Abstract
A bacterial strain with good antibacterial activities against Staphylococus aureus and Escherichia coli was isolated from a marine sponge Stelleta sp., and it was identified as a Psychrobacter sp. by comparative 16S rDNA sequence analysis. In our search for bioactive secondary metabolites from this psychrophillic and halotolerent bacterium, sixteen cyclic dipeptides (1-16) were isolated and their structures were identified on the basis of NMR analysis. In the test of the compounds for the protective effect against Vibrio vulnificus-induced cytotoxicity in human intestinal epithelial cells, cyclo-(L-Pro-L-Phe) (5) exhibited significant protective effect. Compounds 2, 6, and 11, which contain D-amino acid, were first isolated from bacteria.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 356-363 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Biomolecules and Therapeutics |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 Dec |
Keywords
- Cyclic dipeptide
- D-proline
- Psychrobacter sp.
- Sponge-associated
- Vibrio vulnificus-induced cytotoxicity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Pharmacology
- Drug Discovery