Amakusamine from a Psammocinia sp. Sponge: Isolation, Synthesis, and SAR Study on the Inhibition of RANKL-Induced Formation of Multinuclear Osteoclasts

J Nat Prod. 2021 Oct 22;84(10):2738-2743. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00758. Epub 2021 Oct 6.

Abstract

A simple methylenedioxy dibromoindole alkaloid, amakusamine (1), was isolated from a marine sponge of the genus Psammocinia, and its structure was determined from spectroscopic data, time-dependent density-functional theory calculations, and synthesis. Compound 1 inhibited the receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL)-induced formation of multinuclear osteoclasts with an IC50 value of 10.5 μM in RAW264 cells. The structure-activity relationship of 1 was also investigated with synthetic derivatives.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Japan
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Osteoclasts / drug effects*
  • Porifera / chemistry*
  • RANK Ligand / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • RAW 264.7 Cells
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • RANK Ligand
  • Tnfsf11 protein, mouse