Lecythomycin, a new macrolactone glycoside from the endophytic fungus Lecythophora sp

Nat Prod Commun. 2011 May;6(5):677-8.

Abstract

A new macrolactone glycoside, lecythomycin (1), 23-methyl-3-(1-O-mannosyl)-oxacyclotetracosan-1-one, was isolated from the endophytic fungus Lecythophora sp. (code 30.1), an endopyte of the Indonesian plant Alyxia reinwardtii. The structure of 1 was elucidated on the basis of NMR spectroscopic and mass spectrometric data. The isolated compound displayed antifungal activity against strains of Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida kruzei at minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of 62.5-125 microg/mL.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification
  • Apocynaceae / microbiology
  • Ascomycota / chemistry*
  • Lactones / chemistry
  • Lactones / isolation & purification*
  • Mannosides / chemistry
  • Mannosides / isolation & purification*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Lactones
  • Mannosides
  • lecythomycin