- Yim, Chae-Yoon;
- Le, Tu Cam;
- Lee, Tae Gu;
- Yang, Inho;
- Choi, Hansol;
- Lee, Jusung;
- Kang, Kyung-Yun;
- Lee, Jin Sil;
- Lim, Kyung-Min;
- Yee, Sung-Tae;
- Kang, Heonjoong;
- Nam, Sang-Jip;
- Fenical, William
Intensive study of the organic extract of the marine-derived bacterium Saccharomonospora sp. CNQ-490 has yielded three new α-pyrones, saccharomonopyrones A-C (1-3). The chemical structures of these compounds were assigned from the interpretation of 1D, 2D NMR and mass spectrometry data. Saccharomonopyrone A (1) is the first α-pyrone microbial natural product bearing the ethyl-butyl ether chain in the molecule, while saccharomonopyrones B and C possess unusual 3-methyl and a 6-alkyl side-chain within a 3,4,5,6-tetrasubstituted α-pyrone moiety. Saccharomonopyrone A exhibited weak antioxidant activity using a cation radical scavenging activity assay with an IC50 value of 140 μM.