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NH2
O
OH
OH
O
OH
O
H
N
N
H
NH2
O
HN
O
O
H2N
O
HN
HN
NH2
O
O
O
N
O
NH
O
O
O
O
O
NH
O
NH
OH
H
N
NH2
N
O
O
HMBC
ROESY
COSY
Figure 2. Key HMBC, ROESY, and COSY correlations for 1.
were determined by LC–MS analysis of the acid hydrolysate deriva-
tized with Marfey’s reagent and comparison with appropriate
amino acid standards. Both the L- and D-FDLA derivatives were pre-
pared and analyzed for amino acids with multiple chiral centers for
which a complete set of standards was not available.5 Due to
decomposition of b-OMeTyr during acid hydrolysis of 1, this resi-
due was converted to b-OMeAsp via ozonolysis prior to acid
hydrolysis and derivatization, as described by Zampella et al.6
Samples of 1, callipeltin A,7 and papuamide B8 were ozonized
and hydrolyzed, and then subjected to Marfey’s analysis. Both
Stellettapeptin B (2) analyzed for a molecular formula of
C63H103N13O20 by HRESIMS coupled with 1H and 13C NMR spectro-
scopic data (Supplementary data). Its 1H and 13C NMR spectra were
also characteristic of a peptide and suggested that 2 was similar in
structure to 1. Detailed analysis of 2D NMR data of 2 led to the
identification of 12 residues: NMeAla, b-OMeTyr, NMeThr, Leu,
Gly (2), 3-OMeAla, Thr (2), 3,4-DiMeGln, Dab, and Hdna (Fig. 1).
The sequence of these residues was deduced from analysis of
ROESY and HMBC correlations, as in 1. The structure of 2 differed
from 1 by the presence of NMeThr, Thr, and Gly in place of
NMeGln, 3-OHGln, and 3-OHAsn residues, respectively. Similar to
compound 1, macrocyclic ring closure in 2 was established by an
HMBC correlation from the Thr1 oxymethine (dH 5.65) and the car-
bonyl (dC 171.7) of the C-terminal NMeAla residue. The absolute
configurations of the amino acid residues of 2 were also deter-
mined by Marfey’s analysis of the acid hydrolysate using a similar
strategy employed with 1. Compound 2 was shown to have the
same absolute configuration for each amino acid residue it has in
the L- and D-FDLA derivatives were prepared and ion selective
monitoring for b-OMeAsp [m/z 458, (M+H)+] of the hydrolysates
from all three peptides showed the same retention times
(Supplementary data) corresponding to (2R,3S)-3-OMeAsp. Thus
the configuration of the b-OMeTyr residue in 1 was assigned as
2R,3R.6 The coupling constant (9.8 Hz) between H-2 (dH 4.92) and
H-3 (dH 4.53) of this residue was in good agreement with those
of callipeltin A and papuamide B, which also have a (2R,3R)-3-
OMeTyr, while neamphamide9 contains (2S,3R)-b-OMeTyr and its
oxymethine proton (H-3, dH 5.03) appears as a broadened singlet.
These data supported the (2R,3R)-configuration of b-OMeTyr in 1.
common with 1. It was also analyzed for
L-NMeThr and both a D-
allo-Thr and a -Thr residue. Based on the close structural similarity
L
between compounds 1 and 2, and the fact that all cyclic depsipep-
tides in this structural class that form a macrocycle via esterifica-
tion of the C-terminus with the hydroxyl group of a threonine
utilize a D-allo-Thr residue, the L-Thr was assigned to be adjacent
to the N-terminal Gly residue in 2.
Comparison by LC–MS of both the L- and D-FDLA derivatives of
3,4-DiMeGln and Dab of 1 with similar derivatives from the hydro-
lysates of authentic samples of callipeltin A and/or papuamide B
indicated these residues have the same configuration in all three
peptides. Thus, their configurations were assigned as (2S,3S,4R)-
DiMeGln and (2S,3S)-Dab. As (2S,3S)-Dab is a common fragment
of papuamides and callipeltin A, considerable effort has been made
toward its synthesis.10–13 In these synthetic studies, the diastere-
omers of Dab showed distinct differences in the coupling con-
stants, with the H-2/H-3 coupling constant in the (2R,3S)-isomer
being ꢀ3 Hz, while in the (2S,3S)-diastereoisomer it is 6.1–7 Hz,
supporting the presence of (2S,3S)-Dab in 1. Thus the absolute con-
figurations of all 17 stereogenic carbons in the amino acid portion
of stellettapeptin A (1) were successfully established. The polyke-
tide moiety was unstable and it decomposed during repeated
cleavage attempts, so the configuration of this portion of 1 could
not be assigned.
The anti-HIV activity of 1 and 2 was evaluated in an XTT based
cell viability assay using the human T-cell line CEM-SS infected
14
with HIV-1RF
.
After a six day incubation period, compounds 1
and 2 effectively inhibited the cytopathic effect of HIV-1 infection
with EC50 values (concentration at which 50% of the target cells are
protected from death by the virus) of 23 and 27 nM, respectively
(Fig. 3 and Supplementary data). Direct cytotoxicity of 1 and 2
against the host cells was observed with IC50 values (concentration
at which 50% of cells are killed by the test sample) of 367 and
373 nM, respectively.
In conclusion, stellettapeptins A (1) and B (2) are new depsipep-
tides with structural features characteristic of the family of anti-
HIV peptides which includes the callipeltins,6,7,15–17 papuamides,8