α-Glucosidase Inhibitors from a Xylaria feejeensis Associated with Hintonia latiflora

J Nat Prod. 2015 Apr 24;78(4):730-5. doi: 10.1021/np500897y. Epub 2015 Feb 23.

Abstract

Two new compounds, pestalotin 4'-O-methyl-β-mannopyranoside (1) and 3S,4R-(+)-4-hydroxymellein (2), were isolated from an organic extract of a Xylaria feejeensis, which was isolated as an endophytic fungus from Hintonia latiflora. In addition, the known compounds 3S,4S-(+)-4-hydroxymellein (3), 3S-(+)-8-methoxymellein (4), and the quinone derivatives 2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-3-methylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione (5), 4S,5S,6S-4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-5-methyl-5,6-epoxycyclohex-2-en-1-one (6), and 4R,5R-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-5-methylcyclohexen-2-en-1-one (7) were obtained. The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated using a set of spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques. The absolute configuration of the stereogenic centers of 1 and 2 was determined using ECD spectroscopy combined with time-dependent density functional theory calculations. In the case of 1, comparison of the experimental and theoretical (3)J6-7 coupling constants provided further evidence for the stereochemical assignments. Compounds 2 and 3 inhibited Saccharomyces cerevisiae α-glucosidase (αGHY), with IC50 values of 441 ± 23 and 549 ± 2.5 μM, respectively. Their activity was comparable to that of acarbose (IC50 = 545 ± 19 μM), used as positive control. Molecular docking predicted that both compounds bind to αGHY in a site different from the catalytic domain, which could imply an allosteric type of inhibition.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acarbose / pharmacology
  • Algorithms
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Isocoumarins / chemistry
  • Isocoumarins / isolation & purification*
  • Isocoumarins / pharmacology*
  • Mannose / analogs & derivatives*
  • Mannose / chemistry
  • Mannose / isolation & purification
  • Mannose / pharmacology
  • Mexico
  • Molecular Structure
  • Rubiaceae / microbiology*
  • Xylariales / chemistry*
  • alpha-Glucosidases / drug effects*

Substances

  • 4-hydroxymellein
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors
  • Isocoumarins
  • pestalotin 4'-O-methyl-beta-mannopyranoside
  • alpha-Glucosidases
  • Mannose
  • Acarbose