Tentoxin

Tentoxin

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Tentoxin
Category Mycotoxins
Catalog number BBF-04420
CAS 28540-82-1
Molecular Weight 414.50
Molecular Formula C22H30N4O4
Purity ≥98%

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Description

Tentoxin, a cyclic tetrapeptide isolated from the plant pathogen A. alternata, has been found to restrain chloroplast development so that could be used as a natural herbicide. It is a selectively phytotoxic compound and used to eliminate polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity from seedlings of higher plants.

Specification

Synonyms Cycloleucyl-N-methylalanylglycyl-N-methyl dehydrophenylalanine; (3S,6S,12Z)-12-benzylidene-1,6,7-trimethyl-3-(2-methylpropyl)-1,4,7,10-tetrazacyclododecane-2,5,8,11-tetrone; Cyclo(N-methyl-L-alanyl-L-leucyl-α,β-didehydro-N-methylphenylalanylglycyl); (Z)-Cyclic(N-methyl-L-alanyl-L-leucyl-α,β-didehydro-N-methylphenylalanylglycyl)
Storage Store at -20°C
IUPAC Name (3S,6S,12Z)-12-benzylidene-1,6,7-trimethyl-3-(2-methylpropyl)-1,4,7,10-tetrazacyclododecane-2,5,8,11-tetrone
Canonical SMILES CC1C(=O)NC(C(=O)N(C(=CC2=CC=CC=C2)C(=O)NCC(=O)N1C)C)CC(C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C22H30N4O4/c1-14(2)11-17-22(30)26(5)18(12-16-9-7-6-8-10-16)21(29)23-13-19(27)25(4)15(3)20(28)24-17/h6-10,12,14-15,17H,11,13H2,1-5H3,(H,23,29)(H,24,28)/b18-12-/t15-,17-/m0/s1
InChI Key SIIRBDOFKDACOK-LFXZBHHUSA-N
Source Alternaria alternata

Properties

Appearance Pale Beige Solid
Boiling Point 750.8°C at 760 mmHg
Melting Point 171-180°C
Density 1.114 g/cm3
Solubility Soluble in Ethanol; Slightly soluble in Chloroform, DMSO, Methanol (Sonicated)

Reference Reading

1. Role of the ATP synthase alpha-subunit in conferring sensitivity to tentoxin
R Hein, M L Richter, Z Du, Z Gromet-Elhanan, W C Tucker Biochemistry . 2001 Jun 26;40(25):7542-8. doi: 10.1021/bi0105227.
Tentoxin, produced by phytopathogenic fungi, selectively affects the function of the ATP synthase enzymes of certain sensitive plant species. Binding of tentoxin to a high affinity (K(i) approximately 10 nM) site on the chloroplast F(1) (CF(1)) strongly inhibits catalytic function, whereas binding to a second, lower affinity site (K(d) > 10 microM) leads to restoration and even stimulation of catalytic activity. Sensitivity to tentoxin has been shown to be due, in part, to the nature of the amino acid residue at position 83 on the catalytic beta subunit of CF(1). An aspartate in this position is required, but is not sufficient, for tentoxin inhibition. By comparison with the solved structure of mitochondrial F(1) [Abrahams, J. P., Leslie, A. G. W., Lutter, R., and Walker, J. E. (1994) Nature 370, 621-628], Asp83 is probably located at an interface between alpha and beta subunits on CF(1) where residues on the alpha subunit could also participate in tentoxin binding. A hybrid core F(1) enzyme assembled with beta and gamma subunits of the tentoxin-sensitive spinach CF(1), and an alpha subunit of the tentoxin-insensitive photosynthetic bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum F(1) (RrF(1)), was stimulated but not inhibited by tentoxin [Tucker, W. C., Du, Z., Gromet-Elhanan, Z. and Richter, M. L. (2001) Eur. J. Biochem. 268, 2179-2186]. In this study, chimeric alpha subunits were prepared by introducing short segments of the spinach CF(1) alpha subunit from a poorly conserved region which is immediately adjacent to beta-Asp83 in the crystal structure, into equivalent positions in the RrF(1) alpha subunit using oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis. Hybrid enzymes containing these chimeric alpha subunits had both the high affinity inhibitory tentoxin binding site and the lower affinity stimulatory site. Changing beta-Asp83 to leucine resulted in loss of both inhibition and stimulation by tentoxin in the chimeras. The results indicate that tentoxin inhibition requires additional alpha residues that are not present on the RrF(1) alpha subunit. A structural model of a putative inhibitory tentoxin binding pocket is presented.
2. Kinetic analysis of tentoxin binding to chloroplast F1-ATPase. A model for the overactivation process
G Moal, F André, F Haraux, J Santolini, C Sigalat J Biol Chem . 1999 Jan 8;274(2):849-58. doi: 10.1074/jbc.274.2.849.
The mechanism of action of tentoxin on the soluble part (chloroplast F1 H+-ATPase; CF1) of chloroplast ATP synthase was analyzed in the light of new kinetic and equilibrium experiments. Investigations were done regarding the functional state of the enzyme (activation, bound nucleotide, catalytic turnover). Dialysis and binding data, obtained with 14C-tentoxin, fully confirmed the existence of two tentoxin binding sites of distinct dissociation constants consistent with the observed Kinhibition and Koveractivation. This strongly supports a two-site model of tentoxin action on CF1. Kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of tentoxin binding to the first site (Ki = 10 nM; kon = 4.7 x 10(4) s-1.M-1) were determined from time-resolved activity assays. Tentoxin binding to the high affinity site was found independent on the catalytic state of the enzyme. The analysis of the kinetics of tentoxin binding on the low affinity site of the enzyme showed strong evidence for an interaction between this site and the nucleotide binding sites and revealed a complex relationship between the catalytic state and the reactivation process. New catalytic states of CF1 devoid of epsilon-subunit were detected: a transient overstimulated state, and a dead end complex unable to bind a second tentoxin molecule. Our experiments led to a kinetic model for the reactivation phenomenon for which rate constants were determined. The implications of this model are discussed in relation to the previous mechanistic hypotheses on the effect of tentoxin.
3. Mycotoxins: occurrence, toxicology, and exposure assessment
A J Ramos, S Marin, V Sanchis, G Cano-Sancho Food Chem Toxicol . 2013 Oct;60:218-37. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.07.047.
Mycotoxins are abiotic hazards produced by certain fungi that can grow on a variety of crops. Consequently, their prevalence in plant raw materials may be relatively high. The concentration of mycotoxins in finished products is usually lower than in raw materials. In this review, occurrence and toxicology of the main mycotoxins are summarised. Furthermore, methodological approaches for exposure assessment are described. Existing exposure assessments, both through contamination and consumption data and biomarkers of exposure, for the main mycotoxins are also discussed.

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