Xylarcurcosides A-C, three novel isopimarane-type diterpene glycosides from Xylaria curta YSJ-5

Carbohydr Res. 2024 Jan:535:108987. doi: 10.1016/j.carres.2023.108987. Epub 2023 Nov 23.

Abstract

Three previously undescribed isopimarane-type diterpene glycosides named as xylarcurcosides A-C (1-3) along with two known ones 16-α-d-mannopyranosyloxyisopimar-7-en-19-oic acid (4) and hypoxylonoid A (5) were successfully isolated from an ethyl acetate extract of the endophytic fungus Xylaria curta YSJ-5 growing in leaves of Alpinia zerumbet. The spectroscopic methods, electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations, and X-ray diffraction experiments were conducted to identify their absolute chemical structures. All these compounds were tested for in vitro cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, α-glucosidase inhibitory, and antibacterial activities. As a result, these novel compounds demonstrated no obvious cytotoxic and antibacterial activity.

Keywords: Antibacterial activity; Cytotoxic activity; Endophytic fungus; Isopimarane-type diterpene glycosides; Xylaria curta.

MeSH terms

  • Abietanes
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents* / chemistry
  • Ascomycota*
  • Diterpenes* / chemistry
  • Diterpenes* / pharmacology
  • Glycosides / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Xylariales* / chemistry

Substances

  • Abietanes
  • Glycosides
  • Diterpenes
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents

Supplementary concepts

  • Xylaria curta