Amphiphilic Polyamine α-Synuclein Aggregation Inhibitors from the Sponge Aaptos lobata

J Nat Prod. 2023 Mar 24;86(3):475-481. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c01125. Epub 2023 Feb 16.

Abstract

Bioassay-guided investigation of the sponge Aaptos lobata resulted in the isolation and identification of two new amphiphilic polyamines, aaptolobamines A (1) and B (2). Their structures were determined through analysis of NMR and MS data. MS analysis also indicated that A. lobata contained a complex mixture of aaptolobamine homologues. Both aaptolobamines A (1) and B (2) show broad bioactivity, including cytotoxicity against cancer cell lines, moderate antimicrobial activity against a methicillin-resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus, and weak activity against a Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain. The mixtures of aaptolobamine homologues were shown to contain compounds that bind to the Parkinson's disease associated amyloid protein α-synuclein and inhibit its aggregation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents* / pharmacology
  • Cell Line
  • Polyamines / pharmacology
  • Porifera*
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • alpha-Synuclein

Substances

  • alpha-Synuclein
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Polyamines