A novel ansamycin, naphthomycin K from Streptomyces sp

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2007 Oct;60(10):649-53. doi: 10.1038/ja.2007.84.

Abstract

One novel ansamycin, namely naphthomycin K, together with two known naphthomycins A and E, were isolated from the commensal strain Streptomyces sp. CS of the medicinal plant Maytenus hookeri. Their structures were elucidated by the analysis of NMR and MS data. Naphthomycin K showed evident cytotoxicity against P388 and A-549 cell lines, but no inhibitory activities against Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / chemistry
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / isolation & purification
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Maytenus / chemistry
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects
  • Naphthoquinones / isolation & purification
  • Naphthoquinones / pharmacology*
  • Rifabutin / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Streptomyces / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
  • Naphthoquinones
  • naphthomycin K
  • Rifabutin