The marine algal-derived endophytic fungus Aspergillus wentii EN-48 produces the potential anti-tumor agent asperolide A, a tetranorlabdane diterpenoid active against lung cancer. However, the fermentation yield of as...The marine algal-derived endophytic fungus Aspergillus wentii EN-48 produces the potential anti-tumor agent asperolide A, a tetranorlabdane diterpenoid active against lung cancer. However, the fermentation yield of asperolide A was very low and only produced in static cultures. Static fermentation conditions of A. wentii EN-48 were optimized employing response surface methodology to enhance the production of asperolide A. The optimized conditions resulted in a 13.9-fold yield enhancement, which matched the predicted value, and the optimized conditions were successfully used in scale-up fermentation for the production of asperolide A. Exogenous addition of plant hormones (especially 10 pmol/L methyl jasmonate) stimulated asperolide A production. To our knowledge, this is first optimized production of an asperolide by a marine-derived fungus. The optimization is effective and valuable to supply material for further anti-tumor mechanism studies and preclinical evaluation of asperolide A and other norditerpenoids.展开更多
A new butyrolactone derivative,namely butyrolactone Ⅷ (1),and six known butyrolactones (2-7) were separated from the ethyl acetate (EtOAc) extract of the fermentation broth of a fungus,Aspergillus terreus MXH-2...A new butyrolactone derivative,namely butyrolactone Ⅷ (1),and six known butyrolactones (2-7) were separated from the ethyl acetate (EtOAc) extract of the fermentation broth of a fungus,Aspergillus terreus MXH-23.The chemical structures of these metabolites were identified by analyzing their nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectrometry (MS).Known butyrolactone derivatives contain an α,β-unsaturated γ-lactone ring with α-hydroxyl and y-benzyl,and butyrolactone Ⅷ (1) was the first butyrolactones contains α-benzyl and γ-hydroxyl on α,β-unsaturated lactone ring.All of the butyrolactone derivatives were tested for their anti-influenza (H 1N 1) effects.Derivatives 4 and 7 showed moderate antiviral activities while the newly-identified,derivative 1,did not.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,Nos.31200042,31570038)the NSFC-Shandong Joint Fund for Marine Science Research Centers(No.U1406402)
文摘The marine algal-derived endophytic fungus Aspergillus wentii EN-48 produces the potential anti-tumor agent asperolide A, a tetranorlabdane diterpenoid active against lung cancer. However, the fermentation yield of asperolide A was very low and only produced in static cultures. Static fermentation conditions of A. wentii EN-48 were optimized employing response surface methodology to enhance the production of asperolide A. The optimized conditions resulted in a 13.9-fold yield enhancement, which matched the predicted value, and the optimized conditions were successfully used in scale-up fermentation for the production of asperolide A. Exogenous addition of plant hormones (especially 10 pmol/L methyl jasmonate) stimulated asperolide A production. To our knowledge, this is first optimized production of an asperolide by a marine-derived fungus. The optimization is effective and valuable to supply material for further anti-tumor mechanism studies and preclinical evaluation of asperolide A and other norditerpenoids.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.41176120 and 30973627)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (No.2013AA092901)+3 种基金the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (No.NCET12-0499)Promotive Research Fund for Excellent Young and Middle-Aged Scientists of Shandong Province (BS 2010HZ027)the Public Projects of State Oceanic Administration (No. 2010418022-3)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (No.IRT0944)
文摘A new butyrolactone derivative,namely butyrolactone Ⅷ (1),and six known butyrolactones (2-7) were separated from the ethyl acetate (EtOAc) extract of the fermentation broth of a fungus,Aspergillus terreus MXH-23.The chemical structures of these metabolites were identified by analyzing their nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectrometry (MS).Known butyrolactone derivatives contain an α,β-unsaturated γ-lactone ring with α-hydroxyl and y-benzyl,and butyrolactone Ⅷ (1) was the first butyrolactones contains α-benzyl and γ-hydroxyl on α,β-unsaturated lactone ring.All of the butyrolactone derivatives were tested for their anti-influenza (H 1N 1) effects.Derivatives 4 and 7 showed moderate antiviral activities while the newly-identified,derivative 1,did not.