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Combinatorial Biosynthetic Derivatization Of The Antitumoral Agent Gilvocarcin V, Micah Douglas Shepherd
Combinatorial Biosynthetic Derivatization Of The Antitumoral Agent Gilvocarcin V, Micah Douglas Shepherd
University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations
Gilvocarcin V (GV), the principal product of Streptomyces griseoflavus Gö 3592 and other Streptomyces spp., is the most prominent member of a distinct class of antitumor antibiotics that share a polyketide derived coumarin-based aromatic core. GV and other members of this class including polycarcin V from Streptomyces polyformus, often referred to as gilvocarcin-like aryl C-glycosides, are particularly interesting because of their potent bactericidal, virucidal and antitumor activities at low concentrations while maintaining low in vivo toxicity. Although the precise molecular mechanism of GV bioactivity is unknown, gilvocarcin V has been shown to undergo a photoactivated [2+2] cycloaddition of …