Synthesis and initial biological evaluation of myxocoumarin B

Org Biomol Chem. 2019 Feb 13;17(7):1966-1969. doi: 10.1039/c8ob02273a.

Abstract

The myxocoumarins A and B from Stigmatella aurantiaca MYX-030 are natural products featuring unusual nitro- and long-chain alkyl substitution. While myxocoumarin A was shown to exhibit strong antifungal properties, the antifungal potential of myxocoumarin B was not yet assessed due to low production titers during initial isolation. We therefore developed a total synthesis of myxocoumarin B that involves a late-stage Pd-catalyzed nitration of the coumarin core. The availability of synthetic material facilitated the initial evaluation of the bioactivity of myxocoumarin B, which revealed a lack of activity against medically relevant Candida sp. and low cytotoxicity in vitro against human fibroblasts (MRC-5) and in vivo (zebrafish).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antifungal Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Ascomycota / drug effects*
  • Biological Products / chemical synthesis
  • Biological Products / chemistry
  • Biological Products / pharmacology*
  • Botrytis / drug effects*
  • Coumarins / chemical synthesis
  • Coumarins / chemistry
  • Coumarins / pharmacology*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Fibroblasts / drug effects*
  • Fusarium / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Stigmatella aurantiaca / chemistry
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Zebrafish / embryology

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Biological Products
  • Coumarins