Structure and Antimicrobial Activity of Rare Lactone Lipids from the Sooty Mold (Scorias spongiosa)

J Nat Prod. 2022 May 27;85(5):1436-1441. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c01012. Epub 2022 Apr 26.

Abstract

Two new lactone lipids, scoriosin (1) and its methyl ester (2), with a rare furylidene ring joined to a tetrahydrofurandione ring, were isolated from Scorias spongiosa, commonly referred to as sooty mold. The planar structure of these compounds was assigned by 1D and 2D NMR. The conformational analysis of these molecules was undertaken to evaluate the relative and absolute configuration through GIAO NMR chemical shift analysis and ECD calculation. In addition to the potent antimicrobial activities, compound 2 strongly potentiated the activity of amphotericin B against Cryptococcus neoformans, suggesting the potential utility of this compound in combination therapies for treating cryptococcal infections.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Ascomycota
  • Cryptococcus neoformans*
  • Lactones / pharmacology
  • Lipids
  • Molecular Structure

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Lactones
  • Lipids

Supplementary concepts

  • Scorias spongiosa