New diterpene pyrone-type compounds, metarhizins A and B, isolated from entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium flavoviride and their inhibitory effects on cellular proliferation
摘要:
To date, entomopathogenic fungi have not been extensively examined by natural product chemists. In this study, we isolated novel pyrone diterpene-type compounds, metarhizins A (1) and B (2), from methanol extracts of entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium flavoviride. They showed potent and selective antiproliferative activity against both insect and human cancer cell lines. These results indicate that metarhizins A (1) and B (2) can be used as novel lead compounds for anti-cancer agents and probes for cell cycle regulation. To further investigate the structural requirements for this inhibitory activity, we synthesized many metarhizin derivatives and evaluated their antiproliferative activities. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
New diterpene pyrone-type compounds, metarhizins A and B, isolated from entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium flavoviride and their inhibitory effects on cellular proliferation
To date, entomopathogenic fungi have not been extensively examined by natural product chemists. In this study, we isolated novel pyrone diterpene-type compounds, metarhizins A (1) and B (2), from methanol extracts of entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium flavoviride. They showed potent and selective antiproliferative activity against both insect and human cancer cell lines. These results indicate that metarhizins A (1) and B (2) can be used as novel lead compounds for anti-cancer agents and probes for cell cycle regulation. To further investigate the structural requirements for this inhibitory activity, we synthesized many metarhizin derivatives and evaluated their antiproliferative activities. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Novel Diterpenoid Pyrones (+)-Sesquicillin and (-)-Nalanthalide from Fungal Fermentations
antagonist) and (-)-nalanthalide (a potassium channel Kvl.3 blocker) in a convergent and unified manner starting from (+)-5-methyl-Wieland-Miescher ketone. The synthesis involved the following key steps: (i) a [2,3]-Wittigrearrangement of a stannylmethyl ether to install the stereogenic center at C9 and the exo-methylene functionality at C8 present in the trans-decalin portion, (ii) a coupling reaction of a