Herbicidins from Streptomyces sp. CB01388 Showing Anti- Cryptosporidium Activity

J Nat Prod. 2018 Apr 27;81(4):791-797. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00850. Epub 2018 Feb 22.

Abstract

A high-content imaging assay was used to screen the fraction collection of the Natural Product Library at The Scripps Research Institute for inhibitors of Cryptosporidium parvum. A chemical investigation of one strain, Streptomyces sp. CB01388, resulted in the isolation of six herbicidins (1-6), one of which is new (herbicidin L, 1). Five of the six herbicidins (1-3, 5, 6) showed moderate inhibitory activity against C. parvum, with 1 and 6 comparable to the FDA-approved drug nitazoxanide, and 2-6 showed no toxicity to the host HCT-8 cells and human HEK293T and HepG2 cells. These findings highlight the herbicidin scaffold for anti- Cryptosporidium drug development.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Biological Products / chemistry
  • Biological Products / pharmacology
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cryptosporidium parvum / drug effects*
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Hep G2 Cells
  • Humans
  • Nitro Compounds
  • Purine Nucleosides / chemistry
  • Purine Nucleosides / pharmacology*
  • Streptomyces / chemistry*
  • Thiazoles / chemistry
  • Thiazoles / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Biological Products
  • Nitro Compounds
  • Purine Nucleosides
  • Thiazoles
  • herbicidins
  • nitazoxanide