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Diterpenoids isolated from the Samoan marine sponge Chelonaplysilla sp. inhibit Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth

  • Josiane A.Monteiro de Oliveira
  • , David E. Williams
  • , Shilah Bonnett
  • , James Johnson
  • , Tanya Parish
  • , Raymond J. Andersen
  • University of British Columbia
  • Infectious Disease Research Institute
  • TB Discovery Research
  • Seattle Children's Research Institute
  • Seattle Children's Hospital

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Abstract

Crude extracts of the marine sponge Chelonaplysilla sp. collected in Samoa, that were obtained from the NCI Open Repository (NCS 21903), inhibited Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth. Assay-guided fractionation of the extract led to the isolation and structural elucidation of the known diterpenoid macfarlandin D (1) and three new diterpenoids macfarlandins F (2), G (3), and H (4). Macfarlandin D (1) exhibited potent antimicrobial activity against M. tuberculosis with an MIC of 1.2 ± 0.4 µg mL−1. Macfarlandins F (2), G (3), and H (4) exhibited significantly weaker antitubercular activities, revealing SAR for the macfarlandin antitubercular pharmacophore. The structures of compounds 2, 3, and 4 were elucidated via detailed analysis of NMR and MS data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)568-573
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Antibiotics
Volume73
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 May 2020
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

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