Pseudoxylallemycins A-F, Cyclic Tetrapeptides with Rare Allenyl Modifications Isolated from Pseudoxylaria sp. X802: A Competitor of Fungus-Growing Termite Cultivars

Huijuan Guo, Nina B. Kreuzenbeck, Saria Otani, Maria Garcia-Altares, Hans Martin Dahse, Christiane Weigel, Duur K. Aanen, Christian Hertweck, Michael Poulsen, Christine Beemelmanns*

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Abstract

Based on fungus-fungus pairing assays and HRMS-based dereplication strategy, six new cyclic tetrapeptides, pseudoxylallemycins A-F (1-6), were isolated from the termite-associated fungus Pseudoxylaria sp. X802. Structures were characterized using NMR spectroscopy, HRMS, and Marfey's reaction. Pseudoxylallemycins B-D (2-4) possess a rare and chemically accessible allene moiety amenable for synthetic modifications, and derivatives A-D showed antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative human-pathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa and antiproliferative activity against human umbilical vein endothelial cells and K-562 cell lines.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3338-3341
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume18
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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