Thelepamide (1) was characterized during a program to study cytotoxic substances from an unusual source, the tidal zone-derived annelid Thelephus crispus. Its structure contains a tetraketide and a tripeptide subunit and possesses striking atom diversity, consisting of 17 carbons and 8 heteroatoms. The relative configurations at four chiral sites were elucidated via ROESY, J-based configurational analysis
Thelepamide ( 1 ) 在一项研究来自一种不寻常来源的细胞毒性物质的计划中被表征,潮带来源的环节动物Thelephus creamus。它的结构包含一个四酮和一个三肽亚基,并具有惊人的原子多样性,由 17 个碳和 8 个杂原子组成。通过 ROESY、基于J的构型分析和 DFT 计算阐明了四个手性位点的相对构型。它对白血病细胞有适度的活性 (IC 50 = 5 μg/mL),对实体瘤
细胞系无活性。