Chartspiroton, a Tetracyclic Spiro-naphthoquinone Derivative from a Medicinal Plant Endophytic Streptomyces

Org Lett. 2020 May 15;22(10):3739-3743. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00696. Epub 2020 Mar 18.

Abstract

A novel 6/6/5/6 tetracyclic polyketide named chartspiroton (1) was isolated from a medicinal plant endophytic Streptomyces in Dendrobium officinale. The complete structure assignment with absolute stereochemistry was elucidated through spectroscopic data, computational calculations, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Chartspiroton features an unprecedented naphthoquinone derivative spiro-fused with a benzofuran lactone moiety. A plausible polyketide biosynthetic pathway for 1 suggested intriguing oxidative rearrangement steps to form the five-membered lactone ring.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosynthetic Pathways
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Lactones / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Naphthoquinones / chemistry*
  • Naphthoquinones / isolation & purification
  • Plants, Medicinal
  • Polyketides / chemistry*
  • Polyketides / isolation & purification
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Streptomyces / chemistry*

Substances

  • Lactones
  • Naphthoquinones
  • Polyketides