Isolation of xanthyletin, an inhibitor of ants' symbiotic fungus, by high-speed counter-current chromatography

J Chromatogr A. 2009 May 8;1216(19):4307-12. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2009.02.066. Epub 2009 Mar 3.

Abstract

Xanthyletin, an inhibitor of symbiotic fungus (Leucoagaricus gongylophorus) of leaf-cutting ant (Atta sexdens rubropilosa), as well as suberosin, seselin and xanthoxyletin were isolated from Citrus sinensis grafted on Citrus limonia. A two-phase solvent system composed of hexane/ethanol/acetonitrile/water (10:8:1:1, v/v) was used for the high-speed counter-current chromatographic isolation of xanthyletin with high yield and over 99% purity as determined by liquid and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection. Identifications were performed by UV spectra, IR spectra, (1)H NMR and (13)C NMR.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Ants / microbiology
  • Basidiomycota
  • Citrus / chemistry
  • Citrus sinensis / chemistry
  • Coumarins / chemistry
  • Coumarins / isolation & purification*
  • Countercurrent Distribution / methods*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Solvents / chemistry
  • Symbiosis

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Coumarins
  • Plant Extracts
  • Solvents
  • xanthyletine