Two new alkaloids with the beta-carboline skeleton, pyridindolols K1 (
C18H18N2O5) and K2 (C16H16N2O4), were isolated from the culture broth
of Streptomyces sp. K93-0711. The structure of pyridindolols were esta
blished by spectroscopic investigations and chemical transformations.
Pyridindolol K2 inhibited the adhesion of HL-60 cells to LPS-activated
HUVEC monolayer (IC50 = 75 mu g/ml).