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From a Natural Product to Its Biosynthetic Gene Cluster: A Demonstration Using Polyketomycin from Streptomyces diastatochromogenes Tü6028
Published on: January 13, 2017
Structurally diverse polyketides and phenylspirodrimanes from the soft coral-associated fungus Stachybotrys chartarum
Bin Yang1,2, Jieyi Long1,2, Xiaoyan Pang1,2
1Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, CAS, Guangzhou, 510301, China.
Abstract:
Four undescribed polyketide derivatives, named arthproliferins A-D (1-4), and one undescribed phenylspirodrimane derivative, named arthproliferin E (7), along with 11 known metabolites (5, 6, 8-16) were isolated from the soft coral-associated fungus Stachybotrys chartarum SCSIO41201. Their structures were determined through spectroscopic methods, X-ray crystallography, and ECD analysis. Compounds 1 and 3-15 were evaluated for their cytotoxic, and antibacterial activities. Among them, compounds 1 and 15 displayed moderate inhibitory activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213 with an MIC value of 78 and 39 µg/mL, respectively. Furthermore, compound 15 displayed strong cytotoxic activities against the tested cell line with IC50 values less than 39 nM.
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