resumo
Cynara cardunculus: L. represents a natural source of terpenic compounds, with the predominant molecule being cynaropicrin. Cynaropicrin is gaining interest since it has been correlated to anti-hyperlipidaemia, antispasmodic and cytotoxicity activity against leukocyte cancer cells. The objective of this work was to screen a collection of C. cardunculus, from different origins, for new allelic variants in germacrene A synthase (GAS) gene involved in the cynaropicrin biosynthesis and correlate them with improved cynaropicrin content and biological activities. Using high-resolution melting, nine haplotypes were identified. The putative impact of the identified allelic variants in GAS protein was evaluated by bioinformatic tools and polymorphisms that putatively lead to protein conformational changes were described. Additionally, cynaropicrin and main pentacyclic triterpenes contents, and antithrombin, antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities were also determined in C. cardunculus leaf lipophilic-derived extracts. In this work we identified allelic variants with putative impact on GAS protein, which are significantly associated with cynaropicrin content and antiproliferative activity. The results obtained suggest that the identified polymorphisms should be explored as putative genetic markers correlated with biological properties in Cynara cardunculus.
palavras-chave
MINIMAL INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE; GLOBE ARTICHOKE; SCOLYMUS L.; PHENOLIC COMPOSITION; MEDICINAL-PLANTS; MELTING ANALYSIS; EXTRACTS; IDENTIFICATION
categoria
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Genetics & Heredity
autores
Ferro, AM; Ramos, P; Guerra, A; Parreira, P; Bras, T; Guerreiro, O; Jeronimo, E; Capel, C; Capel, J; Yuste-Lisbona, FJ; Duarte, MF; Lozano, R; Oliveira, MM; Goncalves, S
nossos autores
Ângela Guerra
Estudante de doutoramento
Maria de Fátima Pereira Duarte
Investigador Principal
Patrícia Alexandra Bogango Ramos Portela
Bolseiro de pós-Doutoramento
Sónia Claudia Morgado Gonçalves
Investigador auxiliaragradecimentos
Plant seeds were kindly provided by Botanical Garden of University of Tuscia (Italy), Botanical Garden of University of Agronomic Sciences of Gembloux (Belgium), Botanical Garden of University of Szeged (Hungary), Botanical Garden of University of Napoli (Italy), Experimental Centre of School of Agriculture of Beja (Portugal) and Botanical Garden of Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). We are also grateful to the Horticultural Centre of School of Agriculture (ESA) of Beja, for space to grow Cc plants. Pseudomonas aeruginosa POAI was kindly donated by Professor Arsenio Fialho from Instituto Superior Tecnico; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (clinical isolate from wound exudate) and Bacillus cereus were both kindly donated by Professor Manuela Pintado from Universidade Catolica Portuguesa. We also thank Conceicao Fernandes for HPLC support, Ines Pires for TASSEL software support and Anabel Usie Chimenos and Marcos Ramos for bioinformatic support. Fundacao paraa Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT) is gratefully acknowledged for the PhD fellowships, refs. SFRH/BD/68847/2010; SFRH/BD/70845/2010, SFRH/BD/84406/2012, SFRH/BD/98635/2013 and SFRH/BD/110969/2015 awarded to AF, PR, OG, AG and TB, respectively. SG was supported by Programa Ciencia 2008, also funded by POPH (QREN). This project was funded by European Regional Development Fund (FEDER), ValBioTecCynara (ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000038)-Economic valorization of Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus): study of natural variability and biotechnological applications. Thanks are also due to GREEN-it "Bioresources for sustainability" (UID/Multi/04551/2013). The authors also thank Junta de Andalucaa (grant P12-AGR-1482) and Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario (CeiA3) for supporting this research collaboration.