Zelkovamycins F and G, Cyclopeptides with Cα-Methyl-threonine Residues, from an Endophytic Kitasatospora sp

J Nat Prod. 2022 Jul 22;85(7):1715-1722. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00174. Epub 2022 Jun 17.

Abstract

Zelkovamycins F and G (1 and 2), two new natural cyclic octapeptides possessing the unprecedented nonproteinogenic amino acid residues l-α-methyl-threonine and l-α-methyl-allo-threonine, respectively, along with four new analogues, zelkovamycins H-K (3-6), were identified from the endophytic Kitasatospora sp. CPCC 204717. Their structures were elucidated by detailed analysis of NMR and HRESIMS/MS spectroscopic data. The configurations of amino acid residues were determined by Marfey's analysis combined with NMR calculations. Compounds 1, 2, and 4 showed potent antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. The structure-activity relationship study revealed that the 2-methyl-3-oxobutyrine and sarcosine residues played important roles in their antibacterial activities. Zelkovamycin (7) and zelkovamycin E (8) exhibited significant antiviral activity against the hepatitis C virus.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Peptides, Cyclic / chemistry
  • Peptides, Cyclic / pharmacology
  • Streptomycetaceae*
  • Threonine

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • zelkovamycin
  • Threonine