Pestiocandin, a new papulacandin class antibiotic isolated from Pestalotiopsis humus

J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2018 Nov;71(12):1031-1035. doi: 10.1038/s41429-018-0102-7. Epub 2018 Sep 19.

Abstract

Secondary metabolites of microorganisms have proven to be an excellent source of drugs. We isolated a new antibiotic, named pestiocandin (1), from a culture broth of a filamentous fungus, Pestalotiopsis humus FKI-7473, using a multidrug-sensitive budding yeast, S. cerevisiae 12geneΔ0HSR-iERG6. The structure of 1 was elucidated by various NMR studies. All geometric isomerisms of 1 were shown to be the E-form and two pyranose units of 1 were found to be glucose and galactose types. Compound 1 showed weak growth inhibition against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, yeasts and a filamentous fungus. It displayed more potent growth inhibition against multidrug-sensitive yeasts than wild-type yeasts.

MeSH terms

  • Aminoglycosides / chemistry
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Ascomycota / chemistry*
  • Drug Resistance, Fungal
  • Echinocandins / chemistry
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Yeasts / drug effects

Substances

  • Aminoglycosides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Echinocandins
  • papulacandins