Indole Alkaloids from a Soil-Derived Clonostachys rosea

J Nat Prod. 2021 Sep 24;84(9):2468-2474. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00457. Epub 2021 Aug 24.

Abstract

Clonorosins A (1) and B (2), two novel indole alkaloids featuring unprecedented 6/5/6/6/5 and 6/5/5 cores, together with seven known indole-linked 2,5-diketopiperazine alkaloids (3-9), were isolated from the soil-derived fungus Clonostachys rosea YRS-06. The new structures were proposed through HR-MS, NMR, and ECD spectroscopic data. They were established by comparing the calculated NMR, ECD, and specific rotation data with the experimental. To assist in determining the absolute configuration of the chiral carbon in the side chain of 2,5-diketopiperazine derivatives, flexible analogues 3i-3iv were synthesized and analyzed. 1 was active against Fusarium oxysporum with an MIC value of 50 μg/mL. 7 and 8 showed excellent activity against human HeLa and HepG2 cells with IC50 values of 0.12-0.60 μM.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Biological Products / isolation & purification
  • Biological Products / pharmacology
  • HeLa Cells
  • Hep G2 Cells
  • Humans
  • Hypocreales / chemistry*
  • Indole Alkaloids / isolation & purification
  • Indole Alkaloids / pharmacology*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Soil Microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Biological Products
  • Indole Alkaloids

Supplementary concepts

  • Clonostachys rosea