Serine Hydrolase-Catalyzed Polyol Lipids are Necessary for Rodlet Layer Formation on the Cell Wall of Entomopathogenic Fungi
Dekun Kong,
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He Qian,
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Dongmei Lin
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et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 30, 2025
Some
key
secondary
metabolism
genes
are
important
for
driving
the
infection
process
of
entomopathogenic
fungi;
however,
their
chemical
substance
basis
has
not
been
well
investigated.
Here,
mixtures
polyol
lipids
discovered,
which
synthesized
through
iterative
chain
transfer-esterification-hydrolysis
cycles
catalyzed
by
serine
hydrolase
during
release
online
highly
reducing
polyketide
intermediates.
Importantly,
an
in
vivo
gene
knockout
experiment
revealed
that
synthesis
is
necessary
rodlet
layer
formation
on
cell
wall
Beauveria
bassiana.
Our
work
uncovers
unexpected
way
and
illuminates
a
new
perspective
part
significant
physiological
processes
fungi.
Language: Английский
Comparing total chemical synthesis and total biosynthesis routes to fungal specialized metabolites
Natural Product Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Here
we
compare
chemical
and
biological
total
syntheses
to
the
same
metabolites.
Language: Английский
Antibiofilm and cytotoxic metabolites from the entomopathogenic fungus Samsoniella aurantia
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
21, P. 327 - 339
Published: Feb. 11, 2025
During
the
course
of
our
studies
on
secondary
metabolism
rare,
hitherto
untapped
Thai
insect-associated
fungi,
ethyl
acetate
(EtOAc)
extract
derived
from
solid-state
cultivation
Samsoniella
aurantia
rice
afforded
one
previously
undescribed
tetramic
acid
derivative,
farinosone
D
(
1
),
along
with
known
2-pyridones,
farinosones
A
2
)
and
B
3
cyclodepsipeptides
beauvericins
A–C
4
–
6
).
All
isolated
compounds
were
assessed
for
their
antimicrobial
cytotoxic
activities
while
selected
biofilm
inhibitory
activity
assay.
Farinosone
showed
significant
IC
50
values
in
low
micromolar
to
nanomolar
range
against
several
mammalian
cell
lines.
On
other
hand,
which
lacked
potent
effects,
revealed
antibiofilm
activity,
inhibiting
approximately
70%
Staphylococcus
aureus
biofilms
at
concentrations
as
3.9
µg/mL.
Language: Английский
Arcopilins: A New Family of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Disruptors from the Soil Fungus Arcopilus navicularis
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
67(17), P. 15029 - 15040
Published: Aug. 14, 2024
Biofilms
represent
a
key
challenge
in
the
treatment
of
microbial
infections;
for
instance,
Staphylococcus
aureus
causes
chronic
or
fatal
infections
by
forming
biofilms
on
medical
devices.
Herein,
fungus
Arcopilus
navicularis
was
found
to
produce
novel
family
PKS-NRPS
metabolites
that
are
able
disrupt
preformed
S.
aureus.
Arcopilins
A–F
(1–6),
tetramic
acids,
and
arcopilin
G
(7),
2-pyridone,
were
elucidated
using
HR-ESI-MS
one-dimensional
(1D)
two-dimensional
(2D)
nuclear
magnetic
resonance
(NMR)
spectroscopy.
Their
absolute
configuration
established
synthesis
MPTA-esters
2,
analysis
1H–1H
coupling
constants,
ROESY
correlations,
along
with
comparison
crystal
structure
7.
Arcopilin
A
(1)
not
only
effectively
disrupts
but
also
potentiates
activity
gentamicin
vancomycin
up
115-
31-fold
times,
respectively.
Our
findings
demonstrate
potential
application
arcopilins
conjugated
caused
antibiotics
unable
biofilms.
Language: Английский