Diazaquinomycins E-G, novel diaza-anthracene analogs from a marine-derived Streptomyces sp

Mar Drugs. 2014 Jun 11;12(6):3574-86. doi: 10.3390/md12063574.

Abstract

As part of our program to identify novel secondary metabolites that target drug-resistant ovarian cancers, a screening of our aquatic-derived actinomycete fraction library against a cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer cell line (OVCAR5) led to the isolation of novel diaza-anthracene antibiotic diazaquinomycin E (DAQE; 1), the isomeric mixture of diazaquinomycin F (DAQF; 2) and diazaquinomycin G (DAQG; 3), and known analog diazaquinomycin A (DAQA; 4). The structures of DAQF and DAQG were solved through deconvolution of X-Ray diffraction data of their corresponding co-crystal. DAQE and DAQA exhibited moderate LC50 values against OVCAR5 of 9.0 and 8.8 μM, respectively. At lethal concentrations of DAQA, evidence of DNA damage was observed via induction of apoptosis through cleaved-PARP. Herein, we will discuss the isolation, structure elucidation, and biological activity of these secondary metabolites.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Anthracenes / chemistry
  • Anthracenes / isolation & purification
  • Anthracenes / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Crystallization
  • DNA Damage / drug effects
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lethal Dose 50
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / metabolism
  • Quinones / chemistry
  • Quinones / isolation & purification
  • Quinones / pharmacology*
  • Secondary Metabolism
  • Streptomyces / metabolism*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Anthracenes
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Quinones
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases