Alkylated Salicylaldehydes and Prenylated Indole Alkaloids from the Endolichenic Fungus Aspergillus chevalieri and Their Bioactivities
Molecular Docking Simulation
0301 basic medicine
Aldehydes
03 medical and health sciences
Aspergillus
Molecular Structure
Fungi
01 natural sciences
Indole Alkaloids
0104 chemical sciences
DOI:
10.1021/acs.jafc.1c01148
Publication Date:
2021-06-07T13:19:42Z
AUTHORS (10)
ABSTRACT
Sixteen metabolites, including seven C7-alkylated salicylaldehyde derivatives (1-7) and nine prenylated indole alkaloids (8-16), three of which are new, namely, asperglaucins A and B (1 and 2) and neoechinulin F (8), were separated from the endolichenic fungus Aspergillus chevalieri SQ-8. Asperglaucin A (1) represents an unusual phthalide-like derivative with a benzo[c]thiophen-1(3H)-one scaffold. All compounds were assessed in vitro for antibacterial, antineuroinflammatory, and antioxidant activities. Notably, asperglaucins A and B exhibited potent antibacterial activities against two plant pathogens Pseudomonas syringae pv actinidae (Psa) and Bacillus cereus, with an MIC value of 6.25 μM; further SEM analyses illustrated that the possible bacteriostatic mechanisms for compounds 1 and 2 were to alter the external structure of B. cereus and Psa, and to cause the rupture or deformation of the cell membranes, respectively, and the results suggest that compounds 1 and 2 may serve as potential promising candidates for lead compounds of agrochemical bactericides. Furthermore, compounds 6 and 10 significantly inhibited nitric oxide production with an IC50 value of ca. 12 μM, and the possible anti-inflammatory mechanisms involved were also studied by molecular docking. Finally, the tested phenolics 3-5 showed significant antioxidative effects. Thus, strain SQ-8 represents a novel resource of these bioactive metabolites to be utilized.
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