Cordycedipeptide A, a new cyclodipeptide from the culture liquid of Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2005 May;53(5):582-3. doi: 10.1248/cpb.53.582.

Abstract

A new cyclodipeptide named as cordycedipeptide A, a new natural compound and two known compound were isolated from the culture liquid of Cordyceps sinensis (BERK.) SACC. Their structures were elucidated as 3-acetamino-6-isobutyl-2,5-dioxopiperazine (1), 3-isopropyl-6-isobutyl-2,5-dioxopiperazine (2) and 3,6-di(4-hydroxy)benzyl-2,5-dioxopiperazine (3) by 1D and 2D-NMR techniques. The cytotoxic assay showed compound 1 had the cytotoxic activities to L-929, A375, and Hela.

MeSH terms

  • Cordyceps / chemistry
  • Cordyceps / isolation & purification*
  • Culture Media / chemistry
  • Culture Media / isolation & purification*
  • Dipeptides / chemistry*
  • Dipeptides / isolation & purification*
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans

Substances

  • Culture Media
  • Dipeptides