Asporyergosterol, a new steroid from an algicolous isolate of Aspergillus oryzae

Nat Prod Commun. 2010 Oct;5(10):1575-8.

Abstract

Asporyergosterol (1), a new steroid with an E double bond between C-17 and C-20, was identified from the culture extracts of Aspergillus oryzae, an endophytic fungus isolated from the marine red alga Heterosiphonia japonica. Moreover, four known steroids including (22E,24R)-ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one (2), (22E,24R)-3beta-hydroxyergosta-5,8,22-trien-7-one (3), (22E,24R)-ergosta-7,22-dien-3beta,5alpha,6beta-triol (4), and (22E,24R)-5alpha,8alpha-epidioxyergosta-6,22-dien-3beta-ol (5) were isolated. Structures of these compounds were unambiguously established by spectroscopic techniques and by comparison with literature values. All the isolates exhibited low activity to modulate acetylcholinesterase (AChE).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aspergillus oryzae / chemistry*
  • Aspergillus oryzae / isolation & purification
  • Cholinergic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Ergosterol / analogs & derivatives*
  • Ergosterol / chemistry
  • Ergosterol / isolation & purification
  • Molecular Structure
  • Rhodophyta / microbiology*
  • Steroids / chemistry
  • Steroids / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Cholinergic Agents
  • Steroids
  • asporyergosterol
  • Ergosterol