The Marine Sponge Diacarnus bismarckensis as a Source of Peroxiterpene Inhibitors of Trypanosoma brucei, the Causative Agent of Sleeping Sickness

Human African trypanosomiasis, also known as African sleeping sickness, is a neglected tropical disease with inadequate therapeutic options. We have launched a collaborative new lead discovery venture using our repository of extracts and natural product compounds as input into our growth inhibition...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of natural products (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2009-02, Vol.72 (2), p.218-222
Hauptverfasser: Rubio, Brent K, Tenney, Karen, Ang, Kean-Hooi, Abdulla, Maha, Arkin, Michelle, McKerrow, James H, Crews, Phillip
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Zusammenfassung:Human African trypanosomiasis, also known as African sleeping sickness, is a neglected tropical disease with inadequate therapeutic options. We have launched a collaborative new lead discovery venture using our repository of extracts and natural product compounds as input into our growth inhibition primary screen against Trypanosoma brucei. Careful evaluation of the spectral data of the natural products and derivatives allowed for the elucidation of the absolute configuration (using the modified Mosher’s method) of two new peroxiterpenes: (+)-muqubilone B (1a) and (−)-ent-muqubilone (3a). Five known compounds were also isolated: (+)-sigmosceptrellin A (4a), (+)-sigmosceptrellin A methyl ester (4b), (−)-sigmosceptrellin B (5), (+)-epi-muqubillin A (6), and (−)-epi-nuapapuin B methyl ester (7). The isolated peroxiterpenes demonstrated activities in the range IC50 = 0.2−2 μg/mL.
ISSN:0163-3864
1520-6025
DOI:10.1021/np800711a