海洋真菌Aspergillus niger XJJ-3中萘并吡喃酮类化合物结构及生物活性

【背景】萘并吡喃酮类化合物生物活性多样,是真菌Aspergillusniger中特征次生代谢产物。【目的】研究分离自海洋滩涂土壤的真菌Aspergillus niger XJJ-3中萘并吡喃酮类化合物结构及其抗菌和卤虫致死活性。【方法】以TLC分析为导向,综合运用多种色谱和光谱方法分离和鉴定萘并吡喃酮类化合物。采用微量稀释法测试化合物的抗菌和卤虫致死活性。【结果】从真菌A.niger大米发酵产物中共分离得到6个萘并吡喃酮类化合物,鉴定为RubrofusarinB(1)、Flavasperone (2)、Aurasperone A (3)、Asperpyrones C (4)、Asperpyrones B (5)和Fonsecinone A (6)。抗菌活性实验结果表明,化合物1-6对致病菌S. aureus ATCC33591、29213、E. faecium ATCC35667和V.parahemolyticus表现出不同程度的抑制活性,其中化合物2和4对S.aureus ATCC33591表现出较强抑制活性(MIC分别为43.7μmol/L和21.9μmol/L),化合物3对E.faecium ATCC35667抑制活性较强(MIC为21.9μmol/L)。卤虫致死活性实验结果表明,化合物1-6均表现出一定的卤虫致死活性,其中化合物2和3活性显著(LD50分别为35.0μmol/L和8.8μmol/L)。【结论】菌株XJJ-3可产生结构丰富的萘并吡喃酮类化合物,化合物1-6存在不同程度的抗菌和卤虫致死活性,该研究可为抗菌和细胞毒类药物的研发提供参考。     

南海珊瑚来源真菌Aspergillus sp.SCSIO 40435的分离鉴定及其次级代谢产物研究

【目的】南海珊瑚共附生真菌Aspergillus sp. SCSIO 40435次级代谢产物分离鉴定及抑菌活性筛选。【方法】利用稀释涂布平板法分离珊瑚共附生真菌。采用单菌多代谢产物方法(one strain many compounds,OSMAC)对分离菌株进行化学多样性筛选,并采用滤纸片扩散法对真菌发酵产物进行抑菌活性分析。通过ITS测序鉴定活性菌株SCSIO 40435的分类地位,运用多种色谱手段从其粗提物中分离纯化单体化合物,并利用各种波谱手段(HRESIMS、1D和2D NMR、单晶X-ray衍射法等)确定化合物的结构。最后,采用微量肉汤稀释法对单体化合物的抑菌活性进行评估。【结果】从南海珊瑚样品中分离得到19株共附生真菌,结合化学多样性和抑菌活性分析,筛选出1株产物丰富且具有多种抑菌活性的菌株SCSIO40435。利用ITS测序分析将其鉴定为曲霉属真菌(Aspergillus sp.),进一步从其发酵产物中分离鉴定了4个对三联苯类化合物：dicandidusin A(1)、candidusin A(2)、terphenyllin(3)和4″-deoxyterphenylli...     

湛江高桥红树林沉积物放线菌多样性及其中一株链霉菌产生的germicidins类化合物的鉴定

【目的】从3种红树林植物根际沉积物中分离和鉴定放线菌,进行抑菌活性初筛获得目标菌株并研究其次级代谢产物。【方法】使用5种培养基对红树林植物根际沉积物放线菌进行分离,采用16S rRNA基因序列比对的方法研究沉积物中的放线菌多样性,结合抑菌活性筛选获得目标菌株后进行放大规模发酵和分离鉴定次级代谢产物,根据生物合成基因簇定位和分析对化合物的生物合成途径进行推导。【结果】从3种红树林植物根际沉积物中分离得到放线菌49株,包括链霉菌属(Streptomyces)31株、小单孢菌属(Micromonospora)14株、小双孢菌属(Microbispora)、链孢子囊菌属(Streptosporangium)、野野村氏菌属(Nonomuraea)和糖单孢菌属(Saccharomonospora)各1株。获得粗浸膏抑菌活性较好的菌株Streptomyces sp. SCSIO 40067,从中分离鉴定了6个α-吡喃酮类化合物：germicidin A–C、germicidin I和isogermicidin A–B,并首次报道了germicidin A的晶体结构。从菌株SCSIO 40067基因组...     

石磺来源海洋链霉菌Streptomyces ardesiacus SCSIO LO23中germicidin类化合物的分离鉴定及其生物合成分析

海洋共附生放线菌具有生产结构特殊和活性显著化合物的潜力。【目的】以海洋软体动物石磺Onchidium sp.来源共附生海洋链霉菌Streptomyces ardesiacus SCSIO LO23为研究对象,分离并鉴定其次级代谢产物结构,分析化合物的生物合成基因簇及其生物合成途径。【方法】采用多种培养基对该菌株进行发酵优化并放大发酵,利用多种柱色谱方法分离得到germicidin类化合物,并利用波谱学手段和X-Ray单晶衍射技术完成化合物的结构鉴定;利用Illumina HiSeq对目标菌株进行全基因组测序,结合antiSMASH和BLAST在线分析软件实现菌株中germicidin类化合物生物合成基因功能注释和生物合成途径分析,并通过异源表达进一步确定其生物合成基因。【结果】从AM3培养基发酵产物中分离鉴定了6个吡喃酮类化合物germicidinA(1)、germicidinB(2)、germicidin D (3)、germicidin H (4)、isogermicidin A (5)和isogermicidin B (6),其中化合物2和6对斑马鱼神经行为有显著兴奋作用。通过对...     

黄河三角洲耐盐真菌Penicillium chrysogenum HK14-01的次生代谢产物

【目的】从黄河三角洲耐盐微生物的代谢产物中寻找具有抗菌和抗肿瘤活性的化合物。【方法】应用化学与生物活性相集成的筛选方法,从耐盐微生物中筛选获得代谢产物丰富并具有生物活性的目标菌株;通过高盐胁迫目标菌株,利用硅胶柱色谱、凝胶柱色谱和高效液相色谱等方法对发酵产物进行分离、纯化,运用波谱解析、钼靶X-射线单晶衍射分析、圆二色散谱(CD)和密度泛函数(DFT)-ECD的计算鉴定化合物的结构。【结果】从采自黄河三角洲的泥土样品中得到一株耐盐真菌HK14-01,鉴定为产黄青霉Penicilliumchrysogenum;从其发酵产物中分离鉴定了8个化合物:(2S,3R)-oxaline(1,主产物)、(3R,4R)-3,4,8-trihydroxy-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-one(2)、(Z)-N-(4-hydroxystyryl)formamide(3)、(E)-N-(4-hydroxystyryl)formamide(4)、emodin(5)、4-(2-hydroxyethyl)benzene-1,2-diol(6)、methyl 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetate(7)和2-(4-hydroxy phenyl)acetonitrile(8);化合物1、3和4对大肠杆菌以及化合物1和5对金黄色葡萄球菌表现出抑菌活性,化合物5对P388细胞表现出微弱的细胞增殖抑制活性。【结论】首次确定了化合物2的绝对构型、首次报道了化合物1和2的CD数据;从黄河三角洲的耐盐微生物的次生代谢产物中可以得到活性化合物,这一区域的耐盐微生物资源值得深入研究。     

卡伍尔氏链霉菌NA4的Ⅱ型聚酮基因簇的靶向激活及其产物鉴定

【目的】以基因组信息为导向,定向激活海洋来源卡伍尔氏链霉菌（Streptomyces cavourensis） NA4中沉默的Ⅱ型聚酮类次级代谢产物生物合成基因簇,鉴定新产生的次级代谢产物的结构和抑菌活性。【方法】通过添加启动子和敲除负调控基因的方法激活实验室培养条件下沉默或低表达的生物合成基因簇,并完成目标化合物的分离与纯化,通过电喷雾质谱（electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry,ESI-MS）和核磁共振（nuclear magnetic resonance,NMR）数据分析鉴定目标化合物结构,对目标化合物进行抑菌活性鉴定,基于生物信息学信息推导化合物的生物合成途径。【结果】根据基因组生物信息学分析,从海洋来源链霉菌Streptomyces cavourensis NA4中选取一个编码PKSⅡ型次级代谢产物的生物合成基因簇开展研究,成功激活目标基因簇,从中分离到1个PKSⅡ型化合物,推导了其生物合成途径并进行了抑菌活性鉴定。【结论】基因组导向下的天然产物挖掘,可以目标明确地分离产物,充分挖掘链霉菌编码次级代谢产物的潜力。     

红色红曲霉Mr-1的次级代谢产物生物活性成分分析

【背景】红曲霉(Monascus)是一种重要的药食同源性真菌,其自身产生的次级代谢产物具有多种生理活性功能,然而红曲霉中的生物活性成分却鲜有报道。利用红曲霉发酵液进行药效物质成分追溯,对了解红曲霉药效物质基础具有十分重要的意义。【目的】对红色红曲霉(M.ruber)Mr-1次级代谢产物中的生物活性成分和生物学功能进行研究。【方法】采用硅胶柱、SephadexLH-20凝胶柱等色谱技术对活性成分进行分离纯化,通过核磁共振和高分辨质谱技术对化合物结构进行解析;对鉴定的化合物进行体外抗氧化、抑菌和酶活性测定。【结果】从红色红曲霉Mr-1次级代谢产物中分离得到4个活性化合物,鉴定为3个黄酮类化合物Luteolin(1)、Hesperetin(2)、Glycitein(3)和1个萜类化合物Ursolic acid(4)。化合物1、2、4为首次从红曲菌科中分离得到。在抗氧化试验中,化合物1对ABTS⁺、DPPH和OH^-自由基具有较强的清除能力,IC₅₀分别为13.36、8.74和32.75μg/mL;在抑菌试验中,化合物4对金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus)和李斯特菌(Listeria monocytogenes)表现出中等强度的抑菌能力,抑菌圈直径分别为13.4 mm和11.9 mm;在α-葡萄糖苷酶抑制活性试验中,化合物4表现出很强的抑制能力,IC₅₀为21.34μg/mL。【结论】红色红曲霉Mr-1是宝贵的微生物种质资源,其产生的次级代谢产物生物活性成分多样,具有开发成功能性食品原料的潜能。     

艾纳香内生真菌Diaporthe sp.次生代谢产物

【目的】从艾纳香内生菌J1中获得活性次生代谢产物。【方法】对菌株J1进行ITS序列分子鉴定,综合运用多种色谱技术对其发酵产物进行分离纯化,结合波谱学技术对其进行结构表征。【结果】经构建系统进化树,鉴定菌株J1为Diaporthe sp.,从该菌株大米培养基中分离得到7个单体化合物,经鉴定分别为Dicerandrol A (1)、Dicerandrol B (2)、4,6-dihydroxy-1H-isoindole1,3(2H)-dione (3)、Cytochalasin H (4)、Cytochalasin J (5)、4,6-dihydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-one (6)、Cerebroside C (7)。所有化合物均为首次从该菌中分得,化合物1对枯草芽孢杆菌Bacillus subtilis KCTC 1021具有非常强的抑制活性,MIC值为0.125μg/mL。【结论】Diaporthe sp.富含抑菌活性化合物,具有开发成微生物源农药潜力。     

湛江红树林可培养内生真菌多样性及Stemphyliums sp. SCSIO 40436次生代谢产物分离与鉴定

【背景】红树林生态系统位于陆地和海洋的交汇地带,具有巨大的生态价值和经济效益。红树林内生真菌种类丰富,次生代谢产物结构多样、活性优异,是小分子天然产物和药物研发的重要来源。【目的】从湛江红树林植物样品分离、鉴定和筛选内生真菌,分离筛选菌株Stemphyliums sp. SCSIO 40436次生代谢产物并进行活性筛选。【方法】基于ITS序列鉴定种属研究内生真菌多样性;通过高效液相色谱和滤纸片扩散法筛选大米和燕麦固体培养基培养菌株的化学多样性及抑菌活性。应用硅胶、凝胶和反相色谱等色谱学方法分离纯化;应用高分辨质谱、核磁、X射线单晶衍射、圆二色谱等波谱手段确定化合物的平面结构与立体构型;采用微量肉汤稀释法测定分离化合物的最小抑菌浓度。【结果】从湛江高桥红树林植物样品分离纯化获得52株内生真菌,通过ITS序列比对归属于29个属。筛选到菌株Stemphylium sp. SCSIO 40436,从其发酵粗提物中分离得到5个聚酮化合物stemphol (1)、macrosporin (2)、altersolanol A (3)、alterporriol E (4)和alterporriol D...     

北桑寄生内生真菌的分离及其次级代谢产物分析

首次对药用植物北桑寄生叶片中的内生真菌进行分离纯化,从中筛选出具有较高生物活性的菌株,鉴定此菌株并对其次级代谢产物进行初步分离。采用组织块法分离内生真菌,对其进行抗氧化活性和抑菌活性筛选;通过形态学和分子生物学方法鉴定其种属;运用柱色谱、重结晶等方法分离次级代谢产物,波谱学鉴定其结构。从北桑寄生叶片中分离纯化得到29株内生真菌,检测得到一株具有较高抗氧化和抑菌活性的菌株,鉴定为Alternaria alternata,从该菌次级代谢产物中首次分离得到3个单体化合物,分别为alternariol-5-O-methyl ether(1)、alternariol(2)、cis,cis-9,12-octadecadienoic acid(3)。化合物1和2具有较弱的抗氧化活性,化合物1和3表现出一定的抑菌活性。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial studies of hydrazone derivatives of 4-[3-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-4-formyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzoic acid and 4-[3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-4-formyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzoic acid

Microbial resistance to antibiotics is an unresolved global concern, which needs urgent and coordinated action. One of the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) to combat antibiotic resistance is the development of new antibiotics to treat drug-resistant bacteria. In our effort to find new antibiotics, we report the synthesis and antimicrobial studies of 30 new pyrazole derivatives. These novel molecules have been synthesized by using readily available starting materials and benign reaction conditions. Some of these molecules have shown activity with MIC values as low as 0.78?µg/mL against four bacterial strains; Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, Bacillus subtilis, and Acinetobacter baumannii. Furthermore, active molecules are non-toxic to mammalian cell line.

     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Novel compounds with potent CDK9 inhibitory activity for the treatment of myeloma

Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and Polo-like kinases (PLKs) play key role in the regulation of the cell cycle. The aim of our study was originally the further development of our recently discovered polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibitors. A series of new 2,4-disubstituted pyrimidine derivatives were synthesized around the original hit, but their PLK1 inhibitory activity was very poor. However the novel compounds showed nanomolar CDK9 inhibitory activity and very good antiproliferative effect on multiple myeloma cell lines (RPMI-8226).