Evaluation of pyridoacridine alkaloids in a zebrafish phenotypic assay

Mar Drugs. 2010 Jun 2;8(6):1769-78. doi: 10.3390/md8061769.

Abstract

Three new minor components, the pyridoacridine alkaloids 1-hydroxy-deoxyamphimedine (1), 3-hydroxy-deoxyamphimedine (2), debromopetrosamine (3), and three known compounds, amphimedine (4), neoamphimedine (5) and deoxyamphimedine (6), have been isolated from the sponge Xestospongia cf. carbonaria, collected in Palau. Structures were assigned on the basis of extensive 1D and 2D NMR studies as well as analysis by HRESIMS. Compounds 1-6 were evaluated in a zebrafish phenotype-based assay. Amphimedine (4) was the only compound that caused a phenotype in zebrafish embryos at 30 muM. No phenotype other than death was observed for compounds 1-3, 5, 6.

Keywords: Xestospongia cf. carbonaria; pyridoacridine alkaloids; zebrafish.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Acridines / chemistry*
  • Acridines / isolation & purification
  • Acridines / toxicity*
  • Animals
  • Cytotoxins / chemistry
  • Cytotoxins / isolation & purification
  • Cytotoxins / toxicity
  • Drug Discovery / methods*
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian / drug effects
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian / pathology
  • Embryonic Development / drug effects
  • In Situ Hybridization
  • Notochord / drug effects
  • Notochord / pathology
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Palau
  • Phenanthrolines / chemistry*
  • Phenanthrolines / isolation & purification
  • Phenanthrolines / toxicity*
  • Somites / drug effects
  • Somites / pathology
  • Teratogens / chemistry*
  • Teratogens / isolation & purification
  • Teratogens / toxicity*
  • Tissue Extracts / chemistry
  • Toxicity Tests
  • Xestospongia / chemistry
  • Zebrafish

Substances

  • Acridines
  • Cytotoxins
  • Phenanthrolines
  • Teratogens
  • Tissue Extracts
  • amphimedine