Abstract
The study of a Hawaiian volcanic soil-associated fungal strain Penicillium herquei FT729 led to the isolation of one unprecedented benzoquinone-chromanone, herqueilenone A (1) and two phenalenone derivatives (2 and 3). Their structures were determined through extensive analysis of NMR spectroscopic data and gauge-including atomic orbital (GIAO) NMR chemical shifts and ECD calculations. Herqueilenone A (1) contains a chroman-4-one core flanked by a tetrahydrofuran and a benzoquinone with an acetophenone moiety. Plausible pathways for the biosynthesis of 1–3 are proposed. Compounds 2 and 3 inhibited IDO1 activity with IC50 values of 14.38 and 13.69 μM, respectively. Compounds 2 and 3 also demonstrated a protective effect against acetaldehyde-induced damage in PC-12 cells.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 104397 |
| Journal | Bioorganic Chemistry |
| Volume | 105 |
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| State | Published - Dec 2020 |
Keywords
- Acetaldehyde-induced damage
- Benzoquinone-chromanone
- Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1
- Penicillium herquei FT729
- Phenalenone derivative
- Soil-associated fungus