CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH
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2025
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Wei Wang,Jiarong Zhu,Yizhou Wang,Liangkun Long,Qunying Lin,Jing Wang,Shaojun Ding
Two new ɑ -galactosidases PpAgl27B and PpAgl27C from Penicillium parvum 4–14 were functionally investigated in this study. Based on the analysis of catalytic domain and phylogenetic tree, PpAgl27B (435 aa) and PpAgl27C (543 aa) belong to glycoside hydrolase (GH) 27 family. After expression in Pichia pastoris , the recombinant PpAgl27B and PpAgl27C showed the highest activities at pH 3.5 and 65 °C, or 4.0 and 45 °C, respectively. Using p -nitrophenyl- α - d -galactopyranoside ( p NPGal) as substrate, the Michaelis constant were 0.90 mM for PpAgl27B and 2.54 mM for PpAgl27C. PpAgl27C had a low catalytic activity toward p NPGal and negligible activities on various natural substrates. Differently, PpAgl27B efficiently released galactose from the artificial substrate, raffinose family oligosaccharides, or galactomannans. Hydrolysis of corn bran arabinoxylan (CBAX) 1 or 2 were conducted by PpAgl27B alone or in combination with the enzyme blend E_CBAX1. PpAgl27B released a small amount of galactose (1.7–3.0 mg/g) from the both substrates. Compared with the individual enzymes, the liberations of galactose, xylose and arabinose from the substrates were significantly enhanced by combing PpAgl27B and E_CBAX1. The degrees of synergy of the enzyme combination for the saccharification of CBAX1 or CBAX2 were 1.20 and 1.13, respectively. PpAgl27B showed promising potential for the valorization of galactose-rich feedstocks as well as CBAX.
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Frontiers in Marine Science
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2022
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IF 5.247
Chen Shanji,Tian Danmei,Wei Jihua,Li Cong,Ma Yihan,Gou Xiaoshuang,Shen Yiran,Chen Mei,Zhang Sihao,Li Jia,Wu Bin,Tang Jinshan
Two new citrinin dimers bearing a 6,6-spiroketal moiety (1 and 2) and four known analogues (3–6), together with 18 known citrinin monomers (7–24), were isolated from the culture of hydrothermal vent-associated fungus Penicillium citrinum Y34. Their structures were identified by extensive spectroscopic analyses, 13C NMR calculation in combination with DP4+, linear correlation coefficient (R2), and mean absolute error (MAE) values analyses, and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculation. The α-glucosidase and ATP-citrate lyase (ACL) inhibitory activities of isolated compounds were evaluated. Compounds 1, 3, and 12 displayed moderate α-glucosidase inhibitory activities with IC50 values of 239.8, 176.2, and 424.4 μM, respectively. Enzyme kinetics investigations of 1 and 3 suggested their non-competitive inhibition of α-glucosidase with Ki values of 204.3 and 212.7 μM, respectively. Meanwhile, compound 4 showed significant ACL inhibitory potential with an IC50 value of 17.4 μM. Furthermore, the interactions of 1, 3, and 12 with α-glucosidase and 4 with ACL were investigated by molecular docking assay. This study demonstrates that citrinins, especially for their dimers, could be potential lead compounds for the development of new agents for the treatment of metabolic diseases.
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药理学
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代谢疾病研究
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ARCHIVES OF PHARMACAL RESEARCH
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2016
·Vol. 39
·期 6
·762-770
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IF 2.49
Wang Nan,Cui Cheng-Bin,Li Chang-Wei
A novel cyclic dipeptide, named penicimutide ( 1 ), and four known cyclic dipeptides, cyclo( l -Val- l -Pro) ( 2 ), cyclo( l -Ile- l -Pro) ( 3 ), cyclo( l -Leu- l -Pro) ( 4 ) and cyclo( l -Phe- l -Pro) ( 5 ), were isolated from a neomycin-resistant mutant of the marine-derived fungus Penicillium
purpurogenum G59. The structure of 1 , including the absolute configuration, was determined by spectroscopic and chemical methods, especially NMR and Marfey’s analysis. An unusual amino acid in 1 , 4,5-didehydro- l -leucine, was found for the first time occurring in nature. HPLC–ESI–MS analysis evidenced that 1 – 3 were produced only in the mutant strain, but 4 and 5 were produced in both the mutant and parental strains, indicating that the introduction of neomycin-resistance in the mutant activated pathways of 1 – 3 biosynthesis that were silent in the parental strain. Compound 1 selectively inhibited HeLa cells (among five tested human cancer cell lines) with an inhibition rate (IR %) of 39.4 % at 100 µg/mL, a similar inhibition intensity to that of the positive control 5-fluorouracil (IR % of 41.4 % at 100 µg/mL against HeLa cells). The present work exemplifies the effectiveness of our previous DMSO-mediated method for introducing drug-resistance in fungi to activate silent biosynthetic pathways to obtain new bioactive compounds.
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BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
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2018
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IF 5.807
Jian Du,Xiu Zhang,Xuezhi Li,Jian Zhao,Guodong Liu,Baoyu Gao,Yinbo Qu
Commercial cellulase preparations for lignocellulose bioconversion are mainly produced by the fungus Trichoderma reesei . The maximum cellulose conversion of T. reesei cellulase mixture was 15%–20% higher than that of Penicillium oxalicum in the hydrolysis of corncob residue and Avicel. Nevertheless, both preparations hydrolyzed more than 92% of cellulose in NaOH-mercerized Avicel. When added to Avicel hydrolysis residue that was less reactive to P. oxalicum cellulases, cellobiohydrolase I (CBH I) from T. reesei resulted in a higher cellulose conversion than its homologous proteins from P. oxalicum and Aspergillus niger at the same protein loadings. Further domain exchange experiment attributed the high hydrolytic efficiency of T. reesei CBH I to its inter-domain linker and cellulose-binding domain. The results in part explained the superior performance of T. reesei cellulases on the degradation of native crystalline cellulose, and highlighted the important role of cellulose-binding region in determining the degree of hydrolysis by cellulases.
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CHEMISTRY & BIODIVERSITY
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2025
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IF 2.5
Ya-Shuai Kang,Hao-Wen Zhu,Xue Zhao,Hao Ma,Yu Yang,Rui Xu,Fu-Yao Luo,Er-Wei Li,Qian Luo,You-Zhi Zhang,Chang-Wei Li
A total of 46 endophytic fungi were isolated from Huperzia serrata and then cultured in a standard liquid medium and PDB medium. Cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity assays revealed that seven crude extracts exhibited significant inhibitory effects on MCF-7 and SH-SY5Y cell lines; four crude extracts effectively inhibited the growth of Candida albicans , and 12 crude extracts demonstrated potent inhibition effects on Staphylococcus aureus . Strains displaying antimicrobial activity or potential for producing novel metabolites were selected for identification. In total, 14 strains representing 7 genera were identified, 5 of which had not been previously documented regarding their secondary metabolites. A fungus, Penicillium panissanguineum SZSS 4-2-2 was preliminarily selected for further chemical investigation. From the fermentation extract of P. panissanguineum SZSS 4-2-2, one new compound ( 1 ), one new natural product ( 2 ), and two known compounds ( 3 and 4 ) were isolated. The structures of these compounds were elucidated through spectral analysis and calculated nuclear magnetic resonance and electronic circular dichroism data. Compound 1 demonstrated a significantly stronger inhibitory effect on lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide (NO) production in RAW 264.7 macrophages, with an IC 50 value of 64.91 µM. By contrast, compounds 2 , 3 , and 4 exhibited only moderate inhibitory effects on NO production. Graphical In this study, a total of 46 endophytic fungi were isolated from H. serrata. Strains displaying antimicrobial activity or potential for producing novel metabolites were selected for identification. And, from the fermentation extract of one endophytic fungus, P. panissanguineum SZSS 4-2-2, one new compound (1), one new natural product (2), and two known compounds (3 and 4) were isolated.
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Marine Drugs
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2015
·Vol. 13
·期 4
·2465-2487
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IF 2.853
Chang-Jing Wu,Le Yi,Cheng-Bin Cui,Chang-Wei Li,Nan Wang,Xiao Han
Introduction of neomycin-resistance into a marine-derived, wild-typePenicillium purpurogenumG59 resulted in activation of silent biosynthetic pathways for the secondary metabolite production. Upon treatment of G59 spores with neomycin and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), a total of 56 mutants were obtained by single colony isolation. The acquired resistance of mutants to neomycin was testified by the resistance test. In contrast to the G59 strain, the EtOAc extracts of 28 mutants inhibited the human cancer K562 cells, indicating that the 28 mutants have acquired the capability to produce bioactive metabolites. HPLC-photodiode array detector (PDAD)-UV and HPLC-electron spray ionization (ESI)-MS analyses further indicated that diverse secondary metabolites have been newly produced in the bioactive mutant extracts. Followed isolation and characterization demonstrated that five bioactive secondary metabolites, curvularin (1), citrinin (2), penicitrinone A (3),erythro-23-O-methylneocyclocitrinol (4) and 22E-7α-methoxy-5α,6α-epoxyergosta-8(14),22-dien-3β-ol (5), were newly produced by a mutant, 4-30, compared to the G59 strain. All1–5were also not yet found in the secondary metabolites of other wild typeP. purpurogenumstrains. Compounds1–5inhibited human cancer K562, HL-60, HeLa and BGC-823 cells to varying extents. Both present bioassays and chemical investigations demonstrated that the introduction of neomycin-resistance into the marine-derived fungal G59 strain could activate silent secondary metabolite production. The present work not only extended the previous DMSO-mediated method for introducing drug-resistance in fungi both in DMSO concentrations and antibiotics, but also additionally exemplified effectiveness of this method for activating silent fungal secondary metabolites. This method could be applied to other fungal isolates to elicit their metabolic potentials to investigate secondary metabolites from silent biosynthetic pathways.Keywords:Penicillium purpurogenumG59;marine-derived fungus;neomycin resistance;DMSO;antitumor activity;fungal metabolite production
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MicrobiologyOpen
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2017
·Vol. 6
·期 4
·e00485
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IF 2.747
Xin Feng,Jian Xu,Yu Liang,Guo-Li Chen,Xian-Wei Fan,You-Zhi Li
Graphical Our work not only provides the potential protein biomarkers indicating the Cu pollution, target metabolic steps for engineering the Cu-tolerant fungi during bioremediation, but also presents clues for insight into heavy metal tolerance mechanisms of other eukaryotes. Filamentous fungi-copper (Cu) interactions are very important in the formation of natural ecosystems and the bioremediation of heavy metal pollution. However, important issues at the proteome level remain unclear. We compared six proteomes from Cu-resistant wild-type (WT) Penicillium janthinellum strain GXCR and a Cu-sensitive mutant (EC-6) under 0, 0.5, and 3 mmol/L Cu treatments using iTRAQ. A total of 495 known proteins were identified, and the following conclusions were drawn from the results: Cu tolerance depends on ATP generation and supply, which is relevant to glycolysis pathway activity; oxidative phosphorylation, the TCA cycle, gluconeogenesis, fatty acid synthesis, and metabolism are also affected by Cu; high Cu sensitivity is primarily due to an ATP energy deficit; among ATP generation pathways, Cu-sensitive and Cu-insensitive metabolic steps exist; gluconeogenesis pathway is crucial to the survival of fungi in Cu-containing and sugar-scarce environments; fungi change their proteomes via two routes (from ATP, ATP-dependent RNA helicases (ADRHs), and ribosome biogenesis to proteasomes and from ATP, ADRHs to spliceosomes and/or stress-adapted RNA degradosomes) to cope with changes in Cu concentrations; and unique routes exist through which fungi respond to high environmental Cu. Further, a general diagram of Cu-responsive paths and a model theory of high Cu are proposed at the proteome level. Our work not only provides the potential protein biomarkers that indicate Cu pollution and targets metabolic steps for engineering Cu-tolerant fungi during bioremediation but also presents clues for further insight into the heavy metal tolerance mechanisms of other eukaryotes.
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Marine Drugs
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2012
·Vol. 10
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·1266-1287
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Shi-Ming Fang,Cheng-Bin Cui,Chang-Wei Li,Chang-Jing Wu,Zhi-Jun Zhang,Li Li,Xiao-Jun Huang,Wen-Cai Ye
Two new drimenyl cyclohexenone derivatives, named purpurogemutantin (1) and purpurogemutantidin (2), and the known macrophorin A (3) were isolated from a bioactive mutant BD-1-6 obtained by random diethyl sulfate (DES) mutagenesis of a marine-derivedPenicillium purpurogenumG59. Structures and absolute configurations of1and2were determined by extensive spectroscopic methods, especially 2D NMR and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) analysis. Possible biosynthetic pathways for1–3were also proposed and discussed. Compounds1and2significantly inhibited human cancer K562, HL-60, HeLa, BGC-823 and MCF-7 cells, and compound3also inhibited the K562 and HL-60 cells. Both bioassay and chemical analysis (HPLC, LC-ESIMS) demonstrated that the parent strain G59 did not produce1–3, and that DES-induced mutation(s) in the mutant BD-1-6 activated some silent biosynthetic pathways in the parent strain G59, including one set for1–3production.Keywords:purpurogemutantin;purpurogemutantidin;sesquiterpene;meroterpenoid;structure determination;antitumor activity;Penicillium purpurogenum;marine-derived fungus;DES mutagenesis
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CHEMISTRY & BIODIVERSITY
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2021
·Vol. 18
·期 7
·e2100229
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IF 2.408
Wenjuan Ding,Fangfang Wang,Qingwen Li,Yaxin Xue,Zhitong Dong,Danmei Tian,Mei Chen,Youwei Zhang,Kui Hong,Jinshan Tang
Marine derived fungus has gained increasing ground in the discovery of novel lead compounds with potent biological activities including anti-inflammation. Here, we first report the characterization of one new sorbicillinoid ( 1 ) and fourteen known compounds ( 2 – 15 ) from the ethyl acetate (AcOEt) extract of a cultured mangrove derived fungus Penicillium sp. DM815 by UV, IR, HR ESI-Q-TOF MS, and NMR spectra. We then evaluated the anti-inflammatory effects of eleven sorbicillinoids ( 1 – 11 ) using cultured macrophage RAW264.7 cells. The results show that compound 9 , and to a lesser degree compound 5 , significantly inhibited the Gram-negative bacteria lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced upregulation of the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). Consistently, compounds 5 and 9 significantly reduced the level of nitric oxide (NO), the product of iNOS, induced by LPS. We further show that these two compounds dose-dependently inhibited LPS-triggered iNOS expression and NO production, but had no effect on proliferation of RAW264.7 cells in the presence of LPS. In conclusion, our study identifies novel and known sorbicillinoids as potent anti-inflammatory agents, holding the promise of developing novel anti-inflammation treatment in the future.
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Biotechnology Journal
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2019
·Vol. 14
·期 7
·1800643
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IF 3.543
Liwei Gao,Shiying Li,Yanning Xu,Chengqiang Xia,Jiadi Xu,Jun Liu,Yuqi Qin,Xin Song,Guodong Liu,Yinbo Qu
α- l -Arabinofuranosidases are important in the degradation of plant polysaccharides and are used in several industrial processes. Although the use of filamentous fungi for the production of α- l -arabinofuranosidases is widely reported, there are few reports on strain engineering for enhanced production of these enzymes by fungi. In this study, the function of transcription factor AraR in l -arabinose release and catabolism by the fungus Penicillium oxalicum ( P. oxalicum ) is investigated. Also, a mutant of AraR, AraR A731V , is constructed to improve the production of α- l -arabinofuranosidases on the basis of the sequence homology between AraR and the xylanolytic gene activator XlnR. The AraR A731V -overexpressing strain can synthesize α- l -arabinofuranosidase in the absence of an inducer and shows a 54.1-fold increase in α- l -arabinofuranosidase production and a 7.4-fold increase in α-galactosidase production in the medium containing wheat bran. Determination of the transcript abundances of lignocellulolytic enzyme genes reveals significant upregulation of multiple α- l -arabinofuranosidase genes and downregulation of some cellulolytic and xylanolytic enzyme genes in the engineered strain relative to its parent. Taken together, the results suggest the conserved regulatory function of AraR in the family Trichocomaceae and provide a strategy for engineering fungal strains for enhanced α- l -arabinofuranosidase production. Graphical α- l -Arabinofuranosidases are important in plant cell-wall degradation and are used in many industries. In this study, it is shown that a point mutation of transcription factor AraR could increase α- l -arabinofuranosidase production by 54.1-fold in the fungus Penicillium oxalicum .
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Fungal Biology
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2022
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IF 2.91
Long Guo,Xiaoxue Mao,Yi Li,Zhiqin Zhou
Citrus is susceptible to Penicillium digitatum ( P. digitatum ) infection in post-harvest storage, resulting in enormous economic losses. This study aimed to investigate the antifungal activity and potential mechanism of the combination of Polymethoxylated flavones (PMFs) and citral (two natural antifungal components derived from citrus) against P. digitatum in vitro and citrus fruit. The results show that PMFs can enhance the antifungal activity of citral nanoemulsion, and PMFs-loaded citral nanoemulsion (PCT) has significant antifungal activity in a concentration-dependent manner. PCT can evidently inhibit spore germination and mycelial growth in vitro , and effectively control the growth of green mold on postharvest citrus fruit. Furthermore, PCT treatment resulted in the alteration of mycelia morphology, accumulation of reactive oxygen species, and membrane lipid peroxidation. These changes can disrupt the normal structure and function of the cell membrane, as evidenced by the reduction of total lipid and ergosterol content in the mycelia and the stronger red fluorescence of the cells emitted after PI staining. Based on the above results, we infer that PCT has a strong inhibitory effect on P. digitatum , and its potential mechanism is related to the destruction of the cell membrane. Therefore, PCT can be considered as a botanical fungicide for citrus preservation.
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JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
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2025
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IF 3.5
Gang Wang,Ping Ma,Shiru Mo,Wendong Liu,Ting Chen,Zhibing Huang,Jianhua Xie
BACKGROUND Microbial exopolysaccharides represent a significant source of polysaccharides, with their production unconstrained by temporal or spatial limitations. Penicillium , a filamentous fungus widely recognized for its medicinal food applications, is known to produce exopolysaccharides that exhibit cancer-inhibitory properties. RESULTS In the present study, exopolysaccharides from Penicillium EF-2 (EPS) were extracted and structurally characterized using ion chromatograph, infrared spectroscopy and NMR. The in vitro antioxidant and immunomodulatory activities were also investigated. EPS has a molecular weight of 111.47 kDa, is primarily composed of mannose, glucose and galactose, possesses a crystalline region, and exhibits excellent thermal properties. In free radical scavenging assays, EPS demonstrated robust in vitro antioxidant activity. Furthermore, EPS activated the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway, enhancing the immunomodulatory capacity of macrophages. CONCLUSION EPS has excellent antioxidant and biological activities. The present study provides a theoretical basis for the utilization of EPS and offers new ideas for active sources of Penicillium fermented foods. © 2025 Society of Chemical Industry.
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