Structure revision of aspergicin by the crystal structure of aspergicine, a co-occurring isomer produced by co-culture of two mangrove epiphytic fungi

Abstract

The structure of aspergicin (1), an antibacterial alkaloid produced by co-culture of two marine-derived mangrove epiphytic fungi, were revised by the co-occurring isomer named as aspergicine (2), whose structure was determined on the basis of spectroscopic analysis and X-ray crystallography.

Keywords: Aspergillus; Avicennia marina; X-ray crystallography; aspergicin; structure revision.