A Simple Defined Medium for the Production of True Diketopiperazines in Xylella fastidiosa and Their Identification by Ultra-Fast Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry

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da Silva, Michelli Massaroli ; Andrade, Moacir dos Santos ; Bauermeister, Anelize ; Merfa, Marcus Vinicius ; Forim, Moacir Rossi ; Fernandes, Joao Batista ; Vieira, Paulo Cezar ; das Gracas Fernandes da Silva, Maria Fatima ; Lopes, Norberto Peporine ; Machado, Marcos Antonio ; de Souza, Alessandra Alves

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Molecules; v. 22, n. 6 JUN 2017.
• Web of Science Citations: 4

Abstract

Diketopiperazines can be generated by non-enzymatic cyclization of linear dipeptides at extreme temperature or pH, and the complex medium used to culture bacteria and fungi including phytone peptone and trypticase peptone, can also produce cyclic peptides by heat sterilization. As a result, it is not always clear if many diketopiperazines reported in the literature are artifacts formed by the different complex media used in microorganism growth. An ideal method for analysis of these compounds should identify whether they are either synthesized de novo from the products of primary metabolism and deliver true diketopiperazines. A simple defined medium (X. fastidiosa medium or XFM) containing a single carbon source and no preformed amino acids has emerged as a method with a particularly high potential for the grown of X. fastidiosa and to produce genuine natural products. In this work, we identified a range of diketopiperazines from X. fastidiosa 9a5c growth in XFM, using Ultra-Fast Liquid Chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Diketopiperazines are reported for the first time from X. fastidiosa, which is responsible for citrus variegated chlorosis. We also report here fatty acids from X. fastidiosa, which were not biologically active as diffusible signals, and the role of diketopiperazines in signal transduction still remains unknown. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/16117-2 - CHEMICAL STUDY OF PLANTS, FUNGI AND BACTERIA: A CONTRIBUTION TO BIORATIONAL CONTROL OF CROP PESTS
• Grantee: Maria Fátima das Graças Fernandes da Silva
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 12/25299-6 - Integrated studies for leaf cutting control
• Grantee: João Batista Fernandes
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants