Secondary Metabolites and PI3K Inhibitory Activity of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, a Fungal Endophyte of Uncaria rhynchophylla

Curr Microbiol. 2019 Jul;76(7):904-908. doi: 10.1007/s00284-019-01707-7. Epub 2019 May 18.

Abstract

In the present study, nine compounds (1-9) were isolated from Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (an endophytic fungus from Uncaria rhynchophylla) which was cultured in wheat bran medium. Their structures were elucidated as 4-Epi-14-hydroxy-10, 23-dihydro-24, 25-dehydroaflavinine (1), 10, 23-Dihydro-24,25 -dehydro-21-oxoaflavinine (2), Ergosterol (3), Ergosterol peroxide (4), Mellein (5), 4, 5-dihydroblumenol A (6), Colletotrichine A (7), Cyclo(L-leucyl-L-leucyl) (8), and Brevianamide F (9) based on NMR spectral data, as well as comparing with previous literature data. This is the first report about the isolation of compounds 1-2, 6, and 8-9 from Colletotrichum genus. All compounds were tested for their phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3Kα) inhibitory activity. Compounds 8 and 9 showed potent PI3K α inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 38.1 and 4.8 µM, respectively, while the other compounds showed very weak activity at a concentration of 20 µg/mL.

MeSH terms

  • Colletotrichum / chemistry
  • Colletotrichum / metabolism*
  • Endophytes / chemistry
  • Endophytes / metabolism
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / isolation & purification
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions*
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors*
  • Secondary Metabolism
  • Uncaria / enzymology*
  • Uncaria / microbiology*

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors