Dudawalamides A-D, Antiparasitic Cyclic Depsipeptides from the Marine Cyanobacterium Moorea producens

J Nat Prod. 2017 Jun 23;80(6):1827-1836. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00034. Epub 2017 May 23.

Abstract

A family of 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-7-octynoic acid (Dhoya)-containing cyclic depsipeptides, named dudawalamides A-D (1-4), was isolated from a Papua New Guinean field collection of the cyanobacterium Moorea producens using bioassay-guided and spectroscopic approaches. The planar structures of dudawalamides A-D were determined by a combination of 1D and 2D NMR experiments and MS analysis, whereas the absolute configurations were determined by X-ray crystallography, modified Marfey's analysis, chiral-phase GCMS, and chiral-phase HPLC. Dudawalamides A-D possess a broad spectrum of antiparasitic activity with minimal mammalian cell cytotoxicity. Comparative analysis of the Dhoya-containing class of lipopeptides reveals intriguing structure-activity relationship features of these NRPS-PKS-derived metabolites and their derivatives.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antiparasitic Agents / chemistry
  • Antiparasitic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antiparasitic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Cyanobacteria / chemistry*
  • Depsipeptides / chemistry
  • Depsipeptides / isolation & purification*
  • Depsipeptides / pharmacology*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Lipopeptides / chemistry
  • Marine Biology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Peptides, Cyclic / chemistry
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • Depsipeptides
  • Lipopeptides
  • Peptides, Cyclic