Antineoplastic Agents. 554. The manitoba bacterium Streptomyces sp

J Nat Prod. 2006 May;69(5):804-6. doi: 10.1021/np058087v.

Abstract

A Streptomyces sp. isolated from riverbank soil in Manitoba, Canada, was found to contain two cancer cell growth inhibitories: diazaanthraquinone 1 and 3-(hydroxyacetyl)indole (8). The structures were determined by interpretation of data from HRMS, UV, and high-field (400 MHz) NMR experiments. The red-colored diazaanthraquinone 1 and 3-(hydroxyacetyl)indole (8) were found to inhibit (0.1-3 microg/mL) growth of a minipanel of human cancer cell lines and P388 lymphocytic leukemia cells. Diazaanthraquinone 1 was also found to inhibit growth of the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria gonorrheae. However, three companion constituents, cyclo-Pro-Leu (5), cyclo-Pro-Phe (6), and cyclo-Pro-Val (7), did not inhibit cancer cell growth.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Aza Compounds / chemistry
  • Aza Compounds / isolation & purification*
  • Aza Compounds / pharmacology
  • Dipeptides / isolation & purification
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Indoles / chemistry
  • Indoles / isolation & purification*
  • Indoles / pharmacology
  • Leukemia P388
  • Manitoba
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Peptides, Cyclic / isolation & purification
  • Quinones / chemistry
  • Quinones / isolation & purification*
  • Quinones / pharmacology
  • Streptococcus / drug effects
  • Streptomyces / chemistry*
  • Streptomyces / isolation & purification
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • 3-(hydroxyacetyl)indole
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Aza Compounds
  • Dipeptides
  • Indoles
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Quinones
  • Sch 538415
  • cyclo(prolyl-leucyl)
  • cyclo(prolyl-valyl)