Koshidacins A and B, Antiplasmodial Cyclic Tetrapeptides from the Okinawan Fungus Pochonia boninensis FKR-0564

J Nat Prod. 2022 Nov 25;85(11):2641-2649. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00719. Epub 2022 Oct 25.

Abstract

Two new antiplasmodial peptides, named koshidacins A (1) and B (2), were discovered from the culture broth of the Okinawan fungus Pochonia boninensis FKR-0564. Their structures, including absolute configurations, were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic methods and chemical derivatization. Both compounds showed moderate in vitro antiplasmodial activity against Plasmodium falciparum strains, with IC50 values ranging from 17.1 to 0.83 μM. In addition, compound 2 suppressed 41% of malaria parasites in vivo when administered intraperitoneally at a dose of 30 mg/kg/day for 4 days.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antimalarials* / chemistry
  • Antimalarials* / isolation & purification
  • Antimalarials* / pharmacology
  • Hypocreales* / chemistry
  • Peptides, Cyclic* / chemistry
  • Peptides, Cyclic* / isolation & purification
  • Peptides, Cyclic* / pharmacology
  • Plasmodium falciparum* / drug effects

Substances

  • Antimalarials
  • Peptides, Cyclic

Supplementary concepts

  • Pochonia boninensis