ascorbic-acid and 2-5-dihydroxybenzyl-alcohol

The biological transformation of the biologically active chlorogentisyl alcohol (1), isolated from the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus sp., was studied. Preparative-scale fermentation of chlorogentisyl alcohol with marine-derived fungus Chrysosporium synchronum resulted in the isolation of a new glycosidic metabolite, 1-O-(α-D-mannopyranosyl)chlorogentisyl alcohol (2). The stereostructure of the new metabolite obtained was assigned on the basis of detailed spectroscopic data analyses, chemical reaction, and chemical synthesis. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibited significant radical-scavenging activity against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) with IC(50) values of 1.0 and 4.7 µM, respectively. The compounds 1 and 2 were more active than the positive control, L-ascorbic acid (IC(50), 20.0 µM).

Topics: Alcohols; Aquatic Organisms; Ascorbic Acid; Benzyl Alcohol; Benzyl Alcohols; Chrysosporium; Free Radical Scavengers; Mannose; Stereoisomerism

Nine new gentisyl alcohol derivatives, namely, the trimeric terrestrol A (8), dimeric terrestrols B-H (1-7), and a monomeric derivative (12), together with four known analogues (9-11, 13) were isolated from the marine-derived fungus Penicillium terrestre. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic methods including one- and two-dimensional NMR as well as low- and high-resolution mass spectrometric analysis. These new compounds (1-8, 12) showed cytotoxic effects on HL-60, MOLT-4, BEL-7402, and A-549 cell lines with IC50 values in the range 5-65 microM. Compound 6 also showed moderate inhibitory activity against protein tyrosine kinases (Src and KDR). Furthermore, all new compounds exhibited moderate radical scavenging activity against DPPH with IC50 values in the range 2.6-8.5 microM.

Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Benzyl Alcohols; Biphenyl Compounds; China; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; Free Radical Scavengers; Humans; Inhibitory Concentration 50; Marine Biology; Molecular Structure; Penicillium; Picrates; src-Family Kinases; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2