Strobiloscyphones A-F, 6-Isopentylsphaeropsidones and Other Metabolites from Strobiloscypha sp. AZ0266, a Leaf-Associated Fungus of Douglas Fir

J Nat Prod. 2021 Sep 24;84(9):2575-2586. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00662. Epub 2021 Sep 8.

Abstract

Six new 6-isopentylsphaeropsidones, strobiloscyphones A-F (1-6), and a new hexadecanoic acid, (2Z,4E,6E)-8,9-dihydroxy-10-oxohexadeca-2,4,6-trienoic acid (7), together with sphaeropsidone (8) and its known synthetic analogue 5-dehydrosphaeropsidone (9) were isolated from Strobiloscypha sp. AZ0266, a fungus inhabiting the leaf litter of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). The structures of 1-7 were established on the basis of their high-resolution mass and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data, and their relative and/or absolute configurations were determined by NOE, comparison of experimental and calculated ECD spectra, and application of the modified Mosher's ester method. Of these, strobiloscyphone F (6) contains a novel highly oxygenated tetracyclic oxireno-octahydrodibenzofuran ring system. Natural products 1, 6, and 9 and the semisynthetic analogue 12 derived from 8 exhibited cytotoxic activity, whereas 9 and 12 showed antimicrobial activity. Possible biosynthetic pathways to 1-6, 8, and 9 are proposed.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Arizona
  • Ascomycota / chemistry*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Diterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Diterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Furans / isolation & purification
  • Furans / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Palmitic Acid / isolation & purification
  • Plant Leaves / microbiology
  • Pseudotsuga / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Diterpenes
  • Furans
  • Palmitic Acid