Viridicatumtoxin B

Viridicatumtoxin B is a fungus-derived tetracycline-like antibiotic discovered in 2008. It was isolated from small amounts of penicillium fungi. A synthetic structure matching that of natural viridicatumtoxin B makes possible synthetic variants that match or surpass its antibiotic potency.[1]

Viridicatumtoxin B
Names
IUPAC name
(1S,7a'S,11a'R)-5',6',7a',10',11a'-Pentahydroxy-3'-methoxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-7',8',12'-trioxo-7',7a',8',11',11a',12'-hexahydro-1'H-spiro[cyclohex-2-ene-1,2'-cyclopenta[de]tetracene]-9'-carboxamide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
C30H29NO10
Molar mass 563.559 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Analogs lacking a hydroxyl group were even more effective than the original against Gram-positive bacteria.[1]

Concerns about solubility, biodegradation, availability and other issues must be resolved before clinical development begins.[1]

History

The substance was first isolated from the mycelium of liquid fermentation cultures of Penicillium species FR11.[2]

Structure

Based on mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance data, the substance was originally thought to be the 11a',12'-epoxide,[2] but the structure was later revised.[3]

Effects

Viridicatumtoxin B inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin resistant S. aureus and quinolone-resistant S. aureus with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 0.5 μg/ml. That effect is similar to that of vancomycin, but 8 to 64 times greater than that of tetracycline.[2]

Total synthesis

A complete total synthesis of viridicatumtoxin B, in racemic form, was completed in 2013 by the group of K. C. Nicolaou.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Synthesis produces new antibiotic". Research & Development. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  2. Zheng, C. J.; Yu, H. E.; Kim, E. H.; Kim, W. G. (2008). "Viridicatumtoxin B, a new anti-MRSA agent from Penicillium sp. FR11". The Journal of Antibiotics. 61 (10): 633. doi:10.1038/ja.2008.84. PMID 19168978.
  3. Nicolaou, K. C.; Hale, Christopher R. H.; Nilewski, Christian; Ioannidou, Heraklidia A.; Elmarrouni, Abdelatif; Nilewski, Lizanne G.; Beabout, Kathryn; Wang, Tim T.; Shamoo, Yousif (2014). "Total Synthesis of Viridicatumtoxin B and Analogues Thereof: Strategy Evolution, Structural Revision, and Biological Evaluation". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 136 (34): 12137. doi:10.1021/ja506472u. PMC 4210137. PMID 25317739.
  4. Nicolaou, K. C.; Nilewski, Christian; Hale, Christopher R. H.; Ioannidou, Heraklidia A.; Elmarrouni, Abdelatif; Koch, Lizanne G. (2013). "Total Synthesis and Structural Revision of Viridicatumtoxin B". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52 (33): 8736. doi:10.1002/anie.201304691. PMC 3835450. PMID 23893651.


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