Isolation and Assessment of the in Vitro Anti-Tumor Activity of Smenothiazole A and B, Chlorinated Thiazole-Containing Peptide/Polyketides from the Caribbean Sponge, Smenospongia aurea
oleh: Germana Esposito, Roberta Teta, Roberta Miceli, Luca S. Ceccarelli, Gerardo Della Sala, Rosa Camerlingo, Elena Irollo, Alfonso Mangoni, Giuseppe Pirozzi, Valeria Costantino
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| Diterbitkan: | MDPI AG 2015-01-01 |
Deskripsi
The study of the secondary metabolites contained in the organic extract of Caribbean sponge Smenospongia aurea led to the isolation of smenothiazole A (3) and B (4), hybrid peptide/polyketide compounds. Assays performed using four solid tumor cell lines showed that smenothiazoles exert a potent cytotoxic activity at nanomolar levels, with selectivity over ovarian cancer cells and a pro-apoptotic mechanism.