p-Terphenyl Derivatives from the Endolichenic Fungus Floricola striata

J Nat Prod. 2016 Sep 23;79(9):2188-94. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00197. Epub 2016 Aug 24.

Abstract

Ten new p-terphenyl derivatives, floricolins A-J (1-10), together with six known compounds (11-16), were isolated from the extract of the endolichenic fungus Floricola striata. Chemical structures of these compounds were elucidated using spectroscopic data (HRESIMS and NMR). Among them, 9 and 10 were enantiomeric mixtures, and their configurations were established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis using Cu Kα radiation. Evaluation of the isolated compounds against Candida albicans revealed that the most active compound, 3 (MIC 8 μg/mL), exerted fungicidal action by destruction of the cell membrane.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Ascomycota / chemistry*
  • Candida albicans / drug effects
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Terphenyl Compounds / chemistry
  • Terphenyl Compounds / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Terphenyl Compounds