Bioactive asterric acid derivatives from the Antarctic ascomycete fungus Geomyces sp

J Nat Prod. 2008 Sep;71(9):1643-6. doi: 10.1021/np8003003. Epub 2008 Aug 23.

Abstract

Five new asterric acid derivatives, ethyl asterrate (3), n-butyl asterrate (4), and geomycins A-C (6-8), have been isolated from cultures of an isolate of the Antarctic ascomycete fungus Geomyces sp. The structures of these metabolites were elucidated by NMR spectroscopy. The absolute configuration of 8 was determined by application of the CD excitation chirality method. Compound 7 displayed antifungal activity against Aspergillus fumigatus, whereas 8 showed antimicrobial activities against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Ascomycota / chemistry*
  • Aspergillus fumigatus / drug effects
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Phenols / chemistry
  • Phenols / isolation & purification*
  • Phenols / pharmacology*
  • Phenyl Ethers / chemistry
  • Phenyl Ethers / isolation & purification*
  • Phenyl Ethers / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Phenols
  • Phenyl Ethers
  • asterric acid