Antibiotics produced at the G. F. Gauze Scientific-Research Institute of New Antibiotics,Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (marking the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Institute). (Review)

The major achievements of the G. F. Gauze Scientific-Research Institute of New Antibiotics, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, over the last 50 years are reviewed. The structures of antibiotics and related compounds discovered at the Institute and important for medical practise and/or of theoretical interest as new compounds with high biological activity are described.Dedicated to the memory of Director of the G. F. Gauze Scientific-Research Institute of New Antibiotics, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Prof. Yu. V. Dudnik (1938–2003).Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1603–1618, November, 2004.     

Xantholipin, a novel inhibitor of HSP47 gene expression produced by Streptomyces sp.

In the course of our screening program to identify inhibitors of HSP47 gene expression, we obtained a novel aromatic substance from Streptomyces sp. named Xantholipin. Its structure was determined based on physicochemical data of Xantholipin and its derivatives. The absolute configuration was also established by the modified Mosher's method.     

Structure-activity studies of irumamycin type macrolides from Streptomyces sp. INA-Ac-5812

Three natural glycosylated macrolide compounds, known irumamycin 1 and X-14952B 2, as well as new isoirumamycin 3, were isolated from ethyl acetate mycelium extract of Streptomyces sp. INA-Ac-5812. Structures of the compounds were elucidated using 1D and 2D NMR. Isoirumamycin 3 was found to be an isomer of irumamycin with an 18-membered macrolactone ring instead of 20-membered macrolide in irumamycin. A previously unknown stereo configuration of irumamycin epoxide (C23, C24) and hemiketal (C3, C7) fragments was deduced from NMR data (ROESY/NOESY and HSQMBC). Cytotoxic, antifungal and antibacterial activities were studied for all isolated compounds. Comparison of the collected data showed crucial importance of 20-membered macrolactone ring for antimicrobial properties of this antibiotic family.     

硫肽类抗生素化学半合成修饰研究进展

硫肽类抗生素是一类由微生物次级代谢产生、富含硫元素并且氨基酸残基被高度修饰的核糖体肽类天然产物. 硫肽类抗生素具有包括抗感染、抗肿瘤和免疫抑制在内的一系列十分重要的生物活性, 并且其以核糖体为靶点的作用机制与目前临床上普遍使用的抗生素均不同, 这使得硫肽类抗生素发展潜力巨大, 但是其水溶性差、生物利用度低等问题限制了它们在临床上的应用. 为了提高硫肽类抗生素的理化性质, 研究者尝试用化学半合成、组合生物合成以及前体导向突变生物合成等方法对硫肽类抗生素的结构进行修饰. 硫肽类抗生素本身具有的复杂结构为其化学半合成修饰提供了众多的可修饰位点. 近年来, 对于硫肽类抗生素的化学半合成修饰研究发展迅速. 综述了近十年通过化学半合成修饰方法获得的硫肽类抗生素类似物的研究进展.     

Antibiotics Produced by Bacillus Bacteria

Data for antibiotics produced byBacillusbacteria and structural formulas of the antibiotics gramicidin, tyrocidine, bacitracin, mycobacillin, surfactin, bacilysin, and subtilin are presented. Various biosynthetic mechanisms and chemical properties are discussed. The lantibiotics, which are produced by certainBacillusspecies and have unique structural features different from those of other antibiotics, are analyzed. Structural formulas of unusual amino acid residues in lantibiotics are presented and their mechanisms of biological action are examined     

Vancomycin Resistance Is Overcome by Conjugation of Polycationic Peptides

Multidrug‐resistant bacteria represent one of the biggest challenges facing modern medicine. The increasing prevalence of glycopeptide resistance compromises the efficacy of vancomycin, for a long time considered as the last resort for the treatment of resistant bacteria. To reestablish its activity, polycationic peptides were conjugated to vancomycin. By site‐specific conjugation, derivatives that bear the peptide moiety at four different sites of the antibiotic were synthesized. The most potent compounds exhibited an approximately 1000‐fold increased antimicrobial activity and were able to overcome the most important types of vancomycin resistance. Additional blocking experiments using d ‐Ala‐d ‐Ala revealed a mode of action beyond inhibition of cell‐wall formation. The antimicrobial potential of the lead candidate FU002 for bacterial infection treatments could be demonstrated in an in vivo study. Molecular imaging and biodistribution studies revealed that conjugation engenders superior pharmacokinetics.     

Determination of macrolide antibiotics by liquid chromatography

The liquid chromatographic separation of seven macrolides used in food producing animals in the European Union has been studied. Separation was performed by using an end-capped high-purity silica-based C₁₈ column and mobile phases consisting of phosphate buffer (pH 2.5)–acetonitrile mixtures. The effect of pH and acetonitrile percentage on the separation was examined. Two UV-based detection systems, wavelength programming and diode array, were assayed. Detection limits were in the range 6–33 μg l⁻¹ for spiramycin, tilmicosin, tylosin, kitasamicin and josamicin and about 400 μg l⁻¹ for erythromycin and oleandomycin. The suitability of the method for multiresidue determination of the five macrolides is demonstrated by the analysis of spiked samples of chicken muscle.     

Molecular orbital studies on nucleoside antibiotics X. Conformation of nebularine and isoguanosine

Summary Conformational properties of two nucleoside analogs, namely nebularine and isoguanosine have been investigated by using PCILO (Perturbative Configuration Interaction using Localized Orbitals) method. Nebularine (9--ribofurnosyl purine) is a naturally occurring purine nucleoside which is structurally similar to adenosine and it inhibits the growth of tumor cells and influenza B virus. Isoguanosine is one of the two naturally occurring analogs of guanosine. Both C2-endo and C3-endo sugar puckerings have been considered for both the molecules with preselected values of torsion angles around C2–O2 and C5–O5 bonds. The results indicate that nebularine has conformational preferences very similar to those of its parent nucleoside, adenosine; whereas the conformational properties of isoguanosine are very different from those of guanosine as well as adenosine. The important implications of these results have been discussed in terms of the biological activity of these molecules.     

A Water-Stable Lanthanide Coordination Polymer as Multicenter Platform for Ratiometric Luminescent Sensing Antibiotics

As a hot topic of global concern, the distinguishing and detecting of antibiotic pollution is crucial owing to its adverse effect on ecosystems and human health stemming from excessive use and poor management. Herein, a water-stable lanthanide coordination polymer sensor (Dy-TCPB) with multiple emitting centers is prepared. The versatile Dy-TCPB can conveniently differentiate various antibiotics, and displays a self-calibration luminescent response to nitrofurazone (NFZ) and furazolidone (FZD). Each antibiotic exhibits notable correlation to a unique combination of the two ligand-to-Dy ion emission intensity ratios, enabling two-dimensional fingerprint recognition. Furthermore, the novel self-calibration sensor demonstrates effective recognition of NFZ and FZD with excellent sensitivity and selectivity, and detection limits as low as 0.0476 and 0.0482 μm for NFZ and FZD, respectively. The synthetic approach for the fabrication of a singular coordination polymer exhibiting multiple emissions provides a promising strategy for the development of facile and effective ratiometric sensors.