Novel Antifungal Diketopiperazine from Marine Fungus.

Abstract

Marine fungi producing antifungal compounds were screened against Pyricularia oryzae (P. oryzae), and a metabolite of marine fungus M-3 isolated from laver (Porphyra yezoensis) showed potent activity. Novel diketopiperazine (1) was isolated from the culture extracts, and its structure was elucidated by spectroscopic methods. The MIC of 1 against P. oryzae was 0.36 microM.