Sorbicillfurans A and B, two novel sorbicillinoid adducts from the fungus Penicillium citrinum SCSIO41402

Org Biomol Chem. 2019 Oct 14;17(38):8721-8725. doi: 10.1039/c9ob01595g. Epub 2019 Aug 12.

Abstract

Two novel sorbicillinoid adducts containing bicyclo[2.2.2]octane and tetrahydrofuran moieties, named sorbicillfurans A and B (1 and 2), were isolated from the static culture of the marine-derived fungus Penicillium citrinum SCSIO41402. Their structures including absolute configurations were determined by spectroscopic and calculated ECD analyses. Sorbicillfurans A and B (1 and 2) are the first examples of sorbicillinoids possessing a tetrahydrofuran unit. In the proposed biosynthetic pathway, sorbicillfuran B (2), harboring a rare and complex polycyclic framework, is probably formed by two Diels-Alder reactions. Both isolates were evaluated for the cytotoxicity against six human cancer cell lines, only sorbicillfuran B (2) showed weak cytotoxicity against HL-60 cells with an IC50 value of 9.6 μM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • HL-60 Cells
  • Heterocyclic Compounds / chemistry
  • Heterocyclic Compounds / isolation & purification
  • Heterocyclic Compounds / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Penicillium / chemistry*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Heterocyclic Compounds