Reinvestigation of Mycothiazole Reveals the Penta-2,4-dien-1-ol Residue Imparts Picomolar Potency and 8S Configuration

  • Tyler A. Johnson
  • , Joseph D. Morris
  • , David Coppage
  • , Colon V. Cook
  • , Lauren Persi
  • , Marcos A. Ogarrio
  • , Taylor C. Garcia
  • , Nicole L. McIntosh
  • , Erin P. McCauley
  • , Joseph Media
  • , Mani Maheshwari
  • , Frederick A. Valeriote
  • , Jiajiu Shaw
  • , Phillip Crews

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Abstract

Reinvestigation of mycothiazole (1) revealed picomolar potency (IC(50) = 0.00016, 0.00027, 0.00035 μM) against pancreatic, (PANC-1), liver (HepG2), and colon (HCT-116) tumor cell lines. Reevaluation of 1 provided [α](D) data indicating Vanuatu specimens of C. mycofijiensis contain the 8S enantiomer of 1 and not the 8R configuration previously reported. Semisynthesis provided 8-O-acetylmycothiazole (2), 8-oxomycothiazole (8), mycothiazole nitrosobenzene derivatives (MND1, MND2: 9a, 9b), and MND3 (10) with IC(50) = 0.00129, >1.0, >1.0, >1.0, >1.0 μM, respectively, against PANC-1 cell lines. These results highlight the significance of the penta-2,4-dien-1-ol residue as a key structural feature of 1 required for its cytotoxicty against tumor cell lines.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)108-113
Number of pages6
JournalACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2 2020

Keywords

  • Mycothiazole
  • Cytotoxic
  • Picomolar

Disciplines

  • Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics

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