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THE EFFECT CHARACTERISTICS OF A NOVEL ANTIFUNGAL AGENT, UK-2A

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12556017
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section展開研究
Research Field Bioproduction chemistry/Bioorganic chemistry
Research InstitutionOSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

TNIGUCHI Makoto  GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, 理学研究科, 教授 (00047309)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) USUKI Yoshinosuke  GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY LECTURER, 大学院・理学研究科, 講師 (30244651)
HIROTSU Ken  GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE,OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, 理学研究科, 教授 (10047269)
TANAKA Toshio  GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, 理学研究科, 教授 (10137185)
SAKANAKA Osamu  MEIJI SEIKA KAISHA Co. Ltd., CHIEF RESEARCHER PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY, 薬品技術研究所, 主任研究員
UEKI Masashi  RIKEN INSTITUTE, ANTIBIOTICS LABORATORY, OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER, 抗生物質研究室, 研究員 (90312264)
Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2001
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2001)
Budget Amount *help
¥12,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥4,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥8,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,100,000)
Keywordsantifungal activity / respiratory inhibition / structure-activity relationship / 9-membered dilactone
Research Abstract

The effect of a novel antifungal agent, UK-2A, was found to be specific to fungal cells, not to any animal cells. Different from UK-2A, antimycin A, a structural analogue of UK-2A, showed effect on both cells and also induced the generation of reactive oxygen species. Although both compounds inhibited the electron transport at complex III in mitochondrion from various kinds of organisms, their effects on the reduction of cytochrome bc_1 complex in submitochondrial particles from bovine heart differ. This difference could cause their different effects on the generation of reactive oxygen species, accounting for the mechanism of the low cytotoxcity of UK-2A, which is its most prominent effect characteristic.
UK-2A could be used as agricultural chemicals. At present, the practical problems with this are the relatively low productivity and the poor durability of the antifungal activity.
As to the former problem, a polysaccharide produced by a certain filamentous fungus promoted the secretion of UK-2A outside the mycelia of UK-2A producing Actinomycete strain. This polysaccharide is a high molecular weight glucan having more than 50% of β-1, 3 bond at least.
As to the latter problem, an interesting fact from the study on structure-activity relationship was found. In this study, several compounds were synthesized by combining the structural features of UK-2A and Antimycin A. For example, A hybrid molecule, which was synthesized with the 9-memebered dilactone residue of UK-2A and the 3-formylaminosalicylic moiety of Antimycin A, showed the respiratory inhibition as much as UK-2A or Antimycin A, and demonstrated almost same extent of low cytotoxicity as UK-2A. Studies on the application of these compounds for agricultural chemicals are under progress.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2001 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2000 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All Other

All Publications (15 results)

  • [Publications] M.Ucki, K.Machida, M.Taniguchi: "Antitungal inhibitors of mitochondrial respiration: Discovery and prospects for development"Current Opinion in Anti-infective Investigational Drugs. 2. 387-398 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Usuki, K.Tani, K.Fujita, M.Taniguchi: "UK-2A, B, C and D, novel antifungal antibiotics from Streptomyces sp. 517-02: VI(l), Structre-activity relationships of UK-2A"J. Antibiot.. 54. 600-602 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.Tani, Y.Usuki, K.Motoba, K.Fujita, M.Taniguchi: "UK-2A, B, C and D, novel antifungal antibiotics from Streptomyces sp. 517-02: VII.Membrane injury induced by C9-UK-2A, a derivative of UK-2A, in Rhodotorula mucilaginosu IFO 0001"J. Antibiot.. 55. 315-321 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.Tani, Y.Usuki, K.Fujita, M.Taniguchi: "UK-2A, B, C and D, novel antifungal antibiotics from Streptomyces sp. 517-02: VIII.Reactive oxygen species generated by C9-UK-2A, a derivative of UK-2A, in Rhodotorula mucilaginosu IFO 0001"J. Antibiot.. (submitted).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Usuki, K.Goto, T.Kiso, K.Tani, K.Fujita, H.Iio, M.Taniguchi: "UK-2A, B, C and D, novel antifungal antibiotics from Streptomyces sp. 517-02: VI(2).Structure-activity relationships of UK-2A"J. Antibiot.. (submitted).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M. Ueki, K. machida and M. Taniguchi: "Antifungal inhibitors of mitochondrial respiration : Discovery and prospects for development"Current Opinion in Anti-infective Investigational Drugs. 2. 378-398 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y. Usuki, K. Tani, K. Fujita and M. Taniguchi: "UK-2A, B, C and D, novel antifungal antibiotics from Streptomyces sp. 517-02 : VI (1). Structure-activity relationships of UK-2A"J. Antibiotics. 54. 600-602 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K. Tani, Y. Usuki, K. Motaba, K. Fujita and M. Taniguchi: "UK-2A, B, C and D, novel antifungal antibiotics from Streptomyces sp. 517-02 : VII. Membrane injury induced by C9-UK-2A, a derivative of UK-2A, in Rhodotorula mucilaginosa IFO 0001"J. Antibiotics. 55. 315-321 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K. Tani, Y. Usuki, K. Fujita and M. Taniguchi: "UK-2A, B, C and D, novel antifungal antibiotics from Streptomyces sp. 517-02 : VIII. Reactive oxygen species generated by C9-UK-2A, in Rhodotorula mucilaginosa IFO 0001"J. Antibiotics. (submitted).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y. Usuki, K. Goto, T. Kiso, K. Tani, K. Fujita, H.Iio. and M. Taniguchi: "UK-2A, B, C and D, novel antifungal antibiotics from Streptomyces sp. 517-02 : VI (2). Structure-activity relationships of UK- 2A"J. Antibiotics. (submitted).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Usuki, K.Tani, K.Fujita, M.Taniguchi: "UK-2A, B, C and D, novel antifungal antibiotics from Streptomyces sp. 517-02 : VI(1). Structure activity relationships of UK-2A"J. Antibiot.. Vol.54, No.7. 600-602 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] K.Tani, Y.Usuki, K.Motoba, K.Fujita, M.Taniguchi: "UK-2A, B, C and D, novel antifungal antibiotics from Streptomyces sp. 517-0 2: VII. Membrane injury induced by C9-UK-2A, a derivative of UK-2A, in Rhodotorula mucilaginosa IFO 0001"J. Antibiot.. Vol.55, No.3. 315-321 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] K.Tani, Y.Usuki, K.Fujita, M.Taniguchi: "UK-2A, B, C and D, novel antifungal antibiotics from Streptomyces sp. 517-02: VIII. Reactive oxygen species generated by C9-UK-2A, a derivative of UK-2A, in Rhodotorula mucilaginosa IFO 0001"J. Antibiot.. (submitted).

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Usuki, K.Goto, T.Kiso, K.Tani, K.Fujita, H.Iio, M.Taniguchi: "UK-2A, B, C and D, novel antifungal antibiotics from Streptomyces sp. 517-02: VI(2). Structure-activity relationships of UK-2A"J. Antibiot.. (submitted).

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] M.Ueki,K.Machida,and M.Taniguchi: "Antifungal inhibitors of mitochondrial respiration : Discovery and prospects for development"Current Opinion in Anti-infective Investigational Drugs. Vol.2No.4. 387-398 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report

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