Pseudellones A-C, Three Alkaloids from the Marine-Derived Fungus Pseudallescheria ellipsoidea F42-3

Org Lett. 2015 Nov 6;17(21):5156-9. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b02311. Epub 2015 Oct 9.

Abstract

Pseudellones A and B (1 and 2), a pair of irregularly bridged epimonothiodiketopiperazine diastereomers constructed from unusual 3-indolylglycine and alanine residues, and an alkaloid pseudellone C (3) possessing a unique skeleton were isolated from the marine-derived fungus Pseudallescheria ellipsoidea F42-3. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic data, ECD calculation, and X-ray single crystal diffraction. The biogenetic pathways of 1-3 were proposed, and 1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid (4), a plausible biosynthetic intermediate, was coisolated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Fungi
  • Indoles
  • Marine Biology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Pseudallescheria / chemistry*

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Indoles
  • pseudellone A
  • pseudellone B
  • pseudellone C
  • indole-3-carboxylic acid