Nitric oxide inhibitory polyketides from Penicillium chrysogenum MT-12, an endophytic fungus isolated from Huperzia serrata

Abstract

Twelve new polyketides, penicichrysogenins A-L (1-10, 11a, and 11b) along with five known compounds (12a, 12b, and 13-15) were isolated from the solid substrate fermentation cultures of a Huperzia serrata endophytic fungus Penicillium chrysogenum MT-12. The structures of the new compounds were established using extensive spectroscopic (1D and 2D NMR, IR, and HRESIMS) and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) methods. Compounds 11a/11b and 12a/12b were two pairs of enantiomers successfully separated by chiral HPLC resolution. Compounds 4, 5, 8, 9, 11a/11b, and 12a/12b exhibited inhibition of nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophage cells with IC₅₀ values in the range of 17.5-98.4μM.

Keywords: Endophytic fungus; Huperzia serrata; Nitric oxide production; Penicillium chrysogenum; Polyketides.