Ochraceopetalin, a Mixed-Biogenetic Salt of Polyketide and Amino Acid Origins from a Marine-Derived <i>Aspergillus ochraceopetaliformis</i> Fungus

Abstract

Ochraceopetalin (1), a mixed-biogenetic salt compound and its component 2 were isolated from the culture broths of a marine-derived fungus, Aspergillus ochraceopetaliformis. Based on combined spectroscopic and chemical analyses, the structure of 1 was determined to be a sulfonated diphenylether-aminol-amino acid ester guanidinium salt of an unprecedented structural class, while 2 was determined to be the corresponding sulfonated diphenylether. Ochraceopetaguanidine (3), the other guanidine-bearing aminol amino acid ester component, was also prepared and structurally elucidated. Compound 1 exhibited significant cytotoxicity against K562 and A549 cells.

Keywords

• organic salt
• diphenylether
• <i>Aspergillus ochraceopetaliformis</i>
• marine-derived fungi