Amphiepicoccins A-J: Epipolythiodioxopiperazines from the Fish-Gill-Derived Fungus Epicoccum nigrum HDN17-88

J Nat Prod. 2020 Feb 28;83(2):524-531. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b01242. Epub 2020 Jan 24.

Abstract

Ten new epipolythiodioxopiperazines (ETPs), namely, amphiepicoccins A-J (1-10), were isolated from the fish-gill-derived fungus Epicoccum nigrum HDN17-88. Their structures were deduced from extensive spectroscopic data and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations. Amphiepicoccin A (1) which contains an aromatic indole motif is unprecedented among the epicoccin type of ETPs. Compounds 1, 3, and 6 displayed anti-HSV-2 activities, with IC50 values of 70, 64, and 29 μM, respectively (acyclovir as positive control with an IC50 value of 31 μM), while 5 and 6 also revealed inhibitory activity against Bacillus subtilis with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 13 and 25 μM, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Ascomycota / chemistry
  • Bacillus subtilis / chemistry
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Fungi / chemistry
  • Gills
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Piperazines / chemistry
  • Piperazines / isolation & purification*
  • Piperazines / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Piperazines

Supplementary concepts

  • Epicoccum nigrum