O-Alkylazoxymycins A-F, Naturally Occurring Azoxy-Aromatic Compounds from Streptomyces sp. Py50

J Nat Prod. 2023 Jan 27;86(1):176-181. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00892. Epub 2023 Jan 12.

Abstract

Six new azoxy-aromatic compounds (o-alkylazoxymycins A-F, 1-6) and two new nitrogen-bearing phenylvaleric/phenylheptanoic acid derivatives (o-alkylphemycins A and B, 7 and 8) were isolated from Streptomyces sp. Py50. Their structures were elucidated based on HRESIMS, NMR, UV spectroscopic analyses, and X-ray crystallographic data. O-Alkylazoxymycins A-F (1-6) are the first natural examples of azoxy compounds with the azoxy bond attached to the ortho-position of the phenylheptanoic acid or phenylvaleric acid moiety. Compounds 1, 5, and 6 were active against Epidermophyton floccosum with MIC50 values ranging from 10.1 to 51.2 μM. A plausible biosynthetic pathway of 2 and 3 was proposed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Azo Compounds / chemistry
  • Biosynthetic Pathways
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Streptomyces* / chemistry

Substances

  • Azo Compounds