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Shallow- and deep-water Ophiura species produce a panel of chlorin compounds with potent photodynamic anticancer activities

Published inAntioxidants, vol. 12, no. 2, 386
Publication date2023-02-05
First online date2023-02-05
Abstract

A Pacific brittle starOphiura sarsiihas previously been shown to produce a chlorin (3S,4S)-14-Ethyl-9-(hydroxymethyl)-4,8,13,18-tetramethyl-20-oxo-3-phorbinepropanoic acid (ETPA) (1) with potent phototoxic activities, making it applicable to photodynamic therapy. Using extensive LC-MS metabolite profiling, molecular network analysis, and targeted isolation with de novo NMR structure elucidation, we herein identify five additional chlorin compounds fromO. sarsiiand its deep-sea relativeO. ooplax: 10S-Hydroxypheophorbide a (2), Pheophorbide a (3), Pyropheophorbide a (4), (3S,4S,21R)-14-Ethyl-9-(hydroxymethyl)-21-(methoxycarbonyl)-4,8,13,18-tetramethyl-20-oxo-3-phorbinepropanoic acid (5), and (3S,4S,21R)-14-Ethyl-21-hydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-4,8,13,18-tetramethyl-20-oxo-3-phorbinepropanoic acid (6). Chlorins5and6have not been previously reported in natural sources. Interestingly, low amounts of chlorins1-4and6could also be identified in a distant species, the basket starGorgonocephaluscf.eucnemis, demonstrating that chlorins are produced by a wide spectrum of marine invertebrates of the class Ophiuroidea. Following the purification of these majorOphiurachlorin metabolites, we discovered the significant singlet oxygen quantum yield upon their photoinduction and the resulting phototoxicity against triple-negative breast cancer BT-20 cells. These studies identify an arsenal of brittle star chlorins as natural photosensitizers with potential photodynamic therapy applications.

Keywords
  • Ophiuroidea
  • Brittle stars
  • Cancer
  • Chlorins
  • Marine organisms
  • Photodynamic therapy
  • Phototoxicity
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KLIMENKO, Antonina et al. Shallow- and deep-water Ophiura species produce a panel of chlorin compounds with potent photodynamic anticancer activities. In: Antioxidants, 2023, vol. 12, n° 2, p. 386. doi: 10.3390/antiox12020386
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