Paxilline
Not to be confused with the protein
Paxillin .
Paxilline
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(2R ,4bS ,6aS ,12bS ,12cR ,14aS )-4b-Hydroxy-2-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-12b,12c-dimethyl-5,6,6a,7,12,12b,12c,13,14,14a-decahydro-2H -[1]benzopyrano[5′,6′:6,7]indeno[1,2-b ]indol-3(4bH )-one
Identifiers
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.164.932
MeSH
Paxilline
UNII
InChI=1S/C27H33NO4/c1-24(2,30)23-20(29)14-18-21(32-23)10-11-25(3)26(4)15(9-12-27(18,25)31)13-17-16-7-5-6-8-19(16)28-22(17)26/h5-8,14-15,21,23,28,30-31H,9-13H2,1-4H3/t15-,21-,23-,25+,26+,27+/m0/s1
Y Key: ACNHBCIZLNNLRS-UBGQALKQSA-N
Y InChI=1/C27H33NO4/c1-24(2,30)23-20(29)14-18-21(32-23)10-11-25(3)26(4)15(9-12-27(18,25)31)13-17-16-7-5-6-8-19(16)28-22(17)26/h5-8,14-15,21,23,28,30-31H,9-13H2,1-4H3/t15-,21-,23-,25+,26+,27+/m0/s1
Key: ACNHBCIZLNNLRS-UBGQALKQBX
O=C5/C=C6/[C@]4(O)CC[C@H]3Cc2c1ccccc1[nH]c2[C@@]3([C@]4(CC[C@@H]6O[C@@H]5C(O)(C)C)C)C
Properties
C 27 H 33 N O 4
Molar mass
435.56 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Chemical compound
Paxilline is a toxic , tremorgenic diterpene indole polycyclic alkaloid molecule produced by Penicillium paxilli which was first characterized in 1975.[ 1] [ 2] Paxilline is one of a class of tremorigenic mycotoxins, is a potassium channel blocker , and is potentially genotoxic .[ 3]
Paxilline was found to significantly extend the lifespan, healthspan , and mobility of aged C. elegans worms, but had no such effect on young worms.[ 4] Paxilline was not found to induce seizures when injected intracerebroventricularly in mice[ 5] but paradoxically had anticonvulsant activity against picrotoxin and pentylenetetrazol seizures in mice.[ 6] It has also been used in mice to induce autism-like behaviors through inhibition of the BK channel .[ 7]
Biosynthesis
Paxiline biosynthesis starts with the synthesis of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate via the terpenoid pathway and indole-3-glycerol phosphate, which is an intermediate in the tryptophan biosynthesis pathway.[ 8] By expressing six genes known to be necessary for Paxilline synthesis in Aspergillus oryzae , the further steps in the biosynthesis were identified; two epoxidations and two cyclizations yield paspaline , then two oxidation reactions and a demethylation complete the synthesis.[ 9] This biosynthesis is notable for its unusual stereospecific polycyclization mechanism that has not been replicated in a chemical synthesis, though other mechanisms have been devised for total synthesis of Paxilline.[ 10] Paxilline has also been found to be mono- or di-prenylated with DMAPP by an atypical prenyltransferase enzyme.[ 11]
Sources and references
^ Paxilline product page from Fermentek
^ "The structure of paxilline, a tremorgenic metabolite of penicillium paxilli bainier" . Tetrahedron Letters . 16 (30): 2531– 2534. 1975-01-01. doi :10.1016/S0040-4039(00)75170-7 . ISSN 0040-4039 .
^ Evans, Tim J.; Gupta, Ramesh C. (2018-01-01). "Tremorgenic Mycotoxins" . Veterinary Toxicology : 1033– 1041. doi :10.1016/B978-0-12-811410-0.00074-X . ISBN 9780128114100 .
^ Li, Guang; Gong, Jianke; Liu, Jie; Liu, Jinzhi; Li, Huahua; Hsu, Ao-Lin; Liu, Jianfeng; Xu, X.Z. Shawn (2019). "Genetic and pharmacological interventions in the aging motor nervous system slow motor aging and extend life span in C. Elegans" . Science Advances . 5 (1): eaau5041. doi :10.1126/sciadv.aau5041 . PMC 6314820 . PMID 30613772 .
^ Juhng, KN; Kokate, TG; Yamaguchi, S; Kim, BY; Rogowski, RS; Blaustein, MP; Rogawski, MA (1999). "Induction of seizures by the potent K+ channel-blocking scorpion venom peptide toxins tityustoxin-K(alpha) and pandinustoxin-K(alpha)". Epilepsy Res . 34 (2– 3): 177– 86. doi :10.1016/S0920-1211(98)00111-9 . PMID 10210033 . S2CID 140209807 .
^ Sheehan, JJ; Benedetti, BL; Barth, AL (2009). "Anticonvulsant effects of the BK-channel antagonist paxilline" . Epilepsia . 50 (4): 711– 20. doi :10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01888.x . PMID 19054419 . S2CID 14129074 .
^ Fyke, William; Alarcon, Juan M.; Velinov, Milen; Chadman, Kathryn K. (2021). "Pharmacological inhibition of BKCa channels induces a specific social deficit in adult C57BL6/J mice" . Behavioral Neuroscience . 135 (4): 462– 468. doi :10.1037/bne0000459 . PMID 33734729 . S2CID 232300623 – via APA PsycArticles.
^ Fueki, Shuhei; Tokiwano, Tetsuo; Toshima, Hiroaki; Oikawa, Hideaki (2004-08-01). "Biosynthesis of Indole Diterpenes, Emindole, and Paxilline: Involvement of a Common Intermediate" . Organic Letters . 6 (16): 2697– 2700. doi :10.1021/ol049115o . ISSN 1523-7060 . PMID 15281747 .
^ Tagami, Koichi; Liu, Chengwei; Minami, Atsushi; Noike, Motoyoshi; Isaka, Tetsuya; Fueki, Shuhei; Shichijo, Yoshihiro; Toshima, Hiroaki; Gomi, Katsuya; Dairi, Tohru; Oikawa, Hideaki (2013-01-30). "Reconstitution of Biosynthetic Machinery for Indole-Diterpene Paxilline in Aspergillus oryzae" . Journal of the American Chemical Society . 135 (4): 1260– 1263. doi :10.1021/ja3116636 . ISSN 0002-7863 . PMID 23311903 .
^ Thomas, William P.; Pronin, Sergey V. (2021-03-16). "New Methods and Strategies in the Synthesis of Terpenoid Natural Products" . Accounts of Chemical Research . 54 (6): 1347– 1359. doi :10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00809 . ISSN 0001-4842 . PMC 10122273 . PMID 33596652 .
^ Liu, Chengwei; Noike, Motoyoshi; Minami, Atsushi; Oikawa, Hideaki; Dairi, Tohru (2014-01-01). "Functional analysis of a prenyltransferase gene (paxD) in the paxilline biosynthetic gene cluster" . Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology . 98 (1): 199– 206. doi :10.1007/s00253-013-4834-9 . hdl :2115/57639 . ISSN 1432-0614 . PMID 23525886 . S2CID 253767473 .