Identification and quantification of 5-hydroxypipecolic acid and 4-hydroxyproline in mammalian brain and blood by selected ion monitoring

Miyata, Takeshi; Okano, Yoshiro; Nagata-Tanoue, Junko; Ijima-Miyamura, Sae; Iwamura, Hajime; Takahama, Kazuo; Hitoshi, Taizo

doi:10.1016/0003-2697(87)90228-4

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“…For instance, 4-hydroxy-, 5-hydroxy-, and 4,5-dihydroxypipecolic acids have been found in various members of the plant family (1)(2)(3)(4). Likewise, 5-hydroxypipecolic acid was found to be present in mammalian brain and blood (5). HyPips are also components of some peptide antibiotics, terpenoids, and alkaloids, for example, trans-3-hydroxy-L-pipecolic acid (trans-3-L-HyPip) in GE81112 (6), cis-3-hydroxy-L-pipecolic acid (cis-3-L-HyPip) in tetrazomine (7), trans-4-hydroxy-L-pipecolic acid (trans-4-L-HyPip) in ulleungamides (8) and damipipecolin (9), and cis-4-hydroxy-L-pipecolic acid (cis-4-L-HyPip) in halichonadins (10).…”

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Novel Enzyme Family Found in Filamentous Fungi Catalyzing trans -4-Hydroxylation of l -Pipecolic Acid

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Mori

Miyake

et al. 2016

Appl Environ Microbiol

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Hydroxypipecolic acids are bioactive compounds widely distributed in nature and are valuable building blocks for the organic synthesis of pharmaceuticals. We have found a novel hydroxylating enzyme with activity toward L-pipecolic acid (L-Pip) in a filamentous fungus, Fusarium oxysporum c8D. The enzyme L-Pip trans-4-hydroxylase (Pip4H) of F. oxysporum (FoPip4H) belongs to the Fe(II)/␣-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase superfamily, catalyzes the regio-and stereoselective hydroxylation of L-Pip, and produces optically pure trans-4-hydroxy-L-pipecolic acid (trans-4-L-HyPip). Amino acid sequence analysis revealed several fungal enzymes homologous with FoPip4H, and five of these also had L-Pip trans-4-hydroxylation activity. In particular, the homologous Pip4H enzyme derived from Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4 (AnPip4H) had a broader substrate specificity spectrum than other homologues and reacted with the L and D forms of various cyclic and aliphatic amino acids. Using FoPip4H as a biocatalyst, a system for the preparative-scale production of chiral trans-4-L-HyPip was successfully developed. Thus, we report a fungal family of L-Pip hydroxylases and the enzymatic preparation of trans-4-L-HyPip, a bioactive compound and a constituent of secondary metabolites with useful physiological activities.H ydroxypipecolic acids (HyPips) are naturally occurring sixmembered heterocyclic hydroxy amino acids that are widely distributed in nature. For instance, 4-hydroxy-, 5-hydroxy-, and 4,5-dihydroxypipecolic acids have been found in various members of the plant family (1-4). Likewise, 5-hydroxypipecolic acid was found to be present in mammalian brain and blood (5). HyPips are also components of some peptide antibiotics, terpenoids, and alkaloids, for example, Thus, the enzymatic hydroxylation of L-Pip was achieved as a side reaction of L-proline hydroxylase. To date, specific L-Piphydroxylating enzymes have not been reported, despite the fact that HyPips are important metabolites found in plants and mammals. In the present study, we identified and characterized L-Pip hydroxylases broadly conserved in some filamentous fungi. We found that the newly discovered L-Pip hydroxylases were particularly suitable biocatalysts for the asymmetric hydroxylation of cyclic amino acids, such as pipecolic acids and prolines. Moreover, the widespread distribution of genes encoding L-Pip hydroxylases indicates some important physiological roles of fungal secondary metabolites related to trans-4-L-HyPip. MATERIALS AND METHODSStrains and culture. Microorganisms isolated from soil and plant samples were cultured in GP medium comprised of 0.15% (wt/vol) KH 2 PO 4 , 0.05% (wt/vol) K 2 HPO 4 , 0.1% (wt/vol) NH 4 Cl, 0.03% (wt/vol) MgSO 4 ·7H 2 O, 0.01% (wt/vol) yeast extract, 0.025% (wt/vol) glucose, and 0.1% (wt/vol) L-Pip (pH 7.0) and grown at 28°C with shaking. Escherichia coli JM109 and Rosetta2(DE3) (Novagen, WI, USA) were used as host strains for the overexpression of the recombinant enzymes and cultured at 28°C in LB medium, comprised of 1% (wt/v...

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