title: [Antitumor activity of the clavam peptide antibiotic G0069A].
abstract: Antibiotic G0069A, produced by a Streptomyces strain isolated from a soil sample collected in Yunnan Province, China, has been verified as a clavam peptide. Determined by MTT assay, G0069A showed highly potent cytotoxicity to cancer cells with multidrug resistance. The IC50 values of G0069A to KB and KB/VCR cells were 0.60 and 0.46 mumol.L-1, and to MCF-7 and MCF-7/ADM cells were 1.4 and 1.2 mumol.L-1, respectively. G0069A displayed equally potent cytotoxicity to the parent cell lines and their resistant sublines. When administered by i.v. or i.p. route at tolerable doses, G0069A exhibited markedly inhibitory effect on the growth of sarcoma 180 and hepatoma 22 in mice. At dose level of 3 mg.kg-1, i.v., x3, sarcoma 180 and hepatoma 22 were suppressed by 87%(P < 0.01) and 72%(P < 0.01), respectively. The results indicate that G0069A is a beta-lactam antibiotic showing antitumor activity.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050.
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: C Q
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Zhen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D007624:KB Cells; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D010455:Peptides; D012510:Sarcoma 180 / Q000188:drug therapy; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D010455:Peptides; C442148:antibiotic G0069A