Spirocitromycetin, a Fungal Polyketide with an Antiosteoporotic Pharmacophore

J Nat Prod. 2022 May 27;85(5):1442-1447. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c01060. Epub 2022 May 5.

Abstract

Spirocitromycetin, an antiosteoporotic polyketide bearing a unique spirocycle, was characterized from a human mucus sputum-derived Penicillium velutinum. Its structure and absolute configuration were elucidated spectrally, with its biosynthetic pathway likely mediated via polivione, a reported heptaketide. Spirocitromycetin was shown to be antiosteoporotic at 0.1 μM in the prednisolone-induced osteoporotic zebrafish model. A combination of spirocitromycetin variant synthesis and bioassay has identified 5'-methyl-3'H-spiro[chromane-3,2'-furan]-3',4-dione as an unreported antiosteroporotic pharmacophore. Collectively, this work offers new starting (sub)structures that may be of significance for antiosteoporotic drug discovery.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Molecular Structure
  • Polyketides* / pharmacology
  • Zebrafish

Substances

  • Polyketides