Diversonol and blennolide derivatives from the endophytic fungus Microdiplodia sp.: absolute configuration of diversonol

J Nat Prod. 2011 Mar 25;74(3):365-73. doi: 10.1021/np100730b. Epub 2011 Jan 18.

Abstract

Chemical investigation of the fungal strain Microdiplodia sp. isolated from the shrub Lycium intricatum led to the isolation of four new compounds: a hexahydroxanthone (2), a 2,3-dihydrochroman-4-one (3), a 7-oxoxanthone derivative (4), and a 1,4-oxazepan-7-one (5). The relative configurations of the new compounds were determined by intensive NMR investigations, notably NOESY experiments at different temperatures. The absolute configurations of the well-known fungal metabolite diversonol (1) and of other xanthone derivatives (3, 4) were established by means of TDDFT ECD calculations. Most of the metabolites were biologically active, with antibacterial activity against Legionella pneumophila and/or antifungal activity against Microbotryum violaceum.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Ascomycota / chemistry*
  • Bacillus megaterium / drug effects
  • Basidiomycota / drug effects
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Legionella pneumophila / drug effects
  • Lycium / microbiology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Spain
  • Xanthones / chemistry
  • Xanthones / isolation & purification*
  • Xanthones / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Xanthones
  • blennolide C
  • diversonol