New diterpene pyrone-type compounds, metarhizins A and B, isolated from entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium flavoviride and their inhibitory effects on cellular proliferation
作者:Haruhisa Kikuchi、Tomoko Hoshi、Minoru Kitayama、Mizuki Sekiya、Yasuhiro Katou、Kazunori Ueda、Yuzuru Kubohara、Hiroki Sato、Mitsuaki Shimazu、Shoichiro Kurata、Yoshiteru Oshima
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2008.11.014
日期:2009.1
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.