Sulfoureido Lipopeptides from the Marine Sponge Discodermia kiiensis

J Nat Prod. 2016 Sep 23;79(9):2418-22. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00586. Epub 2016 Aug 23.

Abstract

New N-sulfoureidylated lipopeptides, sulfolipodiscamides A-C (1-3), were isolated by gel filtration chromatography of the n-butanol fraction of the marine sponge Discodermia kiiensis. By extensive NMR analyses and high-resolution mass spectrometry, the structures of 1-3 were elucidated as having an unprecedented N-sulfoureidyl group on the d-citrulline residue, a distinct feature that was not found in the structurally related lipodiscamides A-C (4-6), derived from the ether fraction of the same sponge. Furthermore, the absolute configurations of 1-3 were confirmed by comparisons of the HPLC retention times of the hydrolytic products and the corresponding authentic lipodiscamides. Interestingly, sulfolipodiscamide A displayed a 2.3-fold increase in cytotoxicity against murine leukemia (P388) cells, compared to the unconjugated parent compound.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Leukemia P388
  • Lipopeptides / chemistry
  • Lipopeptides / isolation & purification*
  • Lipopeptides / pharmacology
  • Marine Biology
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Porifera / chemistry*

Substances

  • Lipopeptides