Hormonemate Derivatives from Dothiora sp., an Endophytic Fungus

J Nat Prod. 2017 Apr 28;80(4):845-853. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00680. Epub 2017 Mar 9.

Abstract

A search for cytotoxic agents from cultures of the endophytic fungus Dothiora sp., isolated from the endemic plant Launaea arborescens, led to the isolation of six new compounds structurally related to hormonemate, with moderate cytotoxic activity against different cancer cell lines. By using a bioassay-guided fractionation approach, hormonemates A-D (1-4), hormonemate (5), and hormonemates E (6) and F (7) were obtained from the acetone extract of this fungus. Their structures were determined using a combination of HRMS, ESI-qTOF-MS/MS, 1D and 2D NMR experiments, and chemical degradation. The cytotoxic activities of these compounds were evaluated by microdilution colorimetric assays against human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7), human liver cancer cells (HepG2), and pancreatic cancer cells (MiaPaca_2). Most of the compounds displayed cytotoxic activity against this panel.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Ascomycota / chemistry*
  • Asteraceae / chemistry*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Esters / pharmacology
  • Hep G2 Cells
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Esters
  • hormonemate