title: Inhibition of telomerase activity by fungus metabolites, CRM646-A and thielavin B.
abstract: We performed a screening program to identify telomerase inhibitors from our drug source obtained from fungus fermentations, and found that two compounds, CRM646-A and thielavin B, inhibited telomerase activity at doses of 3.2 and 32 microM, respectively. These compounds also inhibited the activity of viral reverse transcriptase at almost the same dose levels which inhibited telomerase activity.
authors.affiliation: Antibiotics Laboratory, RIKEN, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Togashi
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Osada
mesh_terms: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019098:Telomerase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D020298:U937 Cells
chemical_list: C408433:CRM646 A; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates; C033795:thielavin B; D019098:Telomerase