Macrotermycins A-D, Glycosylated Macrolactams from a Termite-Associated Amycolatopsis sp. M39

Christine Beemelmanns, Timothy R. Ramadhar, Ki Hyun Kim, Jonathan L. Klassen, Shugeng Cao, Thomas P. Wyche, Yanpeng Hou, Michael Poulsen, Tim S. Bugni, Cameron R. Currie, Jon Clardy

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Abstract

Bioassay-guided metabolomic analyses led to the characterization of four new 20-membered glycosylated polyketide macrolactams, macrotermycins A-D, from a termite-associated actinomycete, Amycolatopsis sp. M39. M39’s sequenced genome revealed the macrotermycin’s putative biosynthetic gene cluster. Macrotermycins A and C had antibacterial activity against human-pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus and, of greater ecological relevance, they also had selective antifungal activity against a fungal parasite of the termite fungal garden.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1000-1003
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume19
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Mar 2017

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