Isolation, structure elucidation, and mutagenicity of four alternariol derivatives produced by the mangrove endophytic fungus No. 2240

A new alternariol derivative, 2240B (1), together with alternariol (2), alternariol 4,10-dimethyl ether (3), and alternariol 4-methyl ether (4), was isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of the liquid medium GYT of No. 2240, the mangrove endophytic fungus from the South China Sea Coast. The structure of compound 1 was unambiguously elucidated as alternariol 4-methyl-10-acethyl ester by spectra including one/two-dimensional NMR, HREIMS, IR, and UV. The structures of compounds 2–4 were also established by spectroscopic analyses and comparison with related literature data. The anticancer tests showed that compounds 2 and 4 had strong activities against KB and KBv200 cells with IC₅₀ values of 3.17, 3.12, and 4.82, 4.94 μg/mL, while compounds 1 and 3 exhibited weak activities against the two kinds of tumor lines with IC₅₀ values of more than 50 μg/mL. Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 235–238, May–June, 2008.     

Isolation,structure elucidation,and antibacterial evaluation of the metabolites produced by the marine-sourced Streptomyces sp. ZZ820

New indole alkaloids streptoprenylindoles A–C (1–3) and diterpenoids 18-acetyl-cyclooctatin (8), 5,18-dedihydroxy-cyclooctatin (9), and 5-dehydroxy-cyclooctatin (10) were isolated from the culture of marine-derived Streptomyces sp. ZZ820, along with known 3-cyanomethyl-6-[3-methyl-2-butenyl]indole (4), N-(2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethylacetamide (5), 1-acetyl-β-carboline (6), indole-3-methylethanoate (7), cyclooctatin (11), and chromomycin A₃ (12). Their structures were elucidated by a combination of extensive spectroscopic analyses, ECD calculation, and the Mosher's method. Streptoprenylindoles A (1) and B (2) are enantiomers that were separated through the preparation of their Mosher esters. Three new diterpenoids (8–10) showed antibacterial activities against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Escherichia coli with MIC values of 24.11–55.12?μM, while chromomycin A₃ (12) showed potent antibacterial activities against MRSA (MIC: 0.59?μM) and E. coli (MIC 0.04?μM).     

Isolation and structure elucidation of ovalicin

The structure of ovalicin, a metabolite of the fungus Pseudeurotium ovalis with immunosuppressive activity, has been determined to be 11 .     

Molecular and structural characteristics in toxic algae cultures of Ostreopsis ovata and Ostreopsis spp. evidenced by FTIR and FTNIR spectroscopy

In this article we investigated the compositional and structural characteristics of the principal biomolecules such as carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids and chlorophyll pigments present in biofilm cultures of Ostreopsis spp. and in batch cultures of Ostreopsis ovata. Our approach based on the use of infrared (FTIR) and near infrared (FTNIR) spectroscopy showed the marked differences existing between biofilm cultures and batch cultures. FTIR spectroscopy showed the higher contents of polysaccharides and chlorophyll pigments in O. ovata from batch cultures with respect to Ostreopsis spp. Second derivative FTIR spectroscopy showed different features concerning the secondary structure of proteins because in O. ovata samples the beta sheet and beta turn structures were observed whereas in Ostreopsis spp. samples the alpha helix structure was the most evident. FTNIR spectroscopy showed other structural differences observed existing between O. ovata and Ostreopsis spp. mainly related to hydrogen bond interactions determining more packed structures in the nucleus of O. ovata. In addition, the interpretation of FTIR and FTNIR spectral information was also supported by the application of two statistical methods, the independent component analysis (ICA) and the spectral cross correlation analysis (SCCA). ICA was used as spectral deconvolution technique to separate the effects of the interference bicarbonate ion from algal FTIR spectra so to verify the high similar qualitative composition of the three biofilm samples of Ostreopsis spp. At last, SCCA applied to FTIR and FTNIR spectra was useful to evidence some structural differences involving -CH and CH(2) groups of aliphatic chains in O. ovata and Ostreopsis spp. samples. Though preliminary, these results agree with some previous studies suggesting that the presence of different ecophysiological characteristics in O. ovata and Ostreopsis spp. depending on the parameters related to the condition growth.     

Isolation and elucidation of the structure of homocryptolepinone

The structure of a new indolobenzazepine alkaloid, homocryptolepinone, isolated from extracts of the roots of the indigenous Ghanaian medicinal plant Cryptolepis sanguinolenta, is reported. The structure was determined using mass spectrometric, one-dimensional nOe difference nmr, and inverse-detected two-dimensional nmr experiments which included HMQC, IDR-(Inverted Direct Response)-HMQC-TOCSY, and HMBC experiments. The structure of homocryptolepinone is significant in that it may provide insight into the biogenesis of the benzpyrrolizinobenzazepine portion of the structure of the complex spiro nona-cyclic alkaloid cryptospirolepine previously isolated in these laboratories from C. sanguinolenta, and which has no precedent in alkaloid chemistry.     

Isolation and structure elucidation of 11-desacetoxywortmannin

The structure of 11-desacetoxy-wortmannin ( 3 ), a new antiinflammatory metabolite of the fungus Penicillium funiculosum THOM, has been elucidated by physico-chemical methods and chemical correlation with wortmannin ( 1 ).     

Isolation and structure elucidation of ishwarol B

Ishwarol B was isolated from the bark oil of Cedrelopsis grevei and its structure elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy.     

Isolation and structure elucidation of genuine oat phytoalexin,avenalumin I

The major phytoalexin from oat leaves has been identified as 2-[2-(4-hydroxyphenyDethenyl] -6-hydroxy-4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one ($\text{A}$).     

两色乌头生物碱的分离和结构测定

从吉林省抚松县采集的两色乌头(Acomitum albouiolaceum Kom.)的根,分得九种C~10二萜生物碱,其中四种为新化合物:两色乌碱甲(alboviolaconitine A)(1),两色乌碱乙(alboviolaconitine B)(2),两色乌碱丙(alboviolaconitine C)(3)和两色乌碱丁(alboviolaconitine D)(4).其余五种成分鉴定为瑟佩定(septentriodine)(5),牛扁亭(lycaconitine)(6),东乌头定(avadharidine)(7),帕巴乌碱铵(ammoniumpuberaconitine)(8)和牛扁碱 (lycotonine)(9).经分析各种光谱数据及化学方法转为已知物,确定了1-4的结构.     

Isolation, structure elucidation, and biological activity of a new alkaloid from Zanthoxylum rhetsa

Several biologically active alkaloids (1-4, 6), including a new quinazoline-6-carboxylic acid (1), were isolated from the medicinal plant Zanthoxylum rhetsa, an evergreen tree, native to subtropical areas. Whereas the pharmacological properties of the plant extract and single constituents have been widely tested, we now show that all of the metabolites have antialgal activities, all but 6 are antibacterial, and 6 and the reduction product 5 (derived from 4) are also antifungal.     

Isolation and structure elucidation of gymnemic acids, antisweet principles of Gymnema sylvestre.

The structure of gymnemagenin (3 beta,16 beta,21 beta,22 alpha,23,28-hexahydroxy-olean-12-ene), the sapogenin of the antisweet principles of Gymnema sylvestre, was established by X-ray analysis of the 3 beta,23;21 beta,22 alpha-di-O-isopropylidene derivative. On the basis of this result, the structure of deacylgymnemic acid was elucidated as the 3-O-beta-glucuronide from the carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectra. Five antisweet principles, gymnemic acid-III, -IV, -V, -VIII, and -IX, were isolated in pure states from the hot water extract of leaves of Gymnema sylvestre. Of these, three (GA-III, -IV, and -V) were known, while two (GA-VIII and -IX) were new compounds. The structures of GA-VIII and -IX were elucidated as 3'-O-beta-D-arabino-2-hexulopyranosyl gymnemic acid-III and -IV, respectively.     

Isolation, structural elucidation, and biosynthesis of 15-norlankamycin derivatives produced by a type-II thioesterase disruptant of Streptomyces rochei

Lankamycin, a 14-membered macrolide antibiotic, contains a 3-hydroxy-2-butyl side chain at C-13. To analyze the function of lkmE, which encodes type-II thioesterase in the lankamycin cluster, we carried out a gene disruption experiment. Disruption of lkmE resulted in a 70% decrease of lankamycin production concomitant with an accumulation of novel lankamycin derivatives (LM-NS01A and LM-NS01B), in which the C-13 side chain is replaced by a 1-carboxyethyl group. The biosynthetic origin of 1-carboxyethyl group was confirmed by incorporation of deuterium in [3-²H]3-methyl-2-oxobutyrate into the C-14 position. These results indicate that the biosynthesis of LM-NS01A and LM-NS01B starts from isobutyryl CoA in place of (S)-2-methylbutyryl CoA and LkmE removes the aberrantly loaded starter unit and restores lankamycin production.     

Isolation and structure elucidation of parnafungins, antifungal natural products that inhibit mRNA polyadenylation

The Candida albicans Fitness Test, a whole-cell screening platform, was used to profile crude fermentation extracts for novel antifungal natural products with interesting mechanisms of action. An extract with intrinsic antifungal activity from the fungus Fusarium larvarum displayed a Fitness Test profile that strongly implicated mRNA processing as the molecular target responsible for inhibition of fungal growth. Isolation of the active components from this sample identified a novel class of isoxazolidinone-containing natural products, which we have named parnafungins. These natural products were isolated as an interconverting mixture of four structural- and stereoisomers. The isomerization of the parnafungins was due to a retro-Michael ring-opening and subsequent reformation of a xanthone ring system. This interconversion was blocked by methylation of an enol moiety. Structure elucidation of purified parnafungin derivatives was accomplished by X-ray crystallography and NMR analysis. The biochemical target of these natural products has been identified as the fungal polyadenosine polymerase. Parnafungins demonstrated broad spectrum antifungal activity with no observed activity against gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria. The intact isoxazolidinone ring was required for antifungal activity. In addition, the natural products were efficacious in a mouse model of disseminated candidiasis.     

Isolation and structure elucidation of three metabolites from verticillium intertextum: sorbicillin, dihydrosorbicillin and bisvertinoquinol

From the culture medium of Verticillium inlertexlum three metabolitcs have been isolated, namely the hexaketidcs sorbicillin (1) and 2'3'-dihydrosorbicillin (2), and the dimeric hexaketide bisvertinoquinol (3). 1 has previously been isolated from Penicillium chrysogenum and also synthesised. Hydrogenation of 1 yielded tetrahydrosorbicillin (8), 2'5'-dihydrosorbicillin (9) and 2',3'-dihydrosorbicillin (2). 2 was also obtained by a BF₃-catalysed condensation of 2,4-dimethyl-resorcinol (5) with (4R^*, 5S^*)-4,5-dibromo-hexanoic acid (6), followed by debromination with zinc and acetic acid. The structure of the dimeric hexaketide 3 (without absolute configuration) was obtained by X-ray structure analysis. It may be considered to be a Diels-Alder adduct of the quinols 11 and 12, the latter being related to 1 and 2, respectively, by simple hydroxylation at C(5). The ¹H and ¹³C NMR signals of 3 and its mono-methyl ether 10 are interpreted and compared with the corresponding properties of 1, 2, vertinolide (4), 3-methoxy-2-methyl-2-cyclohexenone (14), and 2-[(E,E)-2,4-hexadienoyl)]-cyclohexanone (13). The latter was prepared by acylation of the lithium enolate of cyclohexanone with sorbyl chloride. From the spectra of the hexaketides from V. intertextum several patterns have been extracted which are characteristic for some common and some distinguishing substructures in these natural products.     

Isolation and structure elucidation of two new compounds from artemisia Ordosica Krasch

Abstract

Two new compounds, namely arteordoyn A (1) and arteordoyn B (2), together with four known compounds, were isolated from the petroleum ether extract of Artemisia ordosica Krasch. The structures elucidation of 1 and 2 were carried out by 1D-NMR (¹H and ¹³C NMR), 2D-NMR (COSY, HSQC, HMBC and NOESY) and HR-ESI-MS spectral analysis.