Antitumor anthraquinones from an endophytic actinomycete Micromonospora lupini sp. nov.

Yasuhiro Igarashi*, Martha E. Trujillo, Eustoquio Martínez-Molina, Saeko Yanase, Satoshi Miyanaga, Takamasa Obata, Hiroaki Sakurai, Ikuo Saiki, Tsuyoshi Fujita, Tamotsu Furumai

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Abstract

Two novel anthraquinones, lupinacidins A (1) and B (2), have been isolated from the culture broth of a new endophytic actinomycete belonging to the genus Micromonospora. Lupinacidins were found to show significant inhibitory effects on the invasion of murine colon 26-L5 carcinoma cells without inhibiting cell growth.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3702-3705
Number of pages4
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume17
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007/07/01

Keywords

  • Antitumor
  • Invasion
  • Lupinacidin
  • Micromonospora

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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