Dihydrolucilactaene, a Potent Antimalarial Compound from Fusarium sp. RK97-94

J Nat Prod. 2022 Jan 28;85(1):63-69. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00677. Epub 2021 Dec 24.

Abstract

A recently discovered secondary metabolism regulator, NPD938, was used to alter the secondary metabolite profile in Fusarium sp. RK97-94. Three lucilactaene analogues were detected via UPLC-ESI-MS analysis in NPD938-treated culture. The three metabolites were successfully purified and identified as dihydroNG391 (1), dihydrolucilactaene (2), and 13α-hydroxylucilactaene (3) via extensive spectroscopic analyses. DihydroNG391 (1) exhibited weak in vitro antimalarial activity (IC50 = 62 μM). In contrast, dihydrolucilactaene (2) and 13α-hydroxylucilactaene (3) showed very potent antimalarial activity (IC50 = 0.0015 and 0.68 μM, respectively). These findings provide insight into the structure-activity relationship of lucilactaene and its analogues as antimalarial lead compounds.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antimalarials / chemistry
  • Antimalarials / isolation & purification
  • Antimalarials / pharmacology*
  • Chromatography / methods
  • Fusarium / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Secondary Metabolism
  • Spectrum Analysis / methods
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Antimalarials