Gloeophyllins A-J, Cytotoxic Ergosteroids with Various Skeletons from a Chinese Tibet Fungus Gloeophyllum abietinum

Org Lett. 2015 May 15;17(10):2538-41. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b01080. Epub 2015 Apr 27.

Abstract

Ten new ergosteroids, gloeophyllins A-J (1-10), have been isolated from the solid cultures of Gloeophyllum abietinum. The absolute configurations of 1, 2, and 9 were determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis. Compound 1 has a rare C-nor-D-homosteroid skeleton. Compound 9 possesses an unusual ergostane skeleton having a 10-oxabicyclo [4.3.1] decane moiety replacing 6/5 fused C/D rings. Compound 10 represents the first ergosteroid featuring the cleavage of a C8-C14 bond. The cytotoxicity of 1-10 was tested against the human cancer cell lines K562 and HCT116. The biosynthetic pathway for 1-10 is postulated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Basidiomycota / chemistry*
  • China
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • HCT116 Cells
  • Humans
  • K562 Cells
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Steroids / chemistry
  • Steroids / isolation & purification*
  • Steroids / pharmacology*
  • Tibet

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Steroids