Portobelamides A and B and Caciqueamide, Cytotoxic Peptidic Natural Products from a Caldora sp. Marine Cyanobacterium

J Nat Prod. 2021 Aug 27;84(8):2081-2093. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c01383. Epub 2021 Jul 16.

Abstract

Three new compounds, portobelamides A and B (1 and 2), 3-amino-2-methyl-7-octynoic acid (AMOYA) and hydroxyisovaleric acid (Hiva) containing cyclic depsipeptides, and one long chain lipopeptide caciqueamide (3), were isolated from a field-collection of a Caldora sp. marine cyanobacterium obtained from Panama as part of the Panama International Cooperative Biodiversity Group Program. Their planar structures were elucidated through analysis of 2D NMR and MS data, especially high resolution (HR) MS2/MS3 fragmentation methods. The absolute configurations of compounds 1 and 2 were deduced by traditional hydrolysis, derivative formation, and chromatographic analyses compared with standards. Portobelamide A (1) showed good cytotoxicity against H-460 human lung cancer cells (33% survival at 0.9 μM).

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Aquatic Organisms / chemistry
  • Biological Products / chemistry
  • Biological Products / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cyanobacteria / chemistry*
  • Depsipeptides / chemistry*
  • Depsipeptides / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Panama

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Biological Products
  • Depsipeptides