(-)-Protolichesterinic acid

(-)-Protolichesterinic acid

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(-)-Protolichesterinic acid
Category Others
Catalog number BBF-05413
CAS 493-46-9
Molecular Weight 324.45
Molecular Formula C19H32O4

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Specification

Related CAS 1448-96-0 ((+)-form)
Synonyms Protolichesterinic acid; (2S,3R)-4-methylene-5-oxo-2-tridecyltetrahydrofuran-3-carboxylic acid; 3-Furancarboxylic acid, tetrahydro-4-methylene-5-oxo-2-tridecyl-, (2S,3R)-; (2S)-2β-Tridecyl-4-methylene-5-oxotetrahydrofuran-3α-carboxylic acid; 3-Furancarboxylic acid, tetrahydro-4-methylene-5-oxo-2-tridecyl-, (2S,trans)-; succinic acid, (1-hydroxytetradecyl)methylene-, γ-lactone
IUPAC Name (2S,3R)-4-methylidene-5-oxo-2-tridecyloxolane-3-carboxylic acid
Canonical SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCC1C(C(=C)C(=O)O1)C(=O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C19H32O4/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-16-17(18(20)21)15(2)19(22)23-16/h16-17H,2-14H2,1H3,(H,20,21)/t16-,17+/m0/s1
InChI Key WZYZDHVPSZCEEP-DLBZAZTESA-N

Properties

Boiling Point 488.4°C at 760 mmHg
Melting Point 106°C
Density 1.02 g/cm3

Reference Reading

1. The Anti-Proliferative Lichen-Compound Protolichesterinic Acid Inhibits Oxidative Phosphorylation and Is Processed via the Mercapturic Pathway in Cancer Cells
Freyr Jóhannsson, Paulina Cherek, Maonian Xu, Óttar Rolfsson, Helga M Ögmundsdóttir Planta Med. 2022 Sep;88(11):891-898. doi: 10.1055/a-1579-6454. Epub 2021 Sep 14.
The lichen compound protolichesterinic acid (PA) has an anti-proliferative effect against several cancer cell lines of different origin. This effect cannot be explained by the known inhibitory activity of PA against 5- and 12-lipoxygenases. The aim was therefore to search for mechanisms for the anti-proliferative activity of PA. Two cancer cell lines of different origin, both sensitive to anti-proliferative effects of PA, were selected for this study, T-47D from breast cancer and AsPC-1 from pancreatic cancer. Morphological changes were assessed by transmission electron microscopy, HPLC coupled with TOF spectrometry was used for metabolomics, mitochondrial function was measured using the Agilent Seahorse XFp Real-time ATP assay and glucose/lactate levels by radiometry. Levels of glutathione, NADP/NADPH and reactive oxygen species [ROS] were measured by luminescence. Following exposure to PA both cell lines showed structural changes in mitochondria that were in line with a measured reduction in oxidative phosphorylation and increased glycolysis. These changes were more marked in T-47D, which had poorer mitochondrial function at baseline. PA was processed and expelled from the cells via the mercapturic pathway, which consumes glutathione. Nevertheless, glutathione levels were increased after 24 hours of exposure to PA, implying enhanced synthesis. Redox balance was not much affected and ROS levels were not increased. We conclude that PA is metabolically processed and expelled from cells, leading indirectly to increased glutathione levels with minimal effects on redox balance. The most marked effect was on mitochondrial structure and metabolic function implying that effects of PA may depend on mitochondrial fitness.
2. Retraction: An Antifungal Mechanism of Protolichesterinic Acid from the Lichen Usnea albopunctata Lies in the Accumulation of Intracellular ROS and Mitochondria-Mediated Cell Death Due to Apoptosis in Candida tropicalis
Frontiers Editorial Office Front Pharmacol. 2017 Nov 17;8:882. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2017.00882. eCollection 2017.
[This retracts the article on p. 301 in vol. 8, PMID: 28611662.].
3. An Antifungal Mechanism of Protolichesterinic Acid from the Lichen Usnea albopunctata Lies in the Accumulation of Intracellular ROS and Mitochondria-Mediated Cell Death Due to Apoptosis in Candida tropicalis
S N Kumar, C Mohandas Front Pharmacol. 2017 May 29;8:301. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2017.00301. eCollection 2017.
Candida species causes superficial and life-threatening systemic infections and are difficult to treat due to the resistance of these organism to various clinically used drugs. Protolichesterinic acid is a well-known lichen compound. Although the antibacterial activity of protolichesterinic acid has been reported earlier, the antifungal property and its mechanism of action are still largely unidentified. The goal of the present investigation is to explore the anticandidal activity and mechanism of action of protolichesterinic acid, especially against Candida tropicalis. The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) value was established through microdilution techniques against four Candida species and out of four species tested, C. tropicalis showed a significant effect (MIC: 2 μg/ml). In the morphological interference assay, we observed the enhanced inhibition of hyphae when the cells were treated with protolichesterinic acid. Time-kill assay demonstrated that the maximum rate of killing was recorded between 2 and 6 h. C. tropicalis exposed to protolichesterinic acid exhibited an increased ROS production, which is one of the key factors of fungal death. The rise in ROS was due to the dysfunction of mitochondria caused by protolichesterinic acid. We confirmed that protolichesterinic acid-induced dysfunction of mitochondria in C. tropicalis. The damage of cell membrane due to protolichesterinic acid treatment was confirmed by the influx of propidium iodide and was further confirmed by the release of potassium ions. The treatment of protolichesterinic acid also triggered calcium ion signaling. Moreover, it commenced apoptosis which is clearly evidenced by Annexin V and propidium iodide staining. Interestingly protolichesterinic acid recorded excellent immunomodulatory property when tested against lymphocytes. Finally protolichesterinic acid showed low toxicity toward a normal human cell line Foreskin (FS) normal fibroblast. In in vivo test, protolichesterinic acid significantly enhanced the survival of C. tropicalis infected Caenorhabditis elegans. This investigation proposes that the protolichesterinic acid induces apoptosis in C. tropicalis via the enhanced accumulation of intracellular ROS and mitochondrial damage, which leads fungal cell death via apoptosis. Our work revealed a new key aspect of mechanisms of action of protolichesterinic acid in Candida species. This article is the first study on the antifungal and mechanism of action of protolichesterinic acid in Candida species.

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