Highly Oxygenated Caryophyllene-Type Sesquiterpenes from a Plant-Associated Fungus, Pestalotiopsis hainanensis, and Their Biosynthetic Gene Cluster

J Nat Prod. 2020 Nov 25;83(11):3262-3269. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00501. Epub 2020 Oct 16.

Abstract

Seven new β-caryophyllene derivatives, pestalotiphains A-G (1-7), along with six known analogues (8-13), were isolated from the plant-associated Pestalotiopsis hainanensis. Compound 1 represents the first example of a caryophyllene-adenine hybrid, and 2 contains a novel oxatricyclo[4.3.1.0] system. Their structures and absolute configurations were assigned by interpretation of a combination of spectroscopic data and electronic circular dichroism calculations. Compound 8 exhibited moderate inhibition of HL-60 and THP-1 cell lines (IC50, 6.2 and 2.0 μM, respectively). A candidate biosynthetic gene cluster responsible for these compounds was uncovered by bioinformatics analyses and confirmed by a biochemical approach.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosynthetic Pathways / genetics
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Genes, Fungal*
  • Humans
  • Multigene Family*
  • Oxygen / metabolism*
  • Pestalotiopsis / genetics
  • Pestalotiopsis / metabolism*
  • Phylogeny
  • Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes / metabolism*
  • Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes / pharmacology
  • Spectrum Analysis / methods

Substances

  • Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes
  • caryophyllene
  • Oxygen