Jianying Han, David F Bruhn, Dana C Roberts, Erica J Burkman, Yovany Moreno, Paul V Bernhardt, Angela A Salim, Robert J Capon
{"title":"Goondolinones A and B: Terpenyl-quinolin-4(1<i>H</i>)-ones from an Australian Volcanic Crater Soil-Derived <i>Actinomadura</i> sp., with Selective Activity against <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i> (Heartworm).","authors":"Jianying Han, David F Bruhn, Dana C Roberts, Erica J Burkman, Yovany Moreno, Paul V Bernhardt, Angela A Salim, Robert J Capon","doi":"10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c01146","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c01146","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A chemical investigation of the Australian pasture soil-derived <i>Actinomadura</i> sp. S4S-00245B09, supported by chemical, bioactivity and cultivation profiling, yielded a new class of terpenyl-quinolin-4(1<i>H</i>)-ones, goondolinones A and B (<b>1</b> and <b>2</b>), featuring an unprecedented fused seven-membered ether. Structures were assigned to <b>1</b> and <b>2</b> on the basis of detailed spectroscopic analysis, including X-ray analysis of <b>1</b>, and biosynthetic considerations. Goondolinone A (<b>1</b>) lacks antibacterial or antifungal properties, is noncytotoxic to two human carcinoma cell lines, but exhibits selective inhibition of the motility of heartworm <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i> microfilaria (EC<sub>50</sub> 5.1 μM) and L4 larvae (EC<sub>50</sub> 21.4 μM). As a new anthelmintic scaffold, future understanding of the structure activity relationship and mechanism of action of <b>1</b> could inform the discovery of new treatments for heartworm and other filarial diseases, capable of safeguarding the health and welfare of companion animals.</p>","PeriodicalId":47,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Products ","volume":" ","pages":"2855-2862"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142708598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jianying Han, David F Bruhn, Dana C Roberts, Erica Burkman, Yovany Moreno, Angela A Salim, Robert J Capon
{"title":"Goondomycins A-H: Carbocyclic <i>ansa</i>-Polyketides from an Australian Pasture <i>Streptomyces</i> with Selective Activity against <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i>.","authors":"Jianying Han, David F Bruhn, Dana C Roberts, Erica Burkman, Yovany Moreno, Angela A Salim, Robert J Capon","doi":"10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00987","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00987","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A bioassay-guided chemical investigation of an Australian pasture-soil-derived <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. yielded the rare carbocyclic <i>ansa</i>-polyketide kendomycin (<b>1</b>) along with a series of new analogues, goondomycins A-H (<b>2</b>-<b>9</b>), featuring unprecedented carbo/heterocyclic scaffolds and chromophores, with structures assigned by detailed spectroscopic analysis, chemical and biochemical transformations, and biosynthetic considerations. Goondomycins B (<b>2</b>) and F (<b>7</b>) are noteworthy in being potent motility inhibitors of heartworm <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i> microfilaria (EC<sub>50</sub> 0.3 and 0.5 μM) and L4 larvae (EC<sub>50</sub> 1.4 and 1.8 μM), while exhibiting no significant antibacterial and antifungal activity or cytotoxicity to mammalian cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":47,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Products ","volume":" ","pages":"2810-2821"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142724537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spiro-meroterpenoids, Syzygioblanes D-H, Isolated from Indonesian Medicinal Plant <i>Syzygium oblanceolatum</i>.","authors":"Nona Koga, Kaede Kawashima, Chihiro Ito, Tomoya Nishida, Shuichi Fukuyoshi, Yohei Saito, Katsunori Miyake, Saidanxia Amuti, Abdul Rahim, Ahmad Najib, Gemini Alam, Atsushi Mizokami, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Kyoko Nakagawa-Goto","doi":"10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c01154","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c01154","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Syzygioblanes A-C (<b>1</b>-<b>3</b>), isolated from the Indonesian traditional herbal medicine <i>Syzygium oblanceolatum</i> (<i>S. oblanceolatum</i>), are meroterpenoids with a spiro ring formed through a [4 + 2] cycloaddition of the flavanone desmethoxymatteucinol with cyclic sesquiterpenoids. Our ongoing phytochemical investigation of <i>S. oblanceolatum</i> resulted in the isolation of five additional spiro-meroterpenoids, syzygioblanes D-H (<b>4</b>-<b>8</b>), which are hybrids of the same flavanone with eudesmane/cadinane-type sesquiterpenoids. A possible biosynthetic pathway involves enzymatic dearomative hydroxylation of desmethoxymatteucinol followed by [4 + 2] cyclization of the resulting diene with a cyclic sesquiterpene containing an exocyclic methylene to form the unique spiro ring in the syzygioblane molecule. The isolated syzygioblanes F (<b>6</b>) and G (<b>7</b>) demonstrated collateral sensitivity by inhibiting the growth of multidrug-resistant tumor cell lines more than the related chemosensitive tumor cell lines.</p>","PeriodicalId":47,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Products ","volume":" ","pages":"2872-2880"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142816775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ittipon Siridechakorn, Dina Nur Shinta, Ardiansah Ardiansah, Paratchata Batsomboon, Nattaya Ngamrojanavanich, Siwattra Choodej, Khanitha Pudhom
{"title":"Tyrosinase Inhibitory Properties of Compounds Isolated from <i>Artocarpus integer</i> Roots.","authors":"Ittipon Siridechakorn, Dina Nur Shinta, Ardiansah Ardiansah, Paratchata Batsomboon, Nattaya Ngamrojanavanich, Siwattra Choodej, Khanitha Pudhom","doi":"10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00957","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00957","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A comprehensive phytochemical investigation of <i>Artocarpus integer</i> root extract led to the isolation of two new geranylated xanthones (<b>1</b> and <b>2</b>), one new geranylated flavone (<b>3</b>), one new flavanone (<b>4</b>), and one unique benzopyran (<b>5</b>), along with 16 known compounds. Structures of the new compounds were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic and computational methods. Two different types of compounds, flavone <b>12</b> and arylbenzofuran <b>19</b>, displayed the most potent antityrosinase activity with IC<sub>50</sub> values of 1.7 ± 0.2 and 1.2 ± 0.1 μM, respectively. In addition, kinetic measurements and molecular docking simulations of compounds <b>12</b> and <b>19</b> were performed and revealed that compound <b>12</b> is a competitive inhibitor binding with the tyrosinase active site, while compound <b>19</b> is a noncompetitive tyrosinase inhibitor binding the enzyme at the allosteric site.</p>","PeriodicalId":47,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Products ","volume":" ","pages":"2790-2800"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11686508/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142646396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rajat Ghosh, Sima Biswas, Angshuman Bagchi, Shital K Chattopadhyay
{"title":"Synthesis and Evaluation of 9-<i>epi</i>-Koshidacin B as Selective Inhibitor of Histone Deacetylase 1.","authors":"Rajat Ghosh, Sima Biswas, Angshuman Bagchi, Shital K Chattopadhyay","doi":"10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00913","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00913","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A concise synthetic route to an epimer of the recently isolated biologically active cyclic tetrapeptide koshidacin B has been developed, which featured a late-stage functionalization of a macrocyclic scaffold through a cross metathesis reaction. The synthetic 9-<i>epi</i>-koshidacin B showed marginal differences in spectroscopic behavior with that of the natural product but exhibited conformational preferences similar to those reported for analogous substrate chlamydocin. Moreover, it exhibited a useful level of selective inhibition of biologically relevant enzyme histone deacetylase 1 with an IC<sub>50</sub> value of 0.145 μM over two other isoforms. Docking studies indicate that the natural product as well as its 9-epimer binds very similarly to the active site of HDAC1 indicating little influence of the configuration of the C9-stereocenter.</p>","PeriodicalId":47,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Products ","volume":" ","pages":"2757-2767"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142798722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haoyu Wu, Guangyao Lv, Liying Liu, Ruilin Hu, Feng Zhao, Mingxiang Song, Sisi Zhang, Huaying Fan, Shengjun Dai, Saif Ur Rehman, Hongbo Wang, Xiaofeng Mou
{"title":"Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Mechanistic Insights of Rubrolide Analogues as Antitumor Agents.","authors":"Haoyu Wu, Guangyao Lv, Liying Liu, Ruilin Hu, Feng Zhao, Mingxiang Song, Sisi Zhang, Huaying Fan, Shengjun Dai, Saif Ur Rehman, Hongbo Wang, Xiaofeng Mou","doi":"10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00946","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00946","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Marine natural products and their analogues have as of now been acknowledged as an important source of bioactive molecules for the treatment of cancer. Rubrolides, a unique group of <i>γ</i>-butenolides derived from marine microorganisms, have shown strong cytotoxic activity against various tumor cells. In this study, we synthesized and characterized 21 rubrolide analogues (including 16 new compounds) and investigated their antitumor activities in order to screen more active molecules and elucidate their mechanism of action. Primary MTT assay showed that compounds <b>1</b> and <b>4</b>-<b>9</b> all exhibited excellent antiproliferative activities. In particular, compound <b>7</b> showed broad-spectrum cytotoxic activity against six tumor cell lines, with IC<sub>50</sub> values mostly ranging from 2.5 to 0.2 μM. Further mechanistic studies revealed that compound <b>7</b> could penetrate HCT116 and Hela cells, localize in the endoplasmic reticulum, and upregulate the PERK-eIF2α-CHOP pathway, inducing ER stress and increasing intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels to ultimately trigger apoptosis in tumor cells. Additionally, compound <b>7</b> was found to upregulate Cyclin B1 protein expression, causing cell cycle reticulum at the G<sub>2</sub>/M phase. <i>In vivo</i> studies further demonstrated that liposomal delivery of compound <b>7</b> exhibited a potent antitumor efficacy against Hela xenograft tumors. Based on these results, marine-derived rubrolide analogues show significant potential as novel lead compounds for antitumor drug development.</p>","PeriodicalId":47,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Products ","volume":" ","pages":"2779-2789"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142737786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discovery of Chalcone Derivatives as Bifunctional Molecules with Anti-SARS-CoV-2 and Anti-inflammatory Activities.","authors":"Xuwen Chen, Hongtao Li, Meiting Wang, Donghui Sun, Jiani Lu, Tong Zhu, Hongzhuan Chen, Lili Chen, Shunying Liu","doi":"10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00657","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00657","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Danshensu extracted with traditional Chinese medicine <i>Salvia miltiorrhiza</i> has a wide range of bioactivities. Danshensu containing a catechol moiety has a moderate inhibitory effect on SARS-CoV-2 3CL<sup>pro</sup> (IC<sub>50</sub> = 2.2 μM) by a reversible covalent interaction and exhibits good anti-inflammatory activity. To enhance the inhibitory activity, we introduced Michael receptors into the side chain of danshensu as a possible covalent warhead and blocked the covalent binding sites of catechol moiety to yield chalcone derivatives. The resulting chalcone derivatives, <b>A4</b> and <b>A7</b>, were found to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 3CL<sup>pro</sup> <i>in vitro</i> with IC<sub>50</sub> values of 83.2 and 261.3 nM, respectively. Furthermore, <b>A4</b> and <b>A7</b> inhibit viral replication in the SARS-CoV-2 replicon system with EC<sub>50</sub> values of 19.9 and 11.7 μM, respectively. Time-dependent inhibition experiment and mass spectrometry show that <b>A4</b> acted as a noncovalent mixed inhibitor, while <b>A7</b> likely binds covalently at Cys145. The interaction mechanism between SARS-CoV-2 3CL<sup>pro</sup> and <b>A4</b> or <b>A7</b> was characterized by molecular docking studies. Additionally, both <b>A4</b> and <b>A7</b> demonstrated potent anti-inflammatory activity in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophage cells. These promising results suggest that chalcone derivatives <b>A4</b> and <b>A7</b> can serve as bifunctional molecules with both antivirus and anti-inflammatory properties.</p>","PeriodicalId":47,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Products ","volume":" ","pages":"2680-2694"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142612705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yong Wang, Yanchao Xu, Dan Wu, Dongyang Wang, Peng Fu*, Weiming Zhu* and Liping Wang*,
{"title":"Semisynthesis of Nocarterphenyl A and Its Analogues","authors":"Yong Wang, Yanchao Xu, Dan Wu, Dongyang Wang, Peng Fu*, Weiming Zhu* and Liping Wang*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c0119810.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c01198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c01198https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c01198","url":null,"abstract":"<p ><i>p</i>-Terphenyl compounds are known to possess a diverse range of biological activities, making the synthesis of novel <i>p</i>-terphenyl derivatives a significant research objective. In this study, we report the first synthesis of nocarterphenyl A (<b>1</b>), characterized by a thiazole-fused <i>p</i>-terphenyl framework. Furthermore, we synthesized 18 additional analogs, including the naturally occurring compound 5-methoxy-4,7-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)benzo[<i>d</i>]thiazol-6-ol (<b>9</b>), employing a similar synthetic approach. Notably, compounds <b>12</b>, <b>13</b>, <b>15</b>–<b>17</b>, and <b>19</b> demonstrated potent inhibitory effects against protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B), exhibiting IC<sub>50</sub> values ranging from 2.2 to 7.9 μM, which are lower than that of oleanolic acid (13.2 μM). Additionally, compound <b>14</b> was found to inhibit α-glucosidase from human colorectal adenocarcinoma (Caco-2) cells with an IC<sub>50</sub> value of 10.4 μM, which is also lower than that of acarbose (11.2 μM).</p>","PeriodicalId":47,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Products ","volume":"88 1","pages":"133–140 133–140"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143086465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Douglas Sweeney, Alexander Bogdanov, Alexander B Chase, Gabriel Castro-Falcón, Alma Trinidad-Javier, Samira Dahesh, Victor Nizet, Paul R Jensen
{"title":"Pattern-Based Genome Mining Guides Discovery of the Antibiotic Indanopyrrole A from a Marine Streptomycete.","authors":"Douglas Sweeney, Alexander Bogdanov, Alexander B Chase, Gabriel Castro-Falcón, Alma Trinidad-Javier, Samira Dahesh, Victor Nizet, Paul R Jensen","doi":"10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00934","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00934","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Terrestrial actinomycetes in the genus <i>Streptomyces</i> have long been recognized as prolific producers of small-molecule natural products, including many clinically important antibiotics and cytotoxic agents. Although <i>Streptomyces</i> can also be isolated from marine environments, their potential for natural product biosynthesis remains underexplored. The MAR4 clade of largely marine-derived <i>Streptomyces</i> has been a rich source of novel halogenated natural products of diverse structural classes. To further explore the biosynthetic potential of this group, we applied pattern-based genome mining, leading to the discovery of the first halogenated pyrroloketoindane natural products, indanopyrrole A (<b>1</b>) and B (<b>2</b>), and the bioinformatic linkage of these compounds to an orphan biosynthetic gene cluster (BCG) in 20 MAR4 genomes. Indanopyrrole A displays potent broad-spectrum antibiotic activity against clinically relevant pathogens. A comparison of the putative indanopyrrole BGC with that of the related compound indanomycin provides new insights into the terminal cyclization and offloading mechanisms in pyrroloketoindane biosynthesis. Broader searches of public databases reveal the rarity of this BGC while also highlighting opportunities for discovering additional compounds in this uncommon class.</p>","PeriodicalId":47,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Products ","volume":" ","pages":"2768-2778"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11686505/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142685431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}