Antimicrobial and Antimycobacterial Activity of Cyclostellettamine Alkaloids from Sponge Pachychalina sp.

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Antimicrobial and Antimycobacterial Activity of Cyclostellettamine Alkaloids from Sponge Pachychalina sp.

Jaine H. H. L. De Oliveira¹, Mirna H. R. Seleghim¹, Christoph Timm², Achim Grube², Matthias Köck², Gislene G.F. Nascimento³, Ana Claudia T. Martins³, Elissa G. O. Silva³, Ana Olívia De Souza⁴, Paulo R. R. Minarini⁴, Fabio C. S. Galetti⁵, Célio L. Silva⁵, Eduardo Hajdu⁶ and Roberto G. S. Berlinck^1,*

¹ Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 780, CEP 13560-970, São Carlos, SP, Brazil ² Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft, Am Handelshafen 12,D-27570 Bremerhaven, Germany ³ Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba, Piracaba, SP, Brazil ⁴ Laboratório de Bioquímica e Biofísica, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil ⁵ Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil ⁶ Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, s/n, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

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Received: 7 December 2005 / Accepted: 18 January 2006 / Published: 20 January 2006

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Abstract: Cyclostellettamines A – F (1 – 6) isolated from the sponge Pachychalina sp. and cyclostellettamines G - I, K and L (7 – 11) obtained by synthesis were evaluated in bioassays of antimicrobial activity against susceptible and antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and antibiotic-susceptible Escherichia coli and Candida albicans, as well as in antimycobacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv bioassays. The results obtained indicated that cyclostellettamines display different antimicrobial activity depending on the alkyl-chain size, suggesting that, if a mechanism-of action is implied, it is dependent on the distance between the two pyridinium moieties of cyclostellettamines.

Keywords: alkaloids; antimycobacterial; antibacterial; Pachychalina sp.; sponge

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De Oliveira, J.H.H.L.; Seleghim, M.H.R.; Timm, C.; Grube, A.; Köck, M.; Nascimento, G.G.; Martins, A.C.T.; Silva, E.G.O.; De Souza, A.O.; Minarini, P.R.R.; Galetti, F.C.S.; Silva, C.L.; Hajdu, E.; Berlinck, R.G.S. Antimicrobial and Antimycobacterial Activity of Cyclostellettamine Alkaloids from Sponge Pachychalina sp.. Mar. Drugs 2006, 4, 1-8.

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De Oliveira J.H.H.L., Seleghim M.H.R., Timm C., Grube A., Köck M., Nascimento G.G., Martins A.C.T., Silva E.G.O., De Souza A.O., Minarini P.R.R., Galetti F.C.S., Silva C.L., Hajdu E., Berlinck R.G.S. Antimicrobial and Antimycobacterial Activity of Cyclostellettamine Alkaloids from Sponge Pachychalina sp.. Marine Drugs. 2006; 4(1):1-8.

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De Oliveira, Jaine H.H.L.; Seleghim, Mirna H.R.; Timm, Christoph; Grube, Achim; Köck, Matthias; Nascimento, Gislene G.; Martins, Ana C.T.; Silva, Elissa G.O.; De Souza, Ana O.; Minarini, Paulo R.R.; Galetti, Fabio C.S.; Silva, Célio L.; Hajdu, Eduardo; Berlinck, Roberto G.S. 2006. "Antimicrobial and Antimycobacterial Activity of Cyclostellettamine Alkaloids from Sponge Pachychalina sp.." Mar. Drugs 4, no. 1: 1-8.

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