Structure determination and cytotoxic evaluation of metabolites from the entomogenous fungus Fusarium equiseti

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2021 Mar;74(3):176-180. doi: 10.1038/s41429-020-00379-x. Epub 2020 Oct 27.

Abstract

Investigation of the entomogenous fungus Fusarium equiseti LGWB-9 from Harmonia axyridis led to the isolation of fusarisetin B (2) and its analog, fusaketide A (1), along with two known compounds (3 and 4). Among them, fusaketide A (1) represent the first example of natural polyketide carbon skeleton with a [6/6/5/5] tetracyclic ring system. The planar structure and relative configuration of 1 was established on the basis of NMR spectroscopic data and 13C NMR chemical shift calculation. The absolute configuration of 1 was assigned by quantum chemical TDDFT calculation of its ECD spectrum and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis using Cu Kα radiation. Compounds 1 and 2 showed cytotoxicities against MCF-7, MGC-803, HeLa and Huh-7 cell lines with the IC50 values ranging from 2.4 to 69.7 μg ml-1. Cell invasion, migration, DAPI staining, and flow cytometry experiments were carried out to examine the effect of 2 against MGC-803 cells. Western blot results showed that 2 could induce MGC-803 apoptosis through up-regulation of Bax and down-regulation of Bcl-2.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Movement / drug effects
  • Fusarium / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Neoplasms / pathology
  • Polyketides / chemistry
  • Polyketides / isolation & purification*
  • Polyketides / pharmacology
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Polyketides

Supplementary concepts

  • Fusarium equiseti