Microbial transformation of cinobufagin by Syncephalastrum racemosum

J Nat Prod. 2008 Jul;71(7):1268-70. doi: 10.1021/np800210a. Epub 2008 Jun 18.

Abstract

Microbial transformation of a cytotoxic bufadienolide, cinobufagin (1), was performed by Syncephalastrum racemosum. The six metabolites obtained were identified as 7beta-hydroxycinobufagin ( 2), 12beta-hydroxycinobufagin (3), cinobufotalin (4), 5,12beta-dihydroxycinobufagin (5), 4beta,11alpha-dihydroxycinobufagin (6), and 4beta,12alpha-dihydroxycinobufagin (7), respectively, on the basis of spectroscopic studies. Metabolites 2 and 5-7 were characterized as new compounds, and 2-7 proved to be cytotoxic against Bel-7402 human hepatoma cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Biotransformation
  • Bufanolides / chemistry
  • Bufanolides / metabolism*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Mucorales / metabolism*
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Bufanolides
  • bufadienolide
  • cinobufotalin
  • cinobufagin