Isolation and structural elucidation of proline-containing cyclopentapeptides from an endolichenic Xylaria sp

J Nat Prod. 2011 May 27;74(5):1303-8. doi: 10.1021/np100909y. Epub 2011 Mar 23.

Abstract

Two new cyclic pentapeptides (1 and 2) and the known blazein (3), ganodesterone (4), ergosterin (5), cerevisterol (6), 24-methylcholesta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one (7), 5,8-epidioxyergosta-6,22-dien-3-ol (8), 16-α-d-mannopyranosyloxyisopimar-7-en-19-oic acid (9), and 16-hydroxy isopimar-7-en-19-oic acid (10) have been isolated from the crude extract of an endolichenic Xylaria sp. The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated primarily by NMR and MS methods. The absolute configurations of 1 and 2 were assigned using Marfey's method on their acid hydrolysate. Compounds 1-10 were evaluated for activity against fungi and for synergistic antifungal activity. Compound 1 showed synergistic antifungal activity against Candida albicans SC5314 with 0.004 μg/mL ketoconazole.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Candida albicans / drug effects
  • China
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Peptides, Cyclic / chemistry
  • Peptides, Cyclic / isolation & purification*
  • Peptides, Cyclic / pharmacology
  • Proline / chemistry*
  • Xylariales / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • cyclo(L-Val-D-Ile-L-Leu-L-Pro-D-Leu)
  • cyclo(N-methyl-L-Phe-L-Val-D-Ile-L-Leu-L-Pro)
  • Proline