Benadrostin, new inhibitor of poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase, produced by actinomycetes. II. Structure determination

Antibacterial, antitubercular, antimalarial and cytotoxic substances from the endophytic Streptomyces sp. TBRC7642

Eight previously undescribed naturally-occurring compounds, including abyssomycins Y - Z, methyl aeruginoate, desferri-ferrithocin-4-hydroxyphenethylester, streptomethiocins A - B, furaquinocin I, and streptolactone, along with eleven known compounds were isolated from the endophytic Streptomyces sp. TBRC7642. The chemical structures were determined based on spectroscopic means including 1D, 2D NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The absolute configurations were assigned by relying on CD spectra and their optical rotations. In addition, the isolated compounds were evaluated for biological activity, such as antimalarial, antitubercular, antibacterial (both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria), as well as for cytotoxicity against MCF-7, NCI-H187, and Vero cells.

Biodiversity, Anti-Trypanosomal Activity Screening, and Metabolomic Profiling of Actinomycetes Isolated from Mediterranean Sponges

Marine sponge–associated actinomycetes are considered as promising sources for the discovery of novel biologically active compounds. In the present study, a total of 64 actinomycetes were isolated from 12 different marine sponge species that had been collected offshore the islands of Milos and Crete, Greece, eastern Mediterranean. The isolates were affiliated to 23 genera representing 8 different suborders based on nearly full length 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Four putatively novel species belonging to genera Geodermatophilus, Microlunatus, Rhodococcus and Actinomycetospora were identified based on a 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity of < 98.5% to currently described strains. Eight actinomycete isolates showed bioactivities against Trypanosma brucei brucei TC221 with half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC₅₀) values <20 μg/mL. Thirty four isolates from the Milos collection and 12 isolates from the Crete collection were subjected to metabolomic analysis using high resolution LC-MS and NMR for dereplication purposes. Two isolates belonging to the genera Streptomyces (SBT348) and Micromonospora (SBT687) were prioritized based on their distinct chemistry profiles as well as their anti-trypanosomal activities. These findings demonstrated the feasibility and efficacy of utilizing metabolomics tools to prioritize chemically unique strains from microorganism collections and further highlight sponges as rich source for novel and bioactive actinomycetes.

New potent DPPH radical scavengers from a marine-derived actinomycete strain USF-TC31

Six compounds were isolated as radical scavengers from the culture broth of a marine-derived actinomycete strain USF-TC31. The structures of two novel compounds were determined to be those of N-carbamoyl-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide (5) and 2-acetamido-3-(2,3-dihydroxybenzoylthio)propanoic acid (6), and four known compounds were identified to be anthranilic acid (1), 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2), 2,3-dihydroxybenzamide (3) and benadrostin (4) on the basis of spectroscopic data. Compound 6 was characterized as a racemate by its specific rotation. Each of the obtained compounds was evaluated for DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging activity, and compounds 2, 3, 5 and 6 each exhibited potent activity in comparison with the butylhydroxytoluene (BHT) positive control.