Cyclonerane sesquiterpenes and an isocoumarin derivative from the marine-alga-endophytic fungus Trichoderma citrinoviride A-WH-20-3

Fitoterapia. 2020 Mar:141:104469. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2020.104469. Epub 2020 Jan 7.

Abstract

Two new cyclonerane sesquiterpenes, (10E)-isocyclonerotriol (1) and (10Z)-isocyclonerotriol (2), and one new isocoumarin derivative, trichophenol A (3), were isolated from Trichoderma citrinoviride A-WH-20-3, an endophyte from the marine red alga Laurencia okamurai. Their structures and relative configurations were assigned by spectroscopic techniques, highlighted by using Sarotti's DP4+ sheet to confirm the cyclopentane ring. The absolute configuration of 1 was established by comparison of experimental and calculated specific rotation data. Compounds 1 and 2 represent the first occurrence of ring-isomerized cycloneranes. Compound 3 is the first 3-phenylisocoumarin derivative from Trichoderma and features inhibition of several marine-derived bacteria and phytoplankton species.

Keywords: Cyclonerane; Isocoumarin; Sesquiterpene; Terpene; Trichoderma.

MeSH terms

  • Endophytes / chemistry
  • Isocoumarins / chemistry*
  • Laurencia / microbiology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phytoplankton / drug effects
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry*
  • Trichoderma / chemistry*

Substances

  • Isocoumarins
  • Sesquiterpenes