Polyketides from the ascomycete fungus Leptosphaeria sp

J Nat Prod. 2010 May 28;73(5):905-10. doi: 10.1021/np1000335.

Abstract

The new polyketides leptosphaerins A-G (1-7) and the known compounds monodictysin B (8), 2-(2,6-dihydroxybenzoyl)-3-hydroxy-5-methylbenzoic acid (9), and 2-(2,6-dihydroxy-4-methylbenzoyl)-6-hydroxybenzoic acid (10) have been isolated from solid cultures of the ascomycete fungus Leptosphaeria sp. The absolute configurations of compounds 1, 2, and 6 were assigned using the modified Mosher method, whereas that of C-2 in 3 was determined via the circular dichroism data of the [Rh(2)(OCOCF(3))(4)] complex. Compound 7 showed antifungal activity against Aspergillus flavus.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Ascomycota / chemistry*
  • Aspergillus flavus / drug effects*
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Macrolides / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Macrolides / chemistry
  • Macrolides / isolation & purification*
  • Macrolides / pharmacology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Tibet

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Macrolides