Lipovelutibols A-D: Cytotoxic Lipopeptaibols from the Himalayan Cold Habitat Fungus Trichoderma velutinum

J Nat Prod. 2018 Feb 23;81(2):219-226. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00873. Epub 2018 Jan 26.

Abstract

Four novel lipovelutibols A (1), B (2), C (3), and D (4) containing six amino acid residues with leucinol at the C-terminus and a fatty acyl moiety (n-octanoyl) at its N-terminus were isolated from the psychrotrophic fungus Trichoderma velutinum collected from the Himalayan cold habitat. The structures (1-4) were determined by NMR and MS/MS, and the stereochemistry of amino acids by Marfey's method. Lipopeptaibols 2 and 4 were found to contain d-isovaline, a nonproteinogenic amino acid, but lacked α-aminoisobutyric acid, characteristic of peptaibols. Cytotoxic activity of 2 and 4 was observed against HL-60, LS180, MDA-MB-231, and A549 cancer cell lines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • A549 Cells
  • Amino Acids / chemistry
  • Aminoisobutyric Acids / chemistry
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cold Temperature
  • Ecosystem
  • HL-60 Cells
  • Humans
  • Leucine / analogs & derivatives
  • Leucine / chemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods
  • Peptaibols / chemistry*
  • Peptaibols / pharmacology
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Trichoderma / chemistry*
  • Valine / chemistry

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Aminoisobutyric Acids
  • Peptaibols
  • isovaline
  • leucinol
  • Leucine
  • Valine