Actinoallolides A-E, new anti-trypanosomal macrolides, produced by an endophytic actinomycete, Actinoallomurus fulvus MK10-036

Org Lett. 2015 Feb 20;17(4):864-7. doi: 10.1021/ol5037216. Epub 2015 Jan 30.

Abstract

Five new anti-trypanosomal macrolides, actinoallolides A-E (1-5), were discovered from the cultured broth of Actinoallomurus fulvus MK10-036. The structures of the actinoallolides, including absolute stereochemistry, were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic analyses and a series of chemical derivatization studies. Actinoallolide A showed the most potent and selective in vitro anti-trypanosomal activity without cytotoxicity. A new class of promising lead compounds was identified for the development of drugs for both sleeping sickness and Chagas disease.

MeSH terms

  • Actinobacteria / chemistry*
  • Actinomycetales / chemistry*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Macrolides / chemical synthesis
  • Macrolides / chemistry*
  • Macrolides / pharmacology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Trypanocidal Agents / chemistry*
  • Trypanosoma brucei brucei / chemistry*
  • Trypanosoma brucei brucei / drug effects*
  • Trypanosomiasis, African / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Macrolides
  • Trypanocidal Agents
  • actinoallolide A