title: Study of structure-activity correlation in destruxins, a class of cyclodepsipeptides possessing suppressive effect on the generation of hepatitis B virus surface antigen in human hepatoma cells.
abstract: A new destruxin [destruxin E2 chlorohydrin] was isolated from the culture medium of Metarrhizium anisopliae and its structure was determined by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. As compared with other destruxins, the new destruxin showed a lower suppressive activity on the production of hepatitis B virus surface antigen in human hepatoma Hep3B cells. NMR study coupled with molecular modeling by computer graphics has revealed that the hydrophobicity nature of the convex surface characteristic of all destruxin molecules plays an important role in their biological activity.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. shwu@gate.sinica.edu.TW
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Chiou
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chiou
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000821:virology; D003198:Computer Simulation; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D047630:Depsipeptides; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D047630:Depsipeptides; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; C102620:destruxin E2 chlorohydrin