Abstract
Syntheses of the bacterial surfactants 6S,6S-, 9S,9S-, and 9U,9U-flavolipids confirmed the structures proposed for them from spectroscopic analysis of a flavolipid mixture and made pure flavolipids available for the first time. All three synthetic flavolipids and a straight chain analogue were found to be weakly cytotoxic and to inhibit metastatic cancer cell migration, with 9U,9U-flavolipid (the most abundant natural flavolipid) having the most activity. Biosynthetic routes to the branched side-chains of the flavolipids are suggested, and it is proposed that branched chains are employed to hinder biodegradation.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 9107-9112 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 47 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 20 2010 |
Keywords
- Biosurfactant
- Flavobacterium
- Flavolipid
- Siderophore
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry
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