Cytotoxic and Antibacterial Eremophilane Sesquiterpenes from the Marine-Derived Fungus Cochliobolus lunatus SCSIO41401

J Nat Prod. 2018 Jun 22;81(6):1405-1410. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00015. Epub 2018 May 22.

Abstract

Three new eremophilane sesquiterpenes, dendryphiellins H-J (1-3), and three new phthalide natural products (4-6) were isolated from the marine-derived fungus Cochliobolus lunatus SCSIO41401. Their structures including absolute configurations were determined by spectroscopic and calculated ECD analyses. Dendryphiellin I (2) showed cytotoxic and antibacterial activities against five cancer cell lines (IC50 1.4 to 4.3 μM) and three bacterial species (MIC 1.5 to 13 μg/mL), respectively. Dendryphiellin J (3), a rare naturally occurring aldoxime analogue, displayed cytotoxicities against ACHN and HepG-2 cells with IC50 values of 3.1 and 5.9 μM, respectively. Further studies indicated that 3 induced apoptosis in ACHN cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Ascomycota / chemistry*
  • Benzofurans / chemistry
  • Benzofurans / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cytotoxins / chemistry*
  • Cytotoxins / pharmacology
  • Hep G2 Cells
  • Humans
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry*
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Benzofurans
  • Cytotoxins
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • phthalide