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A Phenylpyruvic Acid Reductase Is Required for Biosynthesis of Tropane Alkaloids
Qiu, Fei,Yang, Chunxian,Yuan, Lina,Xiang, Dan,Lan, Xiaozhong,Chen, Min,Liao, Zhihua
supporting information, p. 7807 - 7810 (2019/01/04)
Solanaceous medicinal plants produce tropane alkaloids (TAs). We discovered a novel gene from Atropa belladonna, AbPPAR, which encodes a phenylpyruvic acid reductase required for TA biosynthesis. AbPPAR was specifically expressed in root pericycles and endodermis. AbPPAR was shown to catalyze reduction of phenylpyruvic acid to phenyllactic acid, a precursor of TAs. Suppression of AbPPAR disrupted TA biosynthesis through reduction of phenyllactic acid levels. In summary, we identified a novel enzyme involved in TA biosynthesis.
Latifolicinin A from a Fermented Soymilk Product and the Structure-Activity Relationship of Synthetic Analogues as Inhibitors of Breast Cancer Cell Growth
Ke, Yi-Yu,Tsai, Chen-Hsuan,Yu, Hui-Ming,Jao, Yu-Chen,Fang, Jim-Min,Wong, Chi-Huey
, p. 9715 - 9721 (2015/11/24)
The functional components in soymilk may vary depending upon the fermentation process. A fermented soymilk product (FSP) obtained by incubation with the microorganisms of intestinal microflora was found to reduce the risk of breast cancer. Guided by the inhibitory activities against breast cancer cells, two cytotoxic compounds, daidzein and (S)-latifolicinin A, were isolated from the FSP by repetitive extraction and chromatography. Latifolicinin A is the n-butyl ester of β-(4-hydroxyphenyl)lactic acid (HPLA). A series of the ester and amide derivatives of (S)-HPLA and l-tyrosine were synthesized for evaluation of their cytotoxic activities. In comparison, (S)-HPLA derivatives exhibited equal or superior inhibitory activities to their l-tyrosine counterparts, and (S)-HPLA amides showed better cytotoxic activities than their corresponding esters. In particular, (S)-HPLA farnesyl amide was active to triple-negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells (IC50 = 27 μM) and 10-fold less toxic to Detroit-551 normal cells.
pH-Dependent Chemoselective Synthesis of α-Amino Acids. Reductive Amination of α-Keto Acids with Ammonia Catalyzed by Acid-Stable Iridium Hydride Complexes in Water
Ogo, Seiji,Uehara, Keiji,Abura, Tsutomu,Fukuzumi, Shunichi
, p. 3020 - 3021 (2007/10/03)
An acid-stable hydride complex [Cp*IrIII(bpy)H]+ {1, Cp* = η5-C5Me5, bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine} serves as the active catalyst for the highly chemoselective synthesis of α-amino acids by reductive aminatio
