Novel antimicrobial secondary metabolites from a Penicillium sp. isolated from Brazilian cerrado soil / Nuevos metabolitos antimicrobianos secundarios de Penicillium sp. aislada en suelo del cerrado de Brasil
Electron. j. biotechnol
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12(4): 8-9, Oct. 2009. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
The morphological features of a Penicillium, isolated from Brazilian cerrado soil, were characterized and showed to be distinctly different from all well-defined Penicillium species. Chemical and biological investigation on the ethyl acetate extract of this Penicillium isolate resulted in the isolation of three new naphthalenoids a major metabolite, methyl 6-acetyl-4-methoxy-5,7,8-trihydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxylate and two minor ones, methyl 6-acetyl-4-methoxy-7,8-dihydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxylate and methyl 6-acetyl-4-methoxy-5,8-dihydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxylate. Their structures were determined based on their mono and bidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance data. Acetyl, allyl and methoxyl derivatives of the major metabolite were prepared in order to establish structure-activity relation. Antimicrobial activity of the major natural product and its semi-synthetic derivatives was screened by macro dilution methodology and the corresponding minimum inhibitory concentrations were determined. Natural secondary metabolite methyl 6-acetyl-4-methoxy-5,7,8-trihydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxylate, isolated in a very high yield (0.3175 mg.L-1) showed to be the most active compound, possessing expressive activity against Candida albicans (minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) 32 ug/mL), Listeria monocitogenes and Bacillus cereus (MIC 64 µg/mL for both).
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Main subject:
Penicillium
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Fungi
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Electron. j. biotechnol
Journal subject:
Biotechnology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Lavras/BR
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR
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