title: Cryptosphaerolide, a cytotoxic Mcl-1 inhibitor from a marine-derived ascomycete related to the genus Cryptosphaeria.
abstract: Examination of the saline fermentation products from the marine-derived ascomycete fungal strain CNL-523 (Cryptosphaeria sp.) resulted in the isolation of cryptosphaerolide (1). The new compound is an ester-substituted sesquiterpenoid related to the eremophilane class. The structure of the new compound was assigned by spectroscopic and chemical methods. Cryptosphaerolide was found to be an inhibitor of the protein Mcl-1, a cancer drug target involved in apoptosis. It also showed significant cytotoxicity against an HCT-116 human colon carcinoma cell line, indicating that the compound may be of value in exploring the Mcl-1 pathway as a target for cancer chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0204, USA.
authors.forename: Hyuncheol
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Brian T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fiorilla
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ramsey
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fenical
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000737:chemistry*; D001444:Bahamas; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D045325:HCT116 Cells; D006801:Humans; D008386:Marine Biology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D064549:Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D064549:Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C550055:cryptosphaerolide
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