Caldoramide, a Modified Pentapeptide from the Marine Cyanobacterium Caldora penicillata

J Nat Prod. 2016 Jul 22;79(7):1867-71. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00203. Epub 2016 Jul 5.

Abstract

The isolation, structure determination, and biological activities of a new linear pentapeptide, caldoramide (5), from the marine cyanobacterium Caldora penicillata from Florida are described. Caldoramide (5) has structural similarities to belamide A (4), dolastatin 10 (1), and dolastatin 15 (2). We profiled caldoramide against parental HCT116 colorectal cancer cells and isogenic cells lacking oncogenic KRAS or hypoxia-inducible factors 1α (HIF-1α) and 2α (HIF-2α). Caldoramide (5) showed differential cytotoxicity for cells containing both oncogenic KRAS and HIF over the corresponding knockout cells. LCMS dereplication indicated the presence of caldoramide (5) in a subset of C. penicillata samples.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
  • Cyanobacteria / chemistry*
  • Florida
  • HCT116 Cells
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry
  • Oligopeptides / isolation & purification*
  • Oligopeptides / pharmacology

Substances

  • Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit
  • Oligopeptides
  • belamide A
  • caldoramide