Formicins, N-Acetylcysteamine-Bearing Indenone Thioesters from a Wood Ant-Associated Bacterium

  • Young Eun Du
  • , Woong Sub Byun
  • , Seok Beom Lee
  • , Sunghoon Hwang
  • , Yern Hyerk Shin
  • , Bora Shin
  • , Yong Joon Jang
  • , Suckchang Hong
  • , Jongheon Shin
  • , Sang Kook Lee
  • , Dong Chan Oh

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Abstract

Formicins A-C (1-3) were discovered from Streptomyces sp. associated with wood ants. The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated as indenone thioesters bearing N-acetylcysteamine based on spectroscopic analysis. The configurations of 1-3 were determined by the analysis of ROESY correlations, the phenylglycine methyl ester method, and chemical derivatization from 3 to 2. Formicin A inhibited the growth of human triple-negative breast cancer cells by regulating the liver kinase B1-mediated AMPK signaling pathway.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5337-5341
Number of pages5
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume22
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Jul 2020

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