Hatori Hidetaka, Sato Bunji, Sato Ikuko, Shibata Toshihiro, Tsurumi Yasuhisa, Sakamoto Kazutoshi, Takase Shigehiro, Ueda Hirotsugu, Hino Motohiro, Fujii Takashi
Exploratory Research Laboratories, Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 5-2-3 Tokodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 300-2698, Japan.
J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2004 Apr;57(4):264-70. doi: 10.7164/antibiotics.57.264.
Novel compounds FR901512 and FR901516 were isolated from the fermentation broth of agonomycete strain No. 14919. FR901512 and FR901516 possess unique tetralin ring in their structure. These compounds were potent inhibitors of the cholesterol synthesis in human hepatoma cell line Hep G2. FR901512 shows strong 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 0.95 nM.