Coumamarin: a first coumarinyl calcium complex isolated from nature

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2019 Oct;72(10):729-735. doi: 10.1038/s41429-019-0207-7. Epub 2019 Jul 9.

Abstract

The first calcium complex from nature, Coumamarin (1), 7-hydroxy-3-methoxy-2-oxo-2H-chromene-6-carboxylate Ca(II) complex, was isolated from Aspergillus sydowii ASTI, together with diorcinol (2), violaceol I (3), hydroxysydonic acid (4), cyclo (Trp-Phe), kojic acid, ergosterol, and uracil. The producing strain was isolated from marine water sample collected from Tiran Island, Red Sea, Egypt. Structure 1 was assigned by intensive 1D, 2D NMR, HR-ESIMS, and X-ray crystallography as well. Coumamarin is potentially active against certain tested bacteria and yeasts, while showing no cytotoxic activity against human cervix carcinoma cell line (KB-3-1). Taxonomically, the fungus was identified by phylogenetic analysis of its 18S rRNA gene sequence.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aspergillus / chemistry*
  • Aspergillus / classification
  • Aspergillus / genetics
  • Aspergillus / isolation & purification
  • Biological Products / chemistry
  • Biological Products / isolation & purification*
  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA, Fungal / chemistry
  • DNA, Fungal / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Egypt
  • Indian Ocean
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics
  • Seawater / microbiology
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Spectrum Analysis

Substances

  • Biological Products
  • DNA, Fungal
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 18S