The conformational properties of the Sarmesin analogues [N-MeAib1, Tyr(Me)4]ANGII and [N-MeAib1, Tyr(Me)4, Ile8]ANGII in hexadeutero-dimethysulfoxide were investigated by Nuclear Overhauser Effect (NOE) Enhancement Studies. Cis-trans isomers (ratio 1 : 6) due to restricted rotation of the His-Pro bond were observed. Interresidue interactions between the His Cα proton and the two Pro Cδ protons revealed that the major isomer was the trans.
Using a combination of one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) high resolution nmr methods, the 1H nmr spectrum of brucine was fully assigned. The 2D J-resolved and homonuclear chemical shift correlated (COSY) experiments provided assignments without full structural information; this was obtained from nuclear Overhauser effect (nOe) enhancement experiments (1D and 2D). With the proton spectrum fully assigned, proton-bearing carbons in the 13C nmr spectrum were easily assigned using the 2D heteronuclear chemical shift correlation map (CSCM) experiment.
The fungus strain SCSIO 40433 was isolated from an Arctic-derived glacier sediment sample and characterized as Tolypocladium cylindrosporum. A new compound, cylindromicin (1), and seven known secondary metabolites (2–8) were isolated from this strain. The chemical structures of these compounds were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic analyses. Cylindromicin (1) featured a 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran skeleton. The absolute configuration of compound 1 was assigned via interpretation of key Nuclear Overhauser Effect Spectroscopy (NOESY) correlations and Electronic Circular Dichroism (ECD) calculation. Cylindromicin (1) exhibited significant tyrosinase inhibition activity. This study highlights Polar fungi as a potential resource for new bioactive natural products.
Cylindromicin from Arctic-Derived Fungus Tolypocladium sp. SCSIO 40433