Polyketides from the cultured lichen mycobiont of a Vietnamese Pyrenula sp

J Nat Prod. 2014 Jun 27;77(6):1404-12. doi: 10.1021/np500143k. Epub 2014 Jun 13.

Abstract

A spore-derived mycobiont of a crustose Pyrenula sp. lichen collected in Vietnam was cultivated on a malt-yeast extract medium supplemented with 10% sucrose. Chemical investigation of the cultivated colonies led to the isolation of eight new alkylated decalin-type polyketides (1-8) along with three known compounds. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical means. This is the first instance of this type of polyketide being isolated from a cultured lichen mycobiont. The isolated polyketides 1 and 7 exhibited inhibitory activities against mammalian DNA polymerases α and β with IC50 values ranging from 8.1 to 19.5 μM. Compound 1 showed cytotoxic effects against the HCT116 human colon carcinoma cultured cell line with an IC50 value of 6.4 ± 0.7 μM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • DNA Polymerase I / antagonists & inhibitors
  • DNA Polymerase beta / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • HCT116 Cells
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Lichens / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Naphthalenes / chemistry
  • Plant Bark / chemistry
  • Polyketides / chemistry
  • Polyketides / isolation & purification*
  • Polyketides / pharmacology
  • Vietnam

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Naphthalenes
  • Polyketides
  • pyrenulic acid A
  • pyrenulic acid G
  • decalin
  • DNA Polymerase I
  • DNA Polymerase beta