Nodulisporiviridins A-H, Bioactive Viridins from Nodulisporium sp

J Nat Prod. 2015 Jun 26;78(6):1221-30. doi: 10.1021/np500912t. Epub 2015 May 15.

Abstract

Eight new viridins, nodulisporiviridins A-H (1-8), were isolated from the extract of an endolichenic fungal strain Nodulisporium sp. (No. 65-17-2-1) that was fermented with potato-dextrose broth. The structures were determined using spectroscopic and X-ray crystallographic analysis. Nodulisporiviridins A-D (1-4) are unique viridins with an opened ring A. The Aβ42 aggregation inhibitory activities of 1-8 were evaluated using a thioflavin T (ThT) assay with epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) as the positive control (EGCG IC50 of 0.5 μM). Nodulisporiviridin G (7) displayed potent inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 1.2 μM, and the preliminary trend of activity of these viridins as Aβ42 aggregation inhibitors was proposed. The short-term memory assay on an Aβ transgenic drosophila model of Alzheimer's disease showed that all eight compounds improved the short-term memory capacity, with potencies close to that of the positive control (memantine).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / drug therapy
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / drug effects
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / metabolism
  • Androstenes / chemistry
  • Androstenes / isolation & purification*
  • Androstenes / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Bacteriocins / chemistry
  • Bacteriocins / isolation & purification*
  • Bacteriocins / pharmacology*
  • Catechin / analogs & derivatives
  • China
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Humans
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Xylariales / chemistry*

Substances

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Androstenes
  • Bacteriocins
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Catechin
  • epigallocatechin gallate
  • viridin