Cysteine Residue Containing Merocytochalasans and 17,18-seco-Aspochalasins from Aspergillus micronesiensis

November 13, 2019

Title

Cysteine Residue Containing Merocytochalasans and 17,18-seco-Aspochalasins from Aspergillus micronesiensis

Author

Zhaodi Wu, Xiaotian Zhang, Weaam Hasan Al Anbari, Qun Zhou, Peng Zhou, Mi Zhang, Fanrong Zeng, Chunmei Chen, Qingyi Tong, Jianping Wang, Hucheng Zhu, Yonghui Zhang

Year

2019

Journal

Journal of Natural Products

Abstract

Two cysteine residue containing merocytochalasans (cyschalasins A and B, 1 and 2) and two 17,18-seco-aspochalasins (secochalasins A and B, 3 and 4) were isolated from the endophytic fungus Aspergillus micronesiensis. Cyschalasins A and B represent a new type of merocytochalasan featuring the fusion of an aspochalasin with a modified cysteine residue. Secochalasins A and B are the first 17,18-seco-aspochalasins to be reported and represent a previously undescribed carbon skeleton. Plausible biosynthetic pathways of 1–4 were proposed. Compounds 1 and 2 were cytotoxic and active against Gram-positive bacteria.

Instrument

J-810

Keywords

Circular dichroism, Absolute configuration, Medicinal, Natural products