Pulvinulin A, graminin C, and cis-gregatin B--new natural furanones from Pulvinula sp. 11120, a fungal endophyte of Cupressus arizonica

Nat Prod Commun. 2015 Jan;10(1):107-11.

Abstract

Three new natural furanones, pulvinulin A (1), graminin C (2), and cis-gregatin B (3), together with the known fungal metabolites, graminin B (4) and 10-norparvulenone (5), were isolated from Pulvinula sp. 11120, an endophytic fungal strain occurring in healthy foliage of Cupressus arizonica (Arizona cypress). The structures of 1 and 2 were elucidated by the analysis of their spectroscopic data and chemical interconversions, and that of 3 was determined by comparison with data for synthetic cis-gregatin B. Comparison of spectroscopic data of 4 and 5 with those reported identified them as graminin B and 10-norparvulenone, respectively. Metabolites 1-4 exhibited antibacterial activity against E. coli.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Ascomycota / chemistry*
  • Ascomycota / isolation & purification
  • Cupressus / microbiology*
  • Endophytes / chemistry*
  • Endophytes / isolation & purification
  • Furans / chemistry
  • Furans / isolation & purification*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests

Substances

  • Furans
  • graminin C
  • gregatin B
  • pulvinulin A