Cladobotric Acids: Metabolites from Cultures of Cladobotryum sp., Semisynthetic Analogues and Antibacterial Activity

J Nat Prod. 2022 Mar 25;85(3):572-580. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c01063. Epub 2022 Feb 16.

Abstract

Three new polyketide-derived natural products, cladobotric acids G-I (1-3), and six known metabolites (4, 5, 8-11) were isolated from fermentation of the fungus Cladobotryum sp. grown on rice. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic methods. Two metabolites, cladobotric acid A (4) and pyrenulic acid A (10), were converted to a series of new products (12-20) by semisynthesis. The antibacterial activities of all these compounds were investigated against the Gram-positive pathogen Staphylococcus aureus including methicillin-susceptible (MSSA), methicillin-resistant and vancomycin-intermediate (MRSA/VISA), and heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate (hVISA) strains. Results of these antibacterial assays revealed structural features of the unsaturated decalins important for biological activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Staphylococcal Infections*
  • Vancomycin

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Vancomycin