Indole Diterpenoids from an Endophytic Penicillium sp

J Nat Prod. 2019 Jun 28;82(6):1412-1423. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00723. Epub 2019 May 22.

Abstract

A chemical investigation of the endophyte Penicillium sp. (strain ZO-R1-1), isolated from roots of the medicinal plant Zingiber officinale, yielded nine new indole diterpenoids (1-9), together with 13 known congeners (10-22). The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR analysis in combination with HRESIMS data. The absolute configuration of the new natural products 1, 3, and 7 was determined using the TDDFT-ECD approach and confirmed for 1 by single-crystal X-ray determination through anomalous dispersion. The isolated compounds were tested for cytotoxicity against L5178Y, A2780, J82, and HEK-293 cell lines. Compound 1 was the most active metabolite toward L5178Y cells, with an IC50 value of 3.6 μM, and an IC50 against A2780 cells of 8.7 μM. Interestingly, 1 features a new type of indole diterpenoid scaffold with a rare 6/5/6/6/6/6/5 heterocyclic system bearing an aromatic ring C, which is suggested to be important for the cytotoxic activity of this natural product against L5278Y and A2780 cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Biological Products / chemistry*
  • Biological Products / isolation & purification
  • Biological Products / pharmacology
  • Biological Products / therapeutic use
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Diterpenes / chemistry*
  • Endophytes / chemistry*
  • Female
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Indoles / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Penicillium / chemistry*
  • Penicillium / metabolism

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Biological Products
  • Diterpenes
  • Indoles