Friomaramide, a Highly Modified Linear Hexapeptide from an Antarctic Sponge, Inhibits Plasmodium falciparum Liver-Stage Development

J Nat Prod. 2019 Aug 23;82(8):2354-2358. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00362. Epub 2019 Aug 12.

Abstract

The cold waters of Antarctica are known to harbor a rich biodiversity. Our continuing interest in the chemical analysis of Antarctic invertebrates has resulted in the isolation of friomaramide (1), a new, highly modified hexapeptide, from the Antarctic sponge Inflatella coelosphaeroides. The structure of friomaramide was determined using spectroscopic methods and its configuration established by Marfey's method. Friomaramide, which bears the unusual permethylation of the amino acid backbone and is the longest polypeptide bearing a tryptenamine C-terminus, blocks >90% of Plasmodium falciparum liver-stage parasite development at 6.1 μM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antarctic Regions
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases / parasitology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry*
  • Plasmodium falciparum / drug effects*
  • Plasmodium falciparum / pathogenicity
  • Porifera / chemistry*

Substances

  • Oligopeptides