Antifungal dibenzofuran bis(bibenzyl)s from the liverwort Asterella angusta

Phytochemistry. 2007 Jul;68(13):1767-74. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.04.036. Epub 2007 Jun 13.

Abstract

Bioactivity-guided separation of an antifungal extract from the liverwort Asterella angusta afforded four bis(bibenzyl)s, asterelin A (1), asterelin B (2), 11-O-demethyl marchantin I (3), and dihydroptychantol A (4), together with six known ones. Their structures were established by extensive spectroscopic analysis (1D and 2D-NMR, MS), and that of 2 was confirmed by X-ray crystallographic diffraction analysis. Compounds 1 and 2 are the first examples of dibenzofuran bis(bibenzyl)s. The antifungal activity of the isolated bis(bibenzyl)s against the common clinical pathogenic fungus Candida albicans was evaluated using both the thin-layer chromatography bioautographic assay and the broth microdilution method. They showed moderate antifungal activities with minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values ranging from 16 microg/ml to 512 microg/ml.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry*
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Benzofurans / chemistry*
  • Benzofurans / isolation & purification
  • Benzofurans / pharmacology
  • Bibenzyls / chemistry*
  • Bibenzyls / isolation & purification
  • Bibenzyls / pharmacology
  • Candida albicans / drug effects*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Hepatophyta / chemistry*
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Benzofurans
  • Bibenzyls