Caryophyllene Sesquiterpenes from a Chaetomium globosum Endophyte of the Canadian Medicinal Plant Empetrum nigrum

J Nat Prod. 2023 Jun 23;86(6):1615-1619. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c01159. Epub 2023 Jun 2.

Abstract

Punctaporonins T (1) and U (2), new caryophyllene sesquiterpenes, were isolated with three known punctaporonins, A (3), B (4), and C (5), from the endophytic fungus Chaetomium globosum (TC2-041). The structures and relative configurations of punctaporonins T and U were elucidated based on a combination of HRESIMS, 1D/2D NMR spectroscopic analysis, and X-ray diffraction analysis, while their absolute configuration is presumed to be consistent with the co-isolated 3-5 on biogenetic arguments. Compound 1 showed weak inhibitory activity against both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Staphylococcus aureus.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Canada
  • Chaetomium* / chemistry
  • Endophytes / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plants, Medicinal*
  • Sesquiterpenes* / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes* / pharmacology

Substances

  • caryophyllene
  • Sesquiterpenes

Supplementary concepts

  • Chaetomium globosum