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Arihiro Iwasaki1, Ikuma Shiota1, Shimpei Sumimoto1
1Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Biosciences and Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University , 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan.
Abstract:
Kohamamides A, B, and C (1-3), new cyclic depsipeptides that belong to the kulolide superfamily, were isolated from an Okeania sp. marine cyanobacterium. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analyses and degradation reactions. Kohamamide B (2) exhibited moderate cytotoxicity against HL60 cells. Although many natural products in the kulolide superfamily have been isolated from cyanobacteria collected in various parts of the world, kohamamides 1-3 are the first members to be isolated from the East Asian marine environment. In addition, unlike other members of this superfamily, kohamamides 1-3 contain a Leu residue adjacent to the Pro residue, rather than another lipophilic amino acid.
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