Pestynol, an Antifungal Compound Discovered Using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae 12geneΔ0HSR-iERG6-Based Assay

J Nat Prod. 2018 Jul 27;81(7):1604-1609. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00200. Epub 2018 Jul 5.

Abstract

The multidrug-sensitive budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae 12geneΔ0HSR-iERG6, is very useful in antifungal screens. A novel compound, named pestynol (1), was discovered from a culture of the fungus Pestalotiopsis humus FKI-7473 using the multidrug-sensitive yeast. The structure of 1 was elucidated by NMR studies and modified Mosher's method as (1 R,2 R,3 R,4 R)-( E)-5-(7,11-dimethyl-3-methylenedodeca-6,10-dien-1-yn-1-yl)cyclohex-5-ene-1,2,3,4-tetraol. Compound 1 showed antimicrobial activity against the Gram-positive bacteria, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and S. cerevisiae 12geneΔ0HSR-iERG6 and Mucor racemosus, but displayed only weak cytotoxicity against various human cancer cell lines. Compound 1 displayed antifungal activities against S. cerevisiae 12geneΔ0HSR-iERG6 and Mucor racemosus at 10 μg/disc.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cyclohexenes / chemistry
  • Cyclohexenes / isolation & purification*
  • Cyclohexenes / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Mucor / drug effects
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / drug effects*
  • Xylariales / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Cyclohexenes