Secondary Metabolites with Agricultural Antagonistic Potential from <i>Aspergillus</i> sp. ITBBc1, a Coral-Associated Marine Fungus

Abstract

A marine-derived fungal strain, Aspergillus sp. ITBBc1, was isolated from coral collected from the South China Sea in Hainan province. Intensive chemical investigation of the fermentation extract of this strain afforded four new secondary metabolites (1–4), named megastigmanones A–C and prenylterphenyllin H, along with four known compounds (5–8). Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis including one-and two-dimensional (1D and 2D) NMR spectroscopy and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS). The modified Mosher’s method was undertaken to determine the absolute configurations of new compounds. The phytotoxic activity test showed that compounds 6–8 exhibited significant antagonistic activity against the germination of Triticum aestivum L. and Oryza sativa L. seeds with a dose-dependent relationship.

Keywords

• <i>Aspergillus</i> sp.
• marine fungi
• secondary metabolites
• phytotoxic activity