3,5-Dimethylorsellinic Acid Derived Meroterpenoids from <i>Penicillium chrysogenum</i> MT-12, an Endophytic Fungus Isolated from <i>Huperzia serrata</i>

Abstract

Eight new chrysogenolides (A–H ( 1 – 8 )) and seven known ( 9 – 15 ) 3,5-dimethylorsellinic acid derived meroterpenoids were isolated from the solid substrate fermentation cultures of a Huperzia serrata endophytic fungus, Penicillium chrysogenum MT-12. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by interpretation of spectroscopic and spectrometric data (1D and 2D NMR, IR, and HRESIMS). The absolute configurations of 1 – 4 were determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallographic analysis, and those of 5 – 8 were assigned on the basis of experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism spectra. Compounds 3, 4, 6, 11, and 12 showed inhibition of nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-activated RAW 264.7 macrophage cells with IC 50 values in the range of 4.3–78.2 μM (positive control, indomethacin, IC 50 = 33.6 ± 1.4 μM).