Generation of Indoles with Agrochemical Significance through Biotransformation by Chaetomium globosum

J Nat Prod. 2019 Aug 23;82(8):2132-2137. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b01101. Epub 2019 Jul 22.

Abstract

Six new (1-6) and two known (7 and 8) indole alkaloids were produced by the marine fish-derived fungus Chaetomium globosum 1C51 through biotransformation. The structures of these alkaloids were elucidated by a combination of MS, NMR, and X-ray crystallography analyses. Chaetoindolone A (1) was shown to inhibit the growth of the rice-pathogenic bacteria Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (xoo) both in vitro and in vivo. Chaetogline A (7) was found to be fungicidal against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a pathogen causing rape sclerotinia rot. Collectively, this work provides access to new indole alkaloids with potential agrochemical significance.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology
  • Ascomycota / drug effects
  • Biotransformation*
  • Chaetomium / metabolism*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Indole Alkaloids / metabolism*
  • Indole Alkaloids / pharmacology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Spectrum Analysis / methods
  • Xanthomonas / drug effects

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Indole Alkaloids