(+/-)-Lucidumone, a COX-2 Inhibitory Caged Fungal Meroterpenoid from Ganoderma lucidum

Org Lett. 2019 Nov 1;21(21):8523-8527. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b02840. Epub 2019 Sep 26.

Abstract

(±)-Lucidumone (1), an enantiomeric meroterpenoid possessing an unprecedented skeleton comprising a fused 6/5/6/6/5 polycyclic system, was isolated from Ganoderma lucidum and structurally identified. The absolute configuration of (-)-1 was assigned by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. A plausible biosynthetic pathway for 1 is proposed. A chemical biology approach reveals that (-)-1 selectively inhibits COX-2 by directly binding with an amino acid residue of Tyr385, representing a new structure scaffold of COX-2 inhibitors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cyclooxygenase 2 / chemistry
  • Cyclooxygenase 2 / metabolism*
  • Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Ganoderma / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Protein Conformation
  • Terpenes / chemistry
  • Terpenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors
  • Terpenes
  • Cyclooxygenase 2