Structurally diverse secondary metabolites from a deep-sea-derived fungus Penicillium chrysogenum SCSIO 41001 and their biological evaluation

Fitoterapia. 2017 Mar:117:71-78. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2017.01.005. Epub 2017 Jan 17.

Abstract

Five new compounds, including a cytotoxic dimeric isocoumarin, bipenicilisorin (1), a merosesquiterpenoid, yaminterritrem C (2), a citrinin dimer, penicitrinone F (3), a alkaloid, terremide D (4), and a δ-valerolacton, (E)-4-(propen-1-yl)-5,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-one (5), along with ten known compounds (6-15) were isolated from a deep-sea-derived fungus Penicillium chrysogenum SCSIO 41001. Their structures and absolute configurations were elucidated by NMR spectra, MS, CD, optical rotation, X-ray crystallography, and compared with literature data. Biological evaluation results revealed that 1 exhibited significant cytotoxic activities against K562, A549, and Huh-7 cell lines with IC50 values of 6.78, 6.94, and 2.59μM, respectively. Compound 3 exhibited moderate inhibitory activity against EV71 with IC50 value of 14.50μM. In addition, 13 and 14 showed specific COX-2 inhibitory activities with IC50 values of 1.09 and 1.97μM, respectively.

Keywords: Alkaloid; COX-2; Citrinin dimer; Cytotoxic; Isocoumarin; Merosesquiterpenoid.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Citrinin / analogs & derivatives
  • Citrinin / chemistry*
  • Citrinin / isolation & purification
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Isocoumarins / chemistry
  • Isocoumarins / isolation & purification
  • Molecular Structure
  • Penicillium chrysogenum / chemistry*
  • Seawater / microbiology
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
  • Isocoumarins
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • penicitrinone F
  • Citrinin