Axinellasins A-D, Immunosuppressive Cycloheptapeptide Diastereomers, Discovered via a Precursor Ion Scanning-Supercritical Fluid Chromatography Strategy from the Marine Sponge Axinella species

Org Lett. 2022 Jan 28;24(3):934-938. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c04309. Epub 2022 Jan 19.

Abstract

The precursor ion scanning-supercritical fluid chromatography (PI-SFC) method was applied to explore new methionine sulfoxide-containing cycloheptapeptides, axinellasins A-D (1-4), from the marine sponge Axinella sp. Their structures, including absolute configurations, were elucidated by detailed spectroscopic analyses and X-ray crystallography. The total synthesis of 4 was completed via an Fmoc solid/solution-phase synthesis. Compounds 1-4 exhibited immunosuppressive effects via inhibition of T and B cell proliferation, and 1 and 4 showed better inhibitory activities than their corresponding diastereomers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Axinella*