Abstract
Three new acridine alkaloids, inubosins A (1), B (2), and C (3), were isolated from an extract of a culture of Streptomyces sp. IFM 11440 using bioassay-guided fractionation. Neurogenin2 (Ngn2) is an activator-type basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor that promotes neural stem cell differentiation. Using cell-based Ngn2 promoter activity-guided screening, Streptomyces sp. IFM 11440 was found to induce Ngn2 promoter activity. The structures of 1-3 were established using spectroscopic methods, including 1D- and 2D-NMR measurements. Inubosin B (2) showed potent Ngn2 promoter activity. Moreover, inubosin B (2) increased mRNA expression of genes related to neural stem cell differentiation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 311-314 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Natural Products |
Volume | 78 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Feb 27 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analytical Chemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Pharmacology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Complementary and alternative medicine
- Organic Chemistry