title: The antibacterial properties of 6-tuliposide B. Synthesis of 6-tuliposide B analogues and structure-activity relationship.
abstract: 6-Tuliposide B is a secondary metabolite occurring specifically in tulip anthers. Recently, a potent antibacterial activity of 6-tuliposide B has been reported. However, its molecular target has not yet been established, nor its action mechanism. To shed light on such issues, 6-tuliposide B and tulipalin B analogues were synthesized and a structure-activity relationship (SAR) was examined using a broad panel of bacterial strains. As the results of SAR among a total of 25 compounds, only tulipalin B and the compounds having 3',4'-dihydroxy-2'-methylenebutanoate (DHMB) moieties showed any significant antibacterial activity. Moreover, the 3'R analogues of these compounds displayed essentially the same activities as 6-tuliposide B and the structure of the 3'R-DMBA moiety was the same as that of the proposed active moiety of cnicin. These results suggest that 6-tuliposide B has the same action mechanism as proposed for cnicin and bacterial MurA is one of the major molecular targets of 6-tuliposide B.
authors: Division of Applied Bioscience, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan.
authors: Kengo
authors: K
authors: Shigetomi
authors: Kazuaki
authors: K
authors: Shoji
authors: Shinya
authors: S
authors: Mitsuhashi
authors: Makoto
authors: M
authors: Ubukata
mesh_terms: D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry; D005960:Glucosides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006027:Glycosides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D031447:Tulipa / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C551332:6-tuliposide B; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005960:Glucosides; D006027:Glycosides; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D010936:Plant Extracts; C048810:tulipalin B; D015107:4-Butyrolactone