Polyketide glycosides phialotides A to H, new potentiators of amphotericin B activity, produced by Pseudophialophora sp. BF-0158

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2020 Apr;73(4):211-223. doi: 10.1038/s41429-019-0276-7. Epub 2020 Jan 23.

Abstract

Eight new potentiators of antifungal amphotericin B (AmB) activity, phialotides A to H, were isolated from the fermentation broths of the rare fungus Pseudophialophora sp. BF-0158. The structures of phialotides were elucidated by spectroscopic analyses, including NMR and MS, and degradation studies. Phialotides were novel polyketide glycosides consisting of a 1,3-dimethylbut-1-ene (C6-unit) repeating substructure and one to three hexopyranoses. None of the phialotides exhibited antifungal activity, whereas all potentiated AmB activity against several fungi. Phialotide F was the most effective potentiator of AmB activity against Candida albicans, with a decrease in the MIC from 0.50 to 0.016 µg ml-1 being observed in combination with phialotide F at 1.0 µg ml-1.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amphotericin B / chemistry*
  • Amphotericin B / pharmacology*
  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Ascomycota / chemistry
  • Candida albicans / drug effects
  • Drug Synergism
  • Glycosides / administration & dosage
  • Glycosides / chemistry
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification
  • Glycosides / pharmacology*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Polyketides / administration & dosage
  • Polyketides / chemistry
  • Polyketides / isolation & purification
  • Polyketides / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Glycosides
  • Polyketides
  • Amphotericin B