Three new sterigmatocystin analogues from marine-derived fungus Aspergillus versicolor MF359

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2014 Apr;98(8):3753-8. doi: 10.1007/s00253-013-5409-5. Epub 2014 Jan 24.

Abstract

During the systematic screening of active compounds from marine-derived fungi, the extract of a strain of Aspergillus versicolor MF359 isolated from a marine sponge of Hymeniacidon perleve was identified for detailed chemical investigation. Three new secondary metabolites, named hemiacetal sterigmatocystin (1), acyl-hemiacetal sterigmatocystin (2), and 5-methoxydihydrosterigmatocystin (3), together with a known compound, aversin (4), were characterized. 1 represents a first structure of sterigmatocystin hemiacetal from nature. The antibacterial activities of these identified compounds were evaluated against Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Compound 3 showed activity against S. aureus and B. subtilis with MIC values of 12.5 and 3.125 μg/mL, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Aquatic Organisms / chemistry
  • Aquatic Organisms / classification
  • Aquatic Organisms / genetics
  • Aspergillus / chemistry*
  • Aspergillus / classification*
  • Aspergillus / genetics
  • Aspergillus / isolation & purification
  • Bacillus subtilis / drug effects
  • DNA, Fungal / chemistry
  • DNA, Fungal / genetics
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Porifera / microbiology
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Sterigmatocystin / chemistry
  • Sterigmatocystin / isolation & purification*
  • Sterigmatocystin / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • DNA, Fungal
  • Sterigmatocystin

Associated data

  • GENBANK/HQ000003