an important component of the cell wall of brown algae.Sargassum is a genus of the largest canop...Large numbers of bacteria live on the surface of various brown algae and can produce alginate lyases to consume alginate,an important component of the cell wall of brown algae.Sargassum is a genus of the largest canopyforming brown algae of more than 150 species,which are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical environments.However,our knowledge about the epiphytic bacteria and the alginate lyase-excreting bacteria from Sargassum is still primitive.Here,we investigated the diversity of the culturable epiphytic bacteria and alginate-degrading bacteria from Sargassum samples collected from the coastal seawaters of Shandong Province,China.In total,37 strains belonging to 21 genera in 3 phyla were isolated,including 15 previously unreported genera,of which Vibrio(6/37)and Pseudoalteromonas(5/37)are the dominant genera.Eight strains,mainly Vibrio and Pseudoalteromonas species,were further identified as alginate lyase-excreting strains that can utilize alginate for growth.The extracellular alginolytic activity of the 8 strains was determined,and strains Vibrio sp.C42and Pseudoalteromonas sp.M9 showed the highest activity.These results provide a better understanding of brown algae epiphytes and alginate-degrading bacteria,and are fundamental for further studies on the interactions between brown algae and their epiphytes.展开更多
褐藻胶是广泛存在于褐藻中的一类多糖,降解为褐藻寡糖后能表现出更多的生物活性。从海洋样品中筛选出产褐藻胶裂解酶芽胞细菌16株,基于形态、生理生化特征和16S r DNA系统发育分析初步鉴定菌株HB12274为解淀粉芽胞杆菌植物亚种(Bacillus...褐藻胶是广泛存在于褐藻中的一类多糖,降解为褐藻寡糖后能表现出更多的生物活性。从海洋样品中筛选出产褐藻胶裂解酶芽胞细菌16株,基于形态、生理生化特征和16S r DNA系统发育分析初步鉴定菌株HB12274为解淀粉芽胞杆菌植物亚种(Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum)。TLC结果显示,海藻酸钠经粗酶液降解形成2～7聚合度的褐藻寡糖和单糖,菌株与马尾藻叶片共培养时能明显降解叶状体结构。为褐藻胶裂解酶的生产和工业应用提供了新的菌株来源。展开更多
Eight naturally occurring diterpenoids, including 6,7-dehydroroyleanone, taxodal, taxodione, salvinolone, 14-deoxycoleon U, 5,6-dehydrosugiol, sandaracopimaric acid, and xanthoperol were isolated from Taxodium distich...Eight naturally occurring diterpenoids, including 6,7-dehydroroyleanone, taxodal, taxodione, salvinolone, 14-deoxycoleon U, 5,6-dehydrosugiol, sandaracopimaric acid, and xanthoperol were isolated from Taxodium distichum cones and their biological properties evaluated in vitro against six different biological screening targets. Taxodione showed potent activity against a number of different targets, and salvinolone and 14-deoxycoleon U showed remarkable inhibitory activities against prolyl oligopeptidase (POP) and 17α-hydroxylase/C17,20-lyase (CYP17), respectively. These three compounds also showed strong cytotoxic activities against HL60 and K562 human leukemia cells. The structure-activity relationships of these compounds have also been considered. The findings in this study could lead to enhanced pharmacological prospects for the natural abietane-type diterpenoids consisting in conifer cones.展开更多
A.americana L.is a crop with very little genetic variability.In order to evaluate the effect of ethyl methanesulfonate(EMS)to induce variability in in vitro plantlets of A.americana,different explants(meristems,leaves...A.americana L.is a crop with very little genetic variability.In order to evaluate the effect of ethyl methanesulfonate(EMS)to induce variability in in vitro plantlets of A.americana,different explants(meristems,leaves and roots)were evaluated for the production of callus.MS medium supplemented with ANA(2.68μM)and BAP(2.68μM)was used.Callus obtained from apical meristem were treated with 15 mM EMS for two hours after which shoot formation was induced using 2,4-D(0.11μM)and BAP(44μM).The EMS induced variations in the morphometric and morphological parameters of the plantlets obtained,with 60%of the plantlets presenting differences such as dwarfism and different leaf forms,without the presence of spines,as well as an increase in fructan content of 30%with respect to the control plantlets.PAL was increased and this activity is related with higher anthocyanins concentration in A.americana L.plantlets.展开更多
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22237007 and 22177122)the Biological Resources Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)(KFJ-BRP-008-001)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(2022282)is gratefully acknowledged.We thank Prof.Shi-Man Huang,Department of Biology,Hainan University,China,for the identification of the plant material.
文摘Four new norditerpenoid heterodimers with different dimerization patterns-namely,trigofragiloids A-C(denoted as compounds 1-3)and(+)-and(-)-trigofragiloid D(compound 4)-and three new phenanthrenone norditerpenoids-namely,trigofragiloids E-G(compounds 5-7)-were isolated from Trigonostemon fragilis.Compounds 1 and 2 feature a novel heterodimeric carbon skeleton formed by the conjugation of a tetra-norditerpenoid and an ennea-norditerpenoid;they have been identified as class 2 atropisomers by means of quantum chemical calculations.Compound 3 is an unprecedented phenylpropanoid-norditerpenoid adduct with a new dimerization pattern.Compounds(+)-and(-)-4 are the first example of S-shaped 1,4-dioxane-fused norditerpenoid dimers.Inspired by the structure elucidation of compound 4,two co-occurring analogues,actephilol A and epiactephilol A,were structurally revised as a pair of geometrical isomers and were identified as two pairs of enantiomers,(+)-and(-)-8 and(+)-and(-)-9,respectively.Their structures were characterized using a combined method.Notably,compound 7 exhibits remarkable adenosine triphosphate-citrate lyase(ACLY)inhibition with a halfmaximal inhibition concentration(IC50)value of(0.46±0.11)lmol·L^(-1),as active as the positive control BMS-303141,and a molecular docking study offers deep insight into the interaction between compound 7 and ACLY.
基金This study received financial support from the Youth Talents Special Project of Yunnan Province,“Xingdian Talents Support Program”(XDYC-QNRC-2022-0203)Southwest Forestry University Scientific Research Start-Up Funds(112116).
文摘Phenylalanine ammonia lyase(PAL)is the rate-limiting and pivotal enzyme of the general phenylpropanoid path-way,but few reports have been found on PAL genes in Pinus yunnanensis.In the present study,three PAL genes were cloned and identified from P.yunnanensis seedlings for thefirst time,namely,PyPAL-1,PyPAL-2,and PyPAL-3.Our results indicated that the open-reading frames of PyPAL genes were 2184,2157,and 2385 bp.Phylogenetic tree analysis revealed that PyPALs have high homology with other known PAL genes in other plants.In vitro enzymatic analysis showed that all three PyPAL recombinant proteins could catalyze the deamination of L-phenylalanine to form trans-cinnamic acid,but only PAL1 and PAL2 can catalyze the conversion of L-tyrosine toρ-coumaric acid.Three PyPAL genes were expressed in different tissues in 1-year-old P.yunnanensis,and such genes had different expression patterns.This study lays a foundation for further understanding of the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites in P.yunnanensis.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 32170127 and 42176156the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under contract No.202141006。
文摘Large numbers of bacteria live on the surface of various brown algae and can produce alginate lyases to consume alginate,an important component of the cell wall of brown algae.Sargassum is a genus of the largest canopyforming brown algae of more than 150 species,which are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical environments.However,our knowledge about the epiphytic bacteria and the alginate lyase-excreting bacteria from Sargassum is still primitive.Here,we investigated the diversity of the culturable epiphytic bacteria and alginate-degrading bacteria from Sargassum samples collected from the coastal seawaters of Shandong Province,China.In total,37 strains belonging to 21 genera in 3 phyla were isolated,including 15 previously unreported genera,of which Vibrio(6/37)and Pseudoalteromonas(5/37)are the dominant genera.Eight strains,mainly Vibrio and Pseudoalteromonas species,were further identified as alginate lyase-excreting strains that can utilize alginate for growth.The extracellular alginolytic activity of the 8 strains was determined,and strains Vibrio sp.C42and Pseudoalteromonas sp.M9 showed the highest activity.These results provide a better understanding of brown algae epiphytes and alginate-degrading bacteria,and are fundamental for further studies on the interactions between brown algae and their epiphytes.
文摘Eight naturally occurring diterpenoids, including 6,7-dehydroroyleanone, taxodal, taxodione, salvinolone, 14-deoxycoleon U, 5,6-dehydrosugiol, sandaracopimaric acid, and xanthoperol were isolated from Taxodium distichum cones and their biological properties evaluated in vitro against six different biological screening targets. Taxodione showed potent activity against a number of different targets, and salvinolone and 14-deoxycoleon U showed remarkable inhibitory activities against prolyl oligopeptidase (POP) and 17α-hydroxylase/C17,20-lyase (CYP17), respectively. These three compounds also showed strong cytotoxic activities against HL60 and K562 human leukemia cells. The structure-activity relationships of these compounds have also been considered. The findings in this study could lead to enhanced pharmacological prospects for the natural abietane-type diterpenoids consisting in conifer cones.
基金SJ R-Z and ML R-M recibed a grant by‘ConsejoNacional de Ciencia y Tecnología’(CONACyT,México).
文摘A.americana L.is a crop with very little genetic variability.In order to evaluate the effect of ethyl methanesulfonate(EMS)to induce variability in in vitro plantlets of A.americana,different explants(meristems,leaves and roots)were evaluated for the production of callus.MS medium supplemented with ANA(2.68μM)and BAP(2.68μM)was used.Callus obtained from apical meristem were treated with 15 mM EMS for two hours after which shoot formation was induced using 2,4-D(0.11μM)and BAP(44μM).The EMS induced variations in the morphometric and morphological parameters of the plantlets obtained,with 60%of the plantlets presenting differences such as dwarfism and different leaf forms,without the presence of spines,as well as an increase in fructan content of 30%with respect to the control plantlets.PAL was increased and this activity is related with higher anthocyanins concentration in A.americana L.plantlets.
