A purified bicyclic depsipeptide, vitilevuamide, from the ascidians Didemnum cuculliferum and Polysyncraton lithostrotum is disclosed. Vitilevuamide has antitumor activity as demonstrated by standard in vitro and in vivo assays. An anticancer composition is also disclosed, comprising an effective amount of vitilevuamide and an inert carrier. A method of treating cancer is also disclosed, comprising administering an anticancer composition comprising an effective amount of vitilevuamide and an inert carrier.
本文披露了从海鞘Didemnum cuculliferum和Polysyncraton lithostrotum中提取到的纯化双环脱
氨肽类化合物vitilevuamide。标准的体外和体内试验表明,vitilevuamide具有抗肿瘤活性。本文还披露了一种抗癌组合物,包括有效量的vitilevuamide和惰性载体。本文还披露了一种治疗癌症的方法,包括给患者投予含有效量的vitilevuamide和惰性载体的抗癌组合物。