Abstract
Ammosamides E-F (1-2), are amidine analogs of the ammosamide family of alkaloids isolated from a marine-derived Streptomyces variabilis. Further studies with S. variabilis revealed a variety of aryl and alkyl amines added into the fermentation media could be efficiently incorporated into the ammosamide framework to generate a library of precursor-directed amidine analogs, ammosamides G-P (9-18). We demonstrate that the amines are introduced via non-enzymatic addition to the iminium ion of ammosamide C. Biological evaluation of the amidine analogs against quinone reductase 2 (QR2) showed low nM potency for a number of analogs. When tested for in vivo activity against a panel of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell-lines there was a clear increase in potency by incorporation of lipophilic alkylamines, with the most potent compounds having sub μM IC50 values (0.4 to 0.8 μM).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 482-488 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Chemical Science |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry