Secoemestrin D, a cytotoxic epitetrathiodioxopiperizine, and emericellenes A-E, five sesterterpenoids from Emericella sp. AST0036, a fungal endophyte of Astragalus lentiginosus1

J Nat Prod. 2013 Dec 27;76(12):2330-6. doi: 10.1021/np400762k. Epub 2013 Nov 19.

Abstract

A new epitetrathiodioxopiperizine, secoemestrin D (1), and five sesterterpenoids bearing a new carbon skeleton, emericellenes A-E (2-6), together with previously known fungal metabolites, sterigmatocystin (7), arugosin C (8), and epiisoshamixanthone (9), were obtained from the endophytic fungal strain Emericella sp. AST0036 isolated from a healthy leaf tissue of Astragalus lentiginosus. The planar structures and relative configurations of the new metabolites 1-6 were elucidated using MS and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data. All compounds were evaluated for their potential anticancer activity using a panel of six tumor cell lines and normal human fibroblast cells. Only metabolites 1 and 7 showed cytotoxic activity. More importantly, secoemestrin D (1) exhibited significant cytotoxicity with IC50 values ranging from 0.06 to 0.24 μM and moderate selectivity to human glioma (SF-268) and metastatic breast adenocarcinoma (MDA-MB-231) cell lines.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Arizona
  • Astragalus Plant / microbiology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Emericella / chemistry*
  • Female
  • Fibroblasts / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Piperazines / chemistry
  • Piperazines / isolation & purification*
  • Piperazines / pharmacology*
  • Sesterterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesterterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Sesterterpenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Piperazines
  • Sesterterpenes
  • secoemestrin D