Enzyme inhibitors from endophytic Xylaria feejeensis isolated from Cardiospermum halicacabum
摘要
An endophytic fungus Xylaria feejeensis was isolated from the leaves of Cardiospermum halicacabum and identified using molecular means. The fungus was cultured on a large scale in potato dextrose broth medium. After 4 weeks, the fungal media and mycelium were extracted with ethyl acetate and subjected to chromatographic separation furnished eight compounds namely, (R)-(-)-5-methoxycarbonylmellein (1), (S)-(+)-mellein (2), (S)-(+)-O-methylmellein (3), cycloepoxytriol A (4), 2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-3-methylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione (5), 2-chloro-5-methoxy-3-methylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione (6), phomopsiketone B (7) and 6-(1-hydroxypentyl)-4-methoxy-2H-pyran-2-one (8). Compounds 4 and 6 were isolated from the endophytic fungus X. feejeensis for the first time. Compound 1 exhibited α-glucosidase inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 46.54 ± 8.08 µM, which was significantly lower than that of the positive control acarbose.