Microbial biotransformation of kurarinone by Cunninghamella echinulata AS 3.3400

J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2012;14(11):1002-7. doi: 10.1080/10286020.2012.681049. Epub 2012 Sep 25.

Abstract

In this paper, microbial transformation of kurarinone (1) by Cunninghamella echinulata AS 3.3400 was investigated and four transformed products were isolated and identified as 6″-hydroxykurarinone (2), 4″,5″,8″-trihydroxynorkurarinone (3), norkurarinone (4), and kurarinone-7-O-β-glucoside (5), respectively. Among them, 3 and 5 are new compounds, and the rare glycosylation in microbial transformation was observed. In addition, the cytotoxicities of transformed products (2-5) were also investigated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biotransformation
  • Cunninghamella / metabolism*
  • Cytotoxins / chemistry*
  • Cytotoxins / pharmacology
  • Flavonoids / chemistry*
  • Flavonoids / metabolism
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology
  • Glucosides / chemistry
  • Glucosides / metabolism
  • Molecular Structure

Substances

  • Cytotoxins
  • Flavonoids
  • Glucosides
  • kurarinone