Alterchromanone A, one new chromanone derivative from the mangrove endophytic fungus Alternaria longipes

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2021 Feb;74(2):152-155. doi: 10.1038/s41429-020-00364-4. Epub 2020 Aug 25.

Abstract

One new chromanone derivative, alterchromanone A (1), and four known curvularin-type macrolides (2-5) were isolated from the crude extract of the mangrove-derived endophytic fungus Alternaria longipes. Their structures were elucidated by MS and NMR spectroscopic analyses and by a comparison with data from the literature. The absolute configuration of 1 was assigned by combination of experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra. Compound 1 exhibited 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity with an IC50 value of 56.3 μg ml-1. According to the structural features of these compounds, the plausible biosynthetic pathways of 1-5 were also proposed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alternaria / chemistry*
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Biphenyl Compounds / chemistry
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Endophytes / chemistry
  • Free Radical Scavengers / pharmacology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Picrates / chemistry
  • Rhizophoraceae / microbiology*

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Biphenyl Compounds
  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Picrates
  • 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl

Supplementary concepts

  • Alternaria longipes