New phenoxazinone-related alkaloids from strain Streptomyces sp. KIB-H1318

Abstract

Chemical investigation of a strain Streptomyces sp. KIB-H1318 isolated from soil sample led to the discovery of three new phenoxazinone-related alkaloids 1–3, as well as two known analogs exfoliazone (4) and viridobrunnine A (5). Their structures were determined on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis. The antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of the isolates were assayed. Exfoliazone and viridobrunnine A exhibited minor antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli ATCC 8099, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538. Compound 2 exhibited low cytotoxicity against two human cancer cell lines HeLa and SW480 with the IC 50 values of 36.8 and 37.8 μM, respectively.