Antibacterial and antioxidant metabolites from the insect-associated fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

Pak J Pharm Sci. 2021 May;34(3(Special)):1271-1276.

Abstract

The research on bioactive secondary metabolites from Aspergillus fumigatus afforded six compounds, which were identified by mass spectrometer (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic analysis as cyclopyazonic acid (1), trypacidin A (2), asterric acid (3), methyl asterrate (4), demethylcitreoviranol (5), as well as (5-hydroxy-2-oxo-2H-pyran-4-yl) methyl acetate (6). Cyclopyazonic acid (1) was found to have potent antibacterial effects, especially against Bacillus licheniformis with minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) value of 3.7μg/mL. Its antibacterial effects were possibly related to the olefinic acid group in the structure. Phenyl ether derivatives 3 and 4, and trypacidin A (2) also exhibited antimicrobial effects. In addition, compound 6 showed significant antioxidant effects with half maximal effective concentration (EC50) value of 10.2μM in the ABTS (2,2-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) assay, which was better than the positive control.

MeSH terms

  • Acetates / chemistry
  • Acetates / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology*
  • Aspergillus fumigatus / chemistry
  • Aspergillus fumigatus / metabolism*
  • Bacillus / drug effects
  • Bacillus licheniformis / drug effects
  • Bacillus subtilis / drug effects
  • Carbon-13 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Indoles / chemistry
  • Indoles / pharmacology
  • Insecta
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Mycotoxins / pharmacology
  • Phenols / chemistry
  • Phenols / pharmacology
  • Phenyl Ethers / chemistry
  • Phenyl Ethers / pharmacology
  • Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
  • Pyrans / chemistry
  • Pyrans / pharmacology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects

Substances

  • Acetates
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antioxidants
  • Indoles
  • Mycotoxins
  • Phenols
  • Phenyl Ethers
  • Pyrans
  • methyl asterrate
  • asterric acid
  • cyclopiazonic acid

Supplementary concepts

  • Bacillus altitudinis