Neosartoricin
Application Notes
Neosartoricin is a carbotricyclic metabolite produced by Aspergillus fumigatus and Neosartorya fischeri following activation of their polycyclic polyketide prenyltransferase (pcPTase)-containing silent clusters, reported by Tang and colleagues from University of California Los Angeles USA in 2013. Neosartoricin exhibits T-cell antiproliferative activity with an IC50 of 3 μM, suggesting a possible physiological role as an immunosuppressive agent.
References
- Genome mining of a prenylated and immunosuppressive polyketide from pathogenic fungi. Chooi Y-H. et al. Org Lett. 2013, 15, 780.
- Discovery of cryptic polyketide metabolites from dermatophytes using heterologous expression in Aspergillus nidulans. Yin W-B et al. ACS Synth Biol. 2013, 2, 629.