A cyclic tetrapeptide, androsamide
(1), was isolated
from a marine actinomycete of the genus Nocardiopsis, strain CNT-189. The planar structure of 1 was assigned
by the interpretation of 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data. The absolute
configurations of constituent amino acids of 1 were determined
by application of the Marfey’s and advanced Marfey’s
methods. Androsamide (1) strongly suppressed the motility
of Caco2 cells caused by epithelial–mesenchymal transition.