Sarubicinols A-C, Cytotoxic Benzoxazoles from a Streptomyces
Han Wang1, Huan Qi2, Shao-Yong Zhang2
1Life Science and Biotechnology Research Center, School of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
A chemical investigation of Streptomyces sp. Hu186 afforded two known quinone antibiotics, sarubicin A (1) and sarubicin B (2), together with three unusual variants, sarubicinols A-C (3-5), and two new 1,4-naphthoquinone metabolites, sarubicin B1 (6) and sarubicin B2 (7). Compounds 3-5 possess a rare 2-oxabicyclo [2.2.2] substructure and a benzoxazole ring system. Their structures were elucidated using 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry data. The absolute configurations of the side-chain moieties in 4 and 5 were solved by electronic circular dichroism calculations. Compounds 1-7 showed moderate cytotoxic activity against four tumor cell lines.
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