Aristolochene

Last updated
Aristolochene
Aristolochene.png
Names
IUPAC name
7α-Eremophila-9,11-diene
Systematic IUPAC name
(4S,4aR,6S)-4,4a-Dimethyl-6-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7-octahydronaphthalene
Other names
(+)-Aristolochene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C15H24/c1-11(2)13-8-9-14-7-5-6-12(3)15(14,4)10-13/h9,12-13H,1,5-8,10H2,2-4H3/t12-,13-,15+/m0/s1 Yes check.svgY
    Key: YONHOSLUBQJXPR-KCQAQPDRSA-N Yes check.svgY
  • InChI=1/C15H24/c1-11(2)13-8-9-14-7-5-6-12(3)15(14,4)10-13/h9,12-13H,1,5-8,10H2,2-4H3/t12-,13-,15+/m0/s1
    Key: YONHOSLUBQJXPR-KCQAQPDRBL
  • C[C@H]1CCCC2=CC[C@@H](C[C@]12C)C(=C)C
Properties
C15H24
Molar mass 204.357 g·mol−1
Density 0.894 g/mL
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
X mark.svgN  verify  (what is  Yes check.svgYX mark.svgN ?)

Aristolochene is a bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi, most notably the cheese mold Penicillium roqueforti . It is biosynthesized from farnesyl pyrophosphate by the enzyme aristolochene synthase and serves as the parent hydrocarbon for a variety of fungal toxins. [1]

Contents

Discovery

Aristolochene was first isolated and structurally characterized in 1969 from the roots of Aristolochia indica by Govindachari, Mohamed, and Parthasarathy. [2] However, this discovery involved the (−)-enantiomeric form, not the bioactive (+)-enantiomer characteristic of fungal biosynthetic pathways. The (+)-enantiomer was later identified and experimentally confirmed in Penicillium roqueforti through studies centered around aristolochene synthase activity and the ari1 locus which encodes the enzyme. [3] [4]

Aristolochene Enantiomers (+) & (-) Aristolochene Enantiomers.png
Aristolochene Enantiomers

Applications

Aristolochene is primarily recognized as the precursor to PR toxin, a mycotoxin produced in large quantities by Penicillium roqueforti. PR toxin has been implicated in incidents of mycotoxicoses resulting from consumption of contaminated grains; [5] moreover, strains of Penicillium roqueforti are frequently used in commercial blue cheese production. Common blue cheese products include, Roquefort, Danish Blue, Stilton cheese, and Gorgonzola.

In addition to PR toxin, aristolochene is a biosynthetic precursor to eremofortins (A-C), a group of metabolites that function as canonical upstream intermediates in the PR toxin biosynthetic pathway. [6] [7] [8] [9] Variation in their expression can influence host-organism metabolism and modulate interactions with the surrounding environment. [10]

The influence of aristolochene on fungal metabolic regulation is an evolving area of research. Its role as an upstream precursor has relevance towards food safety, natural product chemistry, and pharmaceutical development.

Biosynthesis and Enzymatic Mechanism

The natural biosynthetic pathway of aristolochene in Penicillium roqueforti begins with farnesyl pyrophosphate, a 15-C substrate. Aristolochene synthase catalyzes two sequential cyclization steps in this reaction and is considered the rate-limiting enzyme in both this pathway and the downstream production of PR toxin. The enzyme active site of aristolochene synthase features highly conserved aspartate residues which chelate three divalent Mg²⁺ metal ions per reaction. These metal ions serve two key functions: (1) they coordinate with the pyrophosphate moiety of farnesyl pyrophosphate via Lewis acid-base interactions (2) they establish and maintain the necessary electrostatic environment for carbocation formation within the active site. [11] [12]

Enzyme Catalyzed Cyclization of Farnesyl Pyrophosphate to Aristolochene Wikipedia Figures ReUP2.pdf
Enzyme Catalyzed Cyclization of Farnesyl Pyrophosphate to Aristolochene

Upon ionization and loss of the pyrophosphate leaving group, a cationic polyene cyclization reaction is favored and proceeds with configurational inversion at C-15 followed by an intramolecular ring closure to form the 10-membered sesquiterpene hydrocarbon, Germacrene A. [13]

Subsequent protonation of Germacrene A at C-1 of the double bond favors intramolecular electrophilic attack from C-5 of the double bond between C-4 and C-5 onto the C-10 tertiary carbocation to form a dual six-membered ring eudesmane cation. After this stereoselective cyclization, a series of hydride shifts along with a single 1,2-rearrangement forms the stable enantioselective (+)-aristolochene product. A proposed barbed-arrow mechanism for aristolochene synthase's mechanism is depicted above. [14] [15]

References

  1. ↑ Terpene Biosynthesis Archived February 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , Chem 549, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona
  2. ↑ Govindachari, T. R., P. A. Mohamed, and P. C. Parthasarathy. "Ishwarane and Aristolochene, Two New Sesquiterpene Hydrocarbons from Aristolochia indica." Tetrahedron, vol. 26, 1970, pp. 615–619.
  3. ↑ Hohn, Thomas M., and Ronald D. Plattner. "Purification and Characterization of the Sesquiterpene Cyclase Aristolochene Synthase from Penicillium roqueforti." Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, vol. 272, no. 1, 1989, pp. 137–143.
  4. ↑ Proctor RH, Hohn TM (February 1993). "Aristolochene synthase. Isolation, characterization, and bacterial expression of a sesquiterpenoid biosynthetic gene (Ari1) from Penicillium roqueforti". J. Biol. Chem. 268 (6): 4543–8. doi: 10.1016/S0021-9258(18)53644-9 . PMID   8440737.
  5. ↑ Chen FC, Chen CF, Wei RD (1982). "Acute toxicity of PR toxin, a mycotoxin from Penicillium roqueforti". Toxicon. 20 (2): 433–41. Bibcode:1982Txcn...20..433C. doi:10.1016/0041-0101(82)90006-X. PMID   7080052.
  6. ↑ Moreau, Serge; Cacan, Monique; Lablache-Combier, Alain (1997). "Eremofortin C, a new metabolite obtained from Penicillium roqueforti cultures and from biotransformation of PR toxin". J. Org. Chem. 42 (15): 2632–2634. doi:10.1021/jo00435a023. PMID   874620.
  7. ↑ Hidalgo, Pedro I. (2014). "Molecular characterization of the PR-toxin gene cluster in Penicillium roqueforti and Penicillium chrysogenum: Cross talk of secondary metabolite pathways". Fungal Genetics and Biology. 56: 69–78. doi:10.1016/j.fgb.2013.10.009.
  8. ↑ Riclea, R. and Dickschat, J.S. (2015), Identification of Intermediates in the Biosynthesis of PR Toxin by Penicillium roqueforti. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 54: 12167-12170. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201506128
  9. ↑ Dubey, Manish K., et al. "PR toxin–biosynthesis, genetic regulation, toxicological potential, prevention and control measures: overview and challenges." Frontiers in Pharmacology 9 (2018): 288.
  10. ↑ Rojas-Aedo, J. F., Gil-Durán, C., Goity, A., Vaca, I., Levicán, G., Larrondo, L. F., & Chávez, R. (2018). The developmental regulator Pcz1 affects the production of secondary metabolites in the filamentous fungus Penicillium roqueforti. Microbiological Research, 212–213, 67–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2018.05.005
  11. ↑ Chen, Mengbin, et al. "Probing the role of active site water in the sesquiterpene cyclization reaction catalyzed by aristolochene synthase." Biochemistry 55.20 (2016): 2864-2874.
  12. ↑ Felicetti, B., & Cane, D. E. (2004). Aristolochene Synthase: Mechanistic Analysis of Active Site Residues by Site-Directed Mutagenesis. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126(23), 7212–7221. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0499593
  13. ↑ Miller, D. J., Yu, F., & Allemann, R. K. (2007). Demonstration of Germacrene A as an Intermediate in 5-Epi-aristolochene Synthase Catalysis. Chemical Communications, (24), 2387–2389. doi:10.1039/B702937J
  14. ↑ Cane, D. E. (1985). Isoprenoid biosynthesis: Stereochemistry of the cyclization of allylic pyrophosphates. Accounts of Chemical Research, 18(7), 220–226.
  15. ↑ Cane, D. E., Prabhakaran, P. C., Salaski, E. J., Harrison, P. H. M., Noguchi, H., & Rawlings, B. J. (1989). Aristolochene biosynthesis and enzymatic cyclization of farnesyl pyrophosphate. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 111(16), 6292-6293. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00206a022
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.