Lapachol biotransformation by filamentous fungi yields bioactive quinone derivatives and lapachol-stimulated secondary metabolites. 2019

Luciana Barbosa Coitinho, and Fernando Fumagalli, and Nathália Gonsales da Rosa-Garzon, and Flavio da Silva Emery, and Hamilton Cabral
a School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto , University of São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto , Brazil.

Lapachol is a natural naphthoquinone with a range of biological effects, including anticancer activity. Microbial transformations of lapachol can lead to the formation of new biologically active compounds. In addition, fungi can produce secondary metabolites that are also important for drug discovery. The goal of this study was to evaluate the ability of filamentous fungi to biotransform lapachol into biologically active compounds and identify secondary metabolites produced in the presence of lapachol. Seven out of nine strains of filamentous fungi tested exhibited the ability to biotransform or biodegrade lapachol. The bioactive derivatives norlapachol and isolapachol were identified among biotransformation products. Moreover, lapachol stimulated the production of pyrrolo-[1,2-a] pyrazine-1,4-dione, hexahydro-3-(2-methylpropyl) and phenol-2,4-bis-(1,1-dimethylethyl), secondary metabolites already known to have antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. These results open the perspective of using these strains of filamentous fungi for lapachol biotransformation and efficient production of several biologically active compounds.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008401 Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry A microanalytical technique combining mass spectrometry and gas chromatography for the qualitative as well as quantitative determinations of compounds. Chromatography, Gas-Liquid-Mass Spectrometry,Chromatography, Gas-Mass Spectrometry,GCMS,Spectrometry, Mass-Gas Chromatography,Spectrum Analysis, Mass-Gas Chromatography,Gas-Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry,Mass Spectrometry-Gas Chromatography,Chromatography, Gas Liquid Mass Spectrometry,Chromatography, Gas Mass Spectrometry,Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry-Gas,Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Gas,Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Gas-Liquid,Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry,Gas Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry,Mass Spectrometry Gas Chromatography,Spectrometries, Mass-Gas Chromatography,Spectrometry, Gas Chromatography-Mass,Spectrometry, Gas-Liquid Chromatography-Mass,Spectrometry, Mass Gas Chromatography,Spectrometry-Gas Chromatography, Mass,Spectrum Analysis, Mass Gas Chromatography
D009285 Naphthoquinones Naphthalene rings which contain two ketone moieties in any position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups. Naphthalenediones,Naphthazarins,Naphthoquinone
D005658 Fungi A kingdom of eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live parasitically as saprobes, including MUSHROOMS; YEASTS; smuts, molds, etc. They reproduce either sexually or asexually, and have life cycles that range from simple to complex. Filamentous fungi, commonly known as molds, refer to those that grow as multicellular colonies. Fungi, Filamentous,Molds,Filamentous Fungi,Filamentous Fungus,Fungus,Fungus, Filamentous,Mold
D001711 Biotransformation The chemical alteration of an exogenous substance by or in a biological system. The alteration may inactivate the compound or it may result in the production of an active metabolite of an inactive parent compound. The alterations may be divided into METABOLIC DETOXICATION, PHASE I and METABOLIC DETOXICATION, PHASE II.

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