Isoaurostatin, a novel topoisomerase inhibitor produced by Thermomonospora alba
Suzuki, K.; Yahara, S.; Maehata, K.; Uyeda, M.
Journal of Natural Products 64(2): 204-207
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0163-3864 PMID: 11430001 Document Number: 535714
A novel inhibitor of topoisomerase I designated as isoaurostatin (1) was isolated from the culture filtrate of Thermomonospora alba strain No. 1520. The structure of 1 was determined to be 6,4'-dihydroxyisoaurone on the basis of spectroscopic (NMR and MS) methods. Compound 1 inhibited the relaxation activity of calf thymus topoisomerase I in a noncompetitive manner and did not inhibit the relaxation and decatenation of human placenta topoisomerase II. Compound 1 is an inhibitor belonging to cleavable complex-nonforming type without DNA intercalation.