Abstract:
As one of the most productive species,
Trichoderma asperellum,especially isolated from marine algae,has contributed a number of new terpenes and nitrogen-bearing compounds,encouraging our continuous efforts to further explore them. Consequently,three new nitrogen-containing secondary metabolites,including cyclo(L-5-MeO-Pro-L-5-MeO-Pro) (
1),5′-acetoxy- deoxycyclonerin B (
2),and 5′-acetoxy-deoxycyclonerin D (
3) were isolated from the marine alga-derived endophytic fungus
Trichoderma asperellum A-YMD-9-2. Their structures and relative configurations were fully elucidated through spectroscopic techniques,mainly including 1D/2D NMR and MS. The absolute configurations of
1 and
2 were ascertained on the basis of X-ray diffraction (Cu K
α radiation) and ECD data,respectively. The isolation of these new nitrogen-bearing compounds adds to the structural diversity of marine algicolous
Trichoderma spp.,and they display potent inhibition against some marine phytoplankton species.