Linfuranones B and C, Furanone-Containing Polyketides from a Plant-Associated Sphaerimonospora mesophila

J Nat Prod. 2018 Jul 27;81(7):1561-1569. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00071. Epub 2018 Jun 25.

Abstract

Two new furanone-containing polyketides, linfuranones B and C, were isolated from a plant-associated actinomycete of the genus Sphaerimonospora. Their structures were determined by NMR and MS spectroscopic analyses, and the absolute configurations were established by anisotropic methods and chemical degradation approaches. In silico analysis of biosynthetic genes suggested that linfuranone B is generated from linfuranone C by oxidative cleavage of the polyketide chain. Linfuranones B and C induced preadipocyte differentiation into matured adipocytes at 20-40 μM without showing cytotoxicity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acanthaceae / microbiology
  • Actinomycetales / chemistry*
  • Actinomycetales / isolation & purification
  • Adipocytes / drug effects*
  • Adipogenesis / drug effects
  • Furans / chemistry
  • Furans / isolation & purification
  • Furans / pharmacology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Polyketides / chemistry
  • Polyketides / isolation & purification
  • Polyketides / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Furans
  • Polyketides