Macrotermycins A-D, Glycosylated Macrolactams from a Termite-Associated Amycolatopsis sp. M39

Org Lett. 2017 Mar 3;19(5):1000-1003. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03831. Epub 2017 Feb 16.

Abstract

Bioassay-guided metabolomic analyses led to the characterization of four new 20-membered glycosylated polyketide macrolactams, macrotermycins A-D, from a termite-associated actinomycete, Amycolatopsis sp. M39. M39's sequenced genome revealed the macrotermycin's putative biosynthetic gene cluster. Macrotermycins A and C had antibacterial activity against human-pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus and, of greater ecological relevance, they also had selective antifungal activity against a fungal parasite of the termite fungal garden.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Actinomycetales*
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Glycosylation
  • Isoptera
  • Molecular Structure

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents