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Isolation and Characterisation of Alkaloids from Marine-Derived Aspergillus fumigatus SYPHU504 with Antiproliferative Activity

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Four novel alkaloids, including three γ-lactam alkaloids (1–3) and one diketopiperazine (4), along with eight previously known compounds (5–12), were isolated from the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus fumigatus SYPHU504. Their structures, including the tentative stereochemical assignments of the side-chain double bonds in 2 and 3, were elucidated through comprehensive spectroscopic analysis and in comparison with the literature’s data. All isolated compounds were evaluated for their anti-leukaemic activities against human leukaemia cell lines K562 and RS4;11 using the MTT assay. Compounds 4, 6, 7, and 9–12 exhibited notable cytotoxic activities against both RS4;11 and K562 cell lines, with IC50 values ranging from 5.02 ± 2.33 to 31.85 ± 0.50 μM. The results of Western blotting and Annexin V-FITC/PI staining elucidated that compounds 4, 7, and 10 could induce apoptosis in both RS4;11 cells and K562 cells.

Source: Marine Drugs

DOI: 10.3390/md24070247

Authors: Xuelei Zhang, Yingshu Yu, Kai Liu, Yonghong Liu, Hong Zhang, Jiao Xiao

Institutions: Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis

Subfield: Pharmacology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,499