Secobatzellines A and B, two new enzyme inhibitors from a deep-water Caribbean sponge of the genus Batzella

J Nat Prod. 1999 Aug;62(8):1208-11. doi: 10.1021/np990177a.

Abstract

Secobatzelline A (1), a new batzelline natural analogue, and secobatzelline B (2), a likely artifact formed during the isolation procedure, have been isolated from a deep-water marine sponge of the genus Batzella. Secobatzellines A and B inhibited the phosphatase activity of calcineurin, and secobatzelline A inhibited the peptidase activity of CPP32. Both compounds showed in vitro cytotoxicity against P-388 and A-549 cell lines. The isolation and structure elucidation of secobatzellines A (1) and B (2) are described.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification*
  • Alkaloids / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Calcineurin / metabolism
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Leukemia P388 / drug therapy
  • Porifera / chemistry*
  • Protease Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Protease Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Spectrophotometry, Infrared
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Protease Inhibitors
  • secobatzelline A
  • secobatzelline B
  • Calcineurin