Antibiofilm and cytotoxic metabolites from the entomopathogenic fungus Samsoniella aurantia

• Rita Toshe,
• Syeda J. Khalid,
• Blondelle Matio Kemkuignou,
• Esteban Charria-Girón,
• Paul Eckhardt,
• Birthe Sandargo,
• Kunlapat Nuchthien,
• J. Jennifer Luangsa-ard,
• Till Opatz,
• Hedda Schrey,
• Sherif S. Ebada and
• Marc Stadler

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 327–339, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.23

• derivative, farinosone D (1), along with the known 2-pyridones, farinosones A (2) and B (3), and the known cyclodepsipeptides beauvericins A–C (4–6). All isolated compounds were assessed for their antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities while farinosones D (1) and A (2) were selected for biofilm inhibitory

• (2) and B (3) [8] together with three cyclodepsipeptides beauvericins A–C (4–6) [14][15]. Farinosones (1–3) belong to a class of tetramic acid metabolites related to tenellin congeners that are prone to oxidative ring expansion affording their corresponding 2-pyridone derivatives. Based on a

Synthesis and late stage modifications of Cyl derivatives

• Phil Servatius and
• Uli Kazmaier

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 174–181, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.19

• ][30][31], while others cyclodepsipeptides are strong actin binders [32][33]. Recently, we also became interested in the synthesis of the cyclic HDAC inhibitors. We developed syntheses for chlamydocin [34], Cyl-1 [35], and trapoxin [36] using either Claisen rearrangements [37][38] or Pd-catalyzed

Pigmentosins from Gibellula sp. as antibiofilm agents and a new glycosylated asperfuran from Cordyceps javanica

• Soleiman E. Helaly,
• Wilawan Kuephadungphan,
• Patima Phainuphong,
• Mahmoud A. A. Ibrahim,
• Kanoksri Tasanathai,
• Suchada Mongkolsamrit,
• Janet Jennifer Luangsa-ard,
• Souwalak Phongpaichit,
• Vatcharin Rukachaisirikul and
• Marc Stadler

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2968–2981, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.293

• ) derivative, pigmentosin B (2), were isolated from the spider-associated fungus Gibellula sp. Furthermore, a new glycosylated asperfuran 3, together with one new (6) and two known (4 and 5) cyclodepsipeptides, was isolated from Cordyceps javanica. The pigmentosins 1 and 2 showed to be active against biofilm

Synthesis of novel sulfide-based cyclic peptidomimetic analogues to solonamides

• José Brango-Vanegas,
• Luan A. Martinho,
• Lucinda J. Bessa,
• Andreanne G. Vasconcelos,
• Alexandra Plácido,
• Alex L. Pereira,
• José R. S. A. Leite and
• Angelo H. L. Machado

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2544–2551, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.247

• reported for solonamides. Keywords: antivirulence drug; bacteria; macrocyclization; pathoblocker; quorum quenching; Introduction The cyclodepsipeptides called solonamides A and B are natural molecules extracted from the marine bacterium Photobacterium halotolerans [1][2] (Figure 1). They are able to

Synthesis of the polyketide section of seragamide A and related cyclodepsipeptides via Negishi cross coupling

• Jan Hendrik Lang and
• Thomas Lindel

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 577–583, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.53

• most of the jasplakinolides, geodiamolides, and seragamides, potently cytotoxic peptide-polyketide cyclodepsipeptides stabilizing filamentous actin. The key step is a Negishi cross coupling, and the carbon atoms stem from (R)-propylene oxide (C7–C9), tert-butyl propionate (9, C5–C6, 6-Me), CBr4 (C4

• . The synthesis of photoreactive tripeptide analogues incorporating photo amino acids 4–6 will be explored thereafter. Actin-binding cyclodepsipeptides, photo amino acids, retrosynthetic cuts of polyketide 7 leading to organozinc compound 8. Synthesis of γ-hydroxy esters 11 and 12, followed by Mitsunobu

A new member of the fusaricidin family – structure elucidation and synthesis of fusaricidin E

• Marcel Reimann,
• Louis P. Sandjo,
• Luis Antelo,
• Eckhard Thines,
• Isabella Siepe and
• Till Opatz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1430–1438, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.140

• structure and the suggested stereochemistry. The synthesis was based on a new strategy which includes an efficient access to the 15-guanidino-3-hydroxypentadecanoyl (GHPD) side chain from erucamide. Keywords: cyclodepsipeptides; fusaricidins; lipopeptides; structure elucidation; total synthesis

Synthesis of dihydrophenanthridines by a sequence of Ugi-4CR and palladium- catalyzed intramolecular C-H functionalization

• Florence Bonnaterre,
• Michèle Bois-Choussy and
• Jieping Zhu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2008, 4, No. 10, doi:10.3762/bjoc.4.10

• developed two-step syntheses of a number of macrocycles including cyclophanes and cyclodepsipeptides [7][8][9][10]. We have also reported the elaboration of Ugi-adduct containing two arylhalide functions for the synthesis of 1,4-benzodiazepine-2,5-diones [11] and their tetracyclic derivatives [12] featuring