Nonribosomal Peptide Synthesis—Principles and Prospects

Nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) are large multienzyme machineries that assemble numerous peptides with large structural and functional diversity. These peptides include more than 20 marketed drugs, such as antibacterials (penicillin, vancomycin), antitumor compounds (bleomycin), and immunosuppressants (cyclosporine). Over the past few decades biochemical and structural biology studies have gained mechanistic insights into the highly complex assembly line of nonribosomal peptides. This Review provides state‐of‐the‐art knowledge on the underlying mechanisms of NRPSs and the variety of their products along with detailed analysis of the challenges for future reprogrammed biosynthesis. Such a reprogramming of NRPSs would immediately spur chances to generate analogues of existing drugs or new compound libraries of otherwise nearly inaccessible compound structures.     

Utilizing Paper-Based Devices for Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria Detection

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the ability of a bacterial species to resist the action of an antimicrobial drug, has been on the rise due to the widespread use of antimicrobial agents. Per the World Health Organization, AMR has an estimated annual cost of USD 34 billion in the US and is predicted to be the number one cause of death worldwide by 2050. One way AMR bacteria can spread, and by which individuals can contract AMR infections, is through contaminated water. Monitoring AMR bacteria in the environment currently requires that samples be transported to a central laboratory for slow and labor intensive tests. We have developed an inexpensive assay using paper-based analytical devices (PADs) that can test for the presence of β-lactamase-mediated resistance. To demonstrate viability, the PAD was used to detect β-lactam resistance in wastewater and sewage and identified resistance in individual bacterial species isolated from environmental water sources.     

一种考虑聚醚醚酮（PEEK）不同力学状态的本构模型

聚醚醚酮（简称PEEK）以其优良的性能而广泛应用于高端机械、 核工程和航空等科技领域.为了描述其在应变、应变率和温度3种因素作用下的力学行为,依据PEEK在不同温度下呈现的3种力学状态,在著名的JC(Johnson Cook)本构模型的基础上,提出了针对高分子不同力学状态的分段JC本构模型.与传统JC模型及文献中改进JC模型相比,提出的分段JC模型能够更精确地表征PEEK在中高温下的力学行为,为PEEK在复合材料中的应用和分析奠定了理论基础.     

Complete C-labeling pattern of yessotoxin a marine ladder-frame polyether

Biosynthesis of a marine ladder-frame polyether yessotoxin (YTX) produced by the dinofalgellate Protoceratium reticulatum was investigated. The ¹³C-labeling experiments indicated that the carbons in YTX were derived from acetates, a methyl of methionine and glycolate, and six-membered ring tetrads (rings A-D and H-K) were constructed from repetition of C3 units (m-m-c), which consisted of a methyl of acetate and acetate.     

Role of steric effects in protein-directed enediyne cycloaromatization of neocarzinostatin

The antibiotic neocarzinostatin comprises a carrier protein with a well-defined cavity for accommodating an active enediyne chromophore. The protein has two disulfides, one (Cys(37)-Cys(47)) lies on the cavity bottom and the other (Cys(88)-Cys(93)) in a constrained short loop. When the chromophore is not bound to the protein, a thiol-induced cycloaromatization of the enediyne into a tetrahydroindacene derivative is responsible for the potent antitumor activity. When it is protein-bound, the protein diverts the cycloaromatization pathway to form a distinct hydroxyisochromene-type product. How the protein directs the enediyne chemistry is an interesting puzzle, and various suggestions have been proposed in the past. We screened more than fifty thiols and manipulated conditions to locate reaction features and search for factors that could influence the protein directing strength. Thiol- and oxygen-concentration-dependence studies suggested that disulfides, which maintain the steric rigidity of the protein, could play a key role in diverting the cycloaromatization pathway. For direct proofs, we made mutations at each of the two disulfides by replacing sulfur atoms with oxygen. Circular dichroism and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy studies suggested that the mutations changed neither the protein conformation nor the ligand interactions. Analyses of the thiol-induced cycloaromatization revealed that rupture of Cys(37)-Cys(47) made the protein almost completely lose its chemical directing ability, whereas rupture of Cys(88)-Cys(93) had only a minor influence. The results demonstrated that the steric rigidity of the binding cavity, but not necessary the whole protein, played an important role in the protein-directed mechanism.     

Total synthesis of pamamycin-649B

The first total synthesis of the macrodiolide antibiotic pamamycin-649B (1) was achieved by using sultone methodology. The diethyl substituted larger hydroxy acid fragment was constructed in a concise fashion through domino elimination/alkoxide-directed 1,6-additions of ethyllithium to sultones derived from intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of furan-containing vinylsulfonates. Intermolecular Yamaguchi esterification of the two hydroxy acid building blocks and subsequent Yamaguchi cyclization eventually provided the target macrocycle 1. Since the final lactonization with formation of the ester linkage between C1' and the C8 oxygen proceeded with complete C2' epimerization, the more readily available C2' epimeric smaller fragment could be used to streamline the synthetic sequence.     

Novel and efficient copper-catalysed synthesis of nitrogen-linked medium-ring biaryls

Herein, a new copper-catalysed strategy for the synthesis of rare nitrogen-linked seven-, eight- and nine-membered biaryl ring systems is described. It is proposed that the reaction proceeds through a highly activated intramolecularly co-ordinated copper catalyst. The process is technically simple, proceeds under relatively mild conditions, displays a broad substrate scope and forms biologically valuable products that are difficult to synthesise by other methods. We envisage that this methodology will prove useful in a wide synthetic context, with possible applications in both target-oriented and diversity-oriented synthesis.     

温度驱动离子液体分散微萃取/超高压液相色谱检测水样中的微量四环素

建立了一种超高压液相色谱(UPLC)快速测定环境水样中8种痕量四环素的方法.利用稀土金属镧作为螯合试剂与水样中的四环素形成疏水性螯合物.温度驱动[Bmim]PF6分散萃取富集目标物,采用超高压液相色谱进行分离,紫外检测器检测,并对实验条件进行了优化.在最佳条件下,8种四环素在一定质量浓度范围内呈良好线性,r2均大于0....     

高效液相色谱法同时检测蜂蜜中的5类抗生素残留

建立了蜂蜜中氯霉素类、硝基咪唑类、喹诺酮类、磺胺类、四环素类5类共15种抗生素残留同时检测的高效液相色谱分析方法.蜂蜜经pH 2.0的磷酸水溶液溶解后直接用PCX固相萃取小柱净化富集,以乙腈-磷酸溶液(pH 2.5)作流动相,梯度洗脱,紫外检测器在274、315 nm波长下进行检测.15种抗生素在0.2 ～20.0 m...