Natural and semisynthetic mammea-type isoprenylated dihydroxycoumarins uncouple cellular respiration

J Nat Prod. 2011 Feb 25;74(2):240-8. doi: 10.1021/np100762s. Epub 2011 Jan 7.

Abstract

In an effort to identify natural product-based molecular-targeted antitumor agents, mammea-type coumarins from the tropical/subtropical plant Mammea americana were found to inhibit the activation of HIF-1 (hypoxia-inducible factor-1) in human breast and prostate tumor cells. In addition to the recently reported mammea E/BB (15), bioassay-guided fractionation of the active extract yielded 14 mammea-type coumarins including three new compounds, mammea F/BB (1), mammea F/BA (2), and mammea C/AA (3). The absolute configuration of C-1' in 1 was determined by the modified Mosher's method on a methylated derivative. These coumarins were evaluated for their effects on mitochondrial respiration, HIF-1 signaling, and tumor cell proliferation/viability. Acetylation of 1 afforded a triacetoxylated product (A-2) that inhibited HIF-1 activation with increased potency in both T47D (IC(50) 0.83 μM for hypoxia-induced) and PC-3 cells (IC(50) 0.94 μM for hypoxia-induced). Coumarins possessing a 6-prenyl-8-(3-methyloxobutyl) substituent pattern exhibited enhanced HIF-1 inhibitory effects. The O-methylated derivatives were less active at inhibiting HIF-1 and suppressing cell proliferation/viability. Mechanistic studies indicate that these compounds act as anionic protonophores that potently uncouple mitochondrial electron transport and disrupt hypoxic signaling.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic* / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic* / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic* / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic* / pharmacology
  • Cell Respiration / drug effects*
  • Coumarins* / chemical synthesis
  • Coumarins* / chemistry
  • Coumarins* / isolation & purification
  • Coumarins* / pharmacology
  • Dominica
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 / drug effects*
  • Male
  • Mammea / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Bark / chemistry
  • Prenylation
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Coumarins
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1