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Fig. 1.

Biosynthetic pathway for ectoine and hydroxyectoine. Author’s own modification following [77, 92].
Biosynthetic pathway for ectoine and hydroxyectoine. Author’s own modification following [77, 92].

Potential possibilities of practical use of ectoine and hydroxyectoine to protect cells

EffectReferences
Ectoine
Supporting the ethanol fermentation process by Zymomonas mobilis[99]
Halomonas participation in phenol detoxification[69]
Maintenance of E. coli respiratory activity (in vivo)[72]
Osmoprotective effect on lactic acid bacteria[5]
Tolerance to the salinity of transformed tobacco plants[70]
Increase in the fluidity of cell membranes under extreme conditions[40]
Increases the distance between lipid molecules and improves the membrane fluidity[28]
Effect on the synthesis of chaperone proteins (in vivo and in vitro)[7, 19]
Enterocytes protection against alpha haemolysin of Staphylococcus aureus (in vivo)[15]
Hydroxyectoine
Protection of Pseudomonas putida against desiccation[65]
Protection of E. coli against desiccation[66, 67]
Induction of thermotolerance in E. coli[64]
Ectoine and hydroxyectoine
Stabilization of E. coli during drying and storage[63]

Potential possibilities of practical use of ectoine in skin protection

EffectReferences
Anti-aging effect (in vivo)[41]
Skin protection against desiccation (in vivo)[35]
Anti-aging activity (in vitro), mitochondrial DNA protection and inhibition of skin inflammation caused by ceramides[17]
Inducing thermal shock proteins and mediation in the proinflammatory response of human epidermal keratinocytes[19]
Photoprotection against visible light (in vitro)[13]
Moisturising factor (in vivo)[71]
UV protection of Langerhans cells (in vivo)[10]
Blocking the release of ceramides in human epidermal keratinocytes under the influence of UVA[36]
Skin protection against dehydration caused by surfactants (in vivo)[18]
Inhibition of melanogenesis[96]

Proteins protected under stress conditions by ectoine and hydroxyectoine

ProteinStressProtein concentrationConcentration of osmolytesActivity of protein (%)
Lactate dehydrogenasefast freezing/slow defrosting (4x)52 μ/ml1.0 M hydroxyectoine100
Phosphofructokinase75 μ/ml1.0 M ectoine100
Enolase50 μ/ml0.4 M ectoine100
Glutamate dehydrogenase350 μ/ml0.5 M hydroxyectoine85
Carboxylesterase200 μ/ml0.5 M hydroxyectoine100
Binding protein CD301 μ/ml1.0 M hydroxyectoine89
Lactate dehydrogenaseincubation at elevated temperature:52 μ/ml0.5 M hydroxyectoine90
Phosphofructokinase75 μ/ml1.0 M hydroxyectoine100
Enolase50 μ/ml0.1 M hydroxyectoine88
Carboxylesterase200 μ/ml2.0 M hydroxyectoine65
Taq polymerase20 IU/ml1.0 M hydroxyectoine45
Monoclonal antibody0.5 M hydroxyectoineactive
RNase Amelting1 mg/ml3.0 M hydroxyectoineincrease in Tm by 12 K
Lactate dehydrogenasefreeze-drying52 μ/ml1.0 M ectoine61
Phosphofructokinase75 μ/ml1.0 M hydroxyectoine68
Enolase50 μ/ml0.4 M hydroxyectoine97
Lactate dehydrogenaseH2O2 oxidation200 μ/ml0.5 M hydroxyectoine95

Potential possibilities of the practical use of ectoine and hydroxyectoine for protecting macromolecules

EffectReferences
Ectoine 
Ensuring thermostability of cyanophycin synthetase[39]
Ensuring the thermostability of the phytase (90° C)[100]
Antibodies protection against proteolytic degradation[9]
Lowering the melting temperature of DNA[58]
Limiting the formation of infectious prions (PrP106–126) causing encephalopathy (in vitro)[47]
Activation of proinflammatory reactions in the lung epithelium by stabilizing the membrane signalling platform (ex vivo)[93]
Neutrophil apoptosis restoration during pneumonia (in vivo and in vitro)[88, 89]
Limiting the penetration of neutrophils into the muscle layer of the intestine after transplantation (in vivo) due to the ability to stabilize macromolecules on the cell surface[75]
Macromolecule protection against proteolytic factors (in vitro)[54]
Inhibition of HIV replication[58]
Stabilization of retrovirus vectors in gene therapy[26]
Hydroxyectoine 
Recombinant proteins protection against degradation, aggregation, change of conformation and freezing[6]
Protection of immunotoxins against stress related to freezing and defrosting[6]
Increasing the melting temperature of DNA[57]
Improving the quality of DNA microarrays[68]
Lowering AST level after liver reperfusion (as an ingredient of organ storage solution), (ex vivo)[11]
Increase in bile production after reperfusion (as an ingredient of organ storage solution), (ex vivo)[11]
Pressure reduction in the portal vein after reperfusion (as an ingredient of the organ storage solution), (ex vivo)[11]
Reduction of cellular apoptosis after liver transplantation (as an ingredient of organ storage solution), (ex vivo)[11]
Ectoine and hydroxyectoine 
Enzymes protection against high temperature, freezing and desiccation[62]
Reduction of protein fibrillation (Aß42) in Alzheimer’s disease (in vitro)[47, 53, 81]
Cryoprotection of umbilical cord blood cells (ex vivo)[12]
Reduction of ulcerative areas and inflammatory mediators during colitis due to the ability to stabilize macromolecules (in vivo)[1]
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