Chlorinated didemnins from the tunicate Trididemnum solidum

Mar Drugs. 2013 Nov 11;11(11):4478-86. doi: 10.3390/md11114478.

Abstract

Chemical investigation of the tunicate Trididemnum solidum resulted in the isolation of two new chlorinated compounds belonging to the didemnin class, along with two known compounds didemnin A and didemnin B. The structural determination of the compounds was based on extensive NMR and mass spectroscopic analysis. The isolated compounds 1-4 were tested for their anti-inflammatory activity using in vitro assays for inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) activity. The anti-cell proliferative activity of the above compounds was also evaluated against four solid tumor cell lines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Depsipeptides / chemistry*
  • Depsipeptides / pharmacology*
  • Halogenation
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods
  • NF-kappa B / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Urochordata / chemistry*

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Depsipeptides
  • NF-kappa B
  • didemnins
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II