Ammonificins A and B, hydroxyethylamine chroman derivatives from a cultured marine hydrothermal vent bacterium, Thermovibrio ammonificans

J Nat Prod. 2009 Jun;72(6):1216-9. doi: 10.1021/np800726d.

Abstract

Two hydroxyethylamine chroman derivatives, ammonificins A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the marine hydrothermal vent bacterium Thermovibrio ammonificans. The molecular structures of these compounds were determined using a combination of NMR, mass spectrometry, and CD analyses. Biological activities were determined using an antimicrobial assay and the patented ApopScreen cell-based screen for apoptosis induction and potential anticancer activity. To our knowledge, this is the first report of secondary metabolites from the marine hydrothermal vent bacterium T. ammonificans.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Apoptosis
  • Bacteria / chemistry*
  • Chromans / chemistry
  • Chromans / isolation & purification*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Marine Biology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular

Substances

  • Chromans
  • ammonificin A
  • ammonificin B