Discovery of Indole Alkaloids Crienamides A and B from Penicillium citrinum by a Simulated MS/MS-Guided Molecular
Yuanyang Peng1, Shang Luo1, Qin Li1
1Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The building blocks-based molecular network (BBMN) strategy is effective for targeted natural product identification but depends on existing MS/MS data. To address this, we propose the simulated MS/MS-guided molecular network (SMMN) strategy, which combines virtual molecule design and MS/MS simulation to identify novel compounds containing target building blocks. We developed the MZmol Analyzer, a user-friendly web tool, to automate the SMMN strategy. Using this approach and the target 6-methyl-l-pipecolate (6-MeP), we identified two new indole alkaloid hybrids, crienamides A and B. In vitro immunosuppressive assays showed that both compounds inhibited ConA-induced cell proliferation, with IC50 values of 2.86 ± 1.33 μM and 0.96 ± 1.22 μM, respectively.
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