Heimiomycins A-C and Calamenens from the African Basidiomycete Heimiomyces sp

J Nat Prod. 2020 Aug 28;83(8):2501-2507. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00486. Epub 2020 Jul 29.

Abstract

Three previously undescribed compounds named heimiomycin A-C (1-3), featuring a unique scaffold with calamenene connected to a hydroxystyryl-pyranone moiety, along with the new calamenene derivatives 4 and 5 and phenanthridine derivative (6) were obtained from a culture of a Heimiomyces sp. This is the first report of the occurrence of calamenene-type terpenoids in fungi. Compound 3 exhibited antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria and Mucor hiemalis. Compounds 1 and 3 displayed moderate cytotoxicity against KB 3.1 and L929 cell lines, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Basidiomycota / chemistry*
  • Biological Products / chemistry
  • Biological Products / isolation & purification*
  • Biological Products / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology
  • Spectrum Analysis / methods

Substances

  • Biological Products
  • Sesquiterpenes