2-Methylthio-N7-methyl-cis-zeatin, a new antimalarial natural product isolated from a Streptomyces culture

Julius Adam V. Lopez, Toshihiko Nogawa, Kazuko Yoshida, Yushi Futamura, Hiroyuki Osada*

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Abstract

2-Methylthio-N7-methyl-cis-zeatin (1) was isolated from the culture broth of Streptomyces sp. 80H647 along with 2 known purine derivatives, 5′-methylthioinosine (2) and AT-265 (dealanylascamycin, 3). The structure elucidation of compound 1 was accomplished by high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analyses. It inhibited the growth of Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 with a GI50 of 2.4 μm and had no effect on the growth of Arabidopsis at 2 μm. This is the first report of an N7-methylated zeatin-type natural product from Streptomyces and as an antimalarial compound.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)31-36
Number of pages6
JournalBioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
Volume86
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022 Jan 1
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Plasmodium falciparum
  • Streptomyces
  • antimalaria
  • zeatin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine(all)

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