19,20-Epoxycytochalasin D is a fungal metabolite that has been found in the endophytic fungus Nemania sp. UM10M. It is active against the chloroquine-sensitive and -resistant strains of P. falciparum (MIC = 0.4 ng/ml for both) without inducing cytotoxicity in Vero cells. It is cytotoxic to BT-549, LLC-PK11, and P388 cells (IC50s = 7.84, 8.4, and 0.16 µM, respectively) but not SK-MEL, KB, or SKOV3 cells up to a concentration of 10 µM.
Penicillide is a fungal metabolite originally isolated from Penicillium that has diverse biological activities. It is an inhibitor of calpain 2/m-calpain (IC50 = 7.1 μM) and acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT; IC50 = 22.9 μM). It is also an antagonist of oxytocin receptors (IC50 = 67 μM). Penicillide inhibits RNA synthesis in P388 murine leukemia cells.
Amoorastatin is a natural product that has been studied in cancer research. Its derivative was found to significantly inhibit growth of the murine P388 lymphocytic leukemia cell lines.