Absolute configuration of acremoxanthone C, a potent calmodulin inhibitor from Purpureocillium lilacinum

J Nat Prod. 2013 Aug 23;76(8):1454-60. doi: 10.1021/np4002477. Epub 2013 Jul 22.

Abstract

Bioassay-guided fractionation of an extract prepared from the culture medium and mycelium of Purpureocillium lilacinum allowed the isolation of two calmodulin (CaM) inhibitors, namely, acremoxanthone C (1) and acremonidin A (2). The absolute configuration of 1 was established as 2R, 3R, 1'S, 11'S, and 14'R through extensive NMR spectroscopy and molecular modeling calculations at the DFT B3LYP/DGDZVP level, which included the comparison between theoretical and experimental specific rotation, ³J(C,H), and ³J(H,H) values. Compounds 1 and 2 bind to the human calmodulin (hCaM) biosensor hCaM M124C-mBBr, with dissociation constants (Kd) of 18.25 and 19.40 nM, respectively, 70-fold higher than that of chlorpromazine (Kd = 1.24 μM), used as positive control. Docking analysis using AutoDock 4.2 predicted that 1 and 2 bind to CaM at a similar site to that which KAR-2 binds, which is unusual. Furthermore, a novel, sensible, and specific fluorescent biosensor of hCaM, i.e., hCaM T110C-mBBr, was constructed; this device is labeled at a site where classical inhibitors do not interact and was successfully applied to measure the interaction of 1 with CaM. This is the first report of xanthone-anthraquinone heterodimers in species of Paecilomyces or Purpureocillium genera.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Calmodulin / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Calmodulin / metabolism
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings / chemistry
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings / isolation & purification*
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Hypocreales / chemistry*
  • Mexico
  • Models, Chemical
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Xanthones / chemistry
  • Xanthones / isolation & purification*
  • Xanthones / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Calmodulin
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings
  • Xanthones
  • acremoxanthone C