CR377, a new pentaketide antifungal agent isolated from an endophytic fungus

J Nat Prod. 2000 Oct;63(10):1447-8. doi: 10.1021/np990568p.

Abstract

Cultures of endophytic fungi collected in the Guanacaste Conservation Area of Costa Rica were screened for antifungal activity. CR377, a new pentaketide antifungal agent, was isolated from the culture broth of a fungus, CR377 (Fusarium sp.), that showed potent activity against Candida albicans in this assay. The structure of CR377 was established using 1- and 2-D NMR and HRFABMS.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Candida albicans / drug effects
  • Fusarium / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Pyrones / chemistry
  • Pyrones / isolation & purification*
  • Pyrones / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • CR 377
  • Pyrones