Orientador: Maria Lucia Gonsales da Costa Araujo / Banca: Oswaldo Garcia Junior / Banca: Alberto Colli Baldino Junior / Resumo: Os grupos de antibióticos mais importantes clinicamente são os dos b-lactâmicos, aminoglicosídeos e tetraciclinas. Streptomyces clavuligerus produz vários compostos b- lactâmicos, com destaque para os antibióticos envolvidos na rota biossintética da cefalosporina C (penicilina N, deacetoxicefalosporina C e cefamicina C) e o ácido clavulânico (AC) que, embora não tenha atividade biológica significativa, é um potente inibidor de b-lactamases (penicilinases e cefalosporinases). A cefamicina C (CefC) é uma 7-metoxi-cefalosporina que apresenta maior atividade que a cefalosporina C (CPC), produzida somente por fungos, por ser resistente a b-lactamases. Apesar das rotas biossintéticas de AC e CefC serem completamente independentes em S. clavuligerus, são controladas pelo mesmo elemento multifuncional (ccaR), o que dificulta a indução da produção de um ou outro composto durante o processo fermentativo. No presente trabalho, procurou-se obter maiores concentrações de CefC manipulando-se componentes em meio solúvel de cultivo de S. clavuligerus, selecionados dentre compostos que, segundo a literatura, atuam como agentes reguladores da síntese daquele antibiótico. As fermentações foram realizadas em frascos agitados (28ºC, 260 rpm) para selecionar fontes de C e de N e, então, avaliar o processo no melhor meio-padrão, variando-se concentrações combinadas de L-lisina (10 a 108 mM) e -cetoglutarato (3 a 110 mM) através de metodologia de planejamento experimental. A presença de -cetoglutarato acarretou em aumento indesejável de pH, afetando negativamente o processo e os melhores resultados (entre 300 e 400 mg CPC totais/L após 72 horas de fermentação) foram obtidos no meio adotado como meio-controle, contendo amido e extrato protéico de semente de algodão como principais fontes de C e N, respectivamente, e L-lisina. / Abstract: The most important groups of antibiotics, from a clinical standpoint, are -lactams, aminoglycosides and tetracyclines. Streptomyces clavuligerus produces several -lactam compounds, primarily the antibiotics involved in the biosynthetic route of cephalosporin C (penicillin N, deacetoxycephalosporin C and cephamycin C) and clavulanic acid (CA), which, despite its slight biological activity, is a potent inhibitor of -lactamases (penicillinases and cephalosporinases). Cephamycin C (CMC) is a 7-methoxycephalosporin with higher bioactivity than cephalosporin C (CPC) because it is more resistant to -lactamases. Although the biosynthetic routes of CA and CMC are completely independent in S. clavuligerus, they are controlled by a common multi-functional element (ccaR), which hinders induction of the production of one or the other compound during the fermentation process. In this work, we sought to obtain higher concentrations of CMC by handling compounds in a soluble medium of S. clavuligerus, which were selected from compounds that, according to the literature, act as regulating agents in the synthesis of that antibiotic. Fermentation was carried out in flasks under shaking (28ºC, 260 rpm), in order to select sources of C and N. The process was then evaluated in the best standard medium, by varying combined concentrations of lysine (10 to 108 mM) and -ketoglutarate (3 to 110 mM) using an experimental planning methodology. The presence of -ketoglutarate caused an undesirable increase in pH, negatively affecting the process. The best results (between 300 and 400 mg/L of total CPC after 72 h of fermentation) were obtained in the medium used as the control, which contained starch and cottonseed protein extract as main sources, respectively, of C and N, and L-lysine. / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:23:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2007-12-12Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:08:57Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 antonio_t_me_araiq.pdf: 609701 bytes, checksum: da17caf99f88297148973c0dd3d64e83 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Os grupos de antibióticos mais importantes clinicamente são os dos b-lactâmicos, aminoglicosídeos e tetraciclinas. Streptomyces clavuligerus produz vários compostos b- lactâmicos, com destaque para os antibióticos envolvidos na rota biossintética da cefalosporina C (penicilina N, deacetoxicefalosporina C e cefamicina C) e o ácido clavulânico (AC) que, embora não tenha atividade biológica significativa, é um potente inibidor de b-lactamases (penicilinases e cefalosporinases). A cefamicina C (CefC) é uma 7-metoxi-cefalosporina que apresenta maior atividade que a cefalosporina C (CPC), produzida somente por fungos, por ser resistente a b-lactamases. Apesar das rotas biossintéticas de AC e CefC serem completamente independentes em S. clavuligerus, são controladas pelo mesmo elemento multifuncional (ccaR), o que dificulta a indução da produção de um ou outro composto durante o processo fermentativo. No presente trabalho, procurou-se obter maiores concentrações de CefC manipulando-se componentes em meio solúvel de cultivo de S. clavuligerus, selecionados dentre compostos que, segundo a literatura, atuam como agentes reguladores da síntese daquele antibiótico. As fermentações foram realizadas em frascos agitados (28ºC, 260 rpm) para selecionar fontes de C e de N e, então, avaliar o processo no melhor meio-padrão, variando-se concentrações combinadas de L-lisina (10 a 108 mM) e -cetoglutarato (3 a 110 mM) através de metodologia de planejamento experimental. A presença de -cetoglutarato acarretou em aumento indesejável de pH, afetando negativamente o processo e os melhores resultados (entre 300 e 400 mg CPC totais/L após 72 horas de fermentação) foram obtidos no meio adotado como meio-controle, contendo amido e extrato protéico de semente de algodão como principais fontes de C e N, respectivamente, e L-lisina. / The most important groups of antibiotics, from a clinical standpoint, are -lactams, aminoglycosides and tetracyclines. Streptomyces clavuligerus produces several -lactam compounds, primarily the antibiotics involved in the biosynthetic route of cephalosporin C (penicillin N, deacetoxycephalosporin C and cephamycin C) and clavulanic acid (CA), which, despite its slight biological activity, is a potent inhibitor of -lactamases (penicillinases and cephalosporinases). Cephamycin C (CMC) is a 7-methoxycephalosporin with higher bioactivity than cephalosporin C (CPC) because it is more resistant to -lactamases. Although the biosynthetic routes of CA and CMC are completely independent in S. clavuligerus, they are controlled by a common multi-functional element (ccaR), which hinders induction of the production of one or the other compound during the fermentation process. In this work, we sought to obtain higher concentrations of CMC by handling compounds in a soluble medium of S. clavuligerus, which were selected from compounds that, according to the literature, act as regulating agents in the synthesis of that antibiotic. Fermentation was carried out in flasks under shaking (28ºC, 260 rpm), in order to select sources of C and N. The process was then evaluated in the best standard medium, by varying combined concentrations of lysine (10 to 108 mM) and -ketoglutarate (3 to 110 mM) using an experimental planning methodology. The presence of -ketoglutarate caused an undesirable increase in pH, negatively affecting the process. The best results (between 300 and 400 mg/L of total CPC after 72 h of fermentation) were obtained in the medium used as the control, which contained starch and cottonseed protein extract as main sources, respectively, of C and N, and L-lysine.

<p>This thesis describes the crystal structures of two proteins in the context of combatting bacterial infections. The GA module is a bacterial albumin-binding domain from a surface protein expressed by pathogenic strains of the human commensal bacterium <i>Finegoldia magna</i>. The structure of the GA module in complex with human serum albumin (HSA) provides insights into bacterial immune evasion, where pathogenicity is acquired by the bacterial cell through the ability to coat (and disguise) itself with serum proteins. The structure shows binding of the GA module to HSA in the presence of fatty acids, and reveals interactions responsible for the host range specificity of the invading bacterium. The complex resulting from binding of the GA module to HSA readily forms stable crystals that permit structural studies of drug binding to HSA. This was exploited to study the specific binding of the drug naproxen to the albumin molecule.</p><p>Antibiotics play a major role in controlling infections by attacking invading bacteria. The enzyme deacetylcephalosporin C acetyltransferase (DAC-AT) catalyses the last step in the biosynthesis of the beta-lactam antibiotic cephalosporin C, one of the clinically most important antibiotics in current use. The enzyme uses acetyl coenzyme A as cofactor to acetylate a biosynthetic intermediate. Structures of DAC-AT in complexes with reaction intermediates have been determined. The structures suggest that the acetyl transfer reaction proceeds through a double displacement mechanism, with acetylation of a catalytic serine by the cofactor through a suggested tetrahedral transition state, followed by acetyl transfer to the intermediate through a second suggested tetrahedral transition state. The structure of DAC-AT yields valuable information for the continued study of cephalosporin biosynthesis in the context of developing new beta-lactam compounds.</p>

This thesis describes the crystal structures of two proteins in the context of combatting bacterial infections. The GA module is a bacterial albumin-binding domain from a surface protein expressed by pathogenic strains of the human commensal bacterium Finegoldia magna. The structure of the GA module in complex with human serum albumin (HSA) provides insights into bacterial immune evasion, where pathogenicity is acquired by the bacterial cell through the ability to coat (and disguise) itself with serum proteins. The structure shows binding of the GA module to HSA in the presence of fatty acids, and reveals interactions responsible for the host range specificity of the invading bacterium. The complex resulting from binding of the GA module to HSA readily forms stable crystals that permit structural studies of drug binding to HSA. This was exploited to study the specific binding of the drug naproxen to the albumin molecule. Antibiotics play a major role in controlling infections by attacking invading bacteria. The enzyme deacetylcephalosporin C acetyltransferase (DAC-AT) catalyses the last step in the biosynthesis of the beta-lactam antibiotic cephalosporin C, one of the clinically most important antibiotics in current use. The enzyme uses acetyl coenzyme A as cofactor to acetylate a biosynthetic intermediate. Structures of DAC-AT in complexes with reaction intermediates have been determined. The structures suggest that the acetyl transfer reaction proceeds through a double displacement mechanism, with acetylation of a catalytic serine by the cofactor through a suggested tetrahedral transition state, followed by acetyl transfer to the intermediate through a second suggested tetrahedral transition state. The structure of DAC-AT yields valuable information for the continued study of cephalosporin biosynthesis in the context of developing new beta-lactam compounds.