Cytotoxic cyclic depsipeptides from the Australian marine sponge Neamphius huxleyi

J Nat Prod. 2012 Dec 28;75(12):2200-8. doi: 10.1021/np3006474. Epub 2012 Dec 6.

Abstract

Three new cyclic depsipeptides, neamphamides B (2), C (3), and D (4), were isolated from the Australian sponge Neamphius huxleyi. The planar structural characterization of these molecules was elucidated using 2D NMR experiments and ESI-FTICR-MS(n). Their configurations were determined by Marfey's method and J-based NMR analysis. These new metabolites inhibited the growth of human cell lines (A549, HeLa, LNCaP, PC3, and NFF) with IC(50) values ranging from 88 to 370 nM. However, neamphamide D causes A549 cell proliferation at subcytotoxic doses and should be treated cautiously as a cytotoxic compound.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Australia
  • Depsipeptides / chemistry
  • Depsipeptides / isolation & purification*
  • Depsipeptides / pharmacology*
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Marine Biology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Porifera / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Depsipeptides