Antiplasmodial and antiviral cyclohexadepsipeptides from the endophytic fungus Pullularia sp. BCC 8613

Four new cyclohexadepsipeptides, pullularins A-D, were isolated from the endophytic fungus Pullularia sp. BCC 8613. Structures of these compounds were elucidated by interpretation of NMR spectroscopic and mass spectrometric data. The absolute configurations of amino acid and hydroxy acid residues were determined by HPLC analysis of depsipeptide acid hydrolyzates using a chiral column and Marfey's method. Pullularin A exhibited activities against the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum K1 (IC50 3.6 μg/mL) and herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1; IC50 3.3 μg/mL), whereas it showed weak cytotoxicity to Vero cells (IC50 36 μg/mL).

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