2-Hydroxytyrosol(2-HT),originally reported as a synthetic compound,was isolated for the first time as a fungal metabolite.2-HT was found to inhibit mushroom tyrosinase with an IC_(50) value of 13.0 mmol/***,2-HT dose-...
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2-Hydroxytyrosol(2-HT),originally reported as a synthetic compound,was isolated for the first time as a fungal metabolite.2-HT was found to inhibit mushroom tyrosinase with an IC_(50) value of 13.0 mmol/***,2-HT dose-dependently inhibited tyrosinase activity(IC_(50),32.5 mmol/L)in the cell-free extract of B16 melanoma cells andα-melanocyte stimulating hormone(α-MSH)-stimulated melanin formation in intact B16 melanoma cells.
Monapinones A(1)to E(5),half parts of dinapinones,were produced by fermentation of Talaromyces pinophilus FKI-3864 in seawater-containing medium and have a common dihydronaphthopyranone skeleton with a different long ...
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Monapinones A(1)to E(5),half parts of dinapinones,were produced by fermentation of Talaromyces pinophilus FKI-3864 in seawater-containing medium and have a common dihydronaphthopyranone skeleton with a different long alkyl *** relative stereochemistries of 3–5 were elucidated by various NMR experiments including analysis of 1 H NMR coupling constants,ROESY and the dihedral *** absolute stereochemistries of 3–5 at C-3 were determined by the circular dichroism spectra in comparison to the data of(R)-and(S)-semivioxanthins(6 and 7).Accordingly,total absolute stereochemistries of 3–5 were concluded to be 3S,13R,15R,17R,19R,3S,13R,15R,17R and 3S,13R,15R,respectively.
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva(FOP)is a rare autosomal dominant congenital disorder characterized by progressive heterotopic ossification in muscle tissues.A constitutively activated mutation of a bone morphoge...
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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva(FOP)is a rare autosomal dominant congenital disorder characterized by progressive heterotopic ossification in muscle tissues.A constitutively activated mutation of a bone morphogenetic protein(BMP)receptor,ALK2,has been identified in patients with *** report here that four structurally related compounds,lucilactaene,hydroxylucilactaene,NG-391 and NG-393,produced by fungal strain Fusarium sp.B88,inhibit BMP signaling in *** phosphatase activity,a marker enzyme of osteoblastic differentiation,was decreased in C2C12 myoblasts stably expressing mutant ALK2 by treatment with those compounds with IC_(50) values of 5.7,6.8,6.9 and 6.1 mM,***,NG-391 and NG-393 inhibited BMP-specific luciferase reporter activity,which is directly regulated by transcription factor Smads,with IC50 values of 1.4 and 2.1 mM,*** findings suggest that these fungal metabolites may provide a new direction in the development of FOP therapeutics.
Invasive infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes emm89 strains has been increasing in several countries linked to a recently emergent clade of emm89 strains,designated clade *** Japan,the features of emm89 *** stra...
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Invasive infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes emm89 strains has been increasing in several countries linked to a recently emergent clade of emm89 strains,designated clade *** Japan,the features of emm89 *** strains,such as clade classification,remains *** this study,we collected emm89 strains isolated from both streptococcal toxic shock syndrome(STSS)(89 STSS isolates)and noninvasive infections(72 non-STSS isolates)in Japan from 2011 to 2019,and conducted wholegenome sequencing and comparative analysis,which resulted in classification of a large majority into clade 3 regardless of disease *** addition,invasive disease-associated factors were found among emm89 strains,including mutations of control of virulence sensor,and absence of the hylP1 gene encoding *** findings provide new insights into genetic features of emm89 strains.
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