Abstract
Chromatographic separation of a crude extract obtained from the fungus Aspergillus sp., isolated from the Mediterranean sponge Tethya aurantium, yielded a new tryptophan derived alkaloid, 3-((1-hydroxy-3-(2-methylbut-3-en-2-yl)-2-oxoindolin- 3-yl)methyl)-1-methyl-3,4-dihydrobenzo[e][1,4]diazepine-2,5-dione (1) and a new meroterpenoid, austalide R (2), together with three known compounds (3-5). The structures of the new compounds were unambiguously elucidated on the basis of extensive one and two-dimensional NMR (1H, 13C, COSY, HMBC, and ROESY) and mass spectral analysis. Interestingly, the compounds exhibited antibacterial activity when tested against a panel of marine bacteria, with 1 selectively inhibiting Vibrio species and 2 showing a broad spectrum of activity. In contrast, no significant activity was observed against terrestrial bacterial strains and the murine cancer cell line
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2789-2792 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 17 |
Early online date | 13 Mar 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 23 Apr 2014 |
Keywords
- Aspergillus
- Marine natural products
- Sponge-derived fungi
- Tethya aurantium