Akedanones A-C, In Vitro and In Vivo Antiplasmodial 2,3-Dihydronaphthoquinones Produced by Streptomyces sp. K20-0187

J Nat Prod. 2024 Apr 26;87(4):994-1002. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c01285. Epub 2024 Feb 29.

Abstract

Three new antiplasmodial compounds, named akedanones A (1), B (2), and C (3), were discovered from the cultured material of Streptomyces sp. K20-0187 isolated from a soil sample collected at Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi prefecture in Japan. The structures of compounds 1-3 were elucidated as new 2,3-dihydronaphthoquinones having prenyl and reverse prenyl groups by mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance analyses. Compound 1 and the known furanonaphthoquinone I (4) showed potent in vitro antiplasmodial activity against chloroquine-sensitive and chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum strains, with half-maximal inhibitory concentration values ranging from 0.06 to 0.3 μM. Compounds 1 and 4 also displayed potent in vivo antiplasmodial activity against drug-sensitive rodent malaria Plasmodium berghei N strain, with inhibition rates of 47.6 and 43.1%, respectively, on intraperitoneal administration at a dose of 5 mg kg-1 day-1 for 4 days.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antimalarials* / chemistry
  • Antimalarials* / pharmacology
  • Chloroquine / pharmacology
  • Japan
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Naphthoquinones* / chemistry
  • Naphthoquinones* / pharmacology
  • Plasmodium berghei* / drug effects
  • Plasmodium falciparum* / drug effects
  • Soil Microbiology
  • Streptomyces* / chemistry

Substances

  • Antimalarials
  • Naphthoquinones
  • Chloroquine