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ABSTRACT: A new cytotoxic indole-3-ethenamide (1) and two known compounds, 7-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-1H-indole-3-carbaldehyde (2) and emodin (3) were isolated and identified from the ethyl acetate extract of Aspergillus sclerotiorum PT06-1 in a hypersaline nutrient-rich medium. On the basis of spectroscopic analysis and amino-acid analysis, the new structure of 1 was determined to be (S,E)-3-methyl-2-(N- methylacetamido)-N-(2-(7-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)vinyl)butanamide within 3:1 ratio of rotamers along the acetamido single bond in DMSO-d(6) at room temperature. Compound 1 showed moderate cytotoxicity against A-549 cells and weak cytotoxicity against HL-60 cells with the IC(50) values of 3.0 and 27 μM, respectively. Compound 2 has been separated as natural product for the first time, and its NMR data were also reported for the first time in this study.
The Journal of Antibiotics 07/2011; 64(10):679-681. · 1.65 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A new cyclopentanopyridine alkaloid, 3-hydroxy-5-methyl-5,6-dihydro-7H-cyclopenta[b]pyridin-7-one (1), together with 11 known aromatic compounds were isolated from the secondary metabolites of the halotolerant fungal strain Wallemia sebi PXP-89 in 10% NaCl. Their structures including the absolute configurations of (2S,3S)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)butane-2,3-diol (2), (2R,3S)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)butane-2,3-diol (3), and (S)-3-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-one (4) were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis and a modified Mosher's method. Compound 1 exhibited antimicrobial activity against Enterobacter aerogenes with a MIC of 76.7 μM. The absolute configurations of compounds 2-4 were determined for the first time.
Archives of Pharmacal Research 06/2011; 34(6):907-12. · 1.59 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The title ergosterol compound, C(28)H(44)O(4)·H(2)O, is composed of four fused rings (three six-membered and one five-membered) and a side chain. It is a derivative of ergosterol and was isolated from a marine-derived halotolerant fungus, Cladosporium cladosporioides PXP-49. In the crystal, mol-ecules are assembled by classical O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a two-dimensional network, with base vectors [100] and [010]. The absolute configuration was assigned from the measured optical rotation and reference to the literature. An intra-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bond occurs.
Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online 05/2011; 67(Pt 5):o1141-2. · 0.35 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Three new dioxopiperazine metabolites (1-3), together with two known compounds, N-acetyltyramine (4) and cyclo-(Ala-Val) (5), were isolated from a marine-derived fungus Aspergillus fumigatus Fres. Their structures were established by spectroscopic methods. Their cytotoxic activities against the K562 cell line were preliminarily evaluated by the sulphorhodamine B (SRB) method.
Natural product research 06/2010; 24(10):953-7. · 1.01 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Two new hetero-spirocyclic gamma-lactams, azaspirofurans A (1) and B (2), had been isolated from a marine sediment-derived fungus Aspergillus sydowi D2-6. Their structures were determined by the chemical evidence and spectral analyses. Compound 1 exhibited cytotoxicity against A549 cell line with the IC50 value of 10 microM by MTT method.
Archives of Pharmacal Research 04/2010; 33(4):499-502. · 1.59 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A new hopane type pentacyclic triterpenoid, 2-hydroxydiplopterol (1) has been isolated from the metabolites produced by the halotolerant fungal strain Aspergillus variecolor B-17. The structure of 1 was determined by spectroscopic methods and single crystal X-Ray diffraction analysis. 2-Hydroxydiplopterol (1) exhibited cytotoxicity against K562 cells with an IC50 value of 22 microM.
Archives of Pharmacal Research 09/2009; 32(9):1211-4. · 1.59 Impact Factor
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The Journal of Antibiotics 04/2009; 62(4):225-7. · 1.65 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Two new phenolic compounds were isolated from the fruits of Myristica fragrans and their structures were elucidated as (-)-1-(2,6-dihydroxyphenyl)-9-[4-hydroxy-3-(p-menth-1-en-8-oxy)-phenyl]-1-nonanone ( 1) and (7 R,8 R)-7,8-dihydro-7-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3'-methoxy-8-methyl-1'-( E-propenyl)benzofuran (2). In addition, the absolute configuration of (+)-Delta8'-7-acetoxy-3,4,3',5'-tetramethoxy-8- O-4'-neolignan (3) was determined for the first time through spectroscopic and chemical methods. Their antioxidative activities against 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical and cytotoxicity against K-562 cells were tested, and (7 S,8 S,7' R,8' S)-4,5'-dihydroxy-3,3'-dimethoxy-7,7'-epoxylignan (4) showed the corresponding activities with IC(50) values of 39.4 and 2.11 microM, respectively.
Planta Medica 04/2009; 75(11):1241-5. · 2.15 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A new gliotoxin analogue (1), as well as four known compounds gliotoxin (2), bisdethiobis (methylthio) gliotoxin (3), bis-N-norgliovictin (4) and didehydrobisdethiobis (methylthio) gliotoxin (5), were isolated from a culture of marine-derived fungus Aspergillus fumigatus Fres. The structure of 1 was determined on the basis of spectroscopic methods. All five compounds were evaluated for the cytotoxic effects on tsFT210 cell line by the SRB method.
Natural product research 02/2009; 23(3):203-7. · 1.01 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A new cytotoxic macrocyclic diterpenoid, euphornin L (1), together with seven known analogues were isolated from the plant Euphorbia helioscopia L. The structure of 1 was elucidated by spectral data and X-ray crystallographic analysis. Euphornin L (1) and euphoscopin F (2) exhibited significant cytotoxicity against HL-60 cell lines with IC(50) values of 2.7 and 9.0 microM, respectively. The 13C-NMR data of euphoscopin F (2), epieuphoscopin B (3), euphoscopin B (5), and euphoscopin C (6) were also reported for the first time.
Archives of Pharmacal Research 01/2009; 31(12):1547-51. · 1.59 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Four new furofurano lignans, lantibesides B - D ( 1 - 3) and lantibetin ( 4), along with nine known phenolic compounds were isolated from the EtOH extract of the traditional Tibetan medicinal plant, Lancea tibetica. By means of spectroscopic and chemical methods, the structures of the new compounds were elucidated as (1 R,2 S,5 R,6 S)-2-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-6-[(3-methoxy-4-beta- D-xylopyranosyloxy(1-->6)-beta- D-glucopyranosyloxy)phenyl]-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octane ( 1), (1 R,2 R,5 R,6 S)-2-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-6-[(3-methoxy-4-beta- D-xylopyranosyloxy(1-->6)-beta- D-glucopyranosyloxy)phenyl]-3,7-dioxabicyclo [3.3.0]octane ( 2), (1 R,2 R,5 R,6 S)-2-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-6-(3-methoxy-4-beta- D-glucopyranosyloxy)phenyl-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octane ( 3), and (1 R,2 R,5 R,6 S)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-6-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0] octane ( 4). Compounds 2 and 3 showed weak cytotoxicity against the HL-60 cell line with IC (50) values of 61 and 99 microM, respectively.
Planta Medica 08/2008; 74(11):1391-6. · 2.15 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Three new diketopiperazine alkaloids, 6-methoxyspirotryprostatin B (1), 18-oxotryprostatin A (2), and 14-hydroxyterezine D (3), with an oxaspiro[4.4]lactam moiety, 14-norpseurotin A (4), and the 29-nordammarane triterpenoid 6beta,16beta-diacetoxy-25-hydroxy-3,7-dioxy-29-nordammara-1,17(20)-dien-21-oic acid (5), as well as 12 known compounds (6- 17), were isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of a marine-derived fungal strain, Aspergillus sydowi PFW1-13. The structures of compounds 1- 5 were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic analysis. Compounds 1- 3 exhibit weak cytotoxicity against A-549 cells, with IC 50 values of 8.29, 1.28, and 7.31 microM, respectively. Compound 1 also shows slight cytotoxicity against HL-60 cells, with an IC 50 value of 9.71 microM. Compounds 4 and 5 display significant antimicrobial activities against Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, and Micrococcus lysoleikticus with MICs of 3.74, 14.97, and 7.49 microM and 10.65, 5.33, and 10.65 microM, respectively.
Journal of Natural Products 06/2008; 71(6):985-9. · 3.13 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: In order to search for structurally novel and bioactive natural compounds from microorganisms, a halotolerant fungal strain, Penicillium citrinum B-57, which mainly produces citrinin derivatives, was isolated from sediments collected from the Jilantai salt field. From the ethyl acetate extract of P. citrinum B-57, two new citrinin dimers, pennicitrinone C ( 1) and penicitrinol B ( 2), and 11 known related compounds were isolated and identified by spectroscopic and chemical methods. These compounds showed antioxidative activity against DPPH radicals with IC 50 values ranging from 0.8 to 59 microM.
Journal of Natural Products 05/2008; 71(4):543-6. · 3.13 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Six new tetramic acids derivatives, penicillenols A(1), A(2), B(1), B(2), C(1), and C(2) (1-6), together with citrinin, phenol A acid, phenol A, and dihydrocitrinin, were identified from Penicillium sp. GQ-7, an endophytic fungus associated with Aegiceras corniculatum. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of comprehensive spectral analysis. All the new compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic effects on four cell lines by the MTT method. Penicillenols A(1) and B(1) showed cytotoxicities against HL-60 cell line with IC(50) values of 0.76 microM and 3.20 microM, respectively.
CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN 03/2008; 56(2):217-21. · 1.59 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Two new dimeric naphtho-gamma-pyrones, compounds 1 and 2, were isolated from the AcOEt extract of the fungal strain WZ-4-11 of Aspergillus carbonarius, together with eight known analogues, including 10,10'-bifonsecin B (3), 6'-O-demethylnigerone (4), nigerone (5), isonigerone (6), fonsecin (7), rubrofusarin B (8), TMC 256A1 (9), and flavasperone (10). Their structures were elucidated by means of UV, CD, IR, and 1D- and 2D-NMR spectroscopy, in combination with HR-MS analysis. The fully assigned (1)H- and (13)C-NMR data of 3, and the (13)C-NMR data of 6 are reported for the first time. Compounds 1 and 2 showed weak antimycobacterial activities against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv, with MIC values of 43.0 and 21.5 microM, resp.
Chemistry & Biodiversity 02/2008; 5(1):93-100. · 1.80 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: During our search for novel antitumor lead compounds from microorganisms living under extreme conditions, three novel alkaloids, variecolortides A-C (1-3), were isolated from the mycelia of the halotolerant fungal strain Aspergillus variecolor B-17. The new compounds were found to share an unprecedented 'spiro-anthronopyranoid diketopiperazine' structure, with a stable hemiaminal function, as corroborated by in-depth NMR-spectroscopic and mass-spectrometric analyses, as well as by a single-crystal X-ray analysis of 1. All compounds were shown to exhibit weak cytotoxic and antioxidant activities.
Chemistry & Biodiversity 01/2008; 4(12):2913-9. · 1.80 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Twelve new compounds, variecolorins A-L ( 1- 12), together with eleven known analogues ( 13- 23) were isolated from the broth of a halotolerant fungus, Aspergillus variecolor. The structures of compounds 1- 12 were determined by chemical and spectroscopic methods. Compounds 1- 11, 13- 15, and 20- 23 exhibited weak radical scavenging activity against DPPH, with IC 50 values from 43 to 103 microM. The new compounds 1- 12 all were essentially nontoxic against the P388, HL-60, BEL-7402, and A-549 cell lines with IC 50 values from 70 to 260 microM.
Journal of Natural Products 11/2007; 70(10):1558-64. · 3.13 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Two new compounds, 2, 3, 5-trimethyl-6-(3-oxobutan-2-yl)-4H-pyran-4-one (1) and (2R)-2, 3- dihydro-7-hydroxy-6, 8-dimethyl-2-[(E)-prop-1-enyl] chromen-4-one (2), together with six known compounds (3-8), were isolated from a deep-sea fungus, identified as Aspergillus sydowi, by a bioassay-guided method. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and the cytotoxicities were evaluated by SRB method.
Archives of Pharmacal Research 10/2007; 30(9):1051-4. · 1.59 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Two isocoumarin derivatives, stoloniferol A (1) and B (2), a known 5alpha, 8alpha-epidioxy-23-methyl-(22E, 24R)-ergosta-6, 22-dien-3beta-ol (3), and a known dihydrocitrinone (4) were isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of the sea squirt-derived fungus, Penicillium stoloniferum QY2-10, and a halophilic fungus, Penicillium notatum B-52, respectively. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and optical rotation. The stereochemistry of 2 was determined on the basis of different NOE experiments and chemical transformation. Compound 3 showed cytotoxicity against P388 cells, with an IC50 value of 4.07 microM.
Archives of Pharmacal Research 08/2007; 30(7):816-9. · 1.59 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Three new quinazoline alkaloids, aurantiomides A (1), B (2), and C (3), along with the known metabolite anacine (4) were isolated from the sponge-derived fungus strain Penicillium aurantiogriseum SP0-19 by bioassay-guided fractionation. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical methods. Their absolute configurations were deduced by comparison of their Cotton effects with anacine (4) and by chemical transformations. Compounds 2 and 3 showed moderate cytotoxicities against HL-60, P388 and BEL-7402, P388 cell lines, respectively.
Journal of Natural Products 06/2007; 70(5):853-5. · 3.13 Impact Factor