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Dermacozines H−J Isolated from a Deep-Sea Strain of Dermacoccus abyssi from Mariana Trench Sediments

Research Authors
Marcell Wagner, Wael M. Abdel-Mageed, Rainer Ebel, Alan T. Bull, Michael Goodfellow, Hans-Peter Fiedler, Marcel Jaspars
Research Department
Research Journal
J. Nat. Prod., dx.doi.org/10.1021/np400952d
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
Vol. 77, No. 2
Research Year
2014
Research Abstract

Dermacoccus abyssi sp. nov. strains MT1.1 and MT1.2 are actinomycetes isolated from a Mariana Trench sediment at a depth of 10 898 m. The fermentation process using complex media led to the production of three new pigmented heteroaromatic (oxidized and reduced) phenazine compounds, dermacozines H−J (1−3). Extensive use was made of 1D and 2D NMR experiments and high-resolution MS to determine the structures of the compounds. The new dermacozines showed radical scavenging activity, and the highest activity was observed for dermacozine H (1), with an IC50 value of 18.8 μM.