Nai-Yun Ji

Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu Sheng, China

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Publications (35)119.97 Total impact

  • Article: Aspeverin, a New Alkaloid from an Algicolous Strain of Aspergillus versicolor.
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    ABSTRACT: A novel carbamate- and cyano-containing alkaloid, aspeverin (1), was isolated from the culture of an algicolous Aspergillus versicolor strain (dl-29). The structure and absolute configuration were unambiguously identified by NMR, IR, ECD, and mass spectrometric methods as well as quantum chemical calculations. 1 exhibited potent bioactivities against some marine-derived organisms.
    Organic Letters 05/2013; · 5.86 Impact Factor
  • Article: Halogenated Organic Molecules of Rhodomelaceae Origin: Chemistry and Biology.
    Chemical Reviews 03/2013; · 40.20 Impact Factor
  • Article: Three new xanthone derivatives from an algicolous isolate of Aspergillus wentii.
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    ABSTRACT: Three new xanthone derivatives, yicathin A (1), yicathin B (2), and yicathin C (3), and three known anthraquinone derivatives, alatinone (4), 1,5-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-7-methylanthraquinone (5), and 5-hydroxy-1,3-dimethoxy-7-methylanthraquinone (6), were isolated from the cultures of Aspergillus wentii pt-1, an endophytic fungus isolated from the marine red alga Gymnogongrus flabelliformis. Their structures were unambiguously elucidated by NMR and mass spectroscopic methods as well as quantum chemical calculations. Compound 2 was active against Escherichia coli, and 3 could inhibit E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Colletotrichum lagenarium. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
    Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry 11/2012; · 1.44 Impact Factor
  • Article: Meroterpenoid and Diphenyl Ether Derivatives from Penicillium sp. MA-37, a Fungus Isolated from Marine Mangrove Rhizospheric Soil.
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    ABSTRACT: Penicillium sp. MA-37, which was obtained from the rhizospheric soil of the mangrove plant Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, exhibited different chemical profiles in static and shaken fermentation modes. Three new meroterpenoid derivatives, 4,25-dehydrominiolutelide B (1), 4,25-dehydro-22-deoxyminiolutelide B (2), and isominiolutelide A (3), together with three known ones were characterized from its static fermentation, while three new diphenyl ether derivatives, namely, Δ(1('),3('))-1'-dehydroxypenicillide (4), 7-O-acetylsecopenicillide C (5), and hydroxytenellic acid B (6), along with five related metabolites were isolated from the shaken culture. The structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis, and the structure of compound 2 was confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis. The absolute configurations of 1-3 and 6 were determined by ECD and modified Mosher's method, respectively. All isolated compounds were evaluated for brine shrimp lethality and antibacterial activity.
    Journal of Natural Products 11/2012; · 3.13 Impact Factor
  • Article: Absolute configurations of unique harziane diterpenes from Trichoderma species.
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    ABSTRACT: Harzianone (2), a new harziane diterpene, was isolated from an alga-endophytic isolate of Trichoderma longibrachiatum. The structure and absolute configuration of 2 were unambiguously identified by NMR and mass spectrometric methods as well as quantum chemical calculations. The absolute configuration of harziandione (1) was supported by calculation of optical rotation, and the structure of isoharziandione was revised to 1 on the basis of (13)C NMR data comparison and calculation.
    Organic Letters 07/2012; 14(15):3815-7. · 5.86 Impact Factor
  • Article: Sesquiterpenes from the marine red alga Laurencia composita.
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    ABSTRACT: Four new chamigrane derivatives, laurecomin A (1), laurecomin B (2), laurecomin C (3), and laurecomin D (4), one new naturally occurring sesquiterpene, 2,10-dibromo-3-chloro-7-chamigren-9-ol acetate (5), and three known halogenated structures, deoxyprepacifenol (6), 1-bromoselin-4(14),11-diene (7), and 9-bromoselin-4(14),11-diene (8), were isolated from the marine red alga Laurencia composita collected from Pingtan Island, China. The structures of these compounds were unambiguously established by 1D, 2D NMR and mass spectroscopic techniques. The bioassay results showed that 2 was active against both brine shrimp and fungus Colletotrichum lagenarium.
    Fitoterapia 07/2012; 83(7):1191-5. · 1.85 Impact Factor
  • Article: A new sesquiterpene from an endophytic Aspergillus versicolor strain.
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    ABSTRACT: A new sesquiterpene, albican-1,14-diol (1), and seven known compounds, including sterigmatocystin (2), 3-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-4-(4'-hydroxyphenoxy) pyrrolidin-2-one (3), (1H-indol-3-yl) oxoacetamide (4), indole-3-carboxylic acid (5), indole-3-acetic acid (6), indole-3-carboxaldehyde (7), and volemolide (8), were isolated from the cultures of Aspergillus versicolor, an endophytic fungus isolated from the marine green alga Codium fragile. The structure of 1 was elucidated by 1D, 2D NMR and mass spectroscopic techniques. The bioassay results showed that 1 possessed potent activity against brine shrimp, Escherichia coli, and Staphyloccocus aureus.
    Natural product communications 07/2012; 7(7):819-20. · 1.24 Impact Factor
  • Article: Halogenated chamigrane sesquiterpenes from Laurencia okamurae.
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    ABSTRACT: Three new halogenated chamigrane sesquiterpenes, laurokamin A (1), laurokamin B (2), and laurokamin C (3), and four known halogenated chamigrane sesquiterpenes, 10-bromo-α-chamigrene (4), 10-bromo-β-chamigrene (5), 2,10-dibromo-3-chloro-β-chamigrene (6), and obtusane (7), were isolated from the marine red alga Laurencia okamurae collected from the coast of Rongcheng, China. The structures of these compounds were unambiguously identified by one- and two-dimensional NMR and mass spectroscopic methods. The antimicrobial activity of compounds 1-3 was evaluated. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
    Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry 02/2012; · 1.44 Impact Factor
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    Article: Secondary metabolites from an algicolous Aspergillus versicolor strain.
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    ABSTRACT: Two new compounds, asperversin A (1) and 9ξ-O-2(2,3-dimethylbut-3-enyl)brevianamide Q (2), and nine known compounds, brevianamide K (3), brevianamide M (4), aversin (5), 6,8-di-O-methylnidurufin (6), 6,8-di-O-methylaverufin (7), 6-O-methylaverufin (8), 5α,8α-epidioxyergosta-6,22-dien-3β-ol (9), ergosta-7,22-diene-3β,5α,6β-triol (10), and 6β-methoxyergosta-7,22-diene-3β,5α-diol (11), were obtained from the culture of Aspergillus versicolor, an endophytic fungus isolated from the marine brown alga Sargassum thunbergii. The structures of these compounds were established by spectroscopic techniques. Compounds 4, 7 and 8 exhibited antibacterial activities against Escherichia coli and Staphyloccocus aureus, and 7 also showed lethality against brine shrimp (Artemia salina) with an LC₅₀ value of 0.5 μg/mL.
    Marine Drugs 01/2012; 10(1):131-9. · 3.85 Impact Factor
  • Article: Sesquiterpenes and acetogenins from the marine red alga Laurencia okamurai.
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    ABSTRACT: Three new halogenated sesquiterpenes, 10-bromo-7α,8α-expoxychamigr-1-en-3-ol (1), 10-bromo-β-chamigren-8-ol (2), and 10-bromo-3-chlorocupar-5-en-2-ol (3), one new C₁₂-acetogenin, desepilaurallene (7), one new naturally occurring sesquiterpene, 7-hydroxylaurene acetate (4), two known sesquiterpenes, allolaurinterol acetate (5) and laurene (6), and one known C₁₅-acetogenin, epilaurallene (8), were isolated from the marine red alga Laurencia okamurai collected from the coast of Rongcheng, China. The structures of these compounds were unambiguously established by 1D, 2D NMR and mass spectroscopic techniques. The bioassay results showed that 4, 5 exhibited potent antibacterial activity, and 1, 4, 5 were toxic to brine shrimp.
    Fitoterapia 12/2011; 83(3):518-22. · 1.85 Impact Factor
  • Article: A new pyrrolidine derivative and steroids from an algicolous Gibberella zeae strain.
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    ABSTRACT: A new pyrrolidine derivative, 3-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-4-(4'-hydroxyphenoxy)pyrrolidin-2-one (1), and eight known steroids, (22E,24R)-7beta,8beta-epoxy-3beta,5alpha,9alpha-trihydroxyergosta-22-en-6-one (2, a reassigned structure of (22E,24R)-5alpha,6alpha-epoxy-3beta,8beta,14alpha-trihydroxyergosta-22-en-7-one), (22E,24R)-3beta,5alpha,9alpha-trihydroxyergosta-7,22-dien-6-one (3), (22E,24R)-3beta,5alpha-dihydroxyergosta-7,22-dien-6-one (4), (22E,24R)-ergosta-7,22-dien-3beta/,5alpha,6beta-triol (5), (22E,24R)-ergosta-5,22-dien-3beta-ol (6), (22E,24R)-5alpha,8alpha-epidioxyergosta-6,22-dien-3beta-ol (7), (22E,24R)-5alpha,8alpha-epidioxyergosta-6,9(11),22-trien-3beta-ol (8), and (22E,24R)-1(10 --> 6)-abeo-ergosta-5,7,9,22-tetraen-3alpha-ol (9), were isolated from the cultures of Gibberella zeae, an endophytic fungus isolated from the marine green alga Codium fragile. Their structures and relative stereochemistry were elucidated by 1D, 2D NMR and mass spectroscopic techniques. Compound 1 showed cytotoxicity against A-549 and BEL-7402 cell lines.
    Natural product communications 09/2011; 6(9):1243-6. · 1.24 Impact Factor
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    Article: Steroids and an oxylipin from an algicolous isolate of Aspergillus flavus.
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    ABSTRACT: A new oxylipin, (8E,12Z)-10,11-dihydroxyoctadeca-8,12-dienoic acid (1), a new steroid, 3β,4α-dihydroxy-26-methoxyergosta-7,24(28)-dien-6-one (2), and four known steroids, episterol (3), (22E,24R)-ergosta-7,22-dien-3β,5α,6α-triol (4), (22E,24R)-ergosta-5,22-dien-3β-ol (5), and (22E,24R)-ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one (6), were isolated from the cultures of Aspergillus flavus, an endophytic fungus isolated from the marine red alga Corallina officinalis. Their structures and relative stereochemistry were elucidated by 1D, 2D NMR and mass spectroscopic techniques. 1 and 2 exhibited low activity to inhibit acetylcholinesterase and no activity against plant pathogenic fungi Colletotrichum lagenarium and Fusarium oxysporum.
    Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry 03/2011; 49(6):366-9. · 1.44 Impact Factor
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    Article: Two new epoxysteroids from Helianthus tuberosus.
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    ABSTRACT: Two new epoxy steroids, 5α,8α-epidioxy-22β,23β-epoxyergosta-6-en-3β-ol (1) and 5α,8α-epidioxy-22α,23α-epoxyergosta-6-en-3β-ol (2), and ten known steroids including (24R)-5α,8α-epidioxyergosta-6-en-3β-ol (3), (22E,24R)-5α,8α-epidioxyergosta-6,22-dien-3β-ol (4), (22E,24R)-5α,8α-epidioxyergosta-6,9(11),22-trien-3β-ol (5), β-sitosterol (6), sitost-5-en-3β-ol acetate (7), 7α-hydroxysitosterol (8), schleicheol 2 (9), (24R)-24-ethyl-5α-cholestane-3β,5α,6β-triol (10), 7α-hydroxystigmasterol (11), and stigmasterol (12) were isolated from Helianthus tuberosus grown in Laizhou salinized land of coastal zone of Bohai Sea, China. The structures of these compounds were unambiguously established by 1D, 2D NMR and mass spectroscopic techniques. The new compounds 1 and 2 exhibited weak antibacterial activity and no antifungal activity.
    Molecules 01/2011; 16(10):8646-53. · 2.39 Impact Factor
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    Article: Deoxyuridines from the marine sponge associated actinomycete Streptomyces microflavus.
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    ABSTRACT: One new nucleoside derivative, named 3-acetyl-5-methyl-2'-deoxyuridine (1), along with two known compounds 3,5-dimethyl-2'-deoxyuridine (2) and 3-methyl-2'-deoxyuridine (3), were isolated from the cultures of Streptomyces microflavus. This strain was an associated actinomycete isolated from the marine sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis collected from the coast of Dalian (China). Their structures were elucidated by detailed NMR and MS spectroscopic analysis as well as comparison with literature data.
    Marine Drugs 01/2011; 9(5):690-5. · 3.85 Impact Factor
  • Article: Sesquiterpenes and Other Metabolites from the Marine Red Alga Laurencia composita (Rhodomelaceae)
    Nai-Yun Ji, Xiao-Ming Li, Bin-Gui Wang
    Helvetica Chimica Acta 11/2010; 93(11):2281 - 2286. · 1.48 Impact Factor
  • Article: Asporyergosterol, a new steroid from an algicolous isolate of Aspergillus oryzae.
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    ABSTRACT: Asporyergosterol (1), a new steroid with an E double bond between C-17 and C-20, was identified from the culture extracts of Aspergillus oryzae, an endophytic fungus isolated from the marine red alga Heterosiphonia japonica. Moreover, four known steroids including (22E,24R)-ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one (2), (22E,24R)-3beta-hydroxyergosta-5,8,22-trien-7-one (3), (22E,24R)-ergosta-7,22-dien-3beta,5alpha,6beta-triol (4), and (22E,24R)-5alpha,8alpha-epidioxyergosta-6,22-dien-3beta-ol (5) were isolated. Structures of these compounds were unambiguously established by spectroscopic techniques and by comparison with literature values. All the isolates exhibited low activity to modulate acetylcholinesterase (AChE).
    Natural product communications 10/2010; 5(10):1575-8. · 1.24 Impact Factor
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    Article: Indoloditerpenes from an algicolous isolate of Aspergillus oryzae.
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    ABSTRACT: Two new indoloditerpene derivatives asporyzin A (1) and asporyzin B (2), one new indoloditerpene asporyzin C (3), and three known related indoloditerpenes JBIR-03 (4), emindole SB (5), and emeniveol (6) were isolated from an endophytic fungus Aspergillus oryzae, isolated from the marine red alga Heterosiphonia japonica. Their structures were unambiguously established by spectroscopic techniques. In addition, all the isolates were evaluated preliminarily for insecticidal and antimicrobial activities in order to probe into their chemical defensive function. Compound 4 was more active against brine shrimp than the others, and 3 possessed potent activity against Escherichia coli.
    Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 10/2010; 20(19):5677-80. · 2.65 Impact Factor
  • Article: Laurendecumallenes A-B and Laurendecumenynes A-B, Halogenated Nonterpenoid C(15)-Acetogenins from the Marine Red Alga Laurencia decumbens.
    Journal of Natural Products 05/2010; · 3.13 Impact Factor
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    Article: A new cadinane sesquiterpene from the marine brown alga Dictyopteris divaricata.
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    ABSTRACT: A sample of the marine brown alga D. divaricata collected off the coast of Yantai (P.R. China) was dried, powdered, and extracted with the mixture of CHCl(3) and MeOH (1:1, v/v). By a combination of silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography and preparative TLC, a new cadinane sesquiterpene 1,4-epoxymuurolan-5beta-ol (1) was isolated from this species. Its structure was established by detailed MS and NMR spectroscopic analysis, as well as comparison with literature data.
    Molecules 02/2009; 14(6):2273-7. · 2.39 Impact Factor
  • Article: Halogenated sesquiterpenes from the marine red alga Laurencia saitoi (Rhodomelaceae)
    Helvetica Chimica Acta 01/2009; · 1.48 Impact Factor

Institutions

  • 2012
    • Gansu Agricultural University
      Lanzhou, Gansu Sheng, China
  • 2006–2012
    • Chinese Academy of Sciences
      • Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology & Environmental Sciences
      Beijing, Beijing Shi, China
  • 2011
    • Shandong Agricultural University
      • College of Food Science and Engineering
      China