Terpendole I
Application Notes
Terpendole I is a polar analogue of a rare family of indolediterpenes isolated from Albophoma yamanashiensis, first reported by Omura and colleagues at the Kitasato Institute, Japan in 1995. Terpendole I is a weak inhibitor of ACAT (acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase). The biosynthetic gene cluster coding for production of terpendoles was identified in 2012.
References
- Materials for the fungus flora of Japan (47). Kobayashi T. et al., Mycoscience 1994, 35, 399.
- Terpendoles, novel ACAT inhibitors produced by Albophoma yamanashiensis. III. Production, isolation and structure elucidation of new components. Tomoda H. et al., J. Antibiot. 1995, 48, 793.
- Terpendole E, a kinesin Eg5 inhibitor, is a key biosynthetic intermediate of indole-diterpenes in the producing fungus Chaunopycnis alba. Motoyama T. et al., Chem. Biol. 2012, 19, 1611.