Diphenyl Ether Derivative Rhexocerins and Rhexocercosporins from the Endophytic Fungus Rhexocercosporidium sp. Dzf14 Active against Gram-Positive Bacteria with Multidrug-Resistance

J Nat Prod. 2023 Aug 25;86(8):1931-1938. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00295. Epub 2023 Jul 24.

Abstract

Ten new diphenyl ether polyketides, including rhexocerins A-D (1-4) and rhexocercosporins A-F (5-10), together with three known congeners (11-13), were isolated from the endophytic fungus Rhexocercosporidium sp. Dzf14 obtained from Dioscorea zingiberensis. Their structures were elucidated by analysis of NMR and HRESIMS data, and their absolute configurations were determined by quantum chemical ECD calculations and X-ray crystallography. Compounds 1-4 featured an unprecedented tetracyclic carbon skeleton (6/7/5/6). Among them, compounds 1 and 5-9 showed antibacterial activities against methicillin-resistant S. aureus T144 and vancomycin-resistant E. faecalis 10.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Ascomycota*
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Polyketides* / chemistry

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Polyketides