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Igarashi Y. Development of a drug discovery approach from microbes with a special focus on isolation sources and taxonomy. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2023:10.1038/s41429-023-00625-y. [PMID: 37188757 DOI: 10.1038/s41429-023-00625-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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After the successful discoveries of numerous antibiotics from microorganisms, frequent reisolation of known compounds becomes an obstacle in further development of new drugs from natural products. Exploration of biological sources that can provide novel scaffolds is thus an urgent matter in drug lead screening. As an alternative source to the conventionally used soil microorganisms, we selected endophytic actinomycetes, marine actinomycetes, and actinomycetes in tropical areas for investigation and found an array of new bioactive compounds. Furthermore, based on the analysis of the distribution pattern of biosynthetic gene clusters in bacteria together with available genomic data, we speculated that biosynthetic gene clusters for secondary metabolites are specific to each genus. Based on this assumption, we investigated actinomycetal and marine bacterial genera from which no compounds have been reported, which led to the discovery of a variety of skeletally novel bioactive compounds. These findings suggest that consideration of environmental factor and taxonomic position is critically effective in the selection of potential strains producing structurally unique compounds.
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- Yasuhiro Igarashi
- Biotechnology Research Center and Department of Biotechnology, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama, 939-0398, Japan.
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Kato S, Mizukami D, Sugai T, Tsuda M, Fuwa H. Total synthesis and complete configurational assignment of amphirionin-2. Chem Sci 2020; 12:872-879. [PMID: 34163854 PMCID: PMC8179035 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc06021f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Amphirionin-2 is a linear polyketide metabolite that exhibits potent and selective cytotoxic activity against certain human cancer cell lines. We disclose herein the first total synthesis of amphirionin-2 and determination of its absolute configuration. Our synthesis featured an extensive use of cobalt-catalyzed Mukaiyama-type cyclization of γ-hydroxy olefins for stereoselective formation of all the tetrahydrofuran rings found in the natural product, and a late-stage Stille-type coupling for convergent assembly of the entire carbon backbone. Four candidate diastereomers of amphirionin-2 were synthesized in a unified, convergent manner, and their spectroscopic/chromatographic properties were compared with those of the authentic material. The present study culminated in the reassignment of the C5/C7 relative configuration, assignment of the C12/C18 relative configuration, and determination of the absolute configuration of amphirionin-2. An extensive application of cobalt-catalyzed Mukaiyama-type cyclization of γ-hydroxy olefins and a late-stage Stille-type reaction enabled syntheses of four diastereomers of amphirionin-2 to establish its absolute configuration.![]()
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- Shota Kato
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 112-8551 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 112-8551 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 112-8551 Japan
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- Center for Advanced Marine Core Research and Department of Agriculture and Marine Science, Kochi University Nankoku Kochi 783-8502 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 112-8551 Japan
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Sakamoto K, Fuwa H. Total Synthesis of a Marine Macrolide Natural Product, Iriomoteolide-2a: The Fundamental Role of Total Synthesis in Natural Product Chemistry. J SYN ORG CHEM JPN 2019. [DOI: 10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.77.831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Liu H, Lin S, Jacobsen KM, Poulsen TB. Chemische Synthesen und chemische Biologie von Carboxylpolyether‐Ionophoren: Aktuelle Entwicklungen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201812982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Han Liu
- Department of ChemistryAarhus University Langelandsgade 140 8000 Aarhus C Dänemark
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- Department of ChemistryAarhus University Langelandsgade 140 8000 Aarhus C Dänemark
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- Department of ChemistryAarhus University Langelandsgade 140 8000 Aarhus C Dänemark
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- Department of ChemistryAarhus University Langelandsgade 140 8000 Aarhus C Dänemark
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Liu H, Lin S, Jacobsen KM, Poulsen TB. Chemical Syntheses and Chemical Biology of Carboxyl Polyether Ionophores: Recent Highlights. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:13630-13642. [PMID: 30793459 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201812982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A central goal of chemical biology is to develop molecular probes that enable fundamental studies of cellular systems. In the hierarchy of bioactive molecules, the so-called ionophore class occupies an unflattering position in the lower branches, with typical labels being "non-specific" and "toxic". In fact, the mere possibility that a candidate molecule possesses "ionophore activity" typically prompts its removal from further studies; ionophores-from a chemical genetics perspective-are molecular outlaws. In stark contrast to this overall poor reputation of ionophores, synthetic chemistry owes some of its most amazing achievements to studies of ionophore natural products, in particular the carboxyl polyethers renowned for their intricate molecular structures. These compounds have for decades been academic battlegrounds where new synthetic methodology is tested and retrosynthetic tactics perfected. Herein, we review the most exciting recent advances in carboxyl polyether ionophore (CPI) synthesis and in addition discuss the burgeoning field of CPI chemical biology.
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- Han Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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Sakamoto K, Hakamata A, Iwasaki A, Suenaga K, Tsuda M, Fuwa H. Total Synthesis, Stereochemical Revision, and Biological Assessment of Iriomoteolide-2a. Chemistry 2019; 25:8528-8542. [PMID: 30882926 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Revised: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Iriomoteolide-2a is a marine macrolide metabolite isolated from a cultured broth of the benthic dinoflagellate Amphidinium sp. HYA024 strain. This naturally occurring substance was reported to show remarkable cytotoxic activity against human cancer cell lines HeLa and DG-75 and in vivo antitumor activity against murine leukemia P388 cell line. Herein, the total synthesis, stereochemical revision, and biological assessment of iriomoteolide-2a are reported in detail. Total synthesis of the proposed structure 1 of iriomoteolide-2a featured a late-stage convergent assembly of three components by a Suzuki-Miyaura coupling, an esterification, and a ring-closing metathesis. However, the NMR data of synthetic 1 were not identical to those of the natural product. Careful analysis of the NMR data of the authentic material and synthesis/NMR analysis of appropriately designed model compounds led to consideration of four possible stereoisomers 2-5 as candidates for the correct structure. Accordingly, total syntheses of 2-5 were achieved by taking advantage of the convergent strategy, and comparison of the NMR spectra of synthetic 2-5 with those of the natural product led to the conclusion that 5 shows the correct relative configuration of iriomoteolide-2a. The absolute configuration of this natural product was finally established through chiral HPLC analysis of synthetic 5/ent-5 with the authentic sample. The antiproliferative activity of the synthetic compounds was assessed against HeLa and A549 cells to show that, in contrast to expectation, synthetic 5 and ent-5 were only marginally active in these cell lines. This work clearly underscores the vital role of total synthesis in the establishment of the structure and biological activity of natural products.
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- Keita Sakamoto
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-8551, Japan.,Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, 223-8522, Japan
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- Center for Advanced Marine Core Research and Department of, Agriculture and Marine Science, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8502, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-8551, Japan
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