Palmyrolide A, an unusually stabilized neuroactive macrolide from Palmyra Atoll cyanobacteria

Org Lett. 2010 Oct 15;12(20):4490-3. doi: 10.1021/ol101752n.

Abstract

Palmyrolide A (1) is a new neuroactive macrolide isolated from a marine cyanobacterial assemblage composed of Leptolyngbya cf. and Oscillatoria spp. collected from Palmyra Atoll. It features a rare N-methyl enamide and an intriguing t-butyl branch; the latter renders the adjacent lactone ester bond resistant to hydrolysis. Consistent with its significant suppression of calcium influx in cerebrocortical neurons (IC(50) = 3.70 μM), palmyrolide A (1) showed a relatively potent sodium channel blocking activity in neuro-2a cells (IC(50) = 5.2 μM), without appreciable cytotoxicity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Cyanobacteria / chemistry*
  • Depsipeptides / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Macrolides / chemistry*
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Neurons / drug effects
  • Polychaeta / microbiology

Substances

  • Depsipeptides
  • Macrolides
  • palmyramide A