Analysis of the genome sequence of Streptomyces sp. KCB13F003 showed the presence of a cryptic gene cluster encoding flavin-dependent halogenase and nonribosomal peptide synthetase. Pleiotropic approaches using multiple culture media followed by LC-MS-guided isolation and spectroscopic analysis enabled the identification of two new chlorinated cyclic hexapeptides, ulleungmycins A and B (1 and 2). Their structures, including absolute configurations, were determined by 1D and 2D NMR techniques, advanced Marfey's analysis, and GITC derivatization. The new peptides, featuring unusual amino acids 5-chloro-l-tryptophan and d-homoleucine, exhibited moderate antibacterial activities against Gram-positive pathogenic bacteria including methicillin-resistant and quinolone-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
The advances of genomic sequence
analyses and genome mining tools
have enabled the exploration of untapped microbial natural products.
Through genome mining studies to discover cryptic natural products,
we found biosynthetic genes encoding a new lasso peptide in the genome
sequence of a soil bacterium, Streptomyces sp. KCB13F003
isolated from Ulleung Island (a small volcanic island), Korea. The
production and purification of the encoded peptide, named ulleungdin,
were achieved by optimizing the culture conditions followed by LC-MS-targeted
isolation. Structure elucidation was performed by NMR spectroscopic
and MS spectrometric analyses and chemical means (Marfey’s
and GITC derivatizations), proving ulleungdin to be a new 15-mer class
II lasso peptide with a threaded structure. Biological evaluation
with the cell invasion assay and time-lapse cell tracking analysis
revealed that ulleungdin has significant inhibitory activities against
cancer cell invasion and migration.
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), a tryptophan catabolising enzyme, is known as a tumour cell survival factor that causes immune escape in several types of cancer. Flavonoids of
Sophora flavescens
have a variety of biological benefits for humans; however, cancer immunotherapy effect has not been fully investigated. The flavonoids (1–6) isolated from
S. flavescens
showed IDO1 inhibitory activities (IC
50
4.3
–
31.4 µM). The representative flavonoids (
4–6
) of
S. flavescens
were determined to be non-competitive inhibitors of IDO1 by kinetic analyses. Their binding affinity to IDO1 was confirmed using thermal stability and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) assays. The molecular docking analysis and mutagenesis assay revealed the structural details of the interactions between the flavonoids (1–6) and IDO1. These results suggest that the flavonoids (1–6) of
S. flavescens
, especially kushenol E (
6
), as IDO1 inhibitors might be useful in the development of immunotherapeutic agents against cancers.
Salterns, one of the most extreme natural hypersaline environments, are a rich source of halophilic and halotolerant microorganisms, but they remain largely underexplored ecological niches in the discovery of bioactive secondary metabolites. In continued efforts to investigate the metabolic potential of microbial populations from chemically underexplored sites, three new lipopeptides named iturin F1, iturin F2 and iturin A9 (1–3), along with iturin A8 (4), were isolated from Bacillus sp. KCB14S006 derived from a saltern. The structures of the isolated compounds were established by 1D-, 2D-NMR and HR-ESIMS, and their absolute configurations were determined by applying advanced Marfey’s method and CD spectroscopy. All isolates exhibited significant antifungal activities against various pathogenic fungi and moderate cytotoxic activities toward HeLa and srcts-NRK cell lines. Moreover, in an in vitro enzymatic assay, compound 4 showed a significant inhibitory activity against indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase.
Two novel cyclic depsipeptides, ulleungamides A (1) and B (2), were isolated from cultures of terrestrial Streptomyces sp. Their structures were determined by analyses of spectroscopic data and various chemical transformations, including modified Mosher's method, advanced Marfey's method, PGME, GITC derivatizations, and Snatzke's method. Ulleungamides were determined to be a new class of peptides bearing unprecedented units, such as 5-hydroxy-6-methyl-2,3-dehydropipecolic acid, 4,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-2,3-dehydropipecolic acid, and amino-linked 2-isopropylsuccinic acid. Ulleungamide A displayed growth inhibitory activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhimurium without cytotoxicity.
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