Cytotoxic fatty acid from Pleurocybella porrigens

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2007 Dec;55(12):1748-9. doi: 10.1248/cpb.55.1748.

Abstract

The new conjugated ketonic fatty acid, porrigenic acid (1), was isolated as a cytotoxic constituent of Pleurocybella porrigens. The structure of 1 was elucidated using spectroscopic methods including 1D and 2D NMR and MS. The absolute stereochemistry of 1 was determined by application of the exciton chirality method. Compound 1 exhibited cytotoxic activity against myeloma THP-1 cells, but did not show any significant toxicity against B16F1 melanoma. This is the first report of the isolation and structural elucidation of the new cytotoxic constituent porrigenic acid (1) from the edible mushroom P. porrigens.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Basidiomycota / chemistry*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Fatty Acids / isolation & purification*
  • Fatty Acids / pharmacology*
  • Fruiting Bodies, Fungal / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Ketones / isolation & purification
  • Ketones / pharmacology
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Fatty Acids
  • Ketones