Mollicellins S-U, three new depsidones from Chaetomium brasiliense SD-596 with anti-MRSA activities

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2021 May;74(5):317-323. doi: 10.1038/s41429-020-00398-8. Epub 2021 Feb 8.

Abstract

Fungi are important resources for drug development, as they have a diversity of genes, that can produce novel secondary metabolites with effective bioactivities. Here, five depsidone-based analogs were isolated from the rice media of Chaetomium brasiliense SD-596. Their structures were elucidated using NMR and mass spectrometry analysis. Five compounds, including three new depsidone analogs, mollicellin S (1), mollicellin T (2), and mollicellin U (3), and two known compounds, mollicellin D (4) and mollicellin H (5), exhibited significant inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), with MIC values ranging from 6.25 to 12.5 μg ml-1. Herein, we identified the predicted plausible biosynthetic cluster of the compounds and discussed the structure-activity relationship. Finally, we found that the introduction of aldehyde and methoxyl groups provide marked improvement for the inhibition against MRSA.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Depsides / chemistry
  • Depsides / pharmacology*
  • Drug Discovery
  • Fermentation
  • Genome, Fungal
  • Lactones / chemistry
  • Lactones / pharmacology*
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Sordariales / chemistry*
  • Sordariales / genetics
  • Sordariales / metabolism

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Depsides
  • Lactones

Supplementary concepts

  • Ovatospora brasiliensis