New steroids with a rearranged skeleton as (h)P300 inhibitors from the sponge Theonella swinhoei

Org Lett. 2014 Apr 18;16(8):2224-7. doi: 10.1021/ol5007345. Epub 2014 Apr 2.

Abstract

Swinhoeisterols A (1) and B (2), two novel sterols with an unprecedented 6/6/5/7 ring system, were isolated from the sponge Theonella swinhoei. The structures and absolute configurations were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis, X-ray single-crystal diffraction, modified Mosher's method, and TDDFT/ECD calculations. The cytotoxicity of these compounds toward A549 and MG-63 cells encourages studies on their potential target using an inverse virtual screening approach. The predicted inhibitor of h(p300) was corroborated by an in vitro biological test.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • E1A-Associated p300 Protein / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Humans
  • Marine Biology
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Steroids* / chemistry
  • Steroids* / isolation & purification
  • Steroids* / pharmacology
  • Theonella / chemistry*

Substances

  • Steroids
  • swinhoeisterol A
  • swinhoeisterol B
  • E1A-Associated p300 Protein
  • EP300 protein, human