Chemical Constituents from a Soil‐Derived Actinomycete, Actinomadura miaoliensis BCRC 16873, and Their Inhibitory Activities on Lipopolysaccharide‐Induced Tumor Necrosis Factor Production

An investigation on the secondary metabolites from the BuOH extract of the fermentation broth of the thermotolerant polyester‐degrading actinomycete Actinomadura miaoliensis BCRC 16873 was carried out. One previously undescribed α ‐pyrone (=pyran‐2‐one) derivative, designated as miaolienone ( 1 ), and a new butanolide, miaolinolide ( 2 ), together with 13 known compounds, 3 – 15 , were obtained. Their structures were established on the basis of extensive 1D‐ and 2D‐NMR analyses in combination with HR‐MS experiments. In addition, the isolated compounds 1 – 15 were evaluated for the inhibitory effects of the isolates on the production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF‐ α ) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Among the isolates, 1 and 2 significantly inhibited TNF‐ α production in U937 cells in vitro , and the IC 50 values were 0.59 and 0.76 μ M , respectively. Compounds 3 – 5 displayed moderate inhibitory activities on LPS‐induced TNF‐ α production.