p-Terphenyls as Anti-HSV-1/2 Agents from a Deep-Sea-Derived Penicillium sp

J Nat Prod. 2021 Nov 26;84(11):2822-2831. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00400. Epub 2021 Nov 12.

Abstract

Guided by Global Natural Products Social molecular networking, two p-terphenyl derivatives and one 4,5-diphenyl-2-pyrone analogue, peniterphenyls A-C (1-3), together with five known p-terphenyl derivatives (4-8) and sulochrin (9), were obtained from a deep-sea-derived Penicillium sp. SCSIO41030. Their structures were elucidated using extensive NMR spectroscopic and HRESIMS data and by comparing the information with literature data. Peniterphenyl B (2) represented the first reported natural product possessing a 4,5-diphenyl-substituted 2-pyrone derivative. The p-terphenyl derivatives displayed inhibitory activities against HSV-1/2 with EC50 values ranging from 1.4 ± 0.6 to 9.3 ± 3.7 μM in Vero cells, which showed that they possessed antiviral activities with low cytotoxicity, superior to the current clinical drug acyclovir (EC50 3.6 ± 0.7 μM). Peniterphenyl A (1) inhibited HSV-1/2 virus entry into cells and may block HSV-1/2 infection through direct interaction with virus envelope glycoprotein D to interfere with virus adsorption and membrane fusion, and thus differs from the nucleoside analogues such as acyclovir. Our study indicated peniterphenyl A (1) could be a promising lead compound against HSV-1/2.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antiviral Agents / chemistry
  • Antiviral Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Herpesvirus 1, Human / drug effects*
  • Herpesvirus 2, Human / drug effects*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Penicillium / metabolism*
  • Terphenyl Compounds / chemistry
  • Terphenyl Compounds / isolation & purification
  • Terphenyl Compounds / pharmacology*
  • Vero Cells
  • Water Microbiology

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Terphenyl Compounds