Myosmine, also known as 3-(3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-5-yl) pyridine, is a tobacco alkaloid found not only in tobacco but also in various foods, fruits, and vegetables. It serves as one of the precursors for the formation of the carcinogenic tobacco-specific nitrosamine N′-nitrosonornicotine, posing a potential threat to human health. Objective To screen bacterial strains capable of degrading myosmine and preliminarily explore the pathways and mechanisms underlying myosmine degradation. Methods We used myosmine as the sole carbon source to enrich and isolate the myosmine-degrading bacterial strain from tobacco-growing soil. Taxonomic identification of this myosmine-degrading strain was achieved by a combination of morphological observation, physiological and biochemical testing, and molecular analysis. The myosmine degradation products by this strain were analyzed by HPLC and UHPLC-MS/MS. The degradation genes were predicted by BLAST comparison. Results A strain G-2 capable of degrading myosmine was successfully isolated. The strain was identified as a member of Shinella, designated Shinella sp. G-2. HPLC and UHPLC-MS/MS identified five degradation products. Genomic analysis showed that strain G-2 possessed a homologous gene cluster of a variant of the pyridine and pyrrolidine pathway (VPP) gene cluster. Conclusion In this study, a strain Shinella sp. G-2 with the ability to degrade myosmine was isolated. Strain G-2 might use enzymes in the VPP pathway to degrade myosmine through a metabolic pathway similar to the VPP pathway.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |