title: Pitipeptolides C-F, antimycobacterial cyclodepsipeptides from the marine cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula from Guam.
abstract: Pitipeptolides A (1) and B (2) are cyclic depsipeptides isolated from the marine cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula from Piti Bomb Holes, Guam. Additional analogues have now been isolated by revisiting larger collections of the same cyanobacterium. The four identified analogues, pitipeptolides C-F (3-6), are the tetrahydro analogue (3), an analogue with a lower degree of methylation (4) as well as two homologues (5 and 6) of pitipeptolide A. Their structures were elucidated using 2D NMR experiments, chiral HPLC analysis and comparison with pitipeptolide A. The identified analogues showed weaker cytotoxic activities compared to the two major parent compounds, pitipeptolides A (1) and B (2), against HT-29 colon adenocarcinoma and MCF7 breast cancer cells. On the other hand, pitipeptolide F (6) was the most potent pitipeptolide in a disc diffusion assay against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The latter finding suggests that the structure of pitipeptolides could be optimized for selective antibacterial activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
authors.forename: Rana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Montaser
authors.forename: Valerie J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Hendrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Luesch
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000737:chemistry*; D047630:Depsipeptides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D047630:Depsipeptides