Ribocyclophanes A-E, Glycosylated Cyclophanes with Antiproliferative Activity from Two Cultured Terrestrial Cyanobacteria

J Nat Prod. 2018 Mar 23;81(3):572-578. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00954. Epub 2018 Jan 30.

Abstract

The cell extracts of two cultured freshwater Nostoc spp., UIC 10279 and UIC 10366, both from the suburbs of Chicago, showed antiproliferative activity against MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-435 cancer cell lines. Bioassay-guided fractionation led to the isolation of five glycosylated cylindrocyclophanes, named ribocyclophanes A-E (1-5) and cylindrocyclophane D (6). The structure determination was carried out by HRESIMS and 1D and 2D NMR analyses and confirmed by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. The structures of ribocyclophanes A-E (1-5) contain a β-d-ribopyranose glycone in the rare 1 C4 conformation. Among isolated compounds, ribocyclophane D (4) showed antiproliferative activity against MDA-MB-435 and MDA-MB-231 cancer cells with an IC50 value of less than 1 μM.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Crystallography, X-Ray / methods
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Ethers, Cyclic / chemistry*
  • Ethers, Cyclic / pharmacology*
  • Fresh Water / microbiology
  • Glycosylation
  • Humans
  • Nostoc / chemistry*
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular

Substances

  • Ethers, Cyclic