Septocylindrins A and B: peptaibols produced by the terrestrial fungus Septocylindrium sp. LL-Z1518

J Nat Prod. 2007 Mar;70(3):391-6. doi: 10.1021/np060571q. Epub 2007 Feb 9.

Abstract

Two new peptaibols, septocylindrin A (1) and septocylindrin B (2), related to the well-studied membrane-channel-forming peptaibol alamethicin, were obtained from a terrestrial isolate of the fungus Septocylindrium sp. Both 1 and 2 are linear 19-amino acid peptides with a modified phenylalanine C-terminus. Analysis of the HRMS data indicated that they differ only in the 18th residue, where 1 contains Glu and 2 contains Gln. The structures of these two peptaibols were determined by extensive NMR and HRMS analysis. The absolute configurations of amino acids present in 1 were determined using Marfey's methodology. Both compounds were isolated through bioassay-guided fractionation and exhibited significant antibacterial and antifungal activity.

MeSH terms

  • Alamethicin / chemistry
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / pharmacology
  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Fungi / chemistry*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Peptaibols
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Peptides / isolation & purification*
  • Peptides / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Peptaibols
  • Peptides
  • septocylindrin A
  • septocylindrin B
  • Alamethicin