The discovery, synthesis and antimalarial evaluation of natural product-based polyamine alkaloids

Vanida Choomuenwai, Brett D. Schwartz, Karren D. Beattie, Katherine T. Andrews, Shahan Khokhar, Rohan A. Davis

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Abstract

Bioassay-guided fractionation of an antimalarial extract derived from the fungus Ramaria subaurantiaca afforded the known polyamine alkaloid, pistillarin. Nine pistillarin analogues were synthesised via EDC-mediated chemistry and these compounds along with the previously reported natural product polyamines, ianthelliformisamines A-C and spermatinamine, were evaluated against Plasmodium falciparum (3D7) parasites and a normal human cell line to determine parasite-specific activity. Spermatinamine (IC50 0.23 μM) and pistillarin (IC50 1.9 μM) were the two most potent antimalarials identified during these studies.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5188-5191
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume54
Issue number38
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Australia
  • alkaloids
  • antimalarials
  • fungi
  • natural products
  • polyamines

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