Pseudoxylallemycins A-F, Cyclic Tetrapeptides with Rare Allenyl Modifications Isolated from Pseudoxylaria sp. X802: A Competitor of Fungus-Growing Termite Cultivars

Org Lett. 2016 Jul 15;18(14):3338-41. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b01437. Epub 2016 Jun 24.

Abstract

Based on fungus-fungus pairing assays and HRMS-based dereplication strategy, six new cyclic tetrapeptides, pseudoxylallemycins A-F (1-6), were isolated from the termite-associated fungus Pseudoxylaria sp. X802. Structures were characterized using NMR spectroscopy, HRMS, and Marfey's reaction. Pseudoxylallemycins B-D (2-4) possess a rare and chemically accessible allene moiety amenable for synthetic modifications, and derivatives A-D showed antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative human-pathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa and antiproliferative activity against human umbilical vein endothelial cells and K-562 cell lines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkadienes / chemistry
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Antibiosis
  • Ascomycota / chemistry
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells / drug effects
  • Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells / physiology
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Isoptera
  • K562 Cells
  • Molecular Structure
  • Peptides, Cyclic / chemistry*
  • Peptides, Cyclic / pharmacology

Substances

  • Alkadienes
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • propadiene