Piperazate-Guided Isolation of Caveamides A and B, Cyclohexenylalanine-Containing Nonribosomal Peptides from a Cave Actinomycete

Org Lett. 2024 May 17;26(19):4127-4131. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01218. Epub 2024 May 8.

Abstract

Hybrid genome-mining/15N-NMR was used to target compounds containing piperazate (Piz) residues, leading to the discovery of caveamides A (1) and B (2) from Streptomyces sp. strain BE230, isolated from New Rankin Cave (Missouri). Caveamides are highly dynamic molecules containing an unprecedented β-ketoamide polyketide fragment, two Piz residues, and a new N-methyl-cyclohexenylalanine residue. Caveamide B (2) exhibited nanomolar cytotoxicity against several cancer cell lines and nanomolar antimicrobial activity against MRSA and E. coli.

MeSH terms

  • Alanine / analogs & derivatives
  • Alanine / chemistry
  • Alanine / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Escherichia coli* / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus* / drug effects
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Peptides / isolation & purification
  • Peptides / pharmacology
  • Pyridazines
  • Streptomyces* / chemistry

Substances

  • piperazic acid