Butyrolactone I derivatives from Aspergillus terreus carrying an unusual sulfate moiety

J Nat Prod. 2008 Apr;71(4):689-92. doi: 10.1021/np070341r. Epub 2008 Feb 14.

Abstract

In our ongoing search for new bioactive metabolites from microbial resources, Aspergillus terreus (HKI0499) was examined by chemical metabolite profiling. Together with the known butyrolactone I ( 3), the unusual sulfate derivatives butyrolactone I 3-sulfate ( 1) and butyrolactone I 4''-sulfate ( 2) were discovered. The chemical structures were determined by NMR and MS data analyses. All compounds were tested on CDK1/cyclin B, CDK5/p25, DYRK1A, CK1, and GSK-3alpha/beta kinases; compounds 2 and 3 were also evaluated for their cytotoxic and antiproliferative activities. Butyrolactone I 3-sulfate ( 1) exhibited specific inhibitory activity against CDK1/cyclin B and CDK5/p25, yet 15-30-fold less than butyrolactone I ( 3). Likewise, butyrolactone I 3-sulfate ( 1) exhibited moderate cytotoxicity solely against HeLa cells (CC 50 = 80.7 microM).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 4-Butyrolactone / analogs & derivatives*
  • 4-Butyrolactone / chemistry
  • 4-Butyrolactone / isolation & purification
  • 4-Butyrolactone / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Aspergillus / chemistry*
  • Brain / enzymology
  • CDC2 Protein Kinase / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5 / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Dyrk Kinases
  • Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Humans
  • Oocytes / enzymology
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Starfish / enzymology
  • Sulfates / chemistry*
  • Swine

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Sulfates
  • butyrolactone I
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • CDC2 Protein Kinase
  • Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3
  • 4-Butyrolactone