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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