Ying-Ying Song , Xiao-Yan Pang , De-Hua Yang , Cheng-Hai Gao , Jun-Feng Wang , Yong-Hong Liu
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Abstract
Two new xanthone-anthraquinone heterodimers (1 and 2), and eleven known anthraquinones (3−13) were isolated from the deep-sea derived Epichloe sp. SCSIO 41042 fermented on rice medium. Structurally, compounds 1–5 feature a unique bicyclo[3.2.2]nonane core formed through dual CC linkages. Their structures and absolute configurations were determined by spectroscopic analyses and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD). Molecular docking was performed to characterize the affinity of anthraquinones for phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), identifying those with significant anti-PI3K activity. Active compounds were subsequently profiled via homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence (HTRF) assay for PI3K inhibition, followed by binding affinity validation using surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Activity assay revealed that 2 significantly inhibited both PI3KαWT and PI3KαH1047R enzymes, with IC50 values of 2.00 and 3.42 μM, respectively. Further SPR analysis demonstrated a moderate binding affinity between 2 and PI3K, with a KD of 12.7 μM.
期刊介绍:
Fitoterapia is a Journal dedicated to medicinal plants and to bioactive natural products of plant origin. It publishes original contributions in seven major areas:
1. Characterization of active ingredients of medicinal plants
2. Development of standardization method for bioactive plant extracts and natural products
3. Identification of bioactivity in plant extracts
4. Identification of targets and mechanism of activity of plant extracts
5. Production and genomic characterization of medicinal plants biomass
6. Chemistry and biochemistry of bioactive natural products of plant origin
7. Critical reviews of the historical, clinical and legal status of medicinal plants, and accounts on topical issues.