New secondary metabolites from bioactive extracts of the fungus Armillaria tabescens

Nat Prod Res. 2013;27(17):1562-8. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2012.738206. Epub 2012 Nov 9.

Abstract

Ethyl acetate extracts of Armillaria tabescens (strain JNB-OZ344) showed significant fungistatic and bacteristatic activities against several major human pathogens including Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium intracellulare. Chemical analysis of these extracts led to the isolation and identification of four new compounds, emestrin-F (1), emestrin-G (2), 6-O-(4-O-methyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-8-hydroxy-2,7-dimethyl-4H-benzopyran-4-one (3) and cephalosporolide-J (4), along with five other previously known compounds, emestrin (5), cephalosporolide-E (6), decarestrictine-C2 (7), ergosterol and brassicasterol. Structural elucidation of all compounds was carried out by NMR and MS analyses. Antimicrobial assays revealed that compounds 1 and 5 were responsible for the observed growth inhibitory activities of the fungal extracts against the human pathogens tested.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Armillaria / chemistry*
  • Candida albicans / drug effects
  • Cholestadienols / chemistry
  • Cholestadienols / pharmacology
  • Cryptococcus neoformans / drug effects
  • Ergosterol / chemistry
  • Ergosterol / pharmacology
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Phytosterols / chemistry
  • Phytosterols / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Cholestadienols
  • Phytosterols
  • brassicasterol
  • Ergosterol