Antifungal Pseuboyenes A-J, Bergamotene-Derived Sesquiterpenoids from a Cold-Seep-Derived Pseudallescheria boydii

J Nat Prod. 2024 May 24;87(5):1347-1357. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c01175. Epub 2024 May 3.

Abstract

A chemical investigation of a cold-seep-sediment-derived fungus, Pseudallescheria boydii CS-793, resulted in characterization of 10 novel bergamotene-derived sesquiterpenoids, pseuboyenes A-J (1-10). Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic and X-ray crystallographic analyses as well as using the modified Mosher's method. Compound 1 represents the first example of a β-bergamotene containing a 6-oxobicyclo[3.2.1]octane nucleus adducted with a methyl lactate unit, while 8-10 involve a skeletal rearrangement from bergamotene. Compounds 2-5 showed significant antifungal activities against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz. and Fusarium oxysporum with MICs ranging from 0.5 to 8 μg/mL. Compound 4 exhibited an in vitro anti-F. proliferatum effect with an EC50 value of 1.0 μg/mL.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents* / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents* / pharmacology
  • Colletotrichum / drug effects
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Fusarium / drug effects
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Pseudallescheria*
  • Sesquiterpenes* / chemistry
  • Sesquiterpenes* / isolation & purification
  • Sesquiterpenes* / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Sesquiterpenes

Supplementary concepts

  • Fusarium oxysporum