Cyclopeptides and polyketides from coral-associated fungus, Aspergillus versicolor LCJ-5-4

Three new cyclopentapeptides, versicoloritides A-C (1-3), a new orcinol tetramer, tetraorcinol A (4), and two new lactones, versicolactones A and B (5 and 6) together with three known metabolites, diorcinol, glyantrypine, and cordyol C were isolated from the fermentation broth of the coral-associated fungus Aspergillus versicolor LCJ-5-4. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical methods. The new compounds 1-4 were evaluated for their radical-scavenging activity and antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida albicans and cytotoxicity against P388 and Hela cell lines. Compound 4 showed weak radical-scavenging activity against the DPPH radical with an IC₅₀ value of 67 μM.     

Versicorin,a new lovastatin analogue from the fungus Aspergillus versicolor SC0156

A new lovastatin analogue versicorin (1), together with three related compounds, decumbenones A (2) and B (3) and versiol (4), were isolated from mycelial solid cultures of Aspergillus versicolor SC0156. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of MS data and NMR spectroscopic analysis. The new compound versicorin (1) possesses a hexahydro-2H-naphtho[1,8-bc]furan moiety, which is a rare type of the lovastatin-analogous compounds. A hypothetical biosynthetic pathway for compounds 1–4 was proposed.     

New alkaloids and isocoumarins from the marine gorgonian-derived fungus Aspergillus sp. SCSIO 41501

Abstract

Two new β-carboline alkaloids, aspergillspins A-B (1–2), three new quinolone alkaloids, aspergillspins C-E (3–5), and two new isocoumarins, aspergillspins F-G (6–7), together with four known alkaloids were isolated from the marine gorgonian-derived fungus Aspergillus sp. SCSIO 41501. Their structures were identified by spectroscopic analysis, and the absolute configurations of several chiral carbons in 2 and 3 were further established by quantum chemical calculations of the electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra. Their cytotoxic and antibacterial activities were also evaluated.     

New asymmetrical bispyrrolidinoindoline diketopiperazines from the marine fungus Aspergillus sp. DX4H

Known diketopiperazine WIN 64821 and its asymmetric stereoisomers (1–3) had been isolated from the culture broth of a marine gut fungus Aspergillus sp. DX4H. The planar and stereochemistry for new compounds were determined by a suite of techniques including mass, NMR and CD spectra together with Marfey’s method. Their inhibitory activity against PC3 cell line had been tested.     

Aspergillines K and L,Two New Anti-TMV Indole Alkaloids from Fungus Aspergillus versicolor Derived from Tobacco

Chemistry of Natural Compounds - Two new (1 and 2) and four known (3–6) CPA-type indole alkaloids were isolated from the fungus Aspergillus versicolor. Their structures were determined by...     

Stereoselective synthesis of the nonproteinogenic amino acid (2S,3R)-3-amino-2-hydroxydecanoic acid from (4S,5S)-4-formyl-5-vinyl-2-oxazolidinone

(4S,5S)-4-Formyl-5-vinyl-2-oxazolidinone (4b), which is readily obtained via a zinc-silver-mediated reductive elimination of alpha-d-lyxofuranosyl phenyl sulfone (3b), is successfully converted to the naturally occurring, nonproteinogenic amino acid (2S,3R)-3-amino-2-hydroxydecanoic acid (2). Also in this study, a facile "oxazolidinone rearrangement" reaction is uncovered during the attempted formation of the (methylthio)thiocarbonate derivative of the oxazolidinone alcohol 7.     

Aspochalazine A,a novel polycyclic aspochalasin from the fungus Aspergillus sp. Z4

A novel polycyclic aspochalasin, aspochalazine A (1), was isolated along with three related known compounds 2–4 from the culture broth of Aspergillus sp., which was found in the gut of a marine isopod Ligia oceanica. The structures were determined on the basis of ESI-MS, NMR spectrum data and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. This is the first report about aspochalasin derivative with an azabicyclo. Cytotoxicity against the prostate cancer PC3 cell line was assayed by MTT method. Aspochalazine A showed weak activity. A plausible biosynthetic pathway for aspochalazine A was proposed.     

Westerdijkin A,a new hydroxyphenylacetic acid derivative from deep sea fungus Aspergillus westerdijkiae SCSIO 05233

A new methyl 2-(4-((2-hydroxy-3-methylbut-3-en-1-yl)oxy)phenyl) acetate 1, together with five known compounds 2–6, was isolated from the culture of the deep sea-derived fungus Aspergillus westerdijkiae SCSIO 05233. The new structure was determined by NMR (¹H and ¹³C NMR, HSQC, HMBC and MS) and optical rotation analysis. Compound 5 displayed weak inhibitory activities towards K562 and promyelocytic HL-60 with IC₅₀ values of 25.8 and 44.9 μM, and compound 6 showed strong antifouling activity with EC₅₀ value 8.81 μg/mL.     

Aspergilazine A,a diketopiperazine dimer with a rare N-1 to C-6 linkage,from a marine-derived fungus Aspergillus taichungensis

A novel diketopiperazine (DKP) dimer, aspergilazine A (1), dimerized by two DKP units via a rare N-1 to C-6 linkage, was isolated from the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus taichungensis ZHN-7-07. The structure was determined by the combination of spectroscopic and Marfey’s methods. Biological evaluation indicated that aspergilazine A (1) had a weak activity against influenza A (H₁N₁) virus.     

Four New Alkaloids,Brevianamides O – R,from the Fungus Aspergillus versicolor

Four new alkaloids, brevianamides O–R ( 1 – 4 , resp.), were isolated from the AcOEt extract of the solid‐state fermented rice culture of the fungus Aspergillus versicolor. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses.     

New complexes of 4-[(4-fluorophenyl)amino]-4-oxobut-2-enoic acid with selected transition metal ions: Synthesis,thermal, and magnetic properties

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - Complexes of 4-[(4-fluorophenyl)amino]-4-oxobut-2-enoic acid, HL, with Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Nd(III), Gd(III), and Er(III) were synthesized and...     

Enantiospecific synthesis of the sugar amino acid (2S,5S)-5-(aminomethyl)-tetrahydrofuran-2-carboxylic acid

An enantiospecific synthesis of the tetrahydrofuran amino acid (2S,5S)-5-(aminomethyl)-tetrahydrofuran-2-carboxylic acid 1 is reported. The sugar enone 2-(S)-octyl 6-O-acetyl-3,4-dideoxy-α-d-glycero-hex-3-enopyranosid-2-ulose 2a, derived from galactose, was employed as a chiral precursor. The enone 2a was converted by chemical manipulation of the functional groups into the 6-azido-2-O-tosyl-3,4,6-trideoxy-d-erythro-hexono-1,5-lactone 9 as key intermediate. Methanolysis of 9 induced the opening of the lactone and the attack of the hydroxyl group at C-5 to C-2 with the displacement of the tosylate. This reaction led to the formation of the tetrahydrofuran ring of methyl (2S,5S)-5-(azidomethyl)-tetrahydrofuran-2-carboxylate 10, which was readily converted into 1. The overall yield of the sequence was 35%, and all the intermediates and the final product have been fully characterized. In addition, the preferential conformations in solution of lactone 9 and target molecule 1 have been established.     

Aspergillolide,a new 12-membered macrolide from sea cucumber-derived fungus Aspergillus sp. S-3-75

Abstract

A new 12-membered macrolide, aspergillolide (1), along with nine known compounds (2–10), were isolated from the fungus Aspergillus sp. S-3-75 associated with the sea cucumber Holothuria nobilis Selenka. The structure and absolute stereochemistry of 1 were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic methods and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.     

2, 4-Dimethyl -5 -nitrofuran -3 -carboxylic acid and its derivatives

It is found that 2, 4-dimethyl-5-nitrofuran-3-carboxylic acid and its methyl ester can give comparatively stable anionic groups, which are prepared electrochemically and investigated by EPR. Their lives (80–100 sec) are 4- 5 times greater than the lives of other anionic groups of the 5-nitrofuran series previously studied. Starting from 2, 4-dimethyl-5-nitrofuran-3-carboxylic acid and 2, 4-dimethylfuran-3-carboxylic acid, two new semisynthetic penicillins are prepared, with activities basically extending to Gram-positive microorganisms, including forms of staphylcocci resistant to benzylpenicillin. Introduction of the nitro group into the furan ring increases the stability of penicillin to acid 79-fold. Low toxicity penicillins are synthesized (LD₅₀ 1000–1500 mg/kg).     

Recyclization of 5-carbethoxy-4-methyl-2-mercapto(amino,hydroxy) pyrimidines to give 5-acetyl-2-mercapto(amino,hydroxy)-4-hydroxypyrimidines

Conditions for the selective preparation of 5-carbethoxy-4-methyl-2-substituted pyrimidines or 5-acetyl-4-hydroxy-2-substituted pyrimidines by condensation of ethoxymethyleneacetoacetic ester with 1,3-binucleophiles are proposed. It is shown that under the influence of sodium ethoxide 5-carbethoxy-4-methyl-2-substituted pyrimidines undergo rearrangement to 5-acetyl-4-hydroxy-2-substituted pyrimidines.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1558–1559, November, 1982.     

Metachromins L-Q, new sesquiterpenoid quinones with an amino acid residue from sponge Spongia sp.

Six new sesquiterpenoid quinones with an amino acid residue, metachromins L-Q (1-6), have been isolated from an Okinawan marine sponge Spongia sp. The structures and stereochemistry of 1-6 were elucidated on the basis of the spectroscopic data and chemical correlations. Metachromins L (1) and M (2) showed modest cytotoxicity.     

Cyanine dyes from derivatives of 4-, 5-, and 6-trifluoromethylindolenines

The synthesis of 2,3-dimethyl-5- and -6-trifluoromethylindoles and 2,3,3-trimethyl-4-, -5-, and -6-trifluoromethylindolenines, from which quaternary salts, as well as indocarbo- and di- and tricarbocyanine dyes were obtained, is described. The effect of the introduction of a trifluoromethyl group in the 4, 5, and 6 positions on the color of the indocyanine dyes is examined.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 47–51, January, 1982.