Leucomycin a5 is a metabolite from the leucomycin complex, which was originally isolated from S. kitasatoensis. It is active against a variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria (MICs = 0.04-0.8 µg ml) but not against K. pneumoniae, S. typhimuriu
β-Defensin-4 is a peptide with antimicrobial properties that protects the skin and mucosal membranes of the respiratory, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal tracts. It induces migration of monocytes in vitro when used at a concentration of 10 nM but does not affect migration of neutrophils and eosinophils. β-Defensin-4 (30 μg/ml) stimulates gene expression and production of IL-6, IL-10, CXCL10, CCL2, MIP-3α, and RANTES by keratinocytes. It also stimulates calcium mobilization, migration, and proliferation of keratinocytes when used at concentrations of 30, 10, and 40 μg/ml, respectively. β-Defensin-4 induces IL-31 production by human peripheral blood-derived mast cells in vitro when used at a concentration of 10 μg/ml and by rat mast cells in vivo following a 500 ng intradermal dose. It also inhibits growth of E. coli, P. aeruginosa, and S. aureus with lethal concentration (LC) values of 5, 12, and 15 μM, respectively, of S. carnosus (MIC = 4.5 μg/ml), and of C. albicans with a minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) value of 7.5 μM.
Xanthoquinodin A1 is a fungal metabolite that has been found inHumicolaand has diverse biological activities.1,2It inhibitsE. tenellaschizont formation in BHK-21 cells with a minimum effective concentration (MEC) value of 0.02 μg ml.1Xanthoquinodin A1 is active againstB. subtilis,M. luteus,S. aureus,A. laidlawii, andB. fragilisin a disc assay when used at a concentration of 1 mg ml. It is also active againstB. cereus(MIC = 0.44 μM).2Xanthoquinodin A1 is cytotoxic to KB, MCF-7, and NCI H187 cancer cells. 1.Tabata, N., Suzumura, Y., Tomoda, H., et al.Xanthoquinodins, new anticoccidial agents produced by Humicola sp. Production, isolation and physico-chemical and biological propertiesJ. Antibiot. (Tokyo)46(5)749-755(1993) 2.Tantapakul, C., Promgool, T., Kanokmedhakul, K., et al.Bioactive xanthoquinodins and epipolythiodioxopiperazines from Chaetomium globosum 7s-1, an endophytic fungus isolated from Rhapis cochinchinensis (Lour.) MartNat. Prod. Res.34(4)494-502(2020)
Beauvericin A is a cyclodepsipeptide and derivative of beauvericin originally isolated fromB. bassianathat has diverse biological activities.1,2,3It is active againstM. tuberculosis(MIC = 25 μg/ml) andP. falciparum(IC50= 12 μg/ml).2Beauvericin A is toxic to brine shrimp (LD100= 32 μg/ml).3 1.Gupta, S., Montillor, C., and Hwang, Y.-S.Isolation of Novel Beauvericin Analogues from the Fungus Beauveria bassianaJ. Nat. Prod.58(5)733-738(1995) 2.Nilanonta, C., Isaka, M., Kittakoop, P., et al.Antimycobacterial and antiplasmodial cyclodepsipeptides from the insect pathogenic fungus Paecilomyces tenuipes BCC 1614Planta Med.66(8)756-758(2000) 3.Shi, S., Li, Y., Ming, Y., et al.Biological activity and chemical composition of the endophytic fungus Fusarium sp. TP-G1 obtained from the root of Dendrobium officinale Kimura et MigoRec. Nat. Prod.12(6)549-556(2018)
Piliformic acid is a fungal metabolite that has been found inN. pseudotrichiaand has diverse biological activities.1,2It is cytotoxic to BC-1 human breast cancer cells (IC50= 5 μg ml).2Piloformic acid is active againstL. braziliensisamastigotes (IC50= 78.5 μM). It is also active against the plant pathogenic fungiC. gloeosporioides(MIC = 292 μM).1 1.Elias, L.M., Fortkamp, D., Sartori, S.B., et al.The potential of compounds isolated from Xylaria spp. as antifungal agents against anthracnoseBraz. J. Microbiol.49(4)840-847(2018) 2.Cota, B.B., Tunes, L.G., Maia, D.N.B., et al.Leishmanicidal compounds of Nectria pseudotrichia, an endophytic fungus isolated from the plant Caesalpinia echinata (Brazilwood)Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz113(2)102-110(2018)
Benastatin A is a polyketide synthase-derived benastatin that has been found inStreptomycesand has diverse biological activities.1,2,3It inhibits glutathione S-transferase (GST; Ki= 5 μM for the rat liver enzyme).2Benastatin A is active against several bacteria, including methicillin-resistantS. aureus(MRSA; MIC = 3.12 μg ml). It induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at the G1 G0phase in Colon 26 mouse colon cancer cells when used at concentrations of 20 and 16 μM, respectively.3 1.Xu, Z., Schenk, A., and Hertweck, C.Molecular analysis of the benastatin biosynthetic pathway and genetic engineering of altered fatty acid-polyketide hybridsJ. Am. Chem. Soc.129(18)6022-6030(2007) 2.Aoyagi, T., Aoyama, T., Kojima, F., et al.Benastatins A and B, new inhibitors of glutathione S-transferase, produced by Streptomyces sp. MI384-DF12. I. Taxonomy, production, isolation, physico-chemical properties and biological activitiesJ. Antibiot. (Tokyo)45(9)1385-1390(1992) 3.Kakizaki, I., Ookawa, K., Ishikawa, T., et al.Induction of apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in mouse colon 26 cells by benastatin AJpn. J. Cancer Res.91(11)1161-1168(2000)
TunR1 is an antibiotic and derivative of tunicamycin .1It is active againstB. subtilis(MIC = 0.3 μg ml) and increases the efficacy of the β-lactam antibiotics oxacillin , methicillin , and penicillin G againstB. subtiliswhen used at a concentration of 0.4 μg ml. TunR1 (5 μg ml) is cytotoxic to MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells and non-cancerous CHO cells. Unlike tunicamycin, TunR1 does not inhibit glycosylation in a protein N-glycosylation assay. 1.Price, N.P., Hartman, T.M., Li, J., et al.Modified tunicamycins with reduced eukaryotic toxicity that enhance the antibacterial activity of β-lactamsJ. Antibiot. (Tokyo)70(11)1070-1077(2017)