Spectasterols F−O(1−10),ten interesting ergosterols with an aromatized B ring,were obtained from Aspergillus spectabilis.Their structures and absolute configurations were determined using a combination of high-resolut...Spectasterols F−O(1−10),ten interesting ergosterols with an aromatized B ring,were obtained from Aspergillus spectabilis.Their structures and absolute configurations were determined using a combination of high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry(HR-ESI-MS),nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)spectroscopy,single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses,and electronic circular dichroism(ECD)calculations.Structurally,these aromatic ergosterols feature versatile side chains.Notably,compound aromatic ergosterols featured versatile side chains,and compound 4 is an unusual C23 ergosterol characterized by a shorter side chain due to oxidative cleavage between C-23 and C-24.All compounds were evaluated for their neuroprotective activities,with compound 8 showing a dose-dependent ability to reduce apoptosis and protect mitochondrial function in glutamate-induced SH-SY5Y cells.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFA0910500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.U22A20380 and 82104043)+1 种基金the Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81721005)the Science and Technology Major Project of Hubei Province(No.2021ACA012).
文摘Spectasterols F−O(1−10),ten interesting ergosterols with an aromatized B ring,were obtained from Aspergillus spectabilis.Their structures and absolute configurations were determined using a combination of high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry(HR-ESI-MS),nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)spectroscopy,single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses,and electronic circular dichroism(ECD)calculations.Structurally,these aromatic ergosterols feature versatile side chains.Notably,compound aromatic ergosterols featured versatile side chains,and compound 4 is an unusual C23 ergosterol characterized by a shorter side chain due to oxidative cleavage between C-23 and C-24.All compounds were evaluated for their neuroprotective activities,with compound 8 showing a dose-dependent ability to reduce apoptosis and protect mitochondrial function in glutamate-induced SH-SY5Y cells.