Pestalactams A-C: novel caprolactams from the endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis sp

Org Biomol Chem. 2010 Apr 21;8(8):1785-90. doi: 10.1039/b924169h.

Abstract

Chemical investigations of a fermentation culture from the endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis sp. yielded three novel caprolactams, pestalactams A-C (). The structures of were determined by analysis of 1D and 2D-NMR, UV, IR, and MS data. The structure of pestalactam A was confirmed following single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Pestalactams A-C are the first C-7 alkylated caprolactam natural products to be reported. Pestalactams A () and B () were tested against two different strains of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum (3D7 and Dd2), and the mammalian cell lines, MCF-7 and NFF, and showed modest in vitro activity in all assays.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antimalarials / chemistry*
  • Antimalarials / isolation & purification
  • Antimalarials / metabolism
  • Antimalarials / pharmacology*
  • Ascomycota / chemistry*
  • Ascomycota / metabolism
  • Caprolactam / chemistry*
  • Caprolactam / isolation & purification
  • Caprolactam / metabolism
  • Caprolactam / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Fermentation
  • Humans
  • Models, Molecular
  • Plasmodium falciparum / drug effects*

Substances

  • Antimalarials
  • Caprolactam