Polyketide Production of Pestaloficiols and Macrodiolide Ficiolides Revealed by Manipulations of Epigenetic Regulators in an Endophytic Fungus

Org Lett. 2016 Apr 15;18(8):1832-5. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b00562. Epub 2016 Mar 25.

Abstract

Regarding targeted disruption of epigenetic regulators, histone methyltransferase and deacetylase in a plant endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis fici have been uncovered as an unexplored chemical repertoire. Manipulation of epigenetic regulators led to the isolation of 15 new polyketides, including pestaloficiols T-W (1-3 and 5), as well as 11 macrodiolide ficiolides A-K (6-16). Ficiolide K (16) was found to contain a very rare 1,6-anhydro-pyranose moiety. Finally, the biosynthetic origin of macrodiolide was characterized by isotope-labeling experiments.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biological Products
  • Epigenomics
  • Fungi / chemistry*
  • Isotope Labeling
  • Mannose / analogs & derivatives*
  • Mannose / chemical synthesis
  • Mannose / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Monosaccharides / chemistry*
  • Polyketides / chemistry*
  • Xylariales / chemistry*

Substances

  • Biological Products
  • Monosaccharides
  • Polyketides
  • ficiolide K
  • Mannose