Lynamicins A-E, chlorinated bisindole pyrrole antibiotics from a novel marine actinomycete.
A series of chlorinated bisindole pyrroles, lynamicins A-E (1-5), was discovered from a novel marine actinomycete, NPS12745, which was isolated from a marine sediment collected off the coast of San Diego, California. Close to full length 16S rRNA sequence analysis indicated that NPS12745 is a novel strain of a recently described marine actinomycete with the proposed genus name Marinispora. The antimicrobial spectrum of these compounds was evaluated against a panel of 11 pathogens, which demonstrated that these substances possess broad-spectrum activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms. Significantly, compounds 1-5 were active against drug-resistant pathogens such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium.
McArthur
Katherine A
KA
Nereus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10480 Wateridge Circle, San Diego, California 92121, USA.
Mitchell
Scott S
SS
Tsueng
Ginger
G
Rheingold
Arnold
A
White
Donald J
DJ
Grodberg
Jennifer
J
Lam
Kin S
KS
Potts
Barbara C M
BC
D039903:Actinobacteria / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002140:California; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000187:drug effects; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008386:Marine Biology; D016106:Methicillin Resistance / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D007211:Indoles; D011758:Pyrroles