Maduraflavacins A-E, Unusual Phenyl Polyene Metabolites Produced by a Rare Marine-Derived Actinomadura sp

J Nat Prod. 2024 Oct 25;87(10):2530-2536. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00836. Epub 2024 Sep 24.

Abstract

Phenyl polyenes comprise a small family of bacterial natural products with broad and potent bioactivities, primarily found in actinobacteria. Here we report the discovery of five new phenyl polyene metabolites, maduraflavacins A-E (1-5), from a rare, marine-derived actinobacteria strain Actinomadura glauciflava NA03286. The structures of these natural products were determined by NMR spectroscopy, HRESIMS, LC-MS/MS, and chemical derivatization. All of these new maduraflavacins feature methyl substitutions at the polyene side chain, and maduraflavacins A-C (1-3) possessed a 1-N-β-d-glucosamine-(3 → 1)-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(3 → 1)-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(6 → 1)-O-β-d-glucopyranoside tetrasaccharide moiety via an amido linkage with a phenyl polyene skeleton. Compounds 1 and 2 showed weak antibacterial activities against the Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus Sau 16339 and Micrococcus luteus, respectively.

MeSH terms

  • Actinobacteria / chemistry
  • Actinobacteria / metabolism
  • Actinomadura*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / pharmacology
  • Marine Biology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Micrococcus luteus / drug effects
  • Molecular Structure
  • Polyenes* / chemistry
  • Polyenes* / pharmacology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects

Substances

  • Polyenes
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents