Abstract
Four new cyclic tetradecapeptides, verrucamides A-D (1-4), have been isolated from the solid-substrate fermentation culture of the ascomycete fungus Myrothecium verrucaria. The structures of these compounds, each featuring six N-methylated amino acid residues, were elucidated primarily by NMR and MS methods. The absolute configurations of 1-4 were assigned by application of Marfey's method on their acid hydrolysates. Compounds 1-4 showed antimicrobial activity against the Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
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Ascomycota / chemistry*
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Hypocreales / chemistry*
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Molecular Structure
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
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Peptides, Cyclic / chemistry
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Peptides, Cyclic / isolation & purification*
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Peptides, Cyclic / pharmacology*
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
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Tibet
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Peptides, Cyclic
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verrucamide A