Antiprotozoal and antimicrobial compounds from the plant pathogen Septoria pistaciarum

J Nat Prod. 2012 May 25;75(5):883-9. doi: 10.1021/np200940b. Epub 2012 Apr 24.

Abstract

Four new 1,4-dihydroxy-5-phenyl-2-pyridinone alkaloids, 17-hydroxy-N-(O-methyl)septoriamycin A (1), 17-acetoxy-N-(O-methyl)septoriamycin A (2), 13-(S)-hydroxy-N-(O-methyl)septoriamycin A (3), and 13-(R)-hydroxy-N-(O-methyl)septoriamycin A (4), together with the known compounds (+)-cercosporin (5), (+)-14-O-acetylcercosporin (6), (+)-di-O-acetylcercosporin (7), lumichrome, and brassicasterol, were isolated from an ethyl acetate extract of a culture medium of Septoria pistaciarum. Methylation of septoriamycin A (8) with diazomethane yielded three di-O-methyl analogues, two of which existed as mixtures of rotamers. We previously reported antimalarial activity of septoriamycin A. This compound also exhibited significant activity against Leishmania donovani promastigotes. Compounds 5-7 showed moderate in vitro activity against L. donovani promastigotes and chloroquine-sensitive (D6) and -resistant (W2) strains of Plasmodium falciparum, whereas compound 5 was fairly active against methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus. Compounds 5-7 also displayed moderate phytotoxic activity against both a dicot (lettuce, Lactuca sativa) and a monocot (bentgrass, Agrostis stolonifera) and cytotoxicity against a panel of cell lines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification*
  • Alkaloids / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Anti-Infective Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Infective Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antimalarials / isolation & purification
  • Antimalarials / pharmacology
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / chemistry
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Ascomycota / chemistry*
  • Aspergillus fumigatus / drug effects
  • Candida albicans / drug effects
  • Candida glabrata / drug effects
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Chloroquine / pharmacology
  • Cryptococcus neoformans / drug effects
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Mice
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Mycobacterium avium Complex / drug effects
  • Plasmodium falciparum / drug effects
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Vero Cells

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Antimalarials
  • Antiprotozoal Agents
  • Chloroquine