Biotransformation of ent-kaur-16-en-19-oic acid by Psilocybe cubensis

Nat Prod Res. 2010 Jun;24(10):905-14. doi: 10.1080/14786410802420739.

Abstract

Biotranformation of ent-kaur-16-en-19-oic acid (1) using Psilocybe cubensis resulted in hydroxylated products. After two days of incubation, ent-16beta,17-dihydroxy-kauran-19-oic acid (2) was isolated. After further incubation for nine days, two novel metabolites, ent-12alpha,16beta,17-trihydroxy-kauran-19-oic acid (3) and ent-11alpha,16beta,17-trihydroxy-kauran-19-oic acid (4), were obtained. The metabolites were identified by spectroscopic methods and X-ray crystallography. Compounds 1-4 were evaluated for their cytotoxic properties against the human leukaemia K562 cell line; only compound 1 showed moderate activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Diterpenes / chemistry
  • Diterpenes / metabolism
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Psilocybe / metabolism*

Substances

  • Diterpenes
  • argyrophilic acid