A new lateral root growth inhibitor from the sponge-derived fungus Aspergillus sp. LS45
Liming Huang1, Lijian Ding1, Xiaohui Li1
1Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Kenneth Li Marine Biopharmaceutical Research Center, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, 315800 Ningbo, PR China.
Abstract:
Two new γ-lactones, aspergilactones A (1) and B (2), were discovered along with two known compounds, annularin A (3) and pericoterpenoid A (4), from a culture of the sponge-associated fungus Aspergillus sp. LS45. The planar structures of 1-4 were characterized using comprehensive spectroscopic methods and comparison with literature data. The absolute configurations of 1 and 2 were determined by comparison of electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectroscopic and optical rotation data with those of known analogues as well as calculated ECD analysis. Compounds 1-4 were tested in a variety of bioassays, and both 1 and 4 exhibited significant inhibition against the lateral root growth of Arabidopsis thaliana Columbia-0 at a concentration of 100 μM. In addition, the in vitro cytotoxic activities of 1-4 against six human cancer cell lines CCRF-CEM, K562, BGC823, AGS, HCT-116 and MDA-MB-231 were evaluated. Compound 4 showed moderate inhibitory effects on CCRF-CEM and K562 cancer cell lines with IC50 values of 13.8 ± 1.6 and 12.9 ± 2.5 μM, respectively. However, compounds 1-4 did not show any notable AChE inhibitory activity in vitro.
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