Abstract
Three novel indolosesquiterpenes, xiamycin B (1b), indosespene (2), and sespenine (3), along with the known xiamycin A (1a) were isolated from the culture broth of Streptomyces sp. HKI0595, a bacterial endophyte of the widespread mangrove tree Kandelia candel. Agar diffusion assays revealed moderate to strong antimicrobial activities against several bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis, while no cytotoxicity against human tumor cell lines was observed. Together with the previously reported oridamycin, the endophyte metabolites represent the first indolosesquiterpenes isolated from prokaryotes.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Pages (from-to) | 4029-4031 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISSN | 1477-0520 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Chemistry