Citrofulvicin, an Antiosteoporotic Polyketide from Penicillium velutinum

Org Lett. 2018 Jul 6;20(13):3741-3744. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b01272. Epub 2018 Jun 21.

Abstract

Citrofulvicin (1), along with its early shunt product fulvionol (2), was characterized as a skeletally unprecedented antiosteoporotic agent from a human sputum-derived fungus Penicillium velutinum. The unique citrofulvicin framework is likely formed by a nonenzymatic intermolecular Diels-Alder cycloaddition between heptaketide-based intermediates. Citrofulvicin and fulvionol were demonstrated to be osteogenic at 0.1 μM in the prednisolone-induced osteoporotic zebrafish.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cycloaddition Reaction
  • Molecular Structure
  • Penicillium*
  • Polyketides

Substances

  • Polyketides