Bombyxamycins A and B, Cytotoxic Macrocyclic Lactams from an Intestinal Bacterium of the Silkworm Bombyx mori

  • Yern Hyerk Shin
  • , Ji Yoon Beom
  • , Beomkoo Chung
  • , Yoonho Shin
  • , Woong Sub Byun
  • , Kyuho Moon
  • , Munhyung Bae
  • , Sang Kook Lee
  • , Ki Bong Oh
  • , Jongheon Shin
  • , Yeo Joon Yoon
  • , Dong Chan Oh

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Abstract

Bombyxamycins A and B (1 and 2) were discovered from a silkworm gut Streptomyces bacterium. Spectroscopic analysis and multiple-step chemical derivatization identified them as 26-membered cyclic lactams with polyene features. Bombyxamycin A showed significant antibacterial and antiproliferative effects. The bombyxamycin biosynthetic gene cluster was identified by genetic analysis. Gene deletion experiments confirmed that the cytochrome P450 BomK is responsible for the generation of 2, which unprecedentedly bears tetrahydrofuran in its macrocyclic ring.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1804-1808
Number of pages5
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume21
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Mar 2019

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