Synthesis of a Unique Psammaplysin F Library and Functional Evaluation in Prostate Cancer Cells by Multiparametric Quantitative Single Cell Imaging

J Nat Prod. 2020 Aug 28;83(8):2357-2366. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00121. Epub 2020 Jul 21.

Abstract

The spirooxepinisoxazoline alkaloid psammaplysin F (1) was selected as a scaffold for the generation of a unique screening library for both drug discovery and chemical biology research. Large-scale extraction and isolation chemistry was performed on a marine sponge (Hyattella sp.) collected from the Great Barrier Reef in order to acquire >200 mg of the desired bromotyrosine-derived alkaloidal scaffold. Parallel solution-phase semisynthesis was employed to generate a series of psammaplysin-based urea (2-9) and amide analogues (10-11) in low to moderate yields. The chemical structures of all analogues were characterized using NMR and MS data. The absolute configuration of psammaplysin F and all semisynthetic analogues was determined as 6R, 7R by comparison of ECD data with literature values. All compounds (1-11) were evaluated for their effect on cell cycle distribution and changes to cancer metabolism in LNCaP prostate cancer cells using a multiparametric quantitative single-cell imaging approach. These investigations identified that in LNCaP cells psammaplysin F and some urea analogues caused loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, fragmentation of the mitochondrial tubular network, chromosome misalignment, and cell cycle arrest in mitosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Porifera / chemistry
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Single-Cell Analysis / methods*
  • Spectrum Analysis / methods
  • Spiro Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Spiro Compounds / isolation & purification
  • Tyrosine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Tyrosine / chemical synthesis
  • Tyrosine / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Spiro Compounds
  • psammaplysin F
  • Tyrosine