Phytotoxic, antibacterial, and antioxidant activities of mycotoxins and other metabolites from Trichoderma sp

A new natural mycotoxin was isolated from the fermentation broth of Trichoderma sp. Jing-8 and the structure was determined as alternariol 1'-hydroxy-9-methyl ether (1), together with twelve known compounds. The structures were elucidated on the basis of their 1D, 2D NMR spectra and mass spectrometric data. Compounds 1, 8 and 9 indicated inhibitions against germination of the seeds of cabbage with MICs < 3 μg/mL. The compound 1 showed the antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus with MICs at 64 μg/mL. Compound 1 and 3 showed significant DPPH radical-scavenging activities with IC₅₀ at 12 μg/mL, respectively. The OH at C-1' in compound 1 decreased the cytotoxicity of these mycotoxins. A primary structure-activity relationship about the alternariol derivatives was discussed. Compounds 2-7 and 8 were the first time to be isolated from the Trichoderma.