Hirosuke Oku

Bio: Hirosuke Oku is an academic researcher from University of the Ryukyus. The author has contributed to research in topics: Polyprenol & Polyprenol reductase. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 10 publications receiving 142 citations.

Diversity of polyisoprenoids in ten Okinawan mangroves

Abstract: The distribution and occurrence of polyisoprenoids (dolichols and polyprenols) in the leaves and roots of nine true Okinawan mangroves and the leaves of one associate mangrove were analyzed using two-dimensional thin layer chromatography. In the leaves, the distribution of three types (I, II, and III) of polyprenols and dolichols were detected. (I) The predominance of dolichols over polyprenols (more than 90%) was observed in Avicennia marina, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, B. gymnorrhiza (yellow leaves), and Rhizophora stylosa. (II) The occurrence of both polyprenols and dolichols is observed in Excoecaria agallocha, Kandelia obovata, K. obovata (yellow leaves), Lumnitzera racemosa, Pemphis acidula, and Sonneratia alba. (III) The predominance of polyprenols over dolichols (more than 90%) is observed in Heritiera littoralis and Hibiscus tiliaceus. However, in the roots, a type-I distribution was observed in A. marina, B. gymnorrhiza, E. agallocha, H. littoralis and S. alba. A type-II distribution was observed in K. obovata, L. racemosa, P. acidula, and R. stylosa with no type-III distribution. The chain-length distribution of dolichols in the leaves and roots was C50–C140 and C60–C120, respectively. A similar chain-length distribution of polyprenols of C45–C140 and C65–C85 was detected in the leaves and roots respectively. Taken together, sixteen out of twenty-one tissues indicated that dolichols are more abundant than polyprenols in both leaves and roots. The present study is the first to clarify the diversity of polyisoprenoids in both the leaves and roots of mangrove, suggesting the chemotaxonomic significance of polyisoprenoids in the mangrove tree species.

Diversity and abundance of polyisoprenoid composition in coastal plant species from North Sumatra, Indonesia

Abstract: Basyuni M, Wati R, Sagami H, Sumardi, Baba S, Oku H. 2018. Diversity and abundance of polyisoprenoid composition in plant species from North Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 19: 1-11. The distribution and abundance of polyprenols (pol) and dolichols (dol) in the leaves and roots of fourteen coastal plants from North Sumatra, Indonesia were analysed using two-dimensional thin layer chromatography. In the leaves, with respect to the distribution of pol and dol were detected and categorized into three-types. In type-I, the predominance of dol over pol, was observed in Barringtonia asiatica, Calophyllum inophyllum, Pandanus odoratissimus, and Stachytarpheta jamaicensis. In type-II, the presence of both pol and dol, was observed in Casuarina equisetifolia, Melastoma candidum, Morinda citrifolia, Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea, Sesuvium portulacastrum and Terminalia catappa. In type-III, the predominance of pol over dol, was observed in Acacia auriculiformis, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Ricinus communis, and Pongamia pinnata. However, in the roots, a type-I distribution was observed in eleven species, while three species, A. auriculiformis, M. candidum, and M. citrifolia, corresponded to a type-II distribution instead of type-III. The diversity of polyisoprenoid composition in the leaves was noted, whereas 79% of root tissues indicated that dol occur more abundantly than pol. The range of the contents of polysioprenoid was 12-300 mg/g dw. The present study indicated that pol and dol could be useful in the classification of mangroves and other coastal forests and in phylogenetic studies. The diversity and presence of polyisoprenoids in coastal plants suggested that plant polyisoprenoids are chemotaxonomically important.

Salinity Alters the Polyisoprenoid Alcohol Content and Composition of Both Salt-Secreting and Non–Salt-Secreting Mangrove Seedlings

Abstract: The effects of salinity on the polyisoprenoid alcohol content and composition of the salt-secreting mangrove species Avicennia marina and Sonneratia alba and the non–salt-secreting species Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and Kandelia obovata were studied. The seedlings of mangroves were grown for 5 months under 0% and 3% salt concentrations. The occurrence, content, and distribution of four mangrove seedlings were analyzed by two-dimensional thin layer chromatography. The structural groups of the polyprenols and dolichols in the leaves and roots were classified into two types (I and II). In type I, dolichols predominated over polyprenols (more than 90%), whereas in type II, the occurrence of both polyprenols and dolichols was observed. Polyprenols were not detected in the leaves of A. marina and B. gymnorrhiza under 0% salt (control), but were detected in small amounts in K. obovata leaves; however, significant amounts were found in the 3% salinity group. This finding in A. marina , B. gymnorrhiza , and K. obovata leaves implies a change to the structural group: under 0% salt concentrations, the groups are classified as type I, but become type II under 3% salt concentrations. The occurrence of ficaprenol (C 50–55 ) was found only in the leaves of the non–salt-secreting species B. gymnorrhiza and K. obovata under 3% salinity and not in the salt-secreting species A. marina or S. alba . It is noteworthy that the polyisoprenoid type in the roots of the four species showed no change under salinity; the two salt-secreting species A. marina and S. alba contained type I under 0% and 3% salt concentrations. On the other hand, type II polyisoprenoids were identified in the non–salt-secreting species B. gymnorrhiza and K. obovata under 0% and 3% salinity conditions. This finding suggested that polyisoprenoids play a protective role against salinity in the mangrove leaves of both salt-secreting and non–salt-secreting species.

Isolation and phylogenetic analysis of new predicted polyprenol reductase from mangrove plant (Kandelia obovata Sheue, H. Y. Liu & J. Yong)

Abstract: Major polyisoprenoid alcohols of mangrove plants were dolichols. Polyprenol reductase, therefore, may be active in mangrove plant leaves to catalyze the reduction of polyprenol to dolichol. Genomic sequence and homology-based PCRs method of mangrove plant Kandelia obovata have resulted in the cloning of predicted polyprenol reductase. The partial gene termed KoPPRD1 (1 192 bp, coding for 382 amino acids). The deduced amino acid sequence of KoPPRD1 showed significant similarity to known plant polyprenol reductase with the highest homology to Ricinus communis polyprenol reductase 2 (62 %). This result showed that the fragment gene of KoPPRD1 might encode polyprenol reductase gene. To clarify the relationship of KoPPRD1 to other polyprenol reductase genes, the phylogenetic analysis was constructed using ClustalW ver. 2.0 followed by drawing with TreeView based on a neighbor-joining method. Phylogenetic tree shows that KoPPRD1 join with R. communis polyprenol reductase 2, Ipomea nil polyprenol reductase 2, and Populus euphratica polyprenol reductase 2 branches, suggesting that KoPPRD1 gene is a new member of plant polyprenol reductase.Major polyisoprenoid alcohols of mangrove plants were dolichols. Polyprenol reductase, therefore, may be active in mangrove plant leaves to catalyze the reduction of polyprenol to dolichol. Genomic sequence and homology-based PCRs method of mangrove plant Kandelia obovata have resulted in the cloning of predicted polyprenol reductase. The partial gene termed KoPPRD1 (1 192 bp, coding for 382 amino acids). The deduced amino acid sequence of KoPPRD1 showed significant similarity to known plant polyprenol reductase with the highest homology to Ricinus communis polyprenol reductase 2 (62 %). This result showed that the fragment gene of KoPPRD1 might encode polyprenol reductase gene. To clarify the relationship of KoPPRD1 to other polyprenol reductase genes, the phylogenetic analysis was constructed using ClustalW ver. 2.0 followed by drawing with TreeView based on a neighbor-joining method. Phylogenetic tree shows that KoPPRD1 join with R. communis polyprenol reductase 2, Ipomea nil polyprenol reductase 2, an...

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Diversity of polyisoprenoids in ten Okinawan mangroves

Abstract: The distribution and occurrence of polyisoprenoids (dolichols and polyprenols) in the leaves and roots of nine true Okinawan mangroves and the leaves of one associate mangrove were analyzed using two-dimensional thin layer chromatography. In the leaves, the distribution of three types (I, II, and III) of polyprenols and dolichols were detected. (I) The predominance of dolichols over polyprenols (more than 90%) was observed in Avicennia marina, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, B. gymnorrhiza (yellow leaves), and Rhizophora stylosa. (II) The occurrence of both polyprenols and dolichols is observed in Excoecaria agallocha, Kandelia obovata, K. obovata (yellow leaves), Lumnitzera racemosa, Pemphis acidula, and Sonneratia alba. (III) The predominance of polyprenols over dolichols (more than 90%) is observed in Heritiera littoralis and Hibiscus tiliaceus. However, in the roots, a type-I distribution was observed in A. marina, B. gymnorrhiza, E. agallocha, H. littoralis and S. alba. A type-II distribution was observed in K. obovata, L. racemosa, P. acidula, and R. stylosa with no type-III distribution. The chain-length distribution of dolichols in the leaves and roots was C50–C140 and C60–C120, respectively. A similar chain-length distribution of polyprenols of C45–C140 and C65–C85 was detected in the leaves and roots respectively. Taken together, sixteen out of twenty-one tissues indicated that dolichols are more abundant than polyprenols in both leaves and roots. The present study is the first to clarify the diversity of polyisoprenoids in both the leaves and roots of mangrove, suggesting the chemotaxonomic significance of polyisoprenoids in the mangrove tree species.

Distribution, Occurrence, and Cluster Analysis of New Polyprenyl Acetones and Other Polyisoprenoids from North Sumatran Mangroves

Abstract: Background. Mangrove forests have long been known as a source of phytochemical compounds producing various secondary metabolites. Despite the ubiquitous diversity of polyisoprenoids in the plant kingdom, few studies have focused on the distribution of polyisoprenoids in mangrove plants. The present study describes the distribution and occurrence of a new class of prenyl derivates – polyprenyl acetone as well as other polyisoprenoids in fourteen species of Indonesian mangroves, with an emphasis on chemotaxonomic importance. Material and methods. The leaves and roots of fourteen North Sumatran mangroves were analyzed using two-dimensional thin layer chromatography and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Results. In the leaves, the distribution of several types of polyprenyl acetones, polyprenols, and dolichols was detected and classified into types: type-I, having a predominance of dolichols over polyprenols (more than nine-fold), was observed in Acrostichum aureum (younger leaves), Avicennia alba, Av. lanata, Av. officinalis, Bruguiera parviflora, Ceriops tagal, Nypa fruticans, and Rhizophora mucronata; type-II, having the presence of both polyprenols and dolichols, was observed in Acanthus ilicifolius, Acr. aureum, B. cylindrica, and R. apiculata; type-III having a predominance of polyprenols over dolichols (more than nine-fold), was not observed in any North Sumatran mangroves; type-IV, having the presence of both polyprenyl acetones and dolichols, was observed in Aegiceras corniculatum; type-V, having the presence of polyprenyl acetones, polyprenols, and dolichols, was observed in Sonneratia caseolaris and Xylocarpus granatum. In the roots, type-I distribution was observed in Ae. corniculatum, Av. alba, Av. lanata, Av. officinalis, B. parviflora, C. tagal, N. fruticans, R. apiculata, R. mucronata, S. caseolaris, and X. granatum. Type-II distribution was observed in Ac. ilicifolius, Acr. aureum, and B. cylindrica. Type-III, -IV, and -V distributions were not observed in mangrove roots. Cluster analysis demonstrated that polyisoprenoid patterns in the leaves and roots form distinct separation into appropriate genera and tribe, suggesting that mangrove polyisoprenoids are chemotaxonomically significant. Conclusions. The major polyisoprenoid alcohols in Indonesian mangroves were found to be dolichols rather than polyprenols. The diversity of polyisoprenoids in both leaves and roots of mangroves may provide chemotaxonomic marker. The discovery of a new class of polyprenyl acetone is the first report from mangrove plants.

Diversity and abundance of polyisoprenoid composition in coastal plant species from North Sumatra, Indonesia

Abstract: Basyuni M, Wati R, Sagami H, Sumardi, Baba S, Oku H. 2018. Diversity and abundance of polyisoprenoid composition in plant species from North Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 19: 1-11. The distribution and abundance of polyprenols (pol) and dolichols (dol) in the leaves and roots of fourteen coastal plants from North Sumatra, Indonesia were analysed using two-dimensional thin layer chromatography. In the leaves, with respect to the distribution of pol and dol were detected and categorized into three-types. In type-I, the predominance of dol over pol, was observed in Barringtonia asiatica, Calophyllum inophyllum, Pandanus odoratissimus, and Stachytarpheta jamaicensis. In type-II, the presence of both pol and dol, was observed in Casuarina equisetifolia, Melastoma candidum, Morinda citrifolia, Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea, Sesuvium portulacastrum and Terminalia catappa. In type-III, the predominance of pol over dol, was observed in Acacia auriculiformis, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Ricinus communis, and Pongamia pinnata. However, in the roots, a type-I distribution was observed in eleven species, while three species, A. auriculiformis, M. candidum, and M. citrifolia, corresponded to a type-II distribution instead of type-III. The diversity of polyisoprenoid composition in the leaves was noted, whereas 79% of root tissues indicated that dol occur more abundantly than pol. The range of the contents of polysioprenoid was 12-300 mg/g dw. The present study indicated that pol and dol could be useful in the classification of mangroves and other coastal forests and in phylogenetic studies. The diversity and presence of polyisoprenoids in coastal plants suggested that plant polyisoprenoids are chemotaxonomically important.

Salinity Alters the Polyisoprenoid Alcohol Content and Composition of Both Salt-Secreting and Non–Salt-Secreting Mangrove Seedlings

Abstract: The effects of salinity on the polyisoprenoid alcohol content and composition of the salt-secreting mangrove species Avicennia marina and Sonneratia alba and the non–salt-secreting species Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and Kandelia obovata were studied. The seedlings of mangroves were grown for 5 months under 0% and 3% salt concentrations. The occurrence, content, and distribution of four mangrove seedlings were analyzed by two-dimensional thin layer chromatography. The structural groups of the polyprenols and dolichols in the leaves and roots were classified into two types (I and II). In type I, dolichols predominated over polyprenols (more than 90%), whereas in type II, the occurrence of both polyprenols and dolichols was observed. Polyprenols were not detected in the leaves of A. marina and B. gymnorrhiza under 0% salt (control), but were detected in small amounts in K. obovata leaves; however, significant amounts were found in the 3% salinity group. This finding in A. marina , B. gymnorrhiza , and K. obovata leaves implies a change to the structural group: under 0% salt concentrations, the groups are classified as type I, but become type II under 3% salt concentrations. The occurrence of ficaprenol (C 50–55 ) was found only in the leaves of the non–salt-secreting species B. gymnorrhiza and K. obovata under 3% salinity and not in the salt-secreting species A. marina or S. alba . It is noteworthy that the polyisoprenoid type in the roots of the four species showed no change under salinity; the two salt-secreting species A. marina and S. alba contained type I under 0% and 3% salt concentrations. On the other hand, type II polyisoprenoids were identified in the non–salt-secreting species B. gymnorrhiza and K. obovata under 0% and 3% salinity conditions. This finding suggested that polyisoprenoids play a protective role against salinity in the mangrove leaves of both salt-secreting and non–salt-secreting species.