Synthesis and free radical scavenging activity of a novel metabolite from the fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2006 Nov 15;16(22):5836-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.08.071. Epub 2006 Sep 6.

Abstract

A novel metabolite (-)-1 was isolated as its peracetylated derivative, (-)-2-(3',4'-diacetoxyphenyl)-3,4-diacetoxytetrahydrofuran (2), from a strain of the phytopathogenic fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides CECT 20122. The synthesis of (-)-1 was carried out by ring-closing metathesis of diene 6 and stereoselective dihydroxylation of a dihydrofuran derivative 7 as key steps. The tetraol (-)-1 showed free radical scavenging activity comparable to that of BHT, caffeic acid or protocatechuic acid.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetates / chemical synthesis
  • Acetates / pharmacology*
  • Antifungal Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Butylated Hydroxytoluene / pharmacology
  • Caffeic Acids / pharmacology
  • Colletotrichum / metabolism*
  • Free Radical Scavengers / metabolism*
  • Furans / chemical synthesis
  • Furans / pharmacology*
  • Hydroxybenzoates / pharmacology
  • Peracetic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Peracetic Acid / chemical synthesis
  • Peracetic Acid / pharmacology*
  • Plant Diseases / microbiology

Substances

  • 2-(3',4'-diacetoxyphenyl)-3,4-diacetoxytetrahydrofuran
  • Acetates
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Caffeic Acids
  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Furans
  • Hydroxybenzoates
  • Butylated Hydroxytoluene
  • protocatechuic acid
  • Peracetic Acid
  • caffeic acid