Asperflaloids A and B from Aspergillus flavipes DZ-3, an Endophytic Fungus of Eucommia ulmoides Oliver

Molecules
2021.0

Abstract

The fungus strain DZ-3 was isolated from twigs of the well-known medicinal plant Eucom-mia ulmoides Oliver and identified as Aspergillus flavipes. Two new alkaloids, named asperflaloids A and B (1 and 2), together with 10 known compounds (3–12) were obtained from the EtOAc extract of the strain. Interestingly, the alkaloids 1–4 with different frameworks are characterized by the presence of the same anthranilic acid residue. The structures were established by detailed analyses of the spectroscopic data. The absolute configuration of asperflaloids A and B was resolved by quantum chemistry calculation. All compounds were screened for their inhibitions against α-glucosidase and the antioxidant capacities. The results were that compound 3 had an IC50 value of 750.8 µM toward α-glucosidase, and the phenol compounds 7 and 8 exhibited potent antioxidant capacities with IC50 values 14.4 and 27.1 µM respectively. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

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