内生真菌X1-2次级代谢产物研究

在从神农架地区特有植物内生真菌中寻找各种活性次级代谢产物的过程中,从濒危植物珙桐叶片中分离得到一株内生真菌X1-2。经过高效液相色谱(HPLC)和薄板色谱(TLC)分析其固体发酵产物多样性,通过正相硅胶柱层析、重结晶、高效液相色谱制备等手段纯化次级代谢产物,从该真菌中分离获得四个次级代谢产物。经核磁共振波谱(NMR),质谱(MS)等波谱学方法鉴定其结构,四个化合物分别为icosalide A1(1),militarinone A(2),(+)-N-deoxymilitarinone A(3),β-hydroxytetradecanoyl-β-hydroxyl tetraecanoyl-Rha-Rha-C_(14)-C_(14)(4),其中icosalide A1(1),militarinone A(2),(+)-N-deoxymilitarinone A(3)为三个复杂的生物碱类化合物,而化合物4是首次从真菌中获得。     

Xanthohumol metabolites in faeces of rats

Xanthohumol (1), isolated from hop, was fed to rats in a dose of 1000 mg kg(-1) body weight. The faeces of the animals were collected after 24 and 48 h and analysed for metabolites of 1. Approximately 89% of the recovered flavonoid-compounds consisted of unchanged 1. Sixteen metabolites and six previously known metabolites were isolated and characterized by coupling techniques (HPLC-NMR, HPLC-MS and HPLC-DAD). Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, especially using NMR spectroscopy. Twenty metabolites had a modified chalcone structure and two metabolites were flavanone derivatives.     

Bioconversion of silybin to phase I and II microbial metabolites with retained antioxidant activity

Microbial transformation of silybin (1), the major flavonolignan of milk thistle (Silybum marianum, Asteraceae), resulted in the isolation of four metabolites. The structures of the isolated metabolites were determined by spectroscopic methods. One phase I metabolite was produced by Beauveria bassiana and was characterized as 8-hydroxysilybin (2). Three phase II metabolites were produced by two Cunninghamella species and were identified as 2,3-dehydrosilybin-3-O-β-d-glucoside (3), obtained from Cunninghamella species; and silybin-7-sulfate (4) and 2,3-dehydrosilybin-7-sulfate (5), obtained from Cunninghamella blakesleana. Compared to 1 (IC(50) 284 μg/mL), the generated metabolites displayed varying levels of antioxidant activities in the DPPH free-radical scavenging assay.     

The identification of 3-methylcholanthrene-9,10-dihydrodiol as an intermediate in the binding of 3-methylcholanthrene to DNA in cells in culture

Two metabolites of 3-methylcholanthrene (3MC), previously shown to be precursors of the DNA-bound form of 3MC observed in embryo cells in culture, were prepared from 3MC by microsomal metabolism and isolated by high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). From HPLC analysis of the metabolites of 3MC, from mass spectrometric analysis and from comparison with the fluorescence spectra of all 5 possible dihydrodiols of the alkylated benzanthracenes, it was deduced that one of the precursor metabolites was a 9,10-dihydrodiol of 3MC while the other was a 1 or 2-hydroxy derivative thereof.     

Mutagenicity of azo dyes in the Salmonella/microsome assay using in vitro and in vivo activation

The mutagenicity of 6 azo dyes, including direct black 38 (DB38), direct black 19 (DB19), direct brown 95 (DB95), solvent yellow 3 (SY3), trypan blue (TPB), and food black 2 (FB2), was examined in the Salmonella/microsome assay. The effect of chemical azo reduction (dithionite) and in vivo metabolism on the mutagenicity of the dyes was also studied. In vivo azo-dye metabolites were isolated from the urine of rats intubated with dyes by XAD-2 column chromatography. Urinary metabolites from all the treated animals, except animals treated with FB2, induced frame-shift mutations in strains TA1538 and TA98 in the presence of liver S9 activation. The control urine did not increase the incidence of revertants in strains TA1538 and TA98. Thus, XAD-2 chromatography can be used to isolate genotoxic metabolites from the urine of animals intubated with azo dyes.     

链霉菌FIM-080014产生的核苷类代谢产物研究

本文采用大孔吸附树脂、硅胶柱色谱、反相柱色谱、凝胶sephadex LH-20及HPLC等方法对链霉菌FIM-080014发酵液及菌丝体中的代谢产物进行分离,得到7个核苷类化合物。通过NMR及MS等方法鉴定了上述化合物的结构,分别为尿嘧啶(1)、尿嘧啶核苷(2)、2'-脱氧尿嘧啶核苷(3)、5'-C-甲基尿嘧啶核苷(4)、2'-脱氧胸腺嘧啶核苷(5)、2'-脱氧鸟嘌呤核苷(6)和次黄嘌呤(7),其中化合物4首次从微生物代谢产物中分离得到。活性分析表明化合物1～7对神经氨酸酶具有一定的抑制活性,其IC50值分别为3.7、2.1、4.4、1.4、3.6、2.5和2.4 mM。     

In vitro antioxidative activity of (-)-epicatechin glucuronide metabolites present in human and rat plasma

Recently we identified four conjugated glucuronide metabolites of epicatechin, (-)-epicatechin-3'-O-glucuronide (E3'G), 4'-O-methyl-(-)-epicatechin-3'-O-glucuronide (4'ME3'G), (-)-epicatechin-7-O-glucuronide (E7G) and 3'-O-methyl-(-)-epicatechin-7-O-glucuronide (3'ME7G) from plasma and urine. E3'G and 4'ME3'G were isolated from human urine, while E7G and 3'ME7G were isolated from rats that had received oral administration of (-)-epicatechin (Natsume et al. (2003), Free Radic. Biol. Med. 34, 840-849). It has been suggested that these metabolites possess considerable in vivo activity, and therefore we carried out a study to compare the antioxidant activities of the metabolites with that of the parent compound. This was achieved by measuring superoxide scavenging activity, reduction of plasma TBARS production and reduced susceptibility of low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) to oxidation. (-)-Epicatechin was found to have more potent antioxidant activity than the conjugated glucuronide metabolites. Both (-)-epicatechin and E7G had marked antioxidative properties with respect to superoxide radical scavenging activity, plasma oxidation induced by 2,2'-azobis-(2-aminopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) and LDL oxidation induced by copper ions or 2,2'-azobis(4-methoxy-2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) (MeO-AMVN). In contrast, the other metabolites had light antioxidative activities over the range of physiological concentrations found in plasma.     

Cytotoxic lupane-type triterpenoids from Acacia mellifera

One new and eight previously described lupane-type metabolites were isolated for the first time from Acacia mellifera (Leguminosae). Based on spectral analyses, the structure of the new compound was elucidated as 28-hydroxy-3-oxo-lup-20-(29)-en-30-al (1), while the known compounds were identified as 3-oxo-lup-20-(29)-en-30-al (2), 3-hydroxy-lup-20-(29)-en-30-al (3), 28-hydroxy-lup-20-(29)-en-3-one (4), lupenone (5), lupeol (6), betulin (7), betulinic acid (8), and betulonic acid (9). Metabolites 2, 3, and 4 are reported for the first time in the Leguminosae family. The cytotoxicity of the isolated metabolites was evaluated on the NSCLC-N6 cell line, derived from a human non-small-cell bronchopulmonary carcinoma. Compounds 1 and 3 exhibited significant levels of activity.     

Effects of synaptic Activity on the metabolism and release of purines in the rat superior cervical ganglion

The release of radioactive metabolites from isolated rat superior cervical ganglia was measured under various conditions following preloading with 3H-adenosine. The 3H label was recovered primarily in the adenosine metabolites, ATP, ADP, AMP, IMP, and inosine, rather than in adenosine itself. Increased release was evoked by preganglionic stimulation or by exposure to a high-K+ medium, whereas in a low-Ca2+-high-Mg2+ medium, both spontaneous release and evoked release of most metabolites were inhibited. Exposure of the ganglion to an atmosphere of N2 also increased the release of most labeled metabolites, but this release was not substantially affected by a low-Ca2+ medium. The fluorescent derivatives of the endogenous adenine-containing compounds present in the ganglion were prepared from homogenates and separated by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). By the end of the testing period (6 hr), levels of ATP in the isolated ganglia had dropped to 10-20% of the initial values, while levels of ADP, AMP, and adenosine increased. There was little difference in these values between nonstimulated ganglia and those exposed to N2 or to a high-K+ medium.     

Iridoid glucosides with insecticidal activity from Galium melanantherum

The insecticidal activity of the endemic species Galium melanantherum was evaluated against Crematogaster scutellaris ants and Kalotermes flavicollis termites. Iridoid glucosides 1-7 were isolated for the first time as metabolites of the investigated plant, along with the coumarin scopolin. The main components of the extract were found to be the non-acetylated iridoids: geniposidic acid (1), 10-hydroxyloganin (2), deacetyldaphylloside (3), monotropein (4), deacetylasperulosidic acid (5) and scandoside (6), while asperulosidic acid (7) was present only in minute quantities. All isolated metabolites were identified on the basis of their spectral data. Laboratory bioassays revealed significant levels of toxicity for 1-4 against Kalotermes flavicollis termites and Crematogaster scutellaris ants.     

3-Keto steroids from the marine organisms Dendrophyllia cornigera and Cymodocea nodosa

The new (20R)-22E-cholesta-4,22-diene-3,6-dione (1), along with three known 3-keto steroids were isolated from the deep-water Mediterranean scleractinian coral Dendrophyllia cornigera (2-4). Moreover, four known related 3-keto steroids were isolated from the sea grass Cymodocea nodosa (5-8). The structure elucidation of steroid 1 and the full NMR resonance assignments of all isolated metabolites were based on interpretation of their spectral data. All compounds are reported for the first time as metabolites of the investigated organisms. Compounds 2 and 3 showed significant cytotoxicity against lung cancer NSCLC-N6 cell line.     

Highly oxygenated and unsaturated metabolites providing a diversity of hispidin class antioxidants in the medicinal mushrooms Inonotus and Phellinus

Three new highly oxygenated and unsaturated metabolites named interfungins A (1), B (2), and C (3), which provide a diversity of hispidin class compounds in the fungi Inonotus and Phellinus, were isolated from the methanolic extract of the fruiting body of the fungus Inonotus xeranticus (Hymenochaetaceae). Their structures were established by spectroscopic methods. The existence of these functionalized metabolites implies that inoscavin A, davallialactone, and phelligridin F, which were previously isolated from the fungi Inonotus and Phellinus spp., are derived from 1. Compound 1 is derived from the condensation of hispidin and hispolon. Inoscavins B and C previously isolated from the fungus I. xeranticus are most probably derived from 2 which stemmed from the oxidative coupling of 3,4-dihydroxybenzalacetone and hispidin. This class of compounds exhibited significant free radical scavenging activity against the superoxide radical cation, ABTS radical anion, and DPPH radical.     

莪术内生真菌产β-榄香烯代谢产物的研究

从莪术内生真菌常现青霉EF03和巴恩青霉EF11的发酵产物中分离到抗癌药物β-榄香烯。在莪术的微生态系统中,由于内生真菌长期与植物相互作用,可能发生了"基因水平传递"。从而产生与宿主植物相同或相似的次生代谢产物。     

Enhanced biosynthesis of dihydrodaidzein and dihydrogenistein by a newly isolated bovine rumen anaerobic bacterium

A rod-shaped and Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium, named Niu-O16, which was isolated from bovine rumen contents, was found to be capable of anaerobically converting isoflavones daidzein and genistein to dihydrodaidzein (DHD) and dihydrogenistein (DHG), respectively. The metabolites DHD and DHG were identified using EI-MS and NMR spectrometric analyses. Stereoisomeric metabolites, which were separated on chiral stationary phase HPLC, were formed in equal amounts by the strain Niu-O16. Tautomerization reaction occurred on the B-ring of DHD and DHG seems to be attributed to the equal production of stereoisomeric metabolites. For the synthesis of DHD, the strain Niu-O16 showed an optimal pH range from 6.0 to 7.0 and completely reduced up to 800 microM of daidzein to DHD with the initial OD600nm=1.0 and pH 7.0 for 3 days incubation. The strain Niu-O16, showed relatively faster reduction activity toward daidzein to produce DHD than the previously isolated human intestinal bacterium Clostridium sp. HGH6.     

Formation of novel nitrofuran metabolites in xanthine oxidase-catalyzed reduction of methyl 5-nitro-2-furoate

After methyl 5-nitro-2-furoate was incubated with milk xanthine oxidase, three reduction products were isolated from the incubation mixture. Among them, two reduction products were new types of nitrofuran metabolites, i.e., metabolites 1 and 2 were identified as the dihydroxyhydrazine derivative (1,2-dihydroxy-1,2-di(5-methoxycarbonyl-2-furyl) hydrazine) and the hydroxylaminofuran derivative (methyl 5-hydroxylamino-2-furoate), respectively. Metabolite 3 was also identified as the aminofuran derivative (methyl 5-amino-2-furoate) by comparison with a synthetic sample.     

Analysis of naphthalene adduct binding sites in model proteins by tandem mass spectrometry

The electrophilic metabolites of the polyaromatic hydrocarbon naphthalene have been shown to bind covalently to proteins and covalent adduct formation correlates with the cytotoxic effects of the chemical in the respiratory system. Although 1,2-naphthalene epoxide, naphthalene diol epoxide, 1,2-naphthoquinone, and 1,4-napthoquinone have been identified as reactive metabolites of interest, the role of each metabolite in total covalent protein adduction and subsequent cytotoxicity remains to be established. To better understand the target residues associated with the reaction of these metabolites with proteins, mass spectrometry was used to identify adducted residues following (1) incubation of metabolites with actin and protein disulfide isomerase (PDI), and (2) activation of naphthalene in microsomal incubations containing supplemental actin or PDI. All four reactive metabolites bound to Cys, Lys or His residues in actin and PDI. Cys(17) of actin was the only residue adducted by all metabolites; there was substantial metabolite selectivity for the majority of adducted residues. Modifications of actin and PDI, following microsomal incubations containing (14)C-naphthalene, were detected readily by 2D gel electrophoresis and phosphor imaging. However, target modifications on tryptic peptides from these isolated proteins could not be readily detected by MALDI/TOF/TOF and only three modified peptides were detected using high resolution-selective ion monitoring (HR-SIM). All the reactive metabolites investigated have the potential to modify several residues in a single protein, but even in tissues with very high rates of naphthalene activation, the extent of modification was too low to allow unambiguous identification of a significant number of modified residues in the isolated proteins.     

Determination of the stereochemical composition of the major metabolites of verapamil in dog urine with enantioselective liquid chromatographic techniques

The stereochemical composition of verapamil and seven of its basic-extractable metabolites, isolated from the urine of dogs administered oral racemic verapamil, was determined by HPLC, using an Ultron OVM (ovomucoid) column. One dog was given oral (R)-verapamil alone in order to discriminate the (R)- and (S)-enantiomers of the metabolites. Structure identification of the isolated verapamil metabolites was accomplished using a combination of HPLC-MS and FAB-MS-MS techniques. Six of the urinary verapamil metabolites, including verapamil, were predominantly of the (R)-configuration, whereas one of the metabolites was predominantly in the (S)-form. The remaining isolated metabolite was comprised of approximately equal amounts of the two forms.     

红豆杉内生真菌次生代谢物的分离鉴定及其抗菌活性 分析

以产紫杉醇类化合物的云南红豆杉内生真菌12.3.2为目标菌株,对其次生代谢物进行分离鉴定和抗菌活性研究。通过硅胶柱层析,共分离得到3个主要成分,红外光谱、质谱、核磁共振氢谱等光谱解析鉴定其分别为松柏烯、邻苯二甲酸二异辛酯、油酸乙酯。生物活性试验表明3种化合物对金黄色葡萄球菌、枯草杆菌、大肠杆菌、绿脓杆菌和白色链球菌这5种致病菌都有一定的抑制作用。其中松柏烯对金黄色葡球菌、枯草杆菌和白色念珠菌有较强的抑制作用。松柏烯是首次报道从植物内生真菌次生代谢物中分离得到,这为松柏烯的来源开辟了一条重要的途径,同时也为松柏烯的进一步开发利用奠定了基础。     

Dimethylsulphopropionate (DMSP) and proline from the surface of the brown alga Fucus vesiculosus inhibit bacterial attachment

It was demonstrated previously that polar and non-polar surface extracts of the brown alga Fucus vesiculosus collected during winter from the Kiel Bight (Germany) inhibited bacterial attachment at natural concentrations. The present study describes the bioassay-guided identification of the active metabolites from the polar fraction. Chromatographic separation on a size-exclusion liquid chromatography column and bioassays identified an active fraction that was further investigated using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. This fraction contained the metabolites dimethylsulphopropionate (DMSP), proline and alanine. DMSP and proline caused the anti-attachment activity. The metabolites were further quantified on the algal surface together with its associated boundary layer. DMSP and proline were detected in the range 0.12-1.08 ng cm(-2) and 0.09-0.59 ng cm(-2), respectively. These metabolites were tested in the concentration range from 0.1 to 1000 ng cm(-2) against the attachment of five bacterial strains isolated from algae and sediment co-occurring with F. vesiculosus. The surface concentrations for 50% inhibition of attachment of these strains were always <0.38 ng cm(-2) for DMSP and in four cases <0.1 ng cm(-2) for proline, while one strain required 1.66 ng cm(-2) of proline for 50% inhibition. Two further bacterial strains that had been directly isolated from F. vesiculosus were also tested, but proved to be the least sensitive. This study shows that DMSP and proline have an ecologically relevant role as surface inhibitors against bacterial attachment on F. vesiculosus.     

一株海洋链霉菌MMHS020的抗菌活性代谢产物

【背景】海洋微生物因其生存环境的多样性与独特性,已成为天然产物研究的重要来源。【目的】以一株太平洋海泥来源链霉菌MMHS020为出发菌株,筛选可促进其产生丰富代谢产物的发酵条件,挖掘菌株在抗菌抗肿瘤方面的潜力。【方法】采用单菌株多次级代谢产物策略对MMHS020菌株进行培养诱导,使其产生更丰富的活性代谢产物。双层平板法测定发酵产物对6种指示菌的抑菌活性。以硅胶柱层析、葡聚糖凝胶层析和制备层析等方法对代谢产物进行分离纯化,再通过质谱技术和~1H-NMR和~(13)C-NMR对化合物进行结构解析。【结果】链霉菌属MMHS020菌株可在较高浓度盐离子环境中产生丰富的抑菌活性代谢产物,显示出对枯草芽孢杆菌、结核分枝杆菌和藤黄微球菌等多种指示菌的抑制活性。从发酵产物中分离鉴定了3个化合物,分别是诺卡胺素(1)、麦角甾醇(2)和星形孢菌素(3)。其中星形孢菌素表现出白色念珠菌的抑制活性,而诺卡胺素则对其他几个指示菌表现出较强的抑制活性。【结论】海洋链霉菌MMHS020菌株可代谢产生丰富多样的生物活性物质,具有开发成为新型抑菌生物制剂的潜力。