De novo production of metabolites by fungal co-culture of Trichophyton rubrum and Bionectria ochroleuca

J Nat Prod. 2013 Jun 28;76(6):1157-65. doi: 10.1021/np400258f. Epub 2013 Jun 4.

Abstract

The co-cultivation of fungi has recently been described as a promising strategy to induce the production of novel metabolites through possible gene activation. A large screening of fungal co-cultures in solid media has identified an unusual long-distance growth inhibition between Trichophyton rubrum and Bionectria ochroleuca. To study metabolite induction in this particular fungal interaction, differential LC-MS-based metabolomics was performed on pure strain cultures and on their co-cultures. The comparison of the resulting fingerprints highlighted five de novo induced compounds, which were purified using software-oriented semipreparative HPLC-MS. One metabolite was successfully identified as 4″-hydroxysulfoxy-2,2″-dimethylthielavin P (a substituted trimer of 3,5-dimethylorsellinic acid). The nonsulfated form, as well as three other related compounds, were found in the pure strain culture of B. ochroleuca.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Coculture Techniques
  • Culture Media
  • Hypocreales / chemistry
  • Hypocreales / genetics
  • Hypocreales / growth & development*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Trichophyton / chemistry
  • Trichophyton / genetics
  • Trichophyton / growth & development*

Substances

  • Culture Media