Wu, B.; Xu, C.; Chen, J.; Chen, G. Rhizoaspergillin A and Rhizoaspergillinol A, including a Unique Orsellinic Acid–Ribose–Pyridazinone-N-Oxide Hybrid, from the Mangrove Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus sp. A1E3. Mar. Drugs2023, 21, 598.
Wu, B.; Xu, C.; Chen, J.; Chen, G. Rhizoaspergillin A and Rhizoaspergillinol A, including a Unique Orsellinic Acid–Ribose–Pyridazinone-N-Oxide Hybrid, from the Mangrove Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus sp. A1E3. Mar. Drugs 2023, 21, 598.
Wu, B.; Xu, C.; Chen, J.; Chen, G. Rhizoaspergillin A and Rhizoaspergillinol A, including a Unique Orsellinic Acid–Ribose–Pyridazinone-N-Oxide Hybrid, from the Mangrove Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus sp. A1E3. Mar. Drugs2023, 21, 598.
Wu, B.; Xu, C.; Chen, J.; Chen, G. Rhizoaspergillin A and Rhizoaspergillinol A, including a Unique Orsellinic Acid–Ribose–Pyridazinone-N-Oxide Hybrid, from the Mangrove Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus sp. A1E3. Mar. Drugs 2023, 21, 598.
Abstract
Two new compounds, named aspergilins A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the mangrove endophytic fungus Aspergillus sp. A1E3 associated with the fruit of Rhizophora mucronata, together with averufanin (3). The planar structures and absolute configurations of these compounds were unambiguously established by extensive NMR investigations, quantum-chemical electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Most notably, the absolute configuration of aspergillin A (1) was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of its tri-pivaloyl derivative 4, conducted with Cu Kα radiation, whereas that of averufanin (3) was first clarified by quantum-chemical ECD calculations. Aspergilin A is the first orsellinic acid–ribose–pyridazinone-N oxide hybrid containing a unique β-oxo-2,3-dihydropyridazine 1-oxide moiety, whereas aspergilin B and averufanin are the sterigmatocystin and anthraquinone derivative, respectively. From the perspective of biosynthesis, aspergilin A could be originated from the combined assembly of three building blocks, viz., orsellinic acid, β-D-ribofuranose, and L-glutamine. It is an unprecedented alkaloid-N oxide involving biosynthetic pathways of polyketide, pentose, and amino acid. Aspergilin B (2) exhibited potent antiproliferative activity against four cancer cell lines. In addition, Aspergilin B (2) dose-dependently induced G2/M phase arrest in HepG2 cells.
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