Lovastatin Analogues from the Soil-Derived Fungus Aspergillus sclerotiorum PSU-RSPG178

J Nat Prod. 2016 Jun 24;79(6):1500-7. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b00961. Epub 2016 May 26.

Abstract

Three new lovastatin analogues (1, 4, and 5) together with four known lovastatin derivatives, namely, lovastatin (2), α,β-dehydrolovastatin (3), α,β-dehydrodihydromonacolin K (6), and α,β-dehydro-4a,5-dihydromonacolin L (7), were isolated from the soil-derived fungus Aspergillus sclerotiorum PSU-RSPG178. Their structures were established using spectroscopic evidence. Compound 5 exhibited the most potent activity against HMG-CoA reductase, with an IC50 value of 387 μM. In addition, the present study indicated the direct interaction of compound 5 with HMG-CoA reductase. Compound 5 was considered to be noncytotoxic against noncancerous Vero cells, with an IC50 value of 40.0 μM, whereas compound 2 displayed much stronger activity, with an IC50 value of 2.2 μM.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Aspergillus / chemistry*
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • KB Cells
  • Lovastatin* / analogs & derivatives
  • Lovastatin* / chemistry
  • Lovastatin* / isolation & purification
  • Lovastatin* / pharmacology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Mycobacterium scrofulaceum / drug effects
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plasmodium falciparum / drug effects
  • Soil Microbiology
  • Thailand
  • Vero Cells

Substances

  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Lovastatin