Structural Elucidation of Tenebrathin: Cytotoxic C-5-Substituted γ-Pyrone with a Nitroaryl Side Chain from Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius

Shotaro Hoshino, Takaaki Mitsuhashi, Takashi Kikuchi, Chin Piow Wong, Hiroyuki Morita, Takayoshi Awakawa, Makoto Fujita, Ikuro Abe*

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Abstract

Tenebrathin (1), a new C-5-substituted γ-pyrone with a nitroaryl side chain, was isolated from the rare actinomycete Streptoalloteichus tenebrarius NBRC 16177. The chemical structure of 1 was elucidated by a spectroscopic analysis using the crystalline sponge method of crystallization-free X-ray crystallography. The biosynthetic origin of the unusual C-5-substituted γ-pyrone in 1 was revealed by a 13C-labeling experiment. Compound 1 exhibited moderate cytotoxicity against several cancer cell lines and likely targets some protein kinases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6519-6522
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume21
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019/08/16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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