Antibacterial anthraquinone derivatives isolated from a mangrove-derived endophytic fungus Aspergillus nidulans by ethanol stress strategy

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2018 Sep;71(9):778-784. doi: 10.1038/s41429-018-0063-x. Epub 2018 May 1.

Abstract

Three new natural products, including a new anthraquinone derivative isoversicolorin C (1), a new xanthone analog isosecosterigmatocystin (2), and a new amino acid derivative, glulisine A (3), along with six related metabolites (4-9) were isolated from the culture broth and mycelia extracts of the mangrove-derived endophytic fungus Aspergillus nidulans MA-143 under 0.1% ethanol stress. Their structures were elucidated by detailed analysis of their NMR spectra, ECD spectrum, and X-ray crystallographic experiments. Compounds 1 and 4 showed potent antibacterial activity against some of the tested microbes.

MeSH terms

  • Anthraquinones / isolation & purification
  • Anthraquinones / metabolism*
  • Anthraquinones / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Aspergillus nidulans / metabolism*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Edwardsiella ictaluri / drug effects*
  • Endophytes / metabolism
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Micrococcus luteus / drug effects*
  • Rhizophoraceae / microbiology
  • Vibrio / drug effects*
  • Wetlands

Substances

  • Anthraquinones
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents