TY - JOUR A1 - Mühlberg, Eric A1 - Umstätter, Florian A1 - Domhan, Cornelius A1 - Hertlein, Tobias A1 - Ohlsen, Knut A1 - Krause, Andreas A1 - Kleist, Christian A1 - Beijer, Barbro A1 - Zimmermann, Stefan A1 - Haberkorn, Uwe A1 - Mier, Walter A1 - Uhl, Philipp T1 - Vancomycin-lipopeptide conjugates with high antimicrobial activity on vancomycin-resistant enterococci JF - Pharmaceuticals N2 - Multidrug-resistant bacteria represent one of the most important health care problems worldwide. While there are numerous drugs available for standard therapy, there are only a few compounds capable of serving as a last resort for severe infections. Therefore, approaches to control multidrug-resistant bacteria must be implemented. Here, a strategy of reactivating the established glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin by structural modification with polycationic peptides and subsequent fatty acid conjugation to overcome the resistance of multidrug-resistant bacteria was followed. This study especially focuses on the structure–activity relationship, depending on the modification site and fatty acid chain length. The synthesized conjugates showed high antimicrobial potential on vancomycin-resistant enterococci. We were able to demonstrate that the antimicrobial activity of the vancomycin-lipopeptide conjugates depends on the chain length of the attached fatty acid. All conjugates showed good cytocompatibility in vitro and in vivo. Radiolabeling enabled the in vivo determination of pharmacokinetics in Wistar rats by molecular imaging and biodistribution studies. An improved biodistribution profile in comparison to unmodified vancomycin was observed. While vancomycin is rapidly excreted by the kidneys, the most potent conjugate shows a hepatobiliary excretion profile. In conclusion, these results demonstrate the potential of the structural modification of already established antibiotics to provide highly active compounds for tackling multidrug-resistant bacteria. KW - antibiotics KW - multidrug-resistant bacteria KW - enterococci KW - vancomycin KW - structural modification KW - fatty acids KW - polycationic peptides Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-205879 SN - 1424-8247 VL - 13 IS - 6 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Haring, Bernhard A1 - Wyler von Ballmoos, Moritz C. A1 - Appel, Lawrence J. A1 - Sacks, Frank M. T1 - Healthy Dietary Interventions and Lipoprotein (a) Plasma Levels: Results from the Omni Heart Trial N2 - Background: Increased lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels are associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Studies of dietary interventions on changes in Lp(a) are sparse. We aimed to compare the effects of three healthy dietary interventions differing in macronutrient content on Lp(a) concentration. Methods: Secondary analysis of a randomized, 3-period crossover feeding study including 155 (89 blacks; 66 whites) individuals. Participants were given DASHtype healthy diets rich in carbohydrates [Carb], in protein [Prot] or in unsaturated fat [Unsat Fat] for 6 weeks each. Plasma Lp(a) concentration was assessed at baseline and after each diet. Results: Compared to baseline, all interventional diets increased mean Lp(a) by 2 to 5 mg/dl. Unsat Fat increased Lp(a) less than Prot with a difference of 1.0 mg/dl (95% CI, -0.5, 2.5; p=0.196) in whites and 3.7 mg/dl (95% CI, 2.4, 5.0; p<0.001) in blacks (p-value between races=0.008); Unsat Fat increased Lp(a) less than Carb with a difference of 20.6 mg/dl, 95% CI, -2.1, 0.9; p=0.441) in whites and 21.5 mg/dl (95% CI, -0.2, -2.8; p=0.021) in blacks (p-value between races=0.354). Prot increased Lp(a) more than Carb with a difference of 0.4 mg/dl (95% CI, -1.1, 1.9; p=0.597) in whites and 2.2 mg/dl (95%CI, 0.9, 3.5; p=0.001) in blacks (p-value between races=0.082). Conclusion: Diets high in unsaturated fat increased Lp(a) levels less than diets rich in carbohydrate or protein with greater changes in blacks than whites. Our results suggest that substitutions with dietary mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids in healthy diets may be preferable over protein or carbohydrates with regards to Lp(a). KW - diet KW - carbohydrates KW - blood plasma KW - heart KW - food consumption KW - cholesterol KW - fatty acids KW - plasma proteins Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-111005 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ute, Hentschel A1 - Reisberg, Eva E. A1 - Hildebrandt, Ulrich A1 - Riederer, Markus T1 - Distinct Phyllosphere Bacterial Communities on Arabidopsis Wax Mutant Leaves JF - PLoS ONE N2 - The phyllosphere of plants is inhabited by diverse microorganisms, however, the factors shaping their community composition are not fully elucidated. The plant cuticle represents the initial contact surface between microorganisms and the plant. We thus aimed to investigate whether mutations in the cuticular wax biosynthesis would affect the diversity of the phyllosphere microbiota. A set of four Arabidopsis thaliana eceriferum mutants (cer1, cer6, cer9, cer16) and their respective wild type (Landsberg erecta) were subjected to an outdoor growth period and analysed towards this purpose. The chemical distinctness of the mutant wax phenotypes was confirmed by gas chromatographic measurements. Next generation amplicon pyrosequencing of the bacterial communities showed distinct community patterns. This observation was supported by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis experiments. Microbial community analyses revealed bacterial phylotypes that were ubiquitously present on all plant lines (termed “core” community) while others were positively or negatively affected by the wax mutant phenotype (termed “plant line-specific“ community). We conclude from this study that plant cuticular wax composition can affect the community composition of phyllosphere bacteria. KW - arabidopsis thaliana KW - bacteria KW - community structure KW - denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis KW - fatty acids KW - leaves KW - plant communities KW - waxes Y1 - 2013 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-96699 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Walther, Rasmus A1 - Krmar, Jovana A1 - Leistner, Adrian A1 - Svrkota, Bojana A1 - Otašević, Biljana A1 - Malenović, Andjelija A1 - Holzgrabe, Ulrike A1 - Protić, Ana T1 - Analytical Quality by Design: achieving robustness of an LC-CAD method for the analysis of non-volatile fatty acids JF - Pharmaceuticals N2 - An alternative to the time-consuming and error-prone pharmacopoeial gas chromatography method for the analysis of fatty acids (FAs) is urgently needed. The objective was therefore to propose a robust liquid chromatography method with charged aerosol detection for the analysis of polysorbate 80 (PS80) and magnesium stearate. FAs with different numbers of carbon atoms in the chain necessitated the use of a gradient method with a Hypersil Gold C\(_{18}\) column and acetonitrile as organic modifier. The risk-based Analytical Quality by Design approach was applied to define the Method Operable Design Region (MODR). Formic acid concentration, initial and final percentages of acetonitrile, gradient elution time, column temperature, and mobile phase flow rate were identified as critical method parameters (CMPs). The initial and final percentages of acetonitrile were fixed while the remaining CMPs were fine-tuned using response surface methodology. Critical method attributes included the baseline separation of adjacent peaks (α-linolenic and myristic acid, and oleic and petroselinic acid) and the retention factor of the last compound eluted, stearic acid. The MODR was calculated by Monte Carlo simulations with a probability equal or greater than 90%. Finally, the column temperature was set at 33 °C, the flow rate was 0.575 mL/min, and acetonitrile linearly increased from 70 to 80% (v/v) within 14.2 min. KW - Analytical Quality by Design KW - fatty acids KW - charged aerosol detector KW - polysorbate 80 KW - magnesium stearate Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-311265 SN - 1424-8247 VL - 16 IS - 4 ER - TY - THES A1 - Weil, Kerstin T1 - 3-(R)-Hydroxysäuren als Produkte selektiven Fettsäureabbaus T1 - -(R)-hydroxy acids as products of a selective degradation of fatty acids N2 - In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden Studien zur selektiven bakteriellen Hydroxylierung von Fettsäuren vorgestellt. Unter Verwendung von Linolsäure als Substrat wurden aus Bodenproben verschiedene Mikroorganismen isoliert, die polare Metabolite bildeten. Die phänotypische und genotypische Charakterisierung eines Stammes führte zu dessen Identifizierung als Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Die Strukturaufklärung der drei Hauptreaktionsprodukte erfolgte mittels Hochleistungsflüssigchromatographie-Massenspektrometrie (HPLC-MS), Gaschromatographie-Massenspektrometrie (GC-MS) sowie ein- und zweidimensionalen NMR-Experimenten (1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, 13C-DEPT, H/H-COSY, HMQC, HMBC). Linolsäure wurde von Stenotrophomonas maltophilia zu 3-Hydroxy-Z6-dodecensäure, 3-Hydroxy-Z5,Z8-tetradecadiensäure und 3-Hydroxy-Z7,Z10-hexadecadiensäure umgesetzt. In einem anschließenden Substratscreening wurden 32 Verbindungen als Edukte für die Biotransformation eingesetzt und so die strukturellen Voraussetzungen ermittelt, die für eine effiziente Umsetzung von Fettsäuren durch Stenotrophomonas maltophilia notwendig sind. Zum Einsatz kamen Substrate mit unterschiedlicher Anzahl an C-Atomen sowie mit Variationen bezüglich Anzahl, Position und Konformation von Doppelbindungen. Weiterhin wurden Substanzen verwendet, die bereits funktionelle Gruppen im Molekül aufwiesen (z. B. Ricinolsäure). Die Bestimmung der Enantiomerenverteilung der bakteriell gebildeten 3-Hydroxysäuren mittels multidimensionaler Gaschromatographie (MDGC) ergab einen deutlichen Enantiomerenüberschuss (ee 84 – 98 Prozent). Die Aufklärung der Absolutkonfiguration erfolgte über die Synthese von Dodecan-1,3-diolen und deren anschließende Analytik mittels MDGC. Zusätzlich wurde die Konfiguration mit Hilfe der CD Exciton Chirality-Methode bestimmt. Weiterhin wurde untersucht, ob die bakteriell gebildeten 3-Hydroxysäuren als Substrate oder Inhibitoren des Enzyms Lipoxygenase L-1 aus Sojabohnen fungieren. Die im Rahmen dieser Arbeit durchgeführten Studien zur Darstellung von optisch aktiven 3-Hydroxysäuren belegen das Potential des Bodenbakteriums Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, exogen zugeführte Fettsäuren im Rahmen der b-Oxidation zu kettenverkürzten, an Position 3 hydroxylierten Metaboliten abzubauen. Dabei liegen jedoch deutliche Abweichungen zur b-Oxidation in anderen Organismen vor, die auf Unterschieden in der Enzymausstattung bzw. deren Aktivität beruhen. Durch die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse zum b-Oxidationsmechanismus in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia kann diese Aktivität durch geeignete Substratauswahl gezielt zur Synthese von optisch aktiven 3-Hydroxysäuren eingesetzt werden, deren chemische Synthese gegenüber dieser Biotransformation deutlich schwieriger zu realisieren ist. Für solche Verbindungen besteht in der organischen Synthese von Naturstoffen wie Pheromonen, Vitaminen und Antibiotika Bedarf. N2 - The available work presents studies on the selective bacterial hydroxylation of fatty acids. In a screening procedure using linoleic acid as substrate different microorganisms were isolated from soil samples and tested for their ability to form polar products. The phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of one of these strains led to its identification as Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Structure elucidation of the three major reaction products was carried out by high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry as well as one and two-dimensional NMR experiments (1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, 13C-DEPT, H/H COSY, HMQC, HMBC). Linoleic acid was converted by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia 3-hydroxy-Z6-dodecenoic acid, 3-hydroxy-Z5,Z8-tetradecadienoic acid and 3-hydroxy-Z7,Z10-hexadecadienoic acid. In a following screening 32 compounds were used as substrates for the biotransformation to determine the structural prerequisites, which are necessary for an efficient conversion of fatty acids by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. On the basis of the results obtained with linoleic acid further fatty acids with 18 carbon atoms differing in number, position and configuration of available double bonds were used. Further compounds with differing chain length as well as substrates already containing functional groups were employed. Determination of the enantiomeric composition of the bacterially formed 3-hydroxy-acids by multidimensional gas chromatography (MDGC) resulted in a clear dominance of one of the enantiomers (ee 84 - 98 Prozent). Assigning the absolute configuration was carried out by syntheses of dodecane-1,3-diols and their analysis by MDGC. In addition, the CD exciton chirality method was applied to determine the absolute configuration of eight biotransformation products with different structural properties such as number and position of available double bonds. Kinetic studies using lipoxygenase L-1 from soy beans showed that the bacterial products neither act as substrates nor as inhibitors of this enzyme. The studies regarding the synthesis of optically active 3-hydroxy acids, executed in the context of this work, demonstrated the potential of the soil bacterium Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, to degrade exogenously supplied fatty acids to chain-shortened hydroxylated metabolites by b-oxidation. Clear deviations to the b-oxidation in other organisms are present, which are based on differences in the enzyme equipment or their activity. Based on the achieved results concerning the mechanism of b-oxidation in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia this activity can be used for the synthesis of optically active 3-hydroxy acids whose chemical synthesis is more difficult in relation to this biotransformation. For such compounds requirement exists in the organic synthesis of natural substances such as pheromones, vitamins and antibiotics. KW - Bodenbakterien KW - Hydroxycarbonsäuren KW - Fettabbau KW - 3-(R)-Hydroxysäuren KW - Fettsäuren KW - Fettsäureabbau KW - beta-Oxidation KW - Biotransformation KW - Mikroorganismen KW - Stenotrophomonas maltophilia KW - 3-(R)-hydroxy acids KW - fatty acids KW - degradation of fatty acids KW - beta-oxidation KW - biotransformation KW - mikroorganisms KW - Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Y1 - 2001 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-1181440 ER -