高效液相色谱和质谱法对产酸克雷伯氏菌SG-11生物合成吲哚-3-乙酸代谢途径的研究

 产酸克雷伯氏菌 (Klebsiellaoxytoca)SG 1 1是从水稻根面分离的植物根际促生细菌 ,具有生物固氮能力。利用HPLC和GC MS对该菌的代谢产物进行了定性定量分析 ,结果表明该菌能产生较高浓度的吲哚 3 乙酸(IAA) ;对其代谢途径的研究结果证明 ,该菌以吲哚 3 丙酮酸代谢途径合成IAA。     

产酸克雷伯氏菌SG-11生物合成吲哚-3-乙酸的检测

产酸克雷伯氏菌SG-11是从水稻根面分离的植物根际促生细菌,能有效的促进水稻植物的生长和发育,为探索其促生机理,通过色谱 -质谱联用、薄层色谱与高效液相色谱的定性和定量分析,证明了在产酸克雷伯氏菌SG-11的代谢产物中存在着较高浓度的植物生长素吲哚 -3-乙酸。     

人工神经网络光致发光法同时测定α-萘乙酸和吲哚-3-乙酸

研究了酸度、有机溶剂、重原子效应和共存物对α-萘乙酸(NAA)及吲哚-3-乙酸(IAA)光致发光性质的影响,建立了人工神经网络不经分离同时测定NAA和IAA的新方法。该法测定NAA和IAA的线性范围分别是0.012~0.24 mg.L-1和0.0034~0.068 mg.L-1(荧光)0、.18~1.8 mg.L-1和0.18~1.8 mg.L-1(燐光),检出限分别为0.0039 mg.L-1和0.0019 mg.L-1(荧光)0、.14 mg.L-1和0.13 mg.L-1(燐光)。方法用于合成样和水样测定,回收率在93%~109%之间,结果满意。     

硝酸镧对长柄扁桃试管苗生根的影响

通过极差分析研究了不同浓度的硝酸镧和生长素组合对长柄扁桃试管苗生根的影响。结果表明:对长柄扁桃生根影响的主次因素为硝酸镧(La(NO3)3)>吲哚丁酸(IBA)>吲哚乙酸(IAA),最优组合为La(NO3)320 mg·L-1+IBA 0.2 mg·L-1+IAA 0.2 mg·L-1。在此条件下培养42 d后,长柄扁桃试管苗根的诱导频率达到89%,平均根长达到9.2 cm,每株根的平均个数为9.7个。对长柄扁桃的根组织活力进行测定,结果表明添加镧的处理组根系还原力是对照(不加镧)组的1.57倍。经过移栽驯化2个月后,长柄扁桃组培苗的移栽成活率达到94%,株高是对照的1.53倍。     

超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法同时检测植物叶片中吲哚-3-乙酸及其3种氧化产物

以玉米叶片为供试材料,建立了同时测定植物体内吲哚-3-乙酸(IAA)及其3种氧化产物吲哚-3-甲醇(ICI)、吲哚-3-甲醛(ICA)、吲哚-3-羧酸(IFA)含量的超高效液相色谱-串联质谱(UPLC-MS/MS)方法。结果表明,该方法对IAA及其3种氧化产物检测的线性、精密度和重复性较好,灵敏度较高,4种化合物的检出限为0.002~1.63μg/kg,定量下限为0.007~5.43μg/kg;方法的加标回收率为89.5%~95.3%,相对标准偏差为2.3%~5.1%。玉米叶片的实际测定结果表明,IAA,ICI,ICA和IFA的含量分别为(196.25±7.10),(26.21±2.13),(18.65±2.02),(13.62±2.06)μg/kg。该方法已成功应用于小麦、豌豆、硬毛刺苞菊叶片的测定,通用性较好。     

3-(噁唑-5-基)吲哚类天然产物生物活性及其衍生物的合成研究进展

3-(噁唑-5-基)吲哚类天然产物如Pimprinine,Streptochlorin等,广泛存在于海洋微生物中,因其具有多样的生物活性,在医药和农药领域中很有研究潜力.3-(噁唑-5-基)吲哚类天然产物的合成方法有很多研究报道,在吲哚结构上构建噁唑环是合成此类天然产物的关键.总结了已报道的3-(噁唑-5-基)吲哚类天然产物的生物活性,并对构建3-(噁唑-5-基)吲哚骨架的合成方法及部分主要反应机理进行了综述,探讨了3-(噁唑-5-基)吲哚类骨架作为一种优势活性结构在未来的应用前景.     

超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法定量分析尿液中色氨酸及其代谢产物

基于超高效液相色谱-串联质谱(UPLC-MS/MS)建立定量分析色氨酸(Trp)及代谢产物3-OH-犬尿氨酸(3-OH-Kyn)、3-OH-邻氨基苯甲酸(3-OH-AA)、黄尿酸(XA)、犬尿氨酸(Kyn)、5-羟基吲哚乙酸(5-HIAA)、犬尿喹啉酸(KA)和5-羟色胺(5-HT)的方法,应用该方法分析其在尿样中的含量,探讨排泄规律。将尿样稀释、离心后,加入丹磺酰氯(DNS-Cl)衍生,经Thermo C₁₈色谱柱(50 mm×3 mm, 2.7 μm)分离和0.1%甲酸和甲醇梯度洗脱后,采用电喷雾电离(ESI)源,在正离子扫描和多反应监测(MRM)模式下检测。以咖啡酸(CA)为内标,定量分析。结果显示,8种目标化合物的线性关系良好,相关系数(R ²)≥0.9740,检测灵敏(LOD为0.005~0.5 ng/mL),回收率高(93.24%~107.65%)。采用本方法检测分析了健康志愿者70个尿液样本,在尿样中检测到Trp原型及其7种代谢产物。结果表明,体内的Trp是通过原型和代谢两种方式排泄:Trp原型的含量为5.22~20.88 μg/mL;尿液中经代谢后排泄的Trp量是原型的124%~268%,即体内的Trp主要经代谢后排出体外。方法主要研究了Trp-5-HT和Trp-Kyn两条途径的代谢产物含量,Trp经Kyn降解生成的3-OH-AA和3-OH-Kyn含量较多,即Trp-Kyn是体内Trp的主要代谢途径。方法通过UPLC-MS/MS实现了尿液中Trp及其代谢产物含量的检测,能为临床检查提供技术和理论支持。     

液相色谱-四极杆/静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱鉴定一种新精神活性物质5F-MDMB-PICA在斑马鱼体内的代谢产物

通过建立斑马鱼模型研究5F-MDMB-PICA(3,3-二甲基-2-［1-(5-氟戊基)吲哚-3-甲酰氨基］丁酸甲酯)的体内代谢转化途径,利用液相色谱-四极杆/静电场轨道阱质谱(LC-Q-Orbitrap MS)技术,结合Mass Frontier软件对5F-MDMB-PICA及其代谢产物进行质谱解析和结构分析。结果表明,在斑马鱼体内共检测到5F-MDMB-PICA的22个代谢产物,包括15个I相代谢产物以及7个Ⅱ相代谢产物。5F-MDMB-PICA在斑马鱼体内的Ⅰ相代谢途径主要包括酯水解、脱烷基化、氧化脱氟、羧基化和羟基化,葡萄糖醛酸及硫酸结合反应是主要的Ⅱ相代谢转化途径。该研究初步阐明了5F-MDMB-PICA在斑马鱼体内的代谢途径及主要代谢产物,其中酯水解代谢产物(A19)被推荐为5F-MDMB-PICA滥用生物标志物,6个Ⅱ相代谢产物(A1、A3、A5、A7、A6、A14)为首次报道。     

荧光试剂3-(4-氨基苯基)中氮茚-1-羧酸甲酯用于亚硝酸根测定

介绍了一种新的测定亚硝酸根的荧光探针分子———3-(4-氨基苯基)中氮茚-1-羧酸甲酯(API)。API在酸性介质中与亚硝酸根生成重氮盐化合物,进一步在碱性介质中生成相应的羟基二氮烯,使荧光强度明显增强。基于该反应,提出了一种操作简便、灵敏度高、选择性好的亚硝酸根荧光测定方法。该方法对亚硝酸根检测的线性范围为4.5×10-8~7.5×10-6mol/L,检出限为8.3×10-9mol/L(0.38μg/L,S/N=3)。用于检测水体中亚硝酸根浓度,取得了满意的结果。     

4-叔丁基-5-(1,2,4-三唑-1-基)-2-苄亚氨基噻唑的合成、晶体结构和抗菌活性

以履代(口片)吶酮,经1,2,4-三唑取以、溴以、硫脲环合得到4-叔丁基-5-(1,2,4-三唑-1-基)-2-氨基噻唑;再与芳醛缩合合成一系列新4-叔丁基-5-(1,2,4-三唑-1-基)-2-苄亚氨基噻唑(5).用单晶X射线衍射测定了化合物5a的晶体结构.化合物5a的晶体属三斜晶系,空间群以P-1,晶胞参数以:a=0.72749(12)nm,b=0.93463(15)nm,c=1.3398(2)nm,α=70.185(2)°,β=75.669(2)°,γ=73.611(2)°;V=0.8105(2)nm3,Z=2,Dc=1.342g/cm3,F(000)=344,R1=0.0431,wR2=0.1611,S=1.01.生物活性实验结果表明:化合物5c(25mg/L)对小麦赤霉病菌、稻曲病菌、对黄瓜灰霉病菌和稻纹枯病菌的抑制率分别以100%,100%,82.8%和80.3%.化合物5d(25mg/L)对稻纹枯病菌、油菜菌核病菌、小麦赤霉病菌和稻曲病菌的抑制率分别以100%,95.5%,100%和100%.化合物5e(25mg/L)对小麦赤霉病菌的抑制率以100%.5d对小麦赤霉病菌、油菜菌核病菌和水稻纹枯病菌的EC50值分别以1.16,1.38和1.47mg/L.     

Indole-3-Acetic Acid Biosynthesis in Fusarium delphinoides Strain GPK, a Causal Agent of Wilt in Chickpea

Fusarium delphinoides (Ascomycota; Nectriaceae) is an indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) producing plant pathogen and a causal agent of wilt in chickpea. The IAA biosynthetic pathway in F. delphinoides strain GPK (FDG) was examined by analyzing metabolic intermediates and by feeding experiments. Gas chromatograph (GC) analysis of FDG culture filtrates showed the presence of metabolic intermediates of indole-3-pyruvic acid (IPyA), indole-3-acetamide (IAM), and tryptamine (TRA) pathways. The different IAA biosynthetic pathways were further confirmed by identifying the presence of different enzymes of these pathways. Substrate specificity study of aromatic amino acid aminotransferase revealed that the enzyme is highly specific for tryptophan (Trp) and α-ketoglutarate (α-kg) as amino group donor and acceptor, respectively. Furthermore, the concentration-dependent effect of exogenous IAA on fungal growth was established. Low concentration of exogenous IAA increases the fungal growth and at high concentration it decreases the growth of FDG.     

Biosynthetic origin of BE-10988 in Streptomyces sp. BA10988

The biosynthetic origin of the tumor-inhibitory derivative, BE-10988, was studied in Streptomyces sp . BA10988 by retrobiosynthetic NMR analysis using [U-(13)C6]glucose as a precursor. The isotopologue compositions of the indole moieties of BE-10988 and tryptophan were virtually identical. This indicates that tryptophan or a closely related metabolite served as a biosynthetic precursor of BE-10988 in analogy to the biosynthetic pathway of camalexin, a structurally related phytoalexin in Arabidopsis thaliana. Labeling experiments with [U-(13)C8(15)N]indole, L-[ring-(2)H5]tryptophan, or L-[U-(13)C3(15)N]cysteine confirmed this hypothesis. However, transfer of the label from [ring-(2)H5]indole pyruvic acid, but not from the known camalexin precursor, [ring-(2)H5]indole-3-acetaldoxime, showed that plants and bacteria have evolved independent mechanisms of tryptophan modification in the biosynthesis of thiazolylindole derivatives.     

Biosynthesis of the Enterotoxic Pyrrolobenzodiazepine Natural Product Tilivalline

The nonribosomal enterotoxin tilivalline was the first naturally occurring pyrrolobenzodiazepine to be linked to disease in the human intestine. Since the producing organism Klebsiella oxytoca is part of the intestinal microbiota and the pyrrolobenzodiazepine causes the pathogenesis of colitis it is important to understand the biosynthesis and regulation of tilivalline activity. Here we report the biosynthesis of tilivalline and show that this nonribosomal peptide assembly pathway initially generates tilimycin, a simple pyrrolobenzodiazepine with cytotoxic properties. Tilivalline results from the non‐enzymatic spontaneous reaction of tilimycin with biogenetically generated indole. Through a chemical total synthesis of tilimycin we could corroborate the predictions made about the biosynthesis. Production of two cytotoxic pyrrolobenzodiazepines with distinct functionalities by human gut resident Klebsiella oxytoca has important implications for intestinal disease.     

A Comprehensive Analysis Using Colorimetry,Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Bioassays for the Assessment of Indole Related Compounds Produced by Endophytes of Selected Wheat Cultivars

Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS), colorimetry, and bioassays were employed for the evaluation of the ability of endophytic bacterial strains to synthesize indole-related compounds (IRCs) and in particular indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). A total of 54 endophytic strains belonging to seven bacterial genera isolated from tissues of common and spelt wheat cultivars were studied. The endophytic bacteria isolated from different tissues of the tested wheat types were capable of IRCs production, including IAA, which constituted from 1.75% to 52.68% of all IRCs, in in vitro conditions via the tryptophan dependent pathway. The selected post-culture medium was also examined using a plant bioassay. Substantial growth of wheat coleoptile segments treated with the bacterial post-culture medium was observed in several cases. Our data suggest that the studied endophytic bacteria produce auxin-type compounds to support plant development. Summarizing, our approach to use three complementary methods for estimation of IRCs in different endophytic strains provides a comprehensive picture of their effect on wheat growth.     

Optimization of culture parameters for production of podophyllotoxin in suspension culture of Podophyllum hexandrum

The root explants of the germinated seedlings of Podophyllum hexandrum were grown in MS medium supplemented with indole acetic acid (IAA) (2 mg/L) and activated charcoal (0.5%), and healthy callus culture was obtained after incubation for 3 wk at 20°C. The cultivation of plant cells in shake flask was associated with problems such as clumping of cells and browning of media, which were solved by the addition of pectinase and polyvinylpyrrolidone. The effect of major media components and carbon source was studied on the growth and podophyllotoxin production in suspension culture. It was found that glucose was a better carbon source than sucrose and that NH₄ ⁺:NO₃ ⁻ ratio (total nitrogen concentration of 60 mM) and PO₄ ³⁻ did not have much effect on the growth and product formation. The relative effect of culture parameters (inoculum level, pH, IAA, glucose, NH₄ ⁺:NO₃ ⁻ ratio, and PO₄ ³⁻) on the overall growth and product response of the plant cell suspension culture was further investigated by Plackett-Burman design. This indicated that inoculum level, glucose, IAA, and pH had significant effects on growth and production of podophyllotoxin. To identify the exact optimum concentrations of these parameters on culture growth and podophyllotoxin production, central composite design experiments were formulated. The overall response equations with respect to growth and podophyllotoxin production as a function of these culture parameters were developed and used to determine the optimum concentrations of these parameters, which were pH 6.0, 1.25 mg/L of IAA, 72 g/L of glucose, and inoculum level of 8 g/L.     

Metabolic fates of L-tryptophan in Saccharomyces uvarum (Saccharomyces carlsbergensis).

The metabolism of L-tryptophan by Saccharomyces uvarum (carlsbergensis) was investigated by simultaneous measuring of fluxes through kynureninase, through transaminases and into protein using L-[methylene-14C] and L-[side chain-2,3-3H]tryptophan. In yeasts cultivated in synthetic medium (S medium), the flux into protein was predominant, closely followed by the flux leading to 2-3H liberation. The proportion of L-tryptophan metabolized via the latter flux increased over 10-fold (75% of total tryptophan metabolized) as the concentration of L-tryptophan was raised from 5 x 10(-5) to 5 x 10(-4) M. L-Tryptophan metabolized via the kynureninase flux was less than 5% of total tryptophan metabolized. In yeast extract-polypepton-glucose medium (YPG medium), more tryptophan was incorporated into protein than in the S medium. Contribution of the kynureninase flux remained very low. Tryptophan metabolism via each flux changed depending on the growth phase. 2-3H liberation was shown to be primarily due to tryptophol synthesis by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), indole-3-acetic acid and kynurenic acid also contributing to 2-3H liberation but to a much lesser extent. 2-3H liberation increased dose-dependently at tryptophan concentration higher than 10(-5)M, while the kynureninase flux reached its plateau at 10(-5)M. Formation of tryptophol and indole-3-acetic acid via indole-3-pyruvic acid and indole-3-acetaldehyde with indole aldehyde as a by-product was confirmed using exogenous tryptophan metabolites with indole rings.     

Chemoselective derivatization of alkaloids in periwinkle

The terpene indole alkaloid biosynthetic pathway can utilize a secologanin substrate analog containing a handle for functionalization, and the resulting non-natural alkaloids can be chemoselectively derivatized in crude extracts of plant tissue.     

Directed biosynthesis of alkaloid analogs in the medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus

Terpene indole alkaloids are plant natural products with diverse structures and biological activities. A highly branched biosynthetic pathway is responsible for the production of approximately 130 different alkaloids in Madagascar periwinkle (C. roseus) from a common biosynthetic intermediate derived from tryptamine. Although numerous biosynthetic pathways can incorporate unnatural starting materials to yield novel natural products, it was not clear how efficiently the complex, eukaryotic TIA pathway could utilize unnatural substrates to make new alkaloids. This work demonstrates that the TIA biosynthetic machinery can be used to produce novel alkaloid structures and also highlights the potential of this pathway for future metabolic engineering efforts.