Cytotoxic p-Terphenyls from a Marine-Derived Nocardiopsis Species

J Nat Prod. 2019 Dec 27;82(12):3504-3508. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00963. Epub 2019 Dec 10.

Abstract

Three new p-terphenyl derivatives, nocarterphenyls A-C (1-3), along with three known analogues (4-6) were isolated from the marine-derived actinobacterial strain Nocardiopsis sp. OUCMDZ-4936. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis and a single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiment. Compounds 1 and 2 possess a benzothiazole and benzothiazine moiety, respectively, which are rare in the skeleton of p-terphenyls. Nocarterphenyl A (1) showed potent cytotoxic activity against the HL60 and HCC1954 cancer cell lines with the IC50 values of 0.38 and 0.10 μM among 26 human cancer cell lines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Actinobacteria / chemistry*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Spectrum Analysis / methods
  • Terphenyl Compounds / chemistry
  • Terphenyl Compounds / isolation & purification*
  • Terphenyl Compounds / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Terphenyl Compounds