Hygrocins C-G, cytotoxic naphthoquinone ansamycins from gdmAI-disrupted Streptomyces sp. LZ35

J Nat Prod. 2013 Dec 27;76(12):2175-9. doi: 10.1021/np400474s. Epub 2013 Nov 18.

Abstract

Six hygrocins, polyketides of ansamycin class, were isolated from the gdmAI-disrupted Streptomyces sp. LZ35. The planar structure of hygrocins C-E (1-3) was determined by one-dimensional and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy and high-resolution mass spectrometry. They are derivatives of hygrocin A but differ in the configuration at C-2 and the orientation of the C-3,4 double bond. Hygrocin F(4) and G(5) were shown to be isomers of hygrocin C (1) and B (6), respectively, due to the different alkyl oxygen participating in the macrolide ester linkage. Hygrocins C, D, and F were found to be toxic to human breast cancer MDA-MB-431 cells (IC50 = 0.5, 3.0, and 3.3 μM, respectively) and prostate cancer PC3 cells (IC50 = 1.9, 5.0, and 4.5 μM, respectively), while hygrocins B, E, and G were inactive.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lactams, Macrocyclic / chemistry
  • Lactams, Macrocyclic / isolation & purification*
  • Lactams, Macrocyclic / pharmacology*
  • Male
  • Molecular Structure
  • Naphthoquinones / chemistry
  • Naphthoquinones / isolation & purification*
  • Naphthoquinones / pharmacology*
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Streptomyces / chemistry*
  • Streptomyces / genetics*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Lactams, Macrocyclic
  • Naphthoquinones