Phenylhydrazone Alkaloids from the Deep-Sea Cold Seep Derived Fungus Talaromyces amestolkiae HDN21-0307

J Nat Prod. 2024 May 24;87(5):1407-1415. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00132. Epub 2024 Apr 25.

Abstract

Alkaloids with a phenylhydrazone architecture are rarely found in nature. Four unusual phenylhydrazone alkaloids named talarohydrazones A-D (1-4) were isolated from the deep-sea cold seep derived fungus Talaromyces amestolkiae HDN21-0307 using the one strain-many compounds (OSMAC) approach and MS/MS-based molecular networking (MN) combined with network annotation propagation (NAP) and the unsupervised substructure annotation method MS2LDA. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic data analysis, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and quantum chemical calculations. Talarohydrazone A (1) possessed an unusual skeleton combining 2,4-pyridinedione and phenylhydrazone. Talarohydrazone B (2) represents the first natural phenylhydrazone-bearing azadophilone. Bioactivity evaluation revealed that compound 1 exhibited cytotoxic activity against NCI-H446 cells with an IC50 value of 4.1 μM. In addition, compound 1 displayed weak antibacterial activity toward Staphylococcus aureus with an MIC value of 32 μg/mL.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids* / chemistry
  • Alkaloids* / isolation & purification
  • Alkaloids* / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Hydrazones* / chemistry
  • Hydrazones* / pharmacology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Staphylococcus aureus* / drug effects
  • Talaromyces* / chemistry

Substances

  • Hydrazones
  • Alkaloids
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents