Nyuzenamides A and B: Bicyclic Peptides with Antifungal and Cytotoxic Activity from a Marine-Derived Streptomyces sp

Org Lett. 2021 Mar 19;23(6):2109-2113. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c00210. Epub 2021 Mar 4.

Abstract

Two bicyclic peptides, nyuzenamides A (1) and B (2), were discovered from Streptomyces isolated from suspended matter in deep sea water collected in the Sea of Japan. Their structures were determined through nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry analyses in combination with X-ray crystallography and the chiral-phase gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method to comprise ten amino acid residues containing four unusual amino acids along with aromatic acyl units. Both compounds displayed antifungal activity against pathogenic fungi and cytotoxicity against P388 murine leukemia cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acids / chemistry*
  • Animals
  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / metabolism
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Fungi / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Peptides / metabolism
  • Peptides / pharmacology
  • Streptomyces / chemistry*

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Peptides