Antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of synthetically derived tambjamines C and E-J, BE-18591, and a related alkaloid from the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata

David M. Pinkerton, Martin G. Banwell, Mary J. Garson, Naresh Kumar, Manoel Odorico De Moraes, Bruno C. Cavalcanti, Francisco W.A. Barros, Cláudia Pessoa

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    Abstract

    In the first comprehensive biological assessment of the tambjamine class of marine alkaloids, synthetically derived samples of compounds 1-9 have been subjected to evaluation as antimicrobial agents and screened for their cytotoxic effects on various human cancer cell lines. Most were strongly active against the fungus Malassezia furfur (>amphotericin B) and showed considerable, but non-selective, antiproliferative activity against both human cancer and normal cell lines. Tambjamines I and J (6 and 7, resp.) displayed significant apoptosis-inducing effects.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1311-1324
    Number of pages14
    JournalChemistry and Biodiversity
    Volume7
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - May 2010

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