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Potential for Ladderane (Bio)synthesis from Oligo-Cyclopropane Precursors.

ABSTRACT: Quantum chemical calculations were used to determine the energetic viability of several mechanisms for formation of ladderanes from oligocyclopropanes. Pathways involving radical cations, diradicals, and carbocations were considered, and a hybrid of carbocation and radical cation pathways was predicted to have the lowest overall barrier.

SUBMITTER: Chen SS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7558033 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Potential for Ladderane (Bio)synthesis from Oligo-Cyclopropane Precursors.

Chen Shu-Sen SS Tantillo Dean J DJ

ACS omega 20201002 40

Quantum chemical calculations were used to determine the energetic viability of several mechanisms for formation of ladderanes from oligocyclopropanes. Pathways involving radical cations, diradicals, and carbocations were considered, and a hybrid of carbocation and radical cation pathways was predicted to have the lowest overall barrier. ...[more]

PMID: 33073141

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Project description:BACKGROUND:Cyclopropane fatty acids (CPA) have been found in certain gymnosperms, Malvales, Litchi and other Sapindales. The presence of their unique strained ring structures confers physical and chemical properties characteristic of unsaturated fatty acids with the oxidative stability displayed by saturated fatty acids making them of considerable industrial interest. While cyclopropenoid fatty acids (CPE) are well-known inhibitors of fatty acid desaturation in animals, CPE can also inhibit the stearoyl-CoA desaturase and interfere with the maturation and reproduction of some insect species suggesting that in addition to their traditional role as storage lipids, CPE can contribute to the protection of plants from herbivory. RESULTS:Three genes encoding cyclopropane synthase homologues GhCPS1, GhCPS2 and GhCPS3 were identified in cotton. Determination of gene transcript abundance revealed differences among the expression of GhCPS1, 2 and 3 showing high, intermediate and low levels, respectively, of transcripts in roots and stems; whereas GhCPS1 and 2 are both expressed at low levels in seeds. Analyses of fatty acid composition in different tissues indicate that the expression patterns of GhCPS1 and 2 correlate with cyclic fatty acid (CFA) distribution. Deletion of the N-terminal oxidase domain lowered GhCPS's ability to produce cyclopropane fatty acid by approximately 70%. GhCPS1 and 2, but not 3 resulted in the production of cyclopropane fatty acids upon heterologous expression in yeast, tobacco BY2 cell and Arabidopsis seed. CONCLUSIONS:In cotton GhCPS1 and 2 gene expression correlates with the total CFA content in roots, stems and seeds. That GhCPS1 and 2 are expressed at a similar level in seed suggests both of them can be considered potential targets for gene silencing to reduce undesirable seed CPE accumulation. Because GhCPS1 is more active in yeast than the published Sterculia CPS and shows similar activity when expressed in model plant systems, it represents a strong candidate gene for CFA accumulation via heterologous expression in production plants.

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Potential for Ladderane (Bio)synthesis from Oligo-Cyclopropane Precursors.

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Potential for Ladderane (Bio)synthesis from Oligo-Cyclopropane Precursors.

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