Dermacozine N, the First Natural Linear Pentacyclic Oxazinophenazine with UV–Vis Absorption Maxima in the Near Infrared Region, along with Dermacozines O and P Isolated from the Mariana Trench Sediment Strain Dermacoccus abyssi MT 1.1
Date
2021
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MDPI
Abstract
Three dermacozines, dermacozines N–P (1–3), were isolated from the piezotolerant Actinomycete strain Dermacoccus abyssi MT 1.1T
, which was isolated from a Mariana Trench sediment in
2006. Herein, we report the elucidation of their structures using a combination of 1D/2D NMR, LCHRESI-MSn
, UV–Visible, and IR spectroscopy. Further confirmation of the structures was achieved
through the analysis of data from density functional theory (DFT)–UV–Visible spectral calculations
and statistical analysis such as two tailed t-test, linear regression-, and multiple linear regression
analysis applied to either solely experimental or to experimental and calculated 13C-NMR chemical
shift data. Dermacozine N (1) bears a novel linear pentacyclic phenoxazine framework that has
never been reported as a natural product. Dermacozine O (2) is a constitutional isomer of the known
dermacozine F while dermacozine P (3) is 8-benzoyl-6-carbamoylphenazine-1-carboxylic acid. Dermacozine N (1) is unique among phenoxazines due to its near infrared (NIR) absorption maxima,
which would make this compound an excellent candidate for research in biosensing chemistry,
photodynamic therapy (PDT), opto-electronic applications, and metabolic mapping at the cellular
level. Furthermore, dermacozine N (1) possesses weak cytotoxic activity against melanoma (A2058)
and hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HepG2) with IC50 values of 51 and 38 µM, respectively.
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Keywords
deep sea natural products, Mariana Trench, Dermacoccus abyssi MT 1.1T, C-NMR chemical shift linear and multiple regression, (DFT)-UV-Vis spectral calculation, phenoxazine, dermacozine, absorption maxima in the near infrared region