A new antimicrobial indoloditerpene from a marine-sourced fungus aspergillus versicolor ZZ761

Nat Prod Res. 2021 Sep;35(18):3114-3119. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2019.1684281. Epub 2019 Nov 5.

Abstract

A new indoloditerpene (1) and fifteen known compounds (2-16) were isolated from a marine-derived fungus Aspergillus versicolor ZZ761. Structure of the new compound was elucidated as (3 R,9S,12R,13S,17S,18S)-2-carbonyl-3-hydroxylemeniveol based on its HRESIMS data, NMR spectroscopic analyses, the Mosher's method, and ECD calculation. This new indoloditerpene (1) showed antimicrobial activities with MIC values of 20.6 μM against Escherichia coli and 22.8 μM against Candida albicans. Diorcinol (2) and versicolorin B (6) had activities in inhibiting the proliferation of human glioma U87MG and U251 cells with IC50 values of 4.4 and 6.2 μM and 11.3 and 30.5 μM, respectively.

Keywords: (3R,9S,12R,13S,17S,18S)-2-carbonyl-3-hydroxylemeniveol; Aspergillus versicolor ZZ761; antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents* / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Infective Agents* / pharmacology
  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Aspergillus* / chemistry
  • Candida albicans
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Phytochemicals / isolation & purification
  • Phytochemicals / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Diterpenes
  • Phytochemicals

Supplementary concepts

  • Aspergillus versicolor