Representative LC/UV chromatogram under typical analytical conditions (C18 column; mobile phase: 5–100% ACN / H2O (0.05% H3PO4), linear gradient 20 min; flow rate: 0.2 mL/min; detection: 210 nm).
NMR Spectral Data
Representative 1H NMR (500 MHz) spectrum confirming the structure of Palitantin. Representative 13C NMR (125 MHz) spectrum supporting structural assignment of Palitantin.
Source Organism
Penicillium sp.
Summary
Palitantin is a fungal polyketide secondary metabolite with reported PTP1B inhibitory activity.
Details
Palitantin is a fungal-derived polyketide originally reported from Penicillium species and later isolated from Antarctic fungi such as Geomyces sp. Structurally characterized by a cyclohexenone-containing framework, palitantin has been investigated for its ecological antifungal role and more recently for its biological activity as a protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibitor. Derivatives of palitantin have shown moderate antiplasmodial and antibacterial activities, while the parent compound displays measurable PTP1B inhibitory activity (IC50 ~7-8 µM). Its synthetic accessibility via organocatalytic Robinson annulation has further enabled stereoselective total synthesis and derivatization studies.