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Anal Bioanal Chem ; 408(9): 2285-92, 2016 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26869341

ABSTRACT

We present the determination of the alkaloid hordenine and its forensic relevance as a qualitative and quantitative marker for beer consumption. A simple, rapid and sensitive ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC)-tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) method for the determination of hordenine in human serum samples was developed and validated. The application was tested with serum samples after enzymatic cleavage. After addition of the synthesized internal standard hordenine-D 4, a liquid-liquid extraction with dichloromethane and diethyl ether was performed. Chromatographic separation was conducted with a Waters Acquity® UPLC system with gradient elution on an Agilent Eclipse XDB-C18 column (4.6 mm × 150 mm, 5-µm particle size). For quantification, a Waters Acquity® TQ detector (version SNC 627) with a positive electrospray ionization probe and multiple reaction monitoring mode was used. A flow rate of 0.4 ml/min was applied. The retention time for both the analyte and the internal standard was 3.67 min. Linearity was demonstrated from 0.2 to 16 ng/ml (R(2) > 0.999). The lower limit of quantification was 0.3 ng/ml in serum. Matrix effects and extraction recoveries for low and high concentrations were within acceptable limits of 75-125% and 50%, respectively. To the best of our knowledge there is no corresponding method for the determination of hordenine by UPLC-MS/MS in serum. By our drinking studies we demonstrate that beer consumption leads to detectable hordenine concentrations in serum and observed a linear elimination of total hordenine correlating to blood alcohol concentration, which shows that hordenine can be used as a reliable qualitative and quantitative marker for beer consumption. The validated method was successfully applied to serum from actual forensic cases.


Subject(s)
Forensic Toxicology , Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/methods , Tandem Mass Spectrometry/methods , Tyramine/analogs & derivatives , Alcohol Drinking , Ethanol/blood , Humans , Limit of Detection , Reproducibility of Results , Tyramine/blood
2.
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol ; 304(9): G835-46, 2013 May 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23449672

ABSTRACT

Betaine critically contributes to the control of hepatocellular hydration and provides protection of the liver from different kinds of stress. To investigate how the hepatocellular hydration state affects gene expression of enzymes involved in the metabolism of betaine and related organic osmolytes, we used quantitative RT-PCR gene expression studies in rat hepatoma cells as well as metabolic and gene expression profiling in primary hepatocytes of both wild-type and 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR)-deficient mice. Anisotonic incubation caused coordinated adaptive changes in the expression of various genes involved in betaine metabolism, in particular of betaine homocysteine methyltransferase, dimethylglycine dehydrogenase, and sarcosine dehydrogenase. The expression of betaine-degrading enzymes was downregulated by cell shrinking and strongly induced by an increase in cell volume under hypotonic conditions. Metabolite concentrations in the culture system changed accordingly. Expression changes were mediated through tyrosine kinases, cyclic nucleotide-dependent protein kinases, and JNK-dependent signaling. Assessment of hepatic gene expression using a customized microarray chip showed that hepatic betaine depletion in MTHFR(-/-) mice was associated with alterations that were comparable to those induced by cell swelling in hepatocytes. In conclusion, the adaptation of hepatocytes to changes in cell volume involves the coordinated regulation of betaine synthesis and degradation and concomitant changes in intracellular osmolyte concentrations. The existence of such a well-orchestrated response underlines the importance of cell volume homeostasis for liver function and of methylamine osmolytes such as betaine as hepatic osmolytes.


Subject(s)
Betaine-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase/metabolism , Betaine/metabolism , Dimethylglycine Dehydrogenase/metabolism , Liver/metabolism , Osmolar Concentration , Sarcosine Dehydrogenase/metabolism , Animals , Cell Size/drug effects , Liver Neoplasms, Experimental , Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)/metabolism , Mice , Mice, Transgenic , Osmosis , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Rats , Transcriptome , Tumor Cells, Cultured
3.
Neonatology ; 93(2): 73-6, 2008.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17684421

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Newborn infants are exposed to various sources of oxidative and/or nitrative stress, which refers to either oxidation and/or nitration of endogenous proteins including loss of their original function. Nitrative stress is predominantly caused following synthesis of peroxynitrite. Particularly preterm infants with immature defense mechanisms against free radical injury appear at risk. OBJECTIVE: To test the feasibility of quantifying the degradation products of the peroxynitrite marker nitrotyrosine [3-nitro-4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (NHPA) and para-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (PHPA)] in neonatal urine samples. METHODS: NHPA and PHPA were determined by gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy in urinary samples of preterm and term infants (mean gestational age = 28.4 and 39.6 weeks, respectively). RESULTS: The urinary NHPA levels were lower in preterm infants in comparison with term infants. When the NHPA levels were adjusted to the urinary PHPA levels, no differences were found between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Nitrotyrosine can be quantified in urinary samples of even the most immature infants. Nitration of endogenous PHPA in the gastrointestinal tract of term infants may have masked potentially higher levels of NHPA in preterm infants.


Subject(s)
Infant, Newborn/urine , Infant, Premature/urine , Nitrophenols/urine , Tyrosine/analogs & derivatives , Free Radicals/metabolism , Gastrointestinal Tract/metabolism , Gestational Age , Humans , Oxidative Stress/physiology , Oxygen/metabolism , Phenylacetates/urine , Tyrosine/metabolism
4.
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol ; 292(4): G1089-98, 2007 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17218476

ABSTRACT

Cell hydration changes critically affect liver metabolism and gene expression. In the course of gene expression studies using nylon cDNA-arrays we found that hyperosmolarity (405 mosmol/l) suppressed the betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase (Bhmt) mRNA expression in H4IIE rat hepatoma cells. This was confirmed by Northern blot and real-time quantitative RT-PCR analysis, which in addition unraveled a pronounced induction of Bhmt mRNA expression by hypoosmotic (205 mosmol/l) swelling. Osmotic regulation of Bhmt mRNA expression was largely paralleled at the levels of Bhmt protein and enzymatic activity. Like hyperosmotic NaCl, hyperosmotic raffinose but not hyperosmotic urea suppressed Bhmt mRNA expression, suggesting that cell shrinkage rather than increased ionic strength or hyperosmolarity per se is the trigger. Hypoosmolarity increased the expression of a reporter gene driven by the entire human BHMT promoter, whereas destabilization of BHMT mRNA was observed under hyperosmotic conditions. Osmosensitivity of Bhmt mRNA expression was impaired by inhibitors of tyrosine kinases and cyclic nucleotide-dependent kinases. The osmotic regulation of BHMT may be part of a cell volume-regulatory response and additionally lead to metabolic alterations that depend on the availability of betaine-derived methyl groups.


Subject(s)
Betaine-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase/metabolism , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/enzymology , Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic , Liver Neoplasms/enzymology , Water-Electrolyte Balance , Animals , Betaine/metabolism , Betaine-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase/genetics , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/genetics , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/physiopathology , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Size , Cyclic Nucleotide-Regulated Protein Kinases/metabolism , Liver Neoplasms/genetics , Liver Neoplasms/pathology , Liver Neoplasms/physiopathology , Osmolar Concentration , Osmosis , Promoter Regions, Genetic , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology , Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Raffinose/chemistry , Raffinose/metabolism , Rats , Saline Solution, Hypertonic/metabolism , Sarcosine/analogs & derivatives , Sarcosine/metabolism , Signal Transduction , Time Factors , Transcription, Genetic , Transfection , Urea/chemistry , Urea/metabolism
5.
J Nat Prod ; 66(1): 57-61, 2003 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12542346

ABSTRACT

From the marine sponge Xestospongia exigua collected in Indonesia the fungus Aspergillus versicolor was isolated. Following cultivation in a seawater-based medium seven new angular tricyclic chromone derivatives (1-7) were obtained from the mycelia and culture filtrate. Compounds 2-7 contain an additional dihydropyran ring system which is replaced by a pyridine ring in 1. The structures of the new natural products were established on the basis of extensive one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopic studies (1H, 13C, COSY, HMQC, HMBC, NOE difference spectra) as well as on mass spectral analysis.


Subject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents/isolation & purification , Aspergillus/chemistry , Chromones/isolation & purification , Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring/isolation & purification , Porifera/chemistry , Animals , Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Bacillus subtilis/drug effects , Chromones/chemistry , Chromones/pharmacology , Cyclization , Escherichia coli/drug effects , Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring/chemistry , Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring/pharmacology , Indonesia , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Molecular Structure , Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/drug effects
6.
J Nat Prod ; 65(11): 1598-604, 2002 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12444683

ABSTRACT

Fungal isolates of Penicillium cf. montanense were obtained from the marine sponge Xestospongia exiguacollected from the Bali Sea, Indonesia. Culture filtrates of the fungi yielded three novel decalactone metabolites, xestodecalactones A, B, and C (1, 2a, and 2b), consisting of 10-membered macrolides with a fused 1,3-dihydroxybenzene ring. Online HPLC-NMR, ESI-MS/MS, and -CD spectra were acquired, and the structures of the new compounds were established and confirmed on the basis of offline NMR spectroscopic ((1)H, (13)C, COSY, ROESY, (1)H-detected direct and long-range (13)C-(1)H correlations) and mass spectrometric (EIMS) data. Quantum chemical calculations of the CD spectra proved to be difficult because of the conformational flexibility of the xestodecalactones. These compounds, of which 2a and 2b, due to the additional stereocenter at C-9, are diastereomeric compounds, are structurally related to a number of biologically active metabolites found in terrestrial fungal strains. Compound 2a was found to be active against the yeast Candida albicans.


Subject(s)
Antifungal Agents/isolation & purification , Lactones/isolation & purification , Penicillium/chemistry , Porifera/chemistry , Animals , Antifungal Agents/chemistry , Antifungal Agents/pharmacology , Candida albicans/drug effects , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Circular Dichroism , Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy , Indonesia , Lactones/chemistry , Lactones/pharmacology , Molecular Conformation , Molecular Structure , Stereoisomerism
7.
J Nat Prod ; 65(5): 730-3, 2002 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12027752

ABSTRACT

The fungus Curvularia lunata, isolated from the marine sponge Niphates olemda, yielded the new 1,3,8-trihydroxy-6-methoxyanthraquinone, which we named lunatin (1), the known modified bisanthraquinone cytoskyrin A (2), and the known plant hormone (+)-abscisic acid (3). Both anthraquinones were found to be active against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli. Two strains of the fungus Cladosporium herbarum, isolated from the sponges Aplysina aerophoba and Callyspongia aerizusa, respectively, yielded two new alpha-pyrones, herbarin A (4) and herbarin B (5), the known compound citreoviridin A (6), and the new phthalide herbaric acid (7). All structures were unambiguously established by 1D and 2D NMR and MS data.


Subject(s)
Anthraquinones/isolation & purification , Anti-Infective Agents/isolation & purification , Antifungal Agents/isolation & purification , Fungi/chemistry , Abscisic Acid/chemistry , Abscisic Acid/isolation & purification , Abscisic Acid/pharmacology , Animals , Anthraquinones/chemistry , Anthraquinones/pharmacology , Anti-Bacterial Agents , Anti-Infective Agents/chemistry , Anti-Infective Agents/pharmacology , Antifungal Agents/chemistry , Antifungal Agents/pharmacology , Artemia/drug effects , Bacillus subtilis/drug effects , Candida albicans/drug effects , Chromatography, Thin Layer , Escherichia coli/drug effects , Feeding Behavior/drug effects , Indonesia , Mediterranean Sea , Molecular Structure , Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular , Porifera , Spodoptera/drug effects , Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects
8.
J Nat Prod ; 65(5): 772-5, 2002 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12027766

ABSTRACT

Two new metabolites, microsphaerones A (1) and B (2), were identified from the EtOAc extract of the culture of an undescribed fungus of the genus Microsphaeropsis, isolated from the Mediterranean sponge Aplysina aerophoba. Compounds 1 and 2 represent the first examples of gamma-pyrone derivatives of the fungal genus Microsphaeropsis. The structures of the compounds were elucidated on the basis of comprehensive spectral analysis ((1)H, (13)C, (1)H-(1)H COSY, HMQC, and HMBC NMR, as well as low- and high-resolution ESI and EIMS experiments). The (S)-2-methylsuccinic acid moiety present in 1 was established by GC-MS analysis of a hydrolysis product.


Subject(s)
Fungi/chemistry , Pyrones/isolation & purification , Animals , Artemia/drug effects , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor , Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry , HL-60 Cells/drug effects , Humans , Hydrolysis , Larva/drug effects , Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute , Mediterranean Sea , Molecular Structure , Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular , Porifera , Pyrones/chemistry , Pyrones/pharmacology , Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization , Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet , Spodoptera/drug effects , Tumor Cells, Cultured/drug effects
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