Phakefustatins A-C: Kynurenine-Bearing Cycloheptapeptides as RXRα Modulators from the Marine Sponge Phakellia fusca

Org Lett. 2020 Sep 4;22(17):6703-6708. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01586. Epub 2020 Jul 23.

Abstract

A neutral-loss scanning mass method was used to explore new kynurenine-containing cycloheptapeptides, phakefustatins A-C (1-3), from the marine sponge Phakellia fusca. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis and the advanced Marfey's method. 1 was total synthesized via a final-stage ozonolysis strategy by the combination of solid/solution-phase synthesis. Phakefustatin A (1) was identified as a RXRα modulator to inhibit cancer cell growth, and its pharmacophores could be Kyn and guanidine groups.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Kynurenine / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Peptides, Cyclic / chemistry*
  • Porifera / chemistry*
  • Spectrum Analysis

Substances

  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Kynurenine