Antibacterial and Antifungal Polyketides from the Fungus Aspergillus unguis PSU-MF16
Praphatsorn Saetang1, Vatcharin Rukachaisirikul1, Souwalak Phongpaichit2
1Division of Physical Science and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand.
Abstract:
Seven new polyketides including a phenol (1), two diphenyl ethers (2 and 3), two depsidones (4 and 5), and two phthalides (6 and 7) were isolated from the fungus Aspergillus unguis PSU-MF16 along with 27 known compounds. Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic analysis. The absolute configurations of 1 and 4-7 were established using comparative analyses of calculated and experimental ECD spectra. Among the new metabolites, 2 exhibited the best antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, and Microsporum gypseum with equal MIC values of 16 μg/mL. In addition, known emeguisin A displayed potent antimicrobial activity against S. aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, and Cryptococcus neoformans with equal MIC values of 0.5 μg/mL, compared with the standard drugs, vancomycin and amphotericin B. The structure-activity relationship study of the isolated compounds for antimicrobial activity is discussed.
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