Chemical study of the fungus Psilocybe merdaria

J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2017 Apr;19(4):333-338. doi: 10.1080/10286020.2016.1205041. Epub 2016 Jul 11.

Abstract

Chemical investigation on the cultures of the fungus Psilocybe merdaria resulted in the first isolation of 10 compounds including two new ones 11,14-dihydroxylneoechinulin E (1) and (S)-4-(4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl)-butyrolactone (2). Their structures were elucidated from the analysis of 1D and 2D NMR and MS data. Among them, compound 7 showed inhibitory activity against AChE with 20% percentage at a concentration of 50 μg/ml.

Keywords: AChE inhibitory activity; Psilocybe; Psilocybe merdaria; indole alkaloids.

MeSH terms

  • 4-Butyrolactone / analogs & derivatives*
  • 4-Butyrolactone / chemistry
  • 4-Butyrolactone / isolation & purification
  • 4-Butyrolactone / pharmacology
  • Acetylcholinesterase / drug effects
  • China
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Fungi / metabolism
  • Indole Alkaloids / chemistry*
  • Indole Alkaloids / isolation & purification
  • Indole Alkaloids / pharmacology
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Molecular Structure
  • Psilocybe / chemistry*

Substances

  • (S)-4-(4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl)-butyrolactone
  • 11,14-dihydroxylneoechinulin E
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors
  • Indole Alkaloids
  • Acetylcholinesterase
  • 4-Butyrolactone