Fusidane-Type Antibiotics from the Marine-Derived Fungus Simplicillium sp. SCSIO 41513

J Nat Prod. 2021 Nov 26;84(11):2945-2952. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00776. Epub 2021 Nov 10.

Abstract

Simplifusidic acids A-K (1-11), 11 new fusidane-type nortriterpenoids, were isolated from the marine-derived fungus Simplicillium sp. SCSIO 41513. Compound 1 possessed an unprecedented fusidane triterpene skeleton with a 6/6/7/5/5 polycyclic system. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, and their absolute configurations were further determined by quantum chemical calculations of ECD spectra, comparison of experimental ECD spectra, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Compound 9 showed strong antibacterial activity toward Staphylococcus aureus with an MIC value of 0.078 μg/mL. Their structure-bioactivity relationship was also discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Hypocreales / metabolism*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Triterpenes / chemistry
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Triterpenes